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Scott McCrae

Mario Kart World update 1.2 seemingly speeds up the Switch 2 racer and finally addresses intermission track complaints, but getting classic 3-lap races online doesn't seem to be much easier

Mario Kart World screenshot showing Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Donkey Kong posing for the camera.

Nintendo has released a new Mario Kart World patch, and has seemingly made the game faster overall, meaning every world record should be beaten in the near future. However, it doesn't appear to have made a massive difference to players' biggest complaint around the controversial intermission tracks.

The Switch 2's big launch title is still proving popular even after seemingly endless complaints about Mario Kart World making three-lap tracks rare and Donkey Kong Bananza arriving on the scene and (blowing it out of the water). But Nintendo has now taken a step in the right direction with a new Mario Kart World update. Knowing Nintendo updates, the patch notes will be something vague like "general stability improvements"... wait, what do you mean there's actual patch notes for once?

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