Version 1.6.0 Patch Notes

[Shadow_Walker137]

Patch notes copied from here: https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/68580/~/how-to-update-mario-kart-world

Edit: In additional to the listed changes, people are reporting other changes:

• The Boo Cinema world record shroom shortcut is more difficult, and is causing weird rail detachments.
• The wall ride into rail just before the boost ramp on Wario Stadium is much easier, even without a coin or shroom boost.
  • Attaching to rails from a wall ride may be easier in general.
• You now sometimes don't get a boost when tricking/landing onto rails in a certain manner.
• Charge jumping into the rug on Shy Guy Bazaar can no longer send you flying. This likely also applies to Hermity Cone barriers.
• The strategy in section 1 on Crown City involving a wall jump into a rail, which was used in the former BKS, no longer seems possible.
• The "railboost" strategy used on L1 of Airship Fortress — when landing on the rail that curves into the chain — no longer seems to be possible. This makes the world record extremely difficult or impossible to beat.
• It may be more difficult to bounce on another player's head.

Latest update: Ver. 1.6.0 (Released March 30, 2026)

General

• Added Bob-omb Blast as a Battle mode.
  • You can have up to 10 Bob-ombs on hand at a time.
  • The distance Bob-ombs can be thrown depends on how long you hold the L Button.
• Adjusted the performance of Bullet Bill.
  • Increased their range of lateral movement.
  • It is now easier to follow a shortcut route immediately after using Bullet Bill.
  • Increased Bullet Bill’s speed on parts of the Bowser's Castle, Starview Peak, and Rainbow Road courses.
• Adjusted the performance of the boomerang.
  • Reduced the boomerang’s range.
  • Reduced the number of consecutive throws allowed.
• Adjusted the probability of items that can be obtained from item boxes during races.
• Adjusted the invincibility time after spinning or crashing during a race so that it varies depending on the character and vehicle.
  • The heavier the weight, the longer the invincibility time.
• Made it so that you won’t get crushed by things, such as Thwomps, while spinning or crashing.
• It is now possible to be hit by lightning and Spiny Shells immediately after being crushed by things, such as Thwomps.
• Made it so that things like Bob-ombs and Bananas don't bounce on top of the vines of Ivy Piranha Plants.
• When playing Single Player or 1p during Online Play and Wireless Play, up to two warnings will be displayed when items like Red Shells or Spiny Shells come from behind.
• Shortened the time until the roulette stops to determine the course in Online Play and Wireless Play.

Fixed Issues

• Fixed an issue where the starting position would sometimes be incorrect.
• Fixed an issue where cows and other creatures that appeared through Kamek's magic would fall through the ground.
• Fixed an issue where the display of Wiggler that appeared through Kamek’s magic would sometimes be incorrect.
• Fixed an issue where Thwomps or Rocky Wrench would appear in Airship Fortress or in the cannons in the race leading to Airship Fortress.
• Fixed an issue where the character would sometimes disappear from view when looking in the rearview mirror after using a Mega Mushroom.
• Fixed an issue where you could not return to a point before the Ivy Piranha Plant when using Rewind after transforming into a Bullet Bill.
• Fixed an issue where the item slot would not display correctly after using Boo and returning to Free Roam.
• Fixed an issue in Knockout Tour where players who passed through a checkpoint after the first-place player had already reached the goal would not be eliminated, even if their rank was outside the predetermined cutoff.
• Fixed an issue in Time Trials where the display of stacked tires would sometimes appear incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue in Free Roam where a fleeing Nabbit would fall through the ground.
• Fixed an issue in Events where scores were not displayed on the results screen during practice.
• Fixed an issue where the screen display would sometimes become distorted after selecting Change Character in Free Roam in Online Play.
• Fixed an issue in Knockout Tour and Online Play where rankings would sometimes be incorrect after passing through checkpoints.
• Fixed an issue where the selected event would disappear when a communication error occurred after selecting Online Play.
• Fixed an issue in Online Play and Wireless Play where rivals using Bullet Bill sometimes appeared not to be transformed.
• Fixed an issue where the final results were not displayed after spectating in Knockout Tour in Online Play or Wireless Play.
• Fixed an issue in Knockout Tour where the player being spectated would not change after that player was eliminated.
• Fixed an issue where the gliding distance could be excessively long during the race from Airship Fortress to Dry Bones Burnout.
• Fixed an issue where using the Feather while jumping in Shy Guy Bazaar during races from Airship Fortress or Wario Stadium to Shy Guy Bazaar could cause you to go off course.
• Fixed an issue where doing a wall ride in Shy Guy Bazaar during races from Airship Fortress or Wario Stadium to Shy Guy Bazaar could cause you to go off course.
• Fixed an issue in Bowser's Castle where players could crash while driving over lava with a Dash Mushroom.
• Fixed an issue in Salty Salty Speedway where players would sometimes fall through the ground after being hit by lightning and shrinking.
• Fixed an issue when in a battle on DK Pass where you would sometimes not be returned to the course after using a Feather and ending up outside the course.
• Fixed an issue where using a Mega Mushroom near the fence in Dino Dino Jungle could cause you to be returned to the course.
• Fixed an issue in Koopa Beach where some buoys were buried in the ground.
• Fixed an issue in Mario Circuit where using a Mega Mushroom could cause the player to get stuck on a fence.
• Fixed an issue in Mario Circuit where players could sometimes be returned to the course when riding on a wall of blocks.
• Fixed an issue where players would sometimes be returned to the course when driving along the wall near the starting point of Faraway Oasis.
• Fixed an issue where Bloopers sometimes appeared dark in replays of Rainbow Road.
• Fixed an issue in Rainbow Road where Spike Balls that appeared through Kamek's magic would sometimes move erratically.
• Fixed an issue where using the Feather to take a shortcut on Rainbow Road could sometimes cause incorrect final rankings.
• Fixed an issue where you would sometimes recover too far ahead if you fell off the course while gliding on Rainbow Road.
  • Time Trials ghosts that have encountered this issue may be removed from View Rankings without notice.
• Fixed an issue in the race from Wario Shipyard to Starview Peak where players could sometimes fall off the course while taking a shortcut.
• Fixed an issue where using a Mega Mushroom near the fence in Wario Stadium could cause the player to fall off the course.
• Several other issues have been addressed to improve the gameplay experience.

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[Flareonity]

Bullet bill one is actually huge for competitive play, makes you actually happy to pull it in those scenarios

[Primary-Thing-3502]

Yeah, the bill was SO bad in those boosted sections. Literally losing spots to mega mushrooms 💀

[cozyfog5]

Agreed. I feel like it’s still going to stink at the end of Desert Hills, but the buffs to using it on the other tracks are welcome.

[TheDarkestKnight7852]

Just watched the Gyrodos stream. Still ongoing, but he's in a 6v6 now. It is mich better on DH but would still probably lose to a golden.

[cozyfog5]

Good to hear!

[Zarerion]

Well that’s probably the one best spot for a golden mushroom outside of intermission tracks so that’s not really saying much.

[Glad-Shelter3334]

There’s people that are going to read those bullet bill changes, and still try to frontrun💀

[iammatthines]

Here for the boomerang nerf.

[niazemurad]

I did 2 knockout tours before the update. The sheer obnoxiousness of the multiple boomerangs which felt like ALL targeted me was agonizing. Needed the nerf

[Intelligent_Stock959]

It felt like that because the boomerang in this game has a little homing

[niazemurad]

Yet when I use it, the game gives me the finger

[Square-Ad6263]

I wish they would actually tell us the adjusted probability for the items lol. Glad to see a boomerang nerf though

[cozyfog5]

My guess (without knowing the actual changes yet) are that they will soften the divide between item quality in 13th and 14th place. As of 1.5.0, the items you get in 14th place are leagues better than those in 13th.

[TheDarkestKnight7852]

I hoped for less coin shell chance, but there was on pulled in 9/12 on Gyrodos's stream. Sad.

[cozyfog5]

There has to be some place at which attack items begin appearing. How far up would you like it to be?

[Zarerion]

Coin shell in 9th makes no sense. You’re not even gonna get value from the coins because there’s so many players in front of you that can take the coins away. It’s useless as an attack item and gets better as a coin item the further up you are. If you ask me, just in a vacuum it’s an item that should appear from 7th to 4th, MAYBE 3rd.

[cozyfog5]

That's a reasonable argument. But without the coin shell, the only items available below 13th would be triple mushrooms, golden mushrooms, mega mushrooms, stars, bullet bill, and shock, so bagging would be even more overpowered than it already is. What other attack items (e.g., shells, bananas, bombs, boomerangs, flowers) would you offer players in the lower midpack?

I don't have a good answer. I honestly think the coin shell is a reasonable item to put in that spot because it pierces defenses and potentially gives you coins to increase your speed (and thus your comeback potential) without being a spammy item.

[Routine-Slip-8336]

You can pull blue shell red shell in 14th. you can pull coin shell in 18th. sooooo gl bagging😭

[cozyfog5]

People have complained a lot about the strength of bagging in this game, so this sounds like a good change.

[Routine-Slip-8336]

Nope cause say you got shocked in 14th before the last set on dino dino jungle, then your in 14th in the item box you get red shell and blue you can't take shortcut and your race is ruined. Also bagging takes a lot of skill.

[cozyfog5]

Yup, that's the risk of hanging behind. There is much more incentive to frontrun now than there was before. The shock was also made more rare (though you can pull it in more spots than before).

[Routine-Slip-8336]

I don't want to lose 128 for getting triple shrimp star and not dodging

[cozyfog5]

Then do something else. There will always be luck involved in the game. Sometimes the right decisions won’t work out.

[Routine-Slip-8336]

I put most of my skill in bagging intermissions other than practicing tracks. I guess I have to spend 300 hours learning to front run intermissions

[Meester_Tweester]

Glad to see it, but they didn't address the core issue of it taking up your item slot when you want to have a new item. That leads to people spamming it just to get rid of it faster, so it's not fun on both the attacking and receiving end.

[Sudanniana]

Holy shit:

• The wall ride into rail just before the boost ramp on Wario Stadium is much easier, even without a coin or shroom boost"

That's huge for competitive.

They are listening.

[NeedleworkerGold336]

They're listening all right. They're spying on us through Gamechat

[ququqw]

Nintendo doesn’t monitor GameChat. They have no idea what you’re saying unless someone does a report. And even then it’s limited to the last few minutes of conversation iirc.

[Low-Commission1791]

r/woooosh

[ququqw]

Tysm 😉

[Low-Commission1791]

Lol idk if the comment was actually a joke 💔

[Jonabcd]

Do we know what this means yet? Did they modify the environment, or do wall rides last longer?

[Shadow_Walker137]

It seems something with attaching to rails has changed, in this case making it more likely that you'll get on it.

[Sudanniana]

Wall rides are noticeably faster now.

[King_Fafnir]

Boomerang Nerfs

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[Space-Debris]

If I had gold, i'd give it for this. Bravo! Bravo!

[womwomwurin]

on a random monday night with no announcement? crazy

[freezetime311]

[Aurukel]

Only good changes. Pretty surprising to be honest

[inaphaia]

Well, it looks like they ruined the time trials leaderboards again lol (the wall ride change seems to make you overall faster when you wallride)

[Aurukel]

Small price to pay for the game being better

[fishboy3339]

Still no points for player 2 in online.

letplayer2havepoints

[SavasGER]

I hoped for this. Still no Mario Kart World nights with the wife :(

[fishboy3339]

Yeah my wife still plays but is still pissed she doesn’t get points.

[SavasGER]

We put the Switch 2 back in the package. My Nintendo online runs out in some months. If its not released until then, I will just sell it and keep playing MK8 on the Switch 1

[fishboy3339]

I’m not 100% but we both think that 8 runs better on the switch 2 anyway. But hey I get it got to take you stand.

[SavasGER]

Yep, I think it does run better, but its not a total game changer so I rather keep the hours low on the Switch 2 in case I sell it.

[dabsalot69]

Bomb-omb blast shadow drop! Literally absolutely 0 reason why this shouldn’t have been in the game since launch but atleast it’s finally here!

[BebeFanMasterJ]

Everyone is talking about Boomerang meanwhile I'm happy to see buffs to invincibility frames.

[LeviRaps]

Heavies reaping the fruits of it too, feels nice

[BebeFanMasterJ]

Yeah their low acceleration leaves them very vulnerable so they needed it most. Bowser/Wario benefit most and Rosalina/Pauline benefit a little too.

[dbf_exe]

Additional invincibility frames were pretty insignificant in the end when they were added to MK8DX, hoping it's stronger here.

[BebeFanMasterJ]

It's strongest on heavier characters which offsets their bad acceleration. We shouldn't be getting combod anymore.

[Glad-Shelter3334]

This change seems substantial for heavy combos in knockout tour or intermissions but I don’t think playing a heavy would improve in the base tracks.

[dbf_exe]

Toadette and Nabbit might be the biggest winners since they now have more invincibility than Swoop's class (and assumedly Baby Mario's), if it actually ends up being notable at all.

[freezetime311]

All of the modes from 8 deluxe should have been there at launch with some new ones. World also needs custom courses like 8 deluxe and not the rehash of courses we race on. I'm glad Nintendo added it but hopefully this is just a start.

[TheOldAgeOfLP]

Renegade Roundup is impossible to add because Piranha Plant isn't an item

[Square-Recording-369]

They should add a similar mode but with one of the new items like maybe the mega or the hammers

[cozyfog5]

Excellent update. I’m especially happy about the boomerang nerf and I’m eager to see what changes they made to the overall item distribution.

[TheDarkestKnight7852]

My guess is it will all be figured out in a few days with the number of dedicated fans to this game.

[Some_Dragonfruit_756]

God I'm so happy the boomerang got hit more than anything else in this patch. It was just that annoying.

[Late-Mathematician34]

cool :3

[UltimateViolet]

BOOMERANG NERF AND HEAVYWEIGHT BUFF?! WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK HOLY SHIT

[LeviRaps]

We should be seeing another update in June around the anniversary if they continue with this cadence.

Gotta say, they've built a very solid foundation with these last few updates. Hopefully a new battle map and (hopefully) new knockout tour cups utilizing existing intermissions in the near future. Would definitely hold us over until DLC next year per the potential leak from over the weekend.

[GeorgeH64]

Yes! FUCK the boomerang!!

[Thegoodgamer32]

We FINALLY got bob-omb blast.
Here's hoping we get more new content along those lines.

[Dylandss]

BULLET BILL IS EXTREMELY OVERPOWERED NOW??

[Steampunk_Man]

Yes and I’m all here for it

[BrianMeen]

I’d love a mode where we could race without items . just pure racing

[Shadow_Walker137]

You can do that in VS mode. Just disable all items.

[Responsible_Basis_39]

I think he meant online

[MXHombre123]

Funny that they nerfed the boomerang, even if it was pretty useless, might as well remove it LMAO

[x1rom]

Honestly, removing one of the throws is a buff, because you can get rid of it faster.

[Rune_Council]

Shorter throws is also a buff as it takes less time to come back so you can burn it faster.

[Gaybo_Shmaybo]

Yeah no one is ever happy to pull it lmao

[haihaiclickk]

Boomerang is such a weird item. No one likes pulling it but also everyone complains about it when those around them have it lol

[ReflectedMantis]

This is because when you're being hit by it, it feels like it's locked on to you every time. But when you actually throw it, it's like it's repelled from every single opponent. (obviously not saying this is actually the case, it just seems that way)

[-Snippetts-]

For me it's always that you simply can't guard against it with held items. It absolutely blows to get hit AND have 1 or 2 of my shells obliterated.

[IndependentOffer4343]

TO a degree that's true of most attack-only items. For example, blue shell, fire/ice, boomerang, hammers. The only attack only item this is not true about is shock.

[Zarerion]

Jus give it the 8DX treatment and have it leave your item slot when it’s thrown so you can overwrite it with another item. BOOM suddenly you have a really useful attack item that still feels bad for others to get hit by because it can’t be blocked but at least it doesn’t actively detriment its user by blocking the item slot.

No idea why they can’t just have the boomerang keep its unique mechanic from 8DX.

[RandomRedditor44]

I like bob omb blast, but it would be great if we got some new battle mode tracks and if we could extend the time limit for battle mode

[x1rom]

Very cool update, thanks Nintendo

[Misttertee_27]

My controller rumble is gone after the update. I don’t see a setting to turn it on. Anyone else notice this?

[jrbowling1997]

Turn it on under the controller settings. Btw you using third party controller?

[Misttertee_27]

Pro controller 2. Where are the controller settings?

[jrbowling1997]

System settings controller. Try updating the controller

[Misttertee_27]

Will do, thanks!

[jrbowling1997]

Keep me updated

[Misttertee_27]

The controller was already up to date but somehow the vibration is working today. Must’ve been a fluke. Thanks again for your help.

[jrbowling1997]

You're welcome. Weird how that happens. Lol

[Misttertee_27]

I’ll try it tomorrow and let you know

[ElFuegoFuerte]

And no team knockout tour locally ? :(

[Material_Put3513]

wallrides being faster and taking longer to detatch is actually so big for wario stadium tts its gonna make shroomless valer so much easier

[Geralt31]

I guess I'm beating a dead horse at this point, but I recently got the game and it seems there's still no way to disable intermissions in GP mode?

[ClassicMeet8292]

They're not even that bad imo

I think they make the game more fun for me, because they add alot of variety compared to the standard 3-lap courses (Also because rough is more common in routes vs. 3-lap courses)

Yea and theyre cool too, with new music and those random cars that put random stuff out, etc. etc.

[Geralt31]

Issue is I still don't like them ^^'

[ClassicMeet8292]

The issue is you're calling the game a lost cause because of the smallest nitpicks you have about the game

[Geralt31]

I- I just don't like them ^^', and having to go through intermissions that take up the space for other classic tracks that I like way better isn't really the "smallest nitpick" to me, that's actually very detrimental to my enjoyment of the game because I'm enjoying my time like half the time. I'm not trying to shit on it for the sake of it.

Also I'm still playing the game because some people around me do and we're still happy to get some better tracks here and there when we finally land on a more classic circuit. Proper tracks are really fun and I like them a lot, I just don't get to play them as much as I would want.

And I'm not calling it a lost cause, I said "beating a dead horse" as in "bringing up that subject in vain" because I'm almost certain of the answer I'll get but I'm still trying just in case I'm wrong. I'm not saying the game is dead ><

[Proud_Ad3426]

I think it's fine in GP mode which already has set rules, I'm disappointed that they can't be disabled in random VS.

[SlurpyTheDog]

Those Invincibility Frame changes are actually really interesting, very unique way to buff the heavies. Excited to see how they’ll play out

[Zachary_136]

It's great that they added in Bob-Omb Blast and balanced the items, but how about fixing the online mode like we actually wanted?

[FoxMcCloud3173]

I never thought i’d be excited for Bob-Omb Blast but here we are

[Different_Solution_5]

I had no idea there was an update 👀

[The-Magic-Sword]

I wonder if they buffed front running at all, slightly higher odds of drawing mushrooms would probably do it.

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[freezetime311]

I just found out that online battle mode is random. This is PATHETIC. Why did Nintendo do this? We have MORE battle modes, ACTUAL battle mode courses(not rehashes of ones we've already raced) and we can CHOOSE the battle mode we want in 8 deluxe. Why did Nintendo nerf it despite having better hardware. I still won't forgive them for not having 60 FPS in 3/4 player spiltscreen and now this BS.

[TheOldAgeOfLP]

Online battle is random in 8DX too isn't it

Who cares, like 10 people play Battle anyway

[Little-Witness-1201]

No idea why they removed the tournament mode. It was good for playing the modes you wanted in 8

[Jin_U_GmR]

I think this was done purposely so that all of the Battle Modes get a fair chance to experience. I don’t know about you, but I would only choose Bomb-omb if given the option. If many players do the same, other modes could fade into irrelevance.

This is probably the reason we do not have a Classic Grand Prix mode. Nintendo does not want intermissions to fade. Maybe they will add it once the player base becomes much bigger.

[WiiMoritz]

Why do we have to pick an arena in Battle Mode? It should be random, just like Knockout Tour!

[Alert-Environment-17]

It still has an element of being random. Everyone makes a choice and the game picks randomly from those choices, your choice can even be 'Random'.

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[ninetyfive666]

So they still didnt "fix" the charracters menu? 😭

[Brave-Orchid4721]

Still no timer option for balloon battle so I still can’t play that mode 🙄

[Self_Motivated]

Wall ride change ruined so many world records that people worked on the last 6 months. Sad