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Mario Kart World Patents

A trio of Mario Kart World patents have been published:

  1. Jumping and skating
  2. Landing and boosting
  3. Linking courses and routes for varied modes and races
Drawing from patent US20250161804
Drawing from patent US20250161805
Drawing from patent US20250161823

The new player “moves/tricks” and open world structure are intricately connected to enable unique gameplay experiences in Mario Kart World. As explained by Kosuke Yabuki in Ask the Developer:

Q: I see. But if you give players more moves, then you also need to design courses that account for them, right? How many courses are in the game? Yabuki: In this game, you don't just race on the courses. The areas between courses are also used for racing. So it's as if there are courses spread out all over the world, and if you were to add up all the possible variations, it would easily exceed 100.

[Originally posted on 2025-05-23 Pacific Time]