Mario Kart 9 (Nintendo Switch Pro/Mighty's Version)

Mario Kart 9
Developer(s)	Nintendo Sega PhantomArcade
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch Pro
Genre(s)	Racing
Series	Mario Kart
Predecessor	Mario Kart 8 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Mario Kart Tour Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

Mario Kart 9 is an upcoming kart-racing game for the Nintendo Switch Pro, being the 9th mainline entry in the Mario Kart series. It is set to be released on 2025.

Game Modes

Grand Prix

Like in previous installments, players race against computer controlled opponents, win on each track, and get that cup's throphy. Players can choose one of three standard engine classes: 50cc, 100cc and 150cc. The higher the engine class, the harder and faster the computer racers will drive. Getting first on all 8 cups on all standard engine classes, will unlock Mirror, which is the same as 150cc, except all tracks are mirrored. Getting first on all mirror cups will unlock 200cc.

Mission

Objective	Time Limit	Track	Character
Perform 10 mini-turbos in one lap.	01:00	U Mario Kart Stadium	Metal Mario
Pass through the numbered gates in order.	01:00	Mario Circuit	Baby Mario
Destroy three Thwomps using Stars.	00:35	U Thwomp Ruins	Spike

Battle

Like in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, players can choose to play individualy or in teams, with the only exception being Renegade Roundup, which can only be played in teams. There are twelve battle arenas (six booster and six retro) to be selected from.

Balloon Battle

Every racer starts off with five balloons. Every time a racers balloon is popped, they lose a point, but if a racer pops another racers balloon, they get a point. If all of your balloons get popped, you lose half your points and only have three balloons.

Coin Runners

Players must compete against each other to collect the most coins. If a racer gets hit by an item or an obstacle, they will lose half of their coins.

Shine Thief

A Shine Sprite is placed in the centre of the battle arena and to win, a racer must hold on to the Shine Sprite for twenty seconds. (thirty seconds in team game)

Renegade Roundup

Players are split in to two teams: the authorithy, who must catch the renegades, and the renegades, who must avoid the authority. If all of the renegades aren't caught within the time limit, the renegades win. (teams only)

Bob-omb Blast

Players must collect the most points by only using Bob-ombs. If you hit anothet racer with a Bob-omb, you get a point, but if you get hit by someone elses Bob-omb, you lose a point.

Characters

Starters

• Mario
• Luigi
• Peach
• Daisy
• Rosalina
• Pauline
• Captain Syrup
• Baby Mario
• Baby Luigi
• Baby Peach
• Baby Daisy
• Yoshi
• Birdo
• Plessie
• Toad
• Toadette
• Koopa Troopa
• Dry Bones
• Shy Guy
• Goomba
• Hammer Bro
• Wario
• Waluigi
• Donkey Kong
• Diddy Kong
• Dixie Kong
• Funky Kong
• King Boo
• Bowser
• Bowser Jr.
• Lemmy
• Wendy
• Larry
• Ludwig
• Iggy
• Morton
• Kamek
• Nabbit
• Petey Piranha
• Dry Bowser
• Boom Boom
• King K. Rool

Unlockables

• Metal Mario
• Lakitu
• Monty Mole
• Spike
• Roy
• Pianta
• Chain Chomp
• Blooper
• Professor E. Gadd
• Kirby
• Sonic
• Boyfriend
• Roblox Noob

DLCs

The game contains two downloadable content packs, both containing four characters, increasing the roster size to 64. The most in any mainline Mario Kart game.

Rayman × Mario Kart 9

• King Bob-omb
• R.O.B.
• Amy Rose
• Rayman

Crash Bandicoot × Mario Kart 9

• Girlfriend
• Chargin' Chuck
• Honey Queen
• Crash Bandicoot

Character Skins

Mario

• Fire Mario
• Ice Mario

Luigi

• Fire Luigi
• Ice Luigi

Yoshi

• Red Yoshi
• Dark Blue Yoshi
• Yellow Yoshi
• Light Blue Yoshi
• Black Yoshi
• White Yoshi

Toad

• Blue Toad
• Yellow Toad
• Green Toad
• Purple Toad

Shy Guy

• Blue Shy Guy
• Yellow Shy Guy
• Green Shy Guy
• Black Shy Guy

Hammer Bro

• Fire Bro
• Boomerang Bro
• Ice Bro

Pianta

• Yellow Pianta
• Red Pianta

Metal Mario

• Gold Mario

Character Emblems

Starters

Character Weight Class Chart

Starters

Light
Medium
Heavy
Cruiser

Unlockables

Light
Medium
Heavy
Cruiser

DLCs

Medium
Heavy

Tracks

Excluding the DLC tracks, Mario Kart 9 features a total of 32 tracks, with 8 cups (4 booster and 4 retro) each cup containing 4 tracks. An additional 16 more tracks were added via DLC, bringing the total course count up to 48.

Booster Tracks

Cup Icon	Cup	First Course	Second Course	Third Course	Final Course
	Mushroom Cup	Luigi Circuit	Toad Village	Dragoneel Waterway	Pixel Hills
	Flower Cup	Shiveria Town	Mario Circuit	Theme Park Speedway	Ancient Sand Land
	Star Cup	Peach Circuit	Wario Street	Nabbit's Hideout	Crafted World
	Special Cup	DK Jungle Adventure	Party Plaza	Bowser's Castle	Rainbow Road

Retro Tracks

Cup Icon	Cup	First Course	Second Course	Third Course	Final Course
	Mini Mushroom Cup	Wii Maple Treeway	3DS Bowser's Castle	U Thwomp Ruins	GCN Dino Dino Jungle
	Mega Mushroom Cup	Wii Toad's Factory	DS Figure-8 Circuit	U Twisted Mansion	GCN DK Mountain
	Ring Cup	Wii Coconut Mall	GCN Daisy Cruiser	Tour Rome Avanti	Green Hill Zone
	Microphone Cup	U Mario Kart Stadium	Tour Piranha Plant Pipeline	Funkin' Circuit	DS Rainbow Road

DLC Tracks

Rayman × Mario Kart 9

Cup Icon	Cup	First Course	Second Course	Third Course	Final Course
	Rabbid Cup	GBA Sunset Wilds	Tour Madrid Drive	Wii Mushroom Gorge	Glade of Dreams
	Ice Flower Cup	GBA Snow Land	U Shy Guy Falls	Toadette's Resort	Sunset Heights

Crash Bandicoot × Mario Kart 9

Cup Icon	Cup	First Course	Second Course	Third Course	Final Course
	Penguin Cup	GBA Boo Lake	DS Shroom Ridge	Fruit Islands	Freezie Mountain
	Mango Cup	GBA Riverside Park	Tour New York Minute	U Mount Wario	Crash Circuit

Downloadable Content

Like Mario Kart 8, this game received an update to include an in-game shop feature through which players can purchase and / or pre-order downloadable content packs. It is also possible to buy them in the Nintendo eShop like normal. So far, Nintendo has released two add-on packs. Both packs include four additional characters, four vehicles and eight courses in two cups.

Rayman × Mario Kart 9

The first pack is called Rayman × Mario Kart 9 and was revealed in early-2025 and released on May 4, 2025. Characters included in this pack are King Bob-omb, R.O.B., Amy Rose from the Sonic The Hedgehog series, & Rayman from the Rayman series. Vehicles included in this pack are the returning Koopa Clown and the ROB-BLS and the new Globox Sprinter and the Amy Racer. The ROB-BLS, however, is slightly modified to be an ATV rather than a regular kart. The cups included in this pack are the Rabbid Cup and the Ice Flower Cup. Both cups contain booster and retro tracks. with the Rabbid Cup having 3 retro tracks & one booster track. and the Ice Flower Cup having 2 retro tracks & two booster tracks.

Crash Bandicoot × Mario Kart 9

The second pack is called Crash Bandicoot × Mario Kart 9 and was revealed in early-2025 and released on July 11, 2025. Characters included in this pack are Girlfriend from the Friday Night Funkin' series, Chargin' Chuck, Honey Queen, & Crash Bandicoot from the Crash Bandicoot series. Vehicles included in this pack are the returning Bumble V and the Double-Decker and the new Speaker Bike and the Turbo Crash. The cups included in this pack are the Penguin Cup and the Mango Cup. Both cups contain booster and retro tracks. with the Penguin Cup having 2 retro tracks & two booster tracks. and the Mango Cup having 3 retro tracks & one booster track.

Unused Content

• Unused emblems hidden in the game's files imply that Foreman Spike, a Broozer, and Pom Pom were at one point playable characters, but were scrapped for unknown reasons.
• 3D models of several Cows are found in the game's files, possibly meaning Wii Moo Moo Meadows was at one point a retro track.