22 h. ago Mario Kart World review – a riotous road trip for every player

Nintendo Switch 2; NintendoThe Nintendo Switch 2’s flagship game is a winner, and often feels more like a journey with your friends than a straight competitionI realised that we might have a Mario Kart World problem in our house when my sons ran up to me after our first few hours with the game, proudly showing off circular indentations on their little thumbs from holding down the accelerator button so hard. Mildly alarmed, I examined my own thumb to find the same evidence of getting over-absorbed in the knockabout, chaotic fun of our tournaments. You can play Mario Kart online now – even with video chat, in World – but it’s just not the same as playing with people on the couch next to you. I imagine this game will revive living-room multiplayer for millions of families.God only knows how many hours I have spent racing Mario and his pals around their cartoon wonderland circuits since 1992 – this series has accompanied me through my entire life, the reliable mainstay that everyone wan...

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35 h. ago Mario Kart World review – Knockout Tour brings a fresh way to race even if the new world disappoints

Mario Kart World's open-world doesn't work as well as intended, but the new battle royale style Knockout Tour delivers a great new way to play.

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5 d. ago How to get a Nintendo Switch 2 at Best Buy, GameStop, Target and more

Sam’s Club plus members can buy the ‘Mario Kart World’ bundle

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5 d. ago Mario Kart World: here are all the brand new features the game introduces

The game is a complete revamp of the Mario Kart franchise

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5 d. ago I played 6 hours of Mario Kart World – you need to know these things before you play

I found supersized vehicles, day-to-night racing, and Mariachi Waluigi – and that’s just the start

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5 d. ago Nintendo Switch 2 games fall to the cheapest price in deal stack

The Nintendo Switch 2 is here and shoppers can pick up games like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Mario Kart: World for a much cheaper price

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6 d. ago I played 6 hours of Mario Kart World – you need to know these things before it drops

I found supersized vehicles, day-to-night racing, and Mariachi Waluigi – and that’s just the start

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6 d. ago Beyoncé to bring Cowboy Carter Tour to London for six nights

The 43-year-old will perform her first show in the run on Thursday

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6 d. ago Nintendo’s Switch 2 is the upgrade of my dreams – but it’s not as ‘new’ as some might hope

The long-trailed console offers sturdier hardware, improved graphics and seamless online functionality. But it’s more of an update than a revolutionLaunch week is finally here, and though I would love to be bringing you a proper review of the Nintendo Switch 2 in this week’s newsletter, I still don’t have one at the time of writing. In its wisdom, Nintendo has decided not to send review units out until the day before release, so as you read this I will be standing impatiently by the door like a dog anxiously awaiting its owner.I have played the console, though, for a whole day at Nintendo’s offices, so I can give you some first impressions. Hardware-wise, it is the upgrade of my dreams: sturdier JoyCons, a beautiful screen, the graphical muscle to make games look as good as I want them to in 2025 (though still not comparable to the high-end PlayStation 5 Pro or a modern gaming PC). I like the understated pops of colour on the controllers, the refined menu with its soothing chimes an...

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6 d. ago Beyonce to bring Cowboy Carter Tour to London for six nights

The 43-year-old will perform her first show in the run at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday.

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6 d. ago Cheapest resale tickets for Oasis' opening dates with one month to go until tour starts

The famous Gallagher brothers, Noel and Liam, will be performing together for the first time in 10 years - and the first time in Wales in 20 years - when they bring their Oasis reunion tour to Cardiff's Principality Stadium in July

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6 d. ago I played 6 hours of Mario Kart World – you need to know these 19 things before it drops

I found supersized vehicles, day-to-night racing, and Mariachi Waluigi – and that’s just the start

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7 d. ago I’ve already played hours of Mario Kart World – here are 19 things to know before it drops

I found supersized vehicles, day-to-night racing, and Mariachi Walulugi – and that’s just the start

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7 d. ago Mario Kart World’s more open structure is freeing – but hits a few speed bumps along the way

The Nintendo Switch 2's launch is set to be immense fun thanks to all the racing delights Mario Kart World allows for. Just don't expect as revolutionary a jump as the sequel's subtitle suggests.

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7 d. ago Mario Kart World is the perfect Switch 2 launch title and I will be playing for months

Between its open world exploration, array of secrets and incredible Knockout Tour mode, we no longer have any doubts that Mario Kart World is going to sell consoles by the bucketload

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7 d. ago Survival Kids proves Nintendo Switch 2 isn’t just about Mario Kart World

Everyone might be talking about the new title from gaming’s favourite plumber, but there’s at least one other interesting original launching with the new console this weekThe interesting thing about console launches is that you never know what unexpected treasures will emerge from the first batch of games. Who could have foretold that the hero of the PlayStation launch would be a fireworks simulation (Fantavision), or that the most joyous title in the initial GameCube lineup would involve simians racing each other in giant transparent globes (Super Monkey Ball)?The latest example could well be Konami’s Survival Kids, the only new third-party game in the Switch 2 opening wave. It’s the latest in the publisher’s cult series of tropical island survival sims, which began on the Game Boy Color and, despite never really attracting vast global success, continued on to the Nintendo DS under a new name, Lost in Blue. Now it’s back as a familyfriendly co-op survival adventure, in which groups...

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8 d. ago Lando Norris' face drops as Max Verstappen 'Mario Kart' dig heard after Spanish GP chaos

Lando Norris was left red-faced after being told by a Sky Sports F1 reporter that his live TV interview was interrupted after a cheeky comment about Max Verstappen

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8 d. ago Robbie Williams brings out Greater Manchester rocker on first night of UK tour in 'full circle' moment

'This was the wildest moment of my life'

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8 d. ago What to Stream: Nintendo's Switch 2, Addison Rae album, 'Presence' and Ariana Madix returns to Fiji

A Shaquille O’Neal docuseries about his time at Reebok’s basketball division and Mario Kart World on Nintendo’s Switch 2 are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

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1 week ago ‘You were among your people’: Nintendo Switch 2 launch revives the midnight release

Once rivalling film premieres for theatrics, could Smyths’ revival of the midnight launch tap into a desire for shared real-world experience?There was a time when certain shops would resemble nightclubs at about midnight: a long queue of excitable people, some of them perhaps too young to be out that late, discussing the excitement that awaits inside.The sight of throngs of gamers looking to get their hands on the latest hardware when the clock strikes 12 is growing increasingly rare. But if you happen to walk by a Smyths toy shop at midnight on 4 June, you may encounter a blast from the past: excitable people, most in their teens or 20s, possibly discussing Mario Kart. Continue reading...

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