Mario Kart World Update Squashes Bugs and Unexpected Game Crashes
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Key points
- Mario Kart World’s latest update aims to eliminate bugs and game crashes.
- The update was released on June 17, 2025.
- Mario Kart World is the Nintendo Switch 2’s first-party launch title.
On June 17, 2025, Nintendo implemented version 1.1.1 to Mario Kart World, fixing some of the bugs that have been present in the game since launch. Players are able to update their game by simply pressing the “+” button while highlighting the game on their home screen and selecting “Software Update,” then “Over the Internet.”
Version 1.1.1 aims to fix game crashes that happen during certain points in the game, such as when watching a replay after a race and after an online race. Additionally, some issues about connectivity are also being fixed. Here’s the full patch note:
- Fixed an issue where items were no longer able to be used.
- Fixed an issue where sometimes controls were inoperable when selecting a character and trying to start Free Roam from the “Free Roam” map.
- Fixed an issue where sometimes the game shut down when watching replay after a race.
- Fixed an issue where sometimes the game shut down after a race in “Online Play.”
- Fixed an issue where rate fluctuations were sometimes displayed incorrectly in “Knockout Tour” and “Online Play.”
- Fixed an issue where it was easy for a communication error to occur when trying to join Friends playing “VS Race” or “Battle” in “Online Play.”
- Fixed an issue where you sometimes slipped through the wall before the finish line of “DK Spaceport.”
- Fixed an issue where you sometimes couldn’t return to correct position after falling of the course between “Airship Fortress” and “Bowser’s Castle” while gliding.
Mario Kart World is the Nintendo Switch 2’s first-party launch title. It was released on June 5, 2025, and is available in a Switch 2 console bundle.
