US20260263943 is a patent application for the system and implementation of the Kamek item in Mario Kart World. The item transforms racers into a specific character (e.g., Spike; video below), and places obstacle characters (e.g., Spike Balls) on the field.
The summoned characters are selected based on the region, land/water, and weighted probability (image 1 below). The characters tied to specific regions are weighted more, thus more likely to be chosen than those who can appear in all regions. Image 2 shows the flowchart of Kamek item’s control process.
Video source: IGN
[Originally posted on 2026-09-14 Pacific Time]
