The first new Mario Kart in a decade is packed with stuff.

In Mario Kart, often times the only thing standing between you and certain defeat is a banana peel, which you can drag behind your kart by holding down the L button to protect yourself from turtle shells and the like.

The new Mario Kart World video also suggests the game will have at least 28 tracks spread across seven Cups, along with 24 vehicles. Interestingly, it looks like Mario Kart World has fully formed vehicles; players seemingly no longer select individual parts to assemble a car.

On Wednesday, Nintendo held a big Direct dedicated to the upcoming Switch 2. The new console is set to launch on June 5 and will cost $450. And one of the launch games for the console is Mario Kart World, a big, sprawling kart racer that looks like a lot of fun. But uh, what the heck is Mario drinking in that can?

Mario Kart World allows you to race against 24 players for the first time. This is double the amount that it was in MK8. The game will feature the standard Grand Prix format, plus two new game modes: Knockout Tour and Free Roam.

Mario time! Epic Universe is set to open this May, with gamers and theme park fans excited for 'SUPER NINTENDO LAND.' What's inside immersive land?

Yes, if you somehow haven't heard/didn't notice, Mario Kart World has gone absolutely nuts on what characters are allowed to drive motor vehicles this time around. While Super Sma

As you can see, the first page includes Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Yoshi Toad, Koopa Troopa, Bowser, Wario, Waluigi, Rosalina and Pauline - with what looks to be Birdo and many more on the second page. In our hands on here on Nintendo Life, we noted how there are multiple versions of the same characters in different costumes as well.