Mario Kart World Could Be Getting A Battle Mode Update

Balloon Battle, Coin Runners and...?

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Ahead of MAR10 Day later this month, Nintendo may have teased a new update for the Battle mode in Mario Kart World.

In a now-removed post about 'Mario Day' events for World, a screenshot shows an updated Battle mode icon featuring a Bob-omb. World currently includes Balloon Battle and Coin Runners, and the return of Bob-omb Blast wouldn't be a surprise, as it's been a staple of the series for years now.

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The current Battle mode icon for Mario Kart World shows a balloon and a coin. Of course, right now, there hasn't been any official announcement about additional Battle modes coming to Mario Kart on Switch 2, so we'll let you know if we hear any significant updates.

Apart from this discovery, Nintendo has this week announced a game sale for Mario Day and additional games for its Switch Online retro library.

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Would you be interested in the return of a mode such as Bob-omb Blast? Let us know in the comments.

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Comments 3

Battle Mode was my favorite way to play back on Mario Kart 64. I never really touched it in any of the newer ones because it felt like it was missing something (but it could just be nostalgia!)

Have they made the single player stuff any better?

It’s a shame that Battle Mode became lackluster again even with this ambitious new world. Can you imagine how amazing modes like Shine Thief, Coin Runners, and Renegade Roundup would've been on a scale like this? But I’ll gladly take any improvement.

Now how about a Music Player? Seriously, I’ll be almost as happy to see that as I will be whenever this soundtrack comes to Nintendo Music. No other soundtrack has been so worthy and yet so neglected…

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