# Mario Kart World launches with Switch 2

> Mario Kart World sold 782,566 copies through Japan’s retail channel in four days.

- Owner: Nintendo
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2025-06-05
- Milestone date: 2025-06-12
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 32 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

Nintendo launched Mario Kart World alongside Switch 2 and bundled it with the console. Players shared Cow character posts. Nintendo reported 5.63 million units through June.

## Timeline

- 2025-04-04 — PC Gamer (Press) — PC Gamer reported criticism of the announced $80 price.
- 2025-04-17 — Nintendo (Open web) — Nintendo detailed the connected world, 24 racers and console bundle.
- 2025-04-18 — Nintendo (Open web) — Nintendo confirmed a $79.99 game price and $499.99 console bundle.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/mario-kart-world-launch-2025

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Mario Kart World launches with Switch 2.” Case HIS-02067. Spread Score v1.3: 32/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-02067