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PATCH REPORT

Mario Kart World

Ver. 1.3.0

Sep 23, 2025 · Nintendo Support update tracked by Buffs & Bugs

Switch 2
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Official note“The update will download and install automatically if the console is connected to the Internet and the Software Auto-Updates setting is enabled on your Nintendo Switch 2 console.”
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AffectedSwitch 2
Main focusGameplay changes and fixes
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  • The "Free Roam" map now displays the locations of P Switches you've run over and Peach Medallions you've obtained.
  • You can now select a P Switch from the map and move to a location near the P Switch.
OFFICIAL UPDATE NOTES · NINTENDO SUPPORT

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The "Free Roam" map now displays the locations of P Switches you've run over and Peach Medallions you've obtained.

You can now select a P Switch from the map and move to a location near the P Switch.

In "Free Roam", you can now transform into the character pulled into the UFO.

If "Dash Food" in "Settings/Controller" is set to "Doesn’t transform" then you will not transform.

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The conditions for the appearance of some Peach Medallions in "Free Roam" have been adjusted.

When spectating in "Knockout Tour" or "Balloon Battle" in "Online Play" or "Wireless Play", you can now choose who to watch, even if you are holding the Joy-Con 2 or Joy-Con horizontally.

Decreased the time between when an item box is taken by someone and the next time it is revived.

Increased the invincible time after spinning or crashing during a race.

Reduced the force of jumps when landing on a rival from above.

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Further increased the frequency of lap-type courses appearing in the selection when choosing the next course in "VS Race" and wireless races.

Fixed Issues

Fixed an issue in "Online Play" and "Wireless Play" where the ranking would sometimes become incorrec

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