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Developer(s) | Moonrise Studios | |||
Publisher(s) | Nintendo | |||
Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch | |||
Genre(s) | Racing | |||
Series | Mario Kart | |||
Predecessor | Mario Kart 8 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Mario Kart Tour Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit |
Mario Kart Nitro is an upcoming kart-racing game for the Nintendo Switch, being the 9th mainline entry in the Mario Kart series. Is the second mainline entry on the Nintendo Switch, with the first being Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It is set to be released some time after the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass finishes.
The main new gimmick of this game is the Nitro Blast. The Nitro Blast can be activted when the Nitro Blast meter is full. The meter can be filled up by doing various things such as preforming purple mini boosts or hitting other racers with items. When used, your racer and kart go on fire and will go extremely fast, causing anyone you hit to be spun out, as if they were hit by a fire ball. Bikes, ATVs, Underwater driving, Gliding and Anti-gravity also return from previous entries
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 standart engine classes: 50cc, 100cc and 150cc. The higher the engine class, the harder and faster the computer racers will drive. Getting first on all 10 cups on all standart 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 |
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Level 1 | |||
Pass through the numbered gates in order. | 01:00 | Block Pathways | Baby Mario |
Preform 10 mini-turbos in one lap. | 01:00 | Mario Circuit | Metal Mario |
Drive through the pyramid backwards. | 00:45 | Ancient Sand Land | Dry Bones |
Destroy three Thwomps using Stars. | 00:35 | U Thwomp Ruins | Spike |
Collect 20 Coins in one lap. | 00:50 | Toad Village | Toadette |
Knock down 5 Goombas using Green Shells. | 00:45 | DS Mario Circuit | Luigi |
Complete a lap before Daisy. | None | 3DS Daisy Hills | Baby Daisy |
Preform 10 mini-turbos in one lap | 01:10 | Nabbit's Hideout | Nabbit |
Defeat Madame Broode | 03:00 | Castle Gardens | Mario |
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 nitro 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 Theif[]
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.
Rotten Runaway[]
Six Rotten Mushrooms are found on the battle arena and chase down other racers. If a racer hits a Rotten Mushroom, they will be slowed down for five seconds, then they will be eliminated. Rotten Mushrooms can be destroyed by using a Star, Piranha Plant or Mega Mushroom, but will respawn.
Characters[]
Default[]
Weight | Characters |
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Feather | |
Light | |
Medium | |
Cruiser | |
Heavy |
Unlockable[]
Weight | Characters |
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Feather | |
Light | |
Medium | |
Cruiser | |
Heavy | |
Varies |
Downloadable[]
The game contains two downloadable content packs, both containing four characters, increasing the roster size to 56, the most in any mainline Mario Kart game.
Downloadable Characters | |
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Pack | Characters |
Kirby x Mario Kart Nitro | |
Pokémon x Mario Kart Nitro |
Character Skins[]
Character | Skins |
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Character Embems[]
Character Emblems |
Skin Emblems[]
Skin Emblems |
Frame Size[]
Small | |
Medium | |
Large |
Tracks[]
Excuding the DLC tracks, Mario Kart Nitro features a total of 40 tracks, with 10 cups (5 nitro and 5 retro) each cup containing 4 tracks. An additional 16 more tracks were added via DLC, bring the total course count up to 56.
Nitro Tracks[]
Mushroom Cup |
Flower Cup |
Egg Cup |
Star Cup |
Special Cup |
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Wiggler Hillside | Retro Hills | Freezie Mountain | ||
Retro Tracks[]
Shell Cup |
Banana Cup |
Leaf Cup |
Bell Cup |
Lightning Cup |
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DLC Tracks[]
Battle Courses[]
Nitro Courses | Retro Courses |
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N64 Double Deck | |
GBA Battle Course 2 | |
GCN Tilt-a-Kart | |
DS Tart Top | |
Wii Funky Staduim | |
3DS Sherbet Rink |
Items[]
Found on track[]
Found in Item Boxes[]
Special Items[]
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.
Kirby x Mario Kart Nitro[]
The first pack is called Kirby x Mario Kart Nitro and was revealed in mid-2024 and released on October 3rd, 2024. Characters included in this pack are Chain Chomp, Pom Pom, Captain Toad and Kirby from the Kirby series. Vehicles included in this pack are the returning Turbo Yoshi and the Flame Runner, and the new Warp Star and the Monty Racer. The Turbo Yoshi, however, is slightly modified to be an ATV rather than a regular kart. The cups included in this pack are the Warp Star Cup and the Cherry Cup. Both cups contain nitro and retro tracks, with the first two tracks being retro tracks and the last two tracks being nitro tracks.
Pokémon x Mario Kart Nitro[]
The second pack is called Pokémon x Mario Kart Nitro and was revealed in mid-2024 and released on December 10th, 2024. Characters included in this pack are Chargin' Chuck, Professor E. Gadd, Geno and Pikachu from the Pokémon series. Vehicles included in this pack are the returning Sprinter and the Cact-X, and the new Porygon Bike and the Candy Kart. The cups included in this pack are the Shine Cup and the Pokéball Cup. Both cups contain nitro and retro tracks, with the first two tracks being retro tracks and the last two tracks being nitro tracks.
Soundtrack[]
Main article: Mario Kart Nitro/Soundtrack
Unused Content[]
- Unused emblems hidden in the games files imply that Dixie Kong, Paratroopa and a Penguin were at one point playable characters, but were scrapped for unknown reasons
- 3D models of several airplanes are found in the game, possibly meaning U Sunshine Airport was at one point a retro track