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 ...

They said it couldn't happen. They said it was impossible. They said Nintendo would never put one of its games on PC. And they were right; Nintendo has not. But who cares? Because someone else has—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 ...

There’s an exciting new endurance race that combines several tracks and eliminates drivers after each checkpoint. But it’s a racing world without any oil drips or skid marks. By Yussef Cole Mario Kart ...

If you want to unlock all of the vehicles in Mario Kart World, there’s only one way to do it: get rich and get rich fast. That’s right: collecting coins does more than give you a small but meaningful ...

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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 ...

Mario Kart 8's souped-up 200cc difficulty isn't yet included within Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World — but Nintendo has hinted at the possibility of its reappearance via a post-launch update.

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 ...