A free update has just arrived for the Mario Kart World game for the Nintendo Switch 2 console.
The new version 1.5.0 adds a new option that allows you and your friends to race as a team in Knockout Tour in local wireless and online game modes. So don’t wait any longer, team up and take the lead!
What is the Knockout Tour?
Knockout Tour is a racing mode that challenges 24 drivers through a series of global courses with no breaks or pit stops.
However, there are five checkpoints to pass, and if your placement falls below the required threshold at any checkpoint, you will be eliminated.
Until now, the Knockout Tour only allowed individuals to compete in a free-for-all race. This completely changes with this new update: now up to four teams can compete together.
Mario Kart World Update 1.5.0: What’s New?
The main functionality is simple: team races are now playable in room mode via online play or using a local connection.
This new update also added Polish language support and offers several fixes to provide better online stability and accuracy.
Key features include:
- Team races added to the Knockout Tour for online and local indoor play
- Polish language support introduced in system language settings
- Bug fixes include a crash/end of game bug related to Choco Mountain, as well as a fix for an online notes display bug in “Everyone” rooms.
- The update also features back-end improvements for the overall stability of the game.
What is the new Knockout Tour team format?
Knockout Tour is designed around pressure: you race as a team while facing elimination.
24 drivers race through linked segments with five checkpoints, and the bottom four are eliminated at each checkpoint until only four survive.
This means that individual pressure is now shared. With update 1.5.0, players in a room can select team formats:
- 2 teams (12 against 12)
- 3 teams (8 against 8 against 8)
- 4 teams (6 versus 6 versus 6 versus 6)
How do the new scoring rules change racing?
In Knockout Tour team races, good finishes are the key to survival, making the final stretch now essential to victory.
Here’s a key example of the new scoring system
- 1st: 50 points
- 2nd: 40
- 3rd: 35
- 4th: 30
Drivers eliminated at the very first checkpoint earn 1 point
Is the new team mode available in all online races?
No. Team races for the Knockout Tour are available when playing in an online venue or local wireless.
