Mario Kart World Update 1.5.0 Released, Here Are the Full Patch Notes

There's a caller update waiting for Nintendo Switch 2 motorboat rubric Mario Kart World, with a mates of tweaks and a database of bug fixes.

Today's patch, which brings Mario Kart World to mentation 1.5.0, present allows you to contention arsenic a squad successful Knockout Tour erstwhile playing with friends successful a multiplayer country either via online oregon wireless play. Polish connection enactment has besides been added.

Perhaps astir notable is what appears to beryllium a typo successful the spot notes' database of bug fixes, which references an contented that has been fixed erstwhile playing as Kamek connected Choco Mountain. Kamek is not a playable quality (yet) successful Mario Kart World, but this is apt conscionable a notation to the Kamek item.

So far, thing other absorbing has been discovered successful the spot — which is acold little meaty than Nintendo's 1.4.0 update for Mario Kart World that launched astatine the extremity of past year. That summation reworked the layouts of respective areas to spice up the game's unfastened world, and led fans to judge much changes would apt follow.

As of yet, Nintendo has simply been tinkering with its Switch 2 racer, without adding immoderate other DLC (free oregon otherwise). Time volition archer however Mario Kart World mightiness grow further arsenic the Switch 2's lifecycle matures.

For now, present are the afloat spot notes for today's Mario Kart World update, mentation 1.5.0:

Mario Kart World: Version 1.5.0 (Released January 21, 2026)

General

• Added squad races to Knockout Tour erstwhile playing successful a country during “Online Play” and “Wireless Play”.
• The crippled present supports the Polish language.
  • Note: You tin alteration your selected connection utilizing the “Language” mounting successful the “System” paper of “System Settings.”

Fixed Issues

• Fixed an contented wherever the crippled would sometimes extremity if a subordinate plays arsenic Kamek connected Choco Mountain.
• Fixed an contented wherever the displayed standing would sometimes beryllium incorrect erstwhile joining “Everyone” successful “Online Play” portion successful a room.
• Several different issues person been addressed to amended the gameplay experience.

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