Nintendo's Mario Kart World Direct unveils new characters, racing mechanics, modes, and items ahead of its Switch 2 launch.

Nintendo opened Pandora's box of $80 games, and there's no going back, but here's why Mario Kart World was Nintendo's perfect title to do so ...

How big can it get? Watch as this creator tackles a giant balloon challenge!

Nintendo just wrapped up its April 2025 Mario Kart World Direct, revealing details about new items, modes, and more about those strange snacks players can chomp into when the Nintendo Switch 2 ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Nintendo Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World looks to be hiding plenty of new features and details in its huge open-world, and one of them ...

Peruvian Nobel literature laureate and Latin American literary giant Mario Vargas Llosa has died in Lima at the age of 89. The writer’s son Álvaro Vargos Llosa announced Sunday that his father ...

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(Rodolfo Angulo/Cuartoscuro) Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Nobel Prize–winning novelist and outspoken critic of Latin American authoritarianism who famously labeled Mexico a “perfect ...

The first, Balloon Battle, has you launch items toward your opponents in an effort to burst their balloons. The second, Coin Runners, was introduced in Mario Kart Wii and has you collect coins ...

Mario Kart World will feature four game modes, including Grand Prix, Knockout Tour, Free Roam, and Battle Mode. Time Trials, VS Races, Team Races, Balloon Battle, and Coin Runners will also return.

NASA has launched a giant super-pressure balloon from Wānaka Airport. Previous attempts were postponed because of weather conditions but the balloon, which was the size of a rugby stadium, went up ...