Mario Kart 9 (Omega)

Mario Kart 9
Developer(s)	Nintendo EAD Bandai Namco Games
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	NX
Release Date	August 27, 2017
Genre	Racing
Media	NX Cartridge

Mario Kart 9 is a racing game developed primarily by Nintendo EAD, with assistance from Namco Bandai Games, for the NX. It is the ninth installment in the main Mario Kart series (hence the game's name) and, including the arcade games, the twelfth overall. This installment is the follow-up game of the Wii U title Mario Kart 8.

Many additions made in previous installment of the series return, including anti-gravity, gliding, underwater driving, and kart customizing. New features introduced in this title include the return of a Double Dash mode; Hovercrafts, which allow you to race above water; and deeper customization, including decals for vehicles, custom emblems (returning from Mario Kart DS) and more kart parts. 

Gameplay

(TBA)

Characters

Mario Kart 9 features a total roster of 41 characters (42 including Mii) consisting of 20 default characters and 22 unlockable characters. There are 8 new playable characters introduced to the series, being Nabbit, Hammer Bro, Kamek, Boom-Boom, King Bob-omb, Sprixie Princess and Robo-Mario. Characters are organised into three general weight classes - Light, Medium and Heavy. It is unknown if DLC will be released for the game.

Starting Drivers

• Mario
• Luigi
• Peach
• Daisy
• Rosalina
• Yoshi
• Birdo
• Toad
• Toadette
• Koopa Troopa
• Shy Guy
• Baby Mario
• Baby Luigi
• Baby Peach
• Baby Daisy
• Bowser
• Bowser Jr.
• Donkey Kong
• Wario
• Waluigi

Unlockable Drivers

• Nabbit
• Hammer Bro
• Diddy Kong
• Dixie Kong
• Kamek
• Dry Bowser
• Dry Bones
• Boom-Boom
• Petey Piranha
• King Boo
• King Bob-omb
• Sprixie Princess
• Larry
• Lemmy
• Wendy
• Iggy
• Roy
• Morton
• Ludwig
• Robo-Mario
• R.O.B.
• Mii

Game Modes

(TBA)

Courses

The main game features 40 tracks in the main game, composed of 20 new courses and 20 retro courses. Battle courses are now organised into 4 cups, making a total of 16 battle courses.

Nitro Courses

Mushroom Cup	Flower Cup	Egg Cup	Star Cup	Special Cup
Luigi Stadium	Mario Circuit	Honeyhive Drive	Cosmic Highway	Cyclone Glide
Toad Gallery	Skate Terminal	Egg Dome	Downtown Delfino	Airship Brigade
Overgrown Garden	Fire Flower Field	Waluigi Theatre	Crimson Temple	Bowser's Castle
Haunted Caverns	DK Beach	Frosted Dessert	Koopa Carnival	Rainbow Road

Retro Courses

Shell Cup	Banana Cup	Leaf Cup	Ghost Cup	Lightning Cup
DS Figure-8 Circuit	SNES Mario Circuit 4	DS Shroom Ridge	GBA Sunset Wilds	Wii U Cloudtop Cruise
Wii Toad's Factory	Wii U Toad Harbour	3DS Alpine Pass	Wii DK Summit	GCN Bowser's Castle
GBA Riverside Park	3DS Shy Guy Bazaar	SNES Vanilla Lake 2	3DS Wuhu Loop	N64 Wario Stadium
Wii U Thwomp Ruins	GCN Mushroom City	Wii U Sunshine Airport	SNES Ghost Valley 3	GBA Rainbow Road

Battle Courses

Coin Cup	Spiny Cup	Bomb Cup	Shine Cup
Rolling Hills	Monty Mole Mines	SNES Battle Course 2	GBA Battle Course 4
Peach's Courtyard	Koopa Aquarium	N64 Double Deck	GCN Luigi's Mansion
Western Station	Nintendo NX	DS Tart Top	N64 Block Fort
Junkyard Dive	Galactic Arena	Wii Funky Stadium	3DS Wuhu Town