Whether it’s from familiarity with the franchise or through cultural osmosis, launching a Green Shell forward to hit another driver is something everyone knows to do in Mario Kart World. Those with more experience also know that many power-ups can be thrown forward or backward.

Mario Kart World on Nintendo Switch 2 brings back 14 retro courses from classic games, but which ones received the best remake treatment?

Nintendo has revealed in a new interview with IGN that Donkey Kong Bananza was originally planned for the Switch 1. Producer Kenta Motokura and director Kazuya Takahashi explained that the game was being built on Switch 1 with the same voxel technology used to create the destructible environments.

On the surface, Rewind sounds pretty simple. As long as you’re playing single-player in Mario Kart World, you can tap the down button on the D-Pad and reset your driver’s position to where they were a couple seconds ago. Hold down the button and your driver will Rewind even further back in time. Straightforward, right?

Mario Kart World players on Nintendo Switch 2 are unhappy about a feature Nintendo removed that was in Mario Kart 8.

Notably, another first-party Nintendo Switch 2 game, Mario Kart World, had a similar path to release. We learned ahead of its launch that Mario Kart World also began on Nintendo Switch 1, but was moved to Nintendo Switch 2 during development to better accommodate the open-world gameplay and 24-player multiplayer.

Whistlestop Summit is another choice track for photographic sightseeing. But if an overabundance of colors, particularly of the pastel variety, catches your eye, Sky-High Sundae was literally made for you. Lastly, if you’re looking for some snowy vibes, it’s hard to beat Starview Peaks:

You can’t find a Switch 2 anywhere; sales records are being broken already. Seemingly everyone’s playing Mario Kart right now. But a few weeks in, one small change to the Switch 2’s flagship game is a stark reminder that Nintendo’s success isn’t the natural outcome of unfettered genius and business savvy.