The first new Mario Kart in a decade is packed with stuff.

It’s great fun and really leans into the frantic nature of Mario Kart, hurling items to get any kind of purchase on the pecking order. I did find Knockout Tour to be particularly frantic, often bouncing back and forth constantly between the front and back of the pack. But that’s Mario Kart - that’s exactly what you’re signing up for.

On Wednesday, Nintendo held a big Direct dedicated to the upcoming Switch 2. The new console is set to launch on June 5 and will cost $450. And one of the launch games for the console is Mario Kart World, a big, sprawling kart racer that looks like a lot of fun. But uh, what the heck is Mario drinking in that can?

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Nintendo is charging $80 for Mario Kart World - easily the Switch 2 's biggest launch game and the publisher's most expensive game ever - and some analysts reckon it might set a new standard for video game prices.

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Shenmue has topped a BAFTA poll to find the most influential video game of all time. The 1999 Dreamcast release may have struggled commercially at launch, but it has provided the blueprint for open world games ever since, received a cult following, and was followed by two sequels.

Mario Kart World features many characters, both old and new to the series which will offer players a wide variety to choose from.