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Mario Kart World Soars Despite Controversial Update Fallout

7/2/2025

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Mario Kart World, the flagship title for the Switch 2, soared initially but quickly hit turbulence after a contentious update introduced mandatory "intermission" races, slashing traditional race options to just 13%. User ratings plummeted from 8.5 to 7.3 on Metacritic, yet the game still impressively sold 1.88 million copies worldwide, surpassing sales forecasts.

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Story summary

Mario Kart World, the flagship title for the Switch 2, soared initially but quickly hit turbulence after a contentious update introduced mandatory "intermission" races, slashing traditional race options to just 13%. User ratings plummeted from 8.5 to 7.3 on Metacritic, yet the game still impressively sold 1.88 million copies worldwide, surpassing sales forecasts.