The Mario Kart World Direct didn't have a great deal of entirely new information, but it did expand a lot on some things that we already knew, like the game's available game modes, what you can do in the new open world, and more.

The Mario Kart World Direct is a wrap, and it's painted a pretty irresistible picture of one of the most exciting upcoming Switch 2 games. We've been live-blogging highlights - that Free Roam mode looks excellent - and if you weren't able to watch the Direct live,

Mario Kart World is on track to be the biggest launch title for the Switch 2 and Nintendo is presenting a brand-new Direct today to dive deep into what makes it so special, and we're here to break it all down!