GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Mario Kart DS is celebrating its 20-year anniversary today, November 14, 2025. Below, we examine how the fan community has kept the game alive, and ...

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Mario Kart 7 is rarely talked about anymore, which is strange because it added a lot to the franchise. This was the first widely online entry, plus it let us glide for the first time. I suspect the ...

That’s the declaration belted by Mario in his chintziest Italian accent at the start screen of 1996’s Mario Kart 64. It’s a cry most Millennials recall fondly, and for good reason. It’s a welcome to ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. It’s no secret that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was a massive seller on ...

There’s something special about a game of Mario Kart. Even with 30-plus years of iteration, the basic conceit hasn’t changed much, and doesn’t need to. Whether it’s piled up on the bedroom floor in ...

After 11 years, Mario Kart World has finally given audiences a new game in the series, and with it 32 new and remixed tracks for everyone to sink their teeth into. Except now, there’s more ways to ...

Check out two of the best features of Mario Kart World. Here’s how to access Free Roam mode and unlock the Rainbow Road course. This mode is oddly difficult to find if you don’t know how to begin and ...

We’ve seen a lot of Mario Kart World before its release, but there’s an iconic track that seems to be missing from World’s roster this time… or is it? Come for a trip with us as we tell you how to ...

Mario Kart DS quite literally changed the game. Being the first Nintendo game to feature online, this entry has done more for the series and Nintendo overall than nearly any other before or after. How ...

If you asked any Nintendo fan prior to the reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2, they’d likely tell you that the world would never see a sequel for Mario Kart 8. Why would Nintendo bother? A full decade ...