Mario Kart World
Ranked 3 of 10 racing games by recommenders
Fun, polished Nintendo kart racer with strong local multiplayer; the most common caveats are repetitive sequels and open-world driving between races.
Fun, polished Nintendo kart racer with strong local multiplayer; the most common caveats are repetitive sequels and open-world driving between races.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 9
- approval share
- 50%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1 recommender for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Consistently fun, classic Nintendo games
“the games they put out themselves are consistently fun”
Comment from 13 Sep 2026 in “StarCraft returns in 2030 as an open-world shooter” “They are classic (and extremely fun) games”
Comment from 15 Aug 2026 in “Just because a game is on disc doesn't mean it will work in the future” “The new Mario Kart is also great”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2” - Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Open-world driving between races drags
“I am not completely sold on Mario Kart World's open-world driving”
Comment from 9 May 2026 in “Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2” “The long open-world drives between tracks aren't particularly thrilling.”
Comment from 15 May 2026 in “Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2” Series feels repetitive, later parts weaker
“there's only so many sequels of Mario Kart and Mario World you can come up with”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “Sony makes bold claim about game ownership” “None of the later parts come even close”
Comment from 15 Mar 2026 in “SuperTux 0.7.0” Price too high at $80
“80 Dollar just to play Mario Kart?”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2” “my $600 investment in Mario kart”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%” Switch 2 entry seen as lackluster
“the Mario Kart entry for the Switch 2 seems to have been considered somewhat lackluster”
Comment from 2 Jul 2026 in “Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation” “We didn’t love DK or Mario kart when we had my friends Switch 2 one weekend”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2” “I'm actually not loving mario kart world.”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%”
Other racing games people recommend
The four most recommended other racing games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road Rash | 11 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Snowboard Kids 2 | 11 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Mario Kart WorldThis page | 9 | 9 | 50% | 5 | — | — |
| Assetto Corsa | 8 | 2 | 80% | 6 | — | — |
| Forza Horizon | 8 | 6 | 57% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
24 of the 25 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“MK World supports up to 24!”
“they all feel like fifa or cod to me albeit far more polished”
“the games they put out themselves are consistently fun”
“there's only so many sequels of Mario Kart and Mario World you can come up with”
“They are classic (and extremely fun) games”
“I absolutely hated the dynamic adjusting in games like Mario Kart”
“I recommend yoshi on the yoshi bike with azure rollers and the paper glider.”
“It's only approximately a racing game.”
“great game on any Nintendo console”
“the Mario Kart entry for the Switch 2 seems to have been considered somewhat lackluster”
“I'm actually not loving mario kart world.”
“my $600 investment in Mario kart”
“the whole game could have been an indie production tech wise”
“The long open-world drives between tracks aren't particularly thrilling.”
“the open world is a nice way to kill time between races online”
“I am not completely sold on Mario Kart World's open-world driving”
“offers terrific local multiplayer on a single console”
“fun/benefit per dollar for {Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros., Animal Crossing, Ring Fit Adventure, etc.} has been huge for me”
“We didn’t love DK or Mario kart when we had my friends Switch 2 one weekend”
“Yeah but those are just Nintendo fanboy games.”
“80 Dollar just to play Mario Kart?”
“have all been big hits here”
“The new Mario Kart is also great”
“None of the later parts come even close”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.