Nintendo wants Mario Kart World to be the reason players buy a Switch 2. But can it really convince us to pay $80 for a game and $450 for a new console?

Mario Kart World will be adding a huge slate of new characters to the Mario Kart roster, albeit with a few interesting omissions.

Fans had been waiting months for Nintendo’s big Switch 2 Direct. But one thing that’s dominated the conversation following the showcase isn’t the games or the features, it’s the Switch 2's $450 price tag.

Mario Kart World will launch on 5 June, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2. It’ll be available digitally via the Nintendo Store (£66.99, Nintendo.co.uk ), but the physical version comes in at an eye-watering £74.99 – that’s £15 more than premium titles like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which launched at £59.99.

The Switch 2 is priced at $450 in the US, scaling to $500 for a bundle that also includes a copy of Mario Kart World. Following Nintendo's announcement of the price during a Nintendo Direct this week, many people made their feelings known about it--and now brands have begun to weigh in.

Nintendo today held its big Direct revealing more information about its upcoming console, the Switch 2, and the very first thing it showed off was a new Mario Kart title. Called Mario Kart World, the new game is exclusive to Switch 2,

Nintendo has announced a June 5 launch date and $449.99 price tag for its latest gaming console, the Switch 2, which will introduce interactive chat and screenshare functions to connect gamers.

We knew a Mario Kart game was coming to the Switch 2, and now Nintendo has finally shared some real details in its latest Nintendo Direct. It’s called Mario Kart World, and it will be a day-one Switch 2 exclusive when the console launches on June 5th.

Yes, the new Mario Kart World will exclusively be available on the Nintendo Switch 2. Both the game and the console will release on June 5, 2025. Mario Kart World will cost $79.99, or you can buy the Nintendo Switch 2 and Mario Kart World bundle for $499.99. The Nintendo Switch 2 will cost $449.99 for the console alone.