Mario Kart Next

Mario Kart Next is a game of the Mario Kart series relased on 30 July 2023 by Nintendo ERD to mark the release of the Wii U Next. Its the sequel to Mario Kart 8: Deluxe.

Characters[]

There are 20 charaters playable at the start. There are also 25 unlockable charaters and 15 more charcters from DLCs.

Playable Characters[]

Unlockable Characters[]

DLC1 Characters[]

DLC2 Characters[]

DLC3 Characters[]

Cups and Circuits[]

There are 16 cups in Mario Kart Next. 8 includes new circuits and the other 8 includes remakes.

Nitro Cups
Cup	Track #1	Track #2	Track #3	Track #4
Mushroom Cup	Next Stadium	Toad City Highway	Luigi Circuit	Koopa Troopa Field
Green Shell Cup	Bowser Battlefield	Luma Spaceway	Green Hill Zone	Frosty Circuit
Banana Cup	Mario Circuit	Shibuya Streets	Dry Bones Circuit	Pac-Man maze
Fire Flower Cup	Delfino Plaza	Goomba's Swamp	Chemical Plant	Imola Circuit
Bell Cup	Sky Circuit	Toad's Mall	Bob-Omb Battlefield	Fuji Speedway
Boomerang Cup	Metro Kingdom	Peach's Stadium	Piranha Beach	Shy Guy Village
Tanooki Cup	Mushroom Way	Swooper Cave	Birdo Island	Yoshi Mountain
Special Cup	DK Stadium	Whara Whara Plaza	Los Angeles Streets	Rainbow Road

Retro Cups
Cup	Track #1	Track #2	Track #3	Track #4
Light Cup	SNES Choco Island 3	3DS Piranha Slider	NSW Mario Kart Stadium	GCN Peach Beach
Egg Cup	Wii Coconut Mall	GCN Daisy Cruiser	DS Shroom Ridge	N64 Koopa Beach
Bob-Omb Cup	3DS DK Jungle	NSW Mute City	GCN Luigi Circuit	DS Waluigi Pinball
Triforce Cup

DLC1 Cups and Circuits[]

The first DLC adds 2 new cups.

Game Modes[]

Gran Prix Mode[]

The classic single-player mode where 12 characters race in four tracks for win the trophy, known as "Cup", with the goal of getting in 1st place. For being in the first place, the player needs to win all the races for collecting most points. Some charater has a special item that only him can have.

There are five difficulties available in the game, with include:

Difficulties
Class Speed	Description	How to unlock
	50cc Race. The most easy, slow speed, easy AI and only cars are approved.	Available from start.
	100cc Race. 100cc Race. Normal difficulty, moderate speed, moderate AI and only bikes are approved.	Available from start.
	150cc Race. Hard difficulty, fast speed, hard AI and all cars are approved.	Available from start.
	200cc Race. More hard difficulty, fastest speed, hardest AI and all cars are approved.	Complete all the Cups in 150cc Race mode.
	300cc Race. Impossible difficulty, extreme speed, impossible AI and only bikes are approved.	Complete all the Cups in 150cc Race mode.
	Mirror Race. Its the 200cc mode, but with all the tracks inverted.	Complete all the Cups in 200cc Race mode or Mirror Mode.

Ultra Gran Prix Mode[]

This is a single-player, LAN, multiplayer and Online mode where all the 50 characters race in four tracks for win the Cup, with the goal for getting the 10th or higher place.

All the original difficulties are approved.

Double Dash Mode[]

This is a single-player, co-op or Online mode where two players or characters are on a single kart. While one drives, the other throws things at other players. They race in four tracks for win the Cup. Some charater has a special item that only him can have.

Battle Mode[]

Battle is a single-player or multiplayer mode alternative to regular races,


Icon	Name	Description
	Balloon Battle	Can be played free-for-all and in teams. Each player starts with three balloons and must use the items in the Item Boxes to pop the opponent's balloons. However, if the player loses his three balloons, he will lose the match. The game continues until only one player remains, winning the game.
	Coin Run	Can be played free-for-all and in teams. Each players must collect coins spread on the battle arena before other players do. Wins who collects more coins among all the players.
	Shine Thief	Can be played free-for-all and in teams. A single Shine Sprite appears in a random spot of the course, and all the players must race to collect it. Whoever manages to keep the sun until time runs out wins the round.
	Cops Vs Robbers	Can be played only in teams. The players being divided into two teams. One team, known as "The Authorities", must use Piranha Plant items to capture players from the other team, known as "The Renegades". Captured Renegades are placed into one of several jail cells floating above various points on the stage.
	Bob-Omb Blast	Can be played free-for-all only. Players can only obtain Bob-ombs and Giga Bob-ombs. Every player has 9 black balloons at battle and will lose a balloon if contact an opponent's Bob-omb or get blown by its explosion. The game continues until only one player remains, winning the game.
	Moon Taxi	Can be played free-for-all and in teams. A new mode, in which players must function as taxi drivers, leaving different NPCs, who are randomly scattered on the course, at their destinations, located at other random points of the course. Each NPC gives a Power Moon to the pilots when they reach their destination.
	Infection	Can be played only in teams. Similiar to the "Cops Vs Robbers" game, the players being divided into two teams. One team, known as "The Infected", must touch other players with their infected mushroom to infect the players from the other teams, known as "The Superstrites". The superstrites can use items for defending themselfs from the infected players. You lose if all players are infected by the infected. Instead, you win if there are still superstrites when the time runs out.

Mission Mode[]

Track Items[]


Item Logo	Name	Description
	Coin	Collecting coins will make your kart faster.
	Blue Coin	Collecting blue coins will make your kart easier to maneuver.
	Red Coin	Collecting red coins will increase the speed and duration of the mini-turbo for your kart.
	Item Box	Collecting this will give you an item.
	Double Item Box	Collecting this will give you two items.

Items[]


Item Logo	Name	Description
	Mushroom	Gives your player a small speed boost.
	Triple Mushroom	Gives your player three small speed boosts.
	Green Shell	Can be thrown and temporarily stuns a player.
	Triple Green Shell	Three Green Shells circle around the player and can be thrown.
	Red Shell	Can be thrown and targets the player in front of the character who used it.
	Triple Red Shell	Three Red Shells circle around the player and can be thrown.
	Blue Shell	When thrown, it targets the player in 1st place.
	Golden Mushroom	Allows the player to get unlimited boosts for a short period of time.
	Banana	When placed on track, it stuns any player that hits it.
	Five Banana	Five bananas circle around the player and can be thrown.
	Bullet Bill	Turns the players kart into a Bullet Bill for a short period of time.
	Super Leaf	Temporarily gives your kart a tail that can be spun that can spin out other racers.
	Lighting Bolt	Shrinks every racer on the track except the racer who used it.
	Fake Item Box	Creates a fake Item Box on a track that stuns anyone who runs through it.
	Warp Box	Will teleport the player who uses it to the 3rd place.
	Mega Mushroom	When used, the player will grown and became giant.
	Bob-Omb	Can be thrown and explodes when a player approaches to him.
	Double Bob-Omb	Two Bob-Ombs circle around the player.
	Star	When used, the player will be invincible.
	Super Horn	When used, every item nearby will be destroyed.
	Cape Feather	Gives at the player a cape that can be use to produce a jump twice high as the normal.
	Double Cherry	Creates a clone of the player that will confuse the other players.
	Gold Block	When used, player can get from 10 to 60 coins for ten seconds.

Special Items[]


Name	Characters	Description
1-Up Mushroom	Any Character	You will take no damage from any object that strikes you.
Fire Flower	Mario Fire Bro	Six fire balls will rotate around the Player. The player can trow unlimited fire balls for 10 seconds.
Ice Flower	Ice Bro	Six ice balls will rotate around the Player. The player can trow unlimited ice balls for 10 seconds.
Heart	Peach Daisy	Six hearts will rotate around the Player. The player can trow them at other players.
Yoshi/Birdo's egg	Yoshi Birdo	Three eggs will rotate around the player. The player can trow them at other players. The eggs will follow them.
Poison Mushroom	Toad Toadsworth Toadette	The player will trow the mushroom around the map. If the player will collect it, they will be slowed down for 15 seconds.
Bowser shell	Bowser Bowser JR	The Bowser's giant shell will go around the map for 20 seconds.
Giant Banana	DK DK Jr Funky Kong	A giant banana will be placed in a part of the map. If someone will hit it, the banana will be splitted in four bananas.
Giga Bob-Omb	Wario King Bob-Omb	The player will trow a giant bob-omb that will explode if a player will touch it.
Capsule	Dr. Mario	The player can trow unlimited capsules at other players for 10 seconds.
Giga Chain Chomp	Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach	The player will have a giant chain chomp that will follow other players and eat them.
Poltergust G-00	Luigi	The poltergust will suck the into him. The captured player will be blocked for 5 seconds.
Hammer	Builder Mario	Will destroy every item around you for 10 seconds.
Mini Mushroom	Koopa Troopa	If someone touches it, he will turn small for 10 seconds.
? Block	Mii	The player will have a random special item from a player.
Shurikens	Samurai Mario	The player can trow unlimited shurikens for a short period of time.
Magic Wand	Kamek	The player gets a magic wand that can hurt other players, trowing at them magic blasts.