Nintendo has released a fresh update for Mario Kart World, with the headline feature for the Switch 2’s biggest game being the addition of Team Battles to the Knockout Tour battle royale mode.
Knockout Tour throws 24-players into a continent-spanning race, knocking players out four at a time as you pass through regional checkpoints, until there’s just four racing for the finish line. With Team Battles in Knockout Tour, you can now set up a race with two to four teams for 12 v 12, 8 v 8 v 8 or 6 v 6 v 6 v 6 races.
With teams, players are still knocked out at checkpoints with the four lowest-placed racers dropping out, but instead of victory decided by the last player standing, points are now earned by team members based on their final placement – 50 points for first, 40 for second, 35 for third and 30 for fourth, before tailing off to get just 1 point for missing the first checkpoint. The team with the highest total wins overall, and that bonus for the top four will really help!
Now, this isn’t for the matchmade online multiplayer, but is instead a new custom variant that you can set up in a private room, either online or locally. If there are not enough players, then CPU drivers will fill the remaining spots.
Here’s the full Mario Kart World version 1.5.0 patch notes:
General
- Added team races to Knockout Tour when playing in a room during “Online Play” and “Wireless Play”.
- The game now supports the Polish language.
- Note: You can change your selected language using the “Language” setting in the “System” menu of “System Settings.”
Fixed Issues
- Fixed an issue where the game would sometimes end if a player plays as Kamek on Choco Mountain.
- Fixed an issue where the displayed rating would sometimes be incorrect when joining “Everyone” in “Online Play” while in a room.
- Several other issues have been addressed to improve the gameplay experience.
Source: Nintendo
