Mario Kart World will launch with at least 60 different playable characters and outfits when it releases on June 5th, 2025.
We recently got hands-on time with the Switch 2 launch game, and you can check out our impressions of Mario Kart World here. As part of playing it, we got a good look at the character select screens and noted down all of the starting drivers and the alternate looks for each. Here they are:
- Mario
- Luigi
- Peach
- Daisy
- Yoshi
- Toad
- Bowser
- Koopa Troopa
- Wario
- Waluigi
- Rosalina
- Pauline
- Donkey Kong
- Shy Guy
- King Boo
- Birdo
- Baby Mario
- Baby Luigi
- Baby Peach
- Baby Daisy
- Baby Rosalina
- Bowser Jr.
- Toadette
- Lakitu
- Dry Bones
- Goomba
- Nabbit
- Wiggler
- Hammer Bro
- Cow
- Mario (All-Terrain)
- Mario (Cowboy)
- Luigi (Pro Racer)
- Luigi (Gondolier)
- Peach (Touring)
- Peach (Yukata)
- Daisy (Swimwear)
- Daisy (Oasis)
- Bowser (All-Terrain)
- Yoshi (Food Slinger)
- Yoshi (Matsuri)
- Toad (Burger Bud)
- Toadette (Soft Server)
- Donkey Kong (All-Terrain)
- Bowser (Biker)
- Bowser Jr. (Biker Jr.)
- Koopa Troopa (Runner)
- Lakitu (Fisherman)
- Pauline (Aero)
- Rosalina (Pro Racer)
- Waluigi (Mariachi)
- Wario (Biker)
- Birdo (Vacation)
- Shy Guy (Slope Styler)
- Baby Mario (Swimwear)
- Baby Luigi (Work Crew)
- Baby Rosalina (Sailor)
- Baby Daisy (Explorer)
- Baby Peach (Touring)
- King Boo (Aristocrat)
Quite the list! Looks like we'll be doing a lot of racing (and throwing food around?) when Mario Kart World launches alongside the Nintendo Switch 2. Although impressions are positive around the look and open-world ambitions the game, questions have been raised around its $80 price tag.
We've got an explainer on why the Switch 2 costs so much here, as well as everything announced from yesterday's Nintendo Direct in one handy place.
Simon Cardy is a Senior Editor at IGN who can mainly be found skulking around open world games, indulging in Korean cinema, or despairing at the state of Tottenham Hotspur and the New York Jets. Follow him on Bluesky at @cardy.bsky.social.
