Mario Kart World 1.5.0 Adds Team Racing to Knockout Tour

Nintendo released version 1.5.0 of Mario Kart World on January 21, 2026, introducing team-based racing to the game's Knockout Tour mode and adding Polish language support for players worldwide.

The update enhances Knockout Tour, a signature battle royale-style mode in the Switch 2 launch title that pits 24 racers against each other in a sprawling, continent-spanning race across interconnected tracks. In standard play, competitors progress through regional checkpoints, where the four lowest-placed drivers are eliminated each time, narrowing the field until only four remain for a final sprint to the finish line. Races can extend beyond 10 minutes if all players endure, but only one emerges victorious.

With the new team variant, available exclusively in private rooms for online or local wireless play, up to 24 participants can form two, three, or four teams in configurations such as 12 versus 12, 8 versus 8 versus 8, or 6 versus 6 versus 6 versus 6. Eliminations continue at checkpoints as before, but victory shifts from individual survival to collective performance. Points are awarded based on final placement: 50 for first, 40 for second, 35 for third, 30 for fourth, and decreasing...