Mario Kart: King's Mirror

Mario Kart: King's Mirror is an upcoming game set for release on the next Nintendo handheld console. It is the ninth installment in the Mario Kart series and the fourth for a handheld console. The game introduces a story mode along with a basic track designer which are new additions to the series. 
==Characters==
Mario Kart: King's Mirror has a total of 30 characters, with 16 of them being available at the start and another 14 being unlockable. Characters can be unlocked in three different ways.
#Play the Story Mode and get them to join your group.
#Get a Gold Trophy in a Grand Prix on an Engine Class you haven't done to unlock a random character.
#Complete a certain mission to unlock a certain character.
Below also lists how to unlock a character in the game's Mission Mode.
Character 	Weight Class	How to Unlock
Mario 	Medium 	N/A
Luigi 	Medium 	N/A
Peach 	Light 	N/A
Daisy 	Light 	N/A
Rosalina 	Cruiser 	N/A
Yoshi 	Medium 	N/A
Wario 	Heavy 	N/A
Waluigi 	Cruiser 	N/A
Waluigi 	Medium 	N/A
Toad 	Light 	N/A
Shy Guy 	Light 	N/A
Koopa Troopa 	Light 	N/A
Bowser 	Heavy 	N/A
Baby Mario 	Feather 	N/A
Baby Luigi 	Feather 	N/A
Lakitu  	Feather 	N/A
Donkey Kong 	Cruiser 	N/A
Hammer Bro 	Medium 	Complete Mission 09 - Minion Trouble
Bowser Junior 	Light 	Complete Mission 15 - Reign of Bowser
Funky Kong 	Cruiser 	Complete Mission 17 - DK Jungle Takeover
Dry Bowser 	Cruiser 	Complete Mission 23 - The Buried Bone
Dry Bones 	Feather 	Complete Mission 07 - The Secret Dry Temple
Birdo 	Medium 	Complete Mission 04 - The Real Subcon Showdown
Diddy Kong 	Light 	Complete Mission 10 - Stolen Banana Cup
Toadette 	Light 	Complete Mission 13 - The Thief of Toad Port
Metal Mario (1)	Heavy 	Complete Mission 25 - Rainbow Road Showdown
Petey Piranha 	Heavy 	Complete Mission 11 - Piranha Plant Takeover
King Boo 	Cruiser 	Complete Mission 12 - The Mystery of Mystery Manor
Kamek 	Light 	Complete Mission 20 - Pirate Magic
E.Gadd 	Medium 	Complete Mission 05 - Ribbon Experiment
Mii (2) 	Varies 	Complete Mission 24 - All Star Grand Prix
Notes:
#Metal Mario can only be unlocked in Grand Prix mode after eight other characters have been unlocked.
#The Mii character is always the 8th character unlocked in Grand Prix mode. Mii characters are also unlocked after completing any two out of the four main stores in Story Mode.
==Courses==
 	 	 	
Luigi Circuit 	Toad Port 	Shiver Sea 	Waluigi Colosseum
Mystery Manor 	Mario Circuit 	Yoshi Mines 	Pirate Armada
Subcon Showdown 	Dragon Mountain	DK River Park 	Bowser's Castle
Buried Bone Ruins	Delfino Tour 	Beat Block Skies	Rainbow Road
 	 	 	
Wii Luigi Circuit 	3DS Shy Guy Bazaar	Wii U Thwomp Ruins 	DS Shroom Ridge
SNES Vanilla Lake 1 	GBA Ribbon Road 	SNES Choco Island 1	Wii U Cloudtop Cruise
GBA Riverside Park 	Wii U Electrodrome	Wii Toad's Factory 	GCN Bowser's Castle
Wii U Sunshine Airport	N64 Wario Stadium 	3DS Neo Bowser City	GBA Rainbow Road
==Returning Modes==
===Grand Prix Mode===
Grand Prix Mode returns form previous Mario Kart installments. Challenge a Cup on three engine class levels and earn the gold trophy. Additional coins can be earned through Grand Prix Mode depending on overall placement and difficulty level. For example, earning 3 stars on a 150cc Cup will give the player 200 coins.
===Time Trial Mode===
Time Trial Mode returns from previous Mario Kart installments. Race through a course as fast as possible, sometimes challenging ghosts of other players. Time Trials can also be played on Custom Courses.
===VS Mode===
VS Mode returns from previous Mario Kart installments. Customize your races by choosing what courses are raced on, who the drivers are, the difficulty level and even the items available as well as many other options that are new to this mode.
===Battle Mode===
Battle Mode returns from previous Mario Kart installments. Play Balloon Battle, Bob-omb Blast or Shine Thief on eight default battle courses and four unlockable arenas.
Battle Arena 	How to Unlock
Mario Kart City 	N/A
Koopaling Fortress 	N/A
Delfino Plaza 	N/A
E.Gadd's Lab 	N/A
SNES Battle Course 2 	N/A
N64 Double Deck 	N/A
GBA Battle Course 4 	N/A
GCN Luigi's Mansion 	N/A
Toadette Train 	Complete Mission 06 - Intruder on the Train
Rainbow Stadium 	Complete Mission 25 - Rainbow Road Showdown
Wii Chain Chomp Wheel	Complete Mission 08 - The Angry Chain Chomp
3DS Wuhu Town 	Complete Mission 18 - Battle Royale at Wuhu Town
===Mission Mode===
Mission Mode returns from Mario Kart DS. This time, there are fewer missions, but they are much longer and have multiple objectives. 10 missions are available at the start. Missions 11-20 are unlocked by completing 6 missions and Missions 21-25 are unlocked by completing 14 missions. For completing these missions, the player will get one of four things.
#25-200 coins, depending on length of mission and difficulty.
#A new racer to play as.
#A new battle course to play on.
#A new alternate costume for a racer.
An additional 25 missions are available afterwards increasing the total to 50. These missions are only available after completing the first 25 missions and completing Story Mode. These missions are much more difficult and have different rewards. Since the missions are much more difficul, multiple rewards can be gained from one mission. Mission 50 requires Missions 26-49 to be completed.
#200-600 coins, depending on length of mission and difficulty.
#A new alternate costume for a racer.
===Mario Kart TV===
Mario Kart TV makes its return in Mario Kart: King's Mirror. The feature is updated, and replays can now display the ingame point of view of a character in addition to highlights. Replays can also be customized to showcase certain cases or characters. Videos made can be uploaded to Miiverse and YouTube.
==Story Mode==
Mario Kart: King's Mirror introduces a story mode featuring many different playable characters and stories as the search for the King's Mirror begins. There are four parts to the story, the Mario Story, the DK Story, the Wario Story and the Bowser Story. Completing all four will unlock the Final Story.
===Main Plot===
The King's Mirror, an artifact responsible for creating the Mirror Mode for Mario Kart races, has gone missing after being in the possession of the Mario Kart Officials for over twenty years. After informing the races of the artifact's existence, many characters head out to search for the mirror, either to bring it back or to use it for their own nefarious means. The Mirror has many other dangerous functions so it must not land in the wrong hands.
===Mario Story===
Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy and Toad set out to find the mirror. Their reasoning is that they don't want it to fall in the wrong hands and they want to continue the races. Toadsworth gives them all karts at Mario Circuit and they all decide to race to test them out. Yoshi also joins the group. After the race concludes, the gang decide to head to Toad Port as the Daisy Cruiser is to wait for them there to take them to the Mushroom Archipelago. 
The group race down to Toad Port, starting on the hills near the port then racing down into the port itself. Upon reaching the end of Toad Port, the Daisy Cruiser arrives and the group gets on.
On the way to the Mushroom Archipelago, the Daisy Cruiser is attacked by Team Wario. They participate in a Balloon Battle against Team Wario. After beating them, Toadette is rescued and it is revealed she was captured by Team Wario. She joins the group and Team Wario are kicked off the ship. Toadette is unlocked as a playable character.
The group arrive at the archipelago and head to Dragon Mountain. They race on an altered version of the course, heading past the mountain and into the rainforest. Upon reaching the end of the course, the group fight an Ancient Golem in the jungle before continuing on.
The group reach the Mystery Manor where they collect 3 hidden Star Coins around the level. Upon doing so, a secret underground area of the manor is revealed. They then encounter E.Gadd who is working underneath the manor. He challenges the group to a bob-omb battle against him. One member of the group fights him. Upon beating him, E.Gadd joins the group. E.Gadd is unlocked as a playable character.
Upon leaving the manor, the gang is ambushed by Team Bowser. The gang are separated from Yoshi in the battle. Yoshi races through an altered GBA Riverside Park. Eventually, he finds Birdo and Birdo joins his group. Birdo is unlocked as a playable character. The two eventually head through an altered Yoshi Mines, where there is a secret passage that'll lead to Toad's Factory. At the end of the tunnel, they fight Baby Mario and Baby Luigi who are lost and are violent as a result. After convincing the two babies that they are on the same side, the duo join the group. The group of four head to Toad's Factory.
Back on Mario's side, the gang are defeated by Team Bowser. Bowser kidnaps both Princess Peach and Princess Daisy. Peach and Daisy are no longer pickable. The gang chase after Team Bowser by going through an altered Subcon Showdown. During this, they must avoid Bowser and his minions. At the end of the level, Team DK appears and attacks Bowser. With his guard let down, the group has the choice on saving Peach or Daisy. After saving one, Bowser knocks DK away and flees. Team Mario are forced to deal with an angry Team DK considering of Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Funky Kong, Shy Guy and Lakitu. After defeating them, the group head to Toad's Factory.
Upon arriving, they find it has been taken over by Team Wario and Team Wario are currently in a fight with Team Bowser. Race through an altered Wii Toad's Factory and collect 3 Star Coins while avoiding the confrontation between Team Wario and Team Bowser. Afterwards, Rosalina appears and stops the fighting, also freeing the second princess. Rosalina joins the group. Suddenly, Team DK reappear and attempt to get revenge, but Yoshi's group reappear and force them to flee. Team Mario now consists of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Toad, Toadette, Yoshi, E.Gadd, Birdo, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi and Rosalina.
Team Mario find out the King's Mirror has been found on Isle Delfino. They head through an altered WII U Sunshine Airport where they have to deal with the Koopa Empire who have taken over the airport. Afterwards, they take a plane to Isle Delfino. Upon arriving there, they found that the mirror was stolen and they head through the Delfino Tour course where they arrive at Delfino Plaza. The four teams all arrive at the same time and it becomes a massive battle. They battle through Delfino Plaza in a Balloon Battle against Team DK, Team Wario and Team Bowser.
After the victory, it is revealed that the person who stole the mirror was in fact Smithy, a villain who once terrorized the Mushroom Kingdom. He shows off the King's Mirror before fleeing to the skies. All four teams agree to team up to take down Smithy.
===DK Story===
Donkey Kong decides to head out to find the King's Mirror, hoping he can sell it to the officials for lots of bananas. He visits an altered Wii Luigi Circuit to get a new kart and races against five toads in a 3 lap race to test out his skills. Upon beating them, he decides to head back home and inform the other Kongs on what is happening. He sadly lacks a boat.
He decides to head through the Shiver Sea and tests his endurance by doing several laps around the sea. He is also ambushed by an Ice Bully, but the bully is defeated. Upon arriving on the Mushroom Archipelago, he visits Diddy Kong and Funky Kong. They agree to help, but Funky is busy working so Diddy joins the group. Diddy Kong is unlocked as a playable character. 
They race each other through an altered DK River Park and into the rainforest, collecting bananas in the meantime. They challenge each other to collect the most amount of bananas.
Team Wario then appears, but Donkey Kong believes they are here to steal his bananas. Donkey Kong attacks and they fight a tough 2v4 Balloon Battle against Wario, Waluigi, Petey Piranha and King Boo. Afterwards, they encounter a lost Shy Guy. Shy Guy asks to join the group and Donkey Kong agrees to it. 
The group of three head through the entire Pirate Armada, believing pirates may have stolen the mirror in the first place. At the end of the Pirate Armada, they fight a Pirate Captain, but after he is defeated, it is revealed the pirates know nothing about the King's Mirror. 
Upon landing back on the archipelago, they are ambushed by Team Bowser. They fight in a tough battle and win, but Bowser's cheap tricks cause Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong and Shy Guy to all be seperated. Diddy Kong ends up at SNES Choco Island 1, where he encounters Hammer Bro. Hammer Bro challenges him to a race as he is bored and offers lots of bananas to the victor. After winning a 3 lap race, Diddy Kong wins and Hammer Bro joins the group. Hammer Bro is unlocked as a playable character.
Donkey Kong ends up back home and Funky Kong has finally finished what he was doing. Funky Kong joins the group. The duo head through an altered Wii U Thwomp Ruins as they try and find Diddy Kong. After completing the course, they reunite with Diddy Kong and the new membe Hammer Bro. Shy Guy also reappears and rejoins them. Funky Kong is unlocked as a playable character.
They end up at Subcon Showdown where they attack Bowser to get revenge. However, Team Mario is also present and get caught up in the conflict. Team Bowser gets away and the two remaining teams fight it out. It is all the members of Team DK against all the members of Team Mario. Team DK defeats them, but Team Mario strike once more and the team are left defeated.
The group head through an altered SNES Vanilla Lake 1 as they head to Toad's Factory, the place where the other teams are currently fighting. Upon arriving, they attempt to ambush Team Mario, but the combined force of Baby Mario, Baby Luigi and a Chain Chomp forces them to flee.
Team DK find out the King's Mirror has been found on Isle Delfino. As the Sunshine Airport is not open to them, they take to the skies with the DK Cannon and race through an alternate version of Beat Block Skies. After beating it, they encounter the Giant Parabeetle. After defeating it, they glide down onto Isle Delfino and into Delfino Plaza. The four teams all arrive at the same time and it becomes a massive battle. They battle through Delfino Plaza in a Balloon Battle against Team Mario, Team Wario and Team Bowser.
After the victory, it is revealed that the person who stole the mirror was in fact Smithy, a villain who once terrorized the Mushroom Kingdom. He shows off the King's Mirror before fleeing to the skies. All four teams agree to team up to take down Smithy.
===Wario Story===
Wario and Waluigi decide to head out to find the King's Mirror so they can cause all sorts of mayhem with it. They head to Luigi Circuit to get karts. They race against each other to see who is the better racer before heading back home to get some supplies. After the race, they head to N64 Wario Stadum where they find out it has been taken over by piranha plants. They race around the track, removing all piranhas from the stadium. Petey Piranha then appears and fights them in a balloon battle. Afterwards, it is revealed that Petey mistook Wario Stadium for Mario Stadium and Wario invites Petey to their group, promising revenge against Mario. Petey Piranha is unlocked as a playable character.
Petey informs them that his partner, King Boo, invaded Waluigi Colosseum, most likely mistaking it for Luigi Colosseum. The group head there and fight their way through an army of boos in a possessed colosseum before reaching King Boo. Petey informs him of the confusion and King Boo joins the group. King Boo is unlocked as a playable character.
Team Wario have no transport to the Mushroom Archipelago, the place where the King's Mirror is rumored to be. They hear that the Daisy Cruiser is leaving to the island soon. They kidnap Toadette at Toad Port so they can use her for blackmail and then they sneak on and attack Team Mario, fighting them in a balloon battle. However, they end up defeated and Toadette is freed from their clutches.
Team Wario are forced to swim to the Archipelago. They land ashore and begin to face through an altered Buried Bone Ruins to reach the rainforest area. Afterwards, they encounter Team DK. Although they did not have any hostile intentions, Team DK attack them. After a tremendous battle, the battle ends in a draw and the two forces go their seperate ways.
The group of four trouble makers end up on GBA Ribbon Road, wondering if the King's Mirror can be found on this unique track. After some trouble with a local Pianta, they leave the road after no luck.
They then spot Team Bowser heading towards Toad's Factory. They race through an alternate DS Shroom Ridge while making sure that Team Bowser does not spot them. Upon arriving at the factory, Team Wario unleash a sneak attack catching Team Bowser off guard. They then battle it out in a balloon battle. Afterwards, Rosalina arrives to stop the fighting. Team Wario flee the factory.
Team Wario find out the King's Mirror has been found on Isle Delfino. As they are unable to use the Sunshine Airport, they search 3DS Shy Guy Bazaar for a way to search for transport. The bazaar is then attacked by Dry Bowser. Upon defeating him, he joins the group. Dry Bowser is unlocked as a playable character. The townsfolk also reward Team Wario with a cannon that'll shoot them into the sky in the direction of Isle Delfino. 
However, due to Waluigi tinkering with the cannon, they are launched completely off course and land on GBA Rainbow Road. They race through an alternate version of it where they find an airship operated by some goombas. They kick them off and fly it down towards Delfino Plaza. The four teams all arrive at the same time and it becomes a massive battle. They battle through Delfino Plaza in a Balloon Battle against Team Mario, Team DK and Team Bowser.
After the victory, it is revealed that the person who stole the mirror was in fact Smithy, a villain who once terrorized the Mushroom Kingdom. He shows off the King's Mirror before fleeing to the skies. All four teams agree to team up to take down Smithy.
===Bowser Story===
Bowser decides the King's Mirror is the perfect tool to conquer the world. He heads to Bowser's Castle where he plans to get an amazing kart where he can dominate the competition and secure the mirror. His son, Bowser Jr, appears and races against him. Upon winning, Bowser Jr joins the group. Bowser Jr is unlocked as a playable character. 
The duo take an airship to the Mushroom Archipelago, a series of islands where it is believed the mirror rests. They land at Wii U Electrodrome, where the father and son decide to wreck lots of havoc and take over the drome for themselves. Several toads then challenge them to a race, suggesting that if they lose they leave. After easily defeating the toads, Bowser takes over the Electrodrome and sends reinforcements to take over the entire archipelago.
Team Bowser heads outside to cause some trouble and they encounter Team DK. With the element of surprise on their side, they easily defeated the team and seperate them. Happy with his victory, Bowser heads to 3DS Neo Bowser City where he plans to upgrade his kart even more to make it even more evil and powerful. A Koopa Troopa is the one who races him to test the kart and afterwards, the Koopa Troopa joins the group.
At Mystery Manor, Team Bowser encounters Team Mario and successfully ambushes them, kidnapping both Princess Peach and Princess Daisy in the process. They fight in a balloon battle against them and end up victorious. Team Bowser flee through an altered Subcon Showdown to get away from Team Mario. When all seems good for them, Team DK reappears and catches them off guard, causing one of the princesses to be rescued. Team Bowser manage to flee in the end.
Team Bowser return to their old base, GCN Bowser's Castle to get more supplies. They then find out it has been taken over by an army of Dry Bones due to the castle not being used in a while. Suddenly, Kamek appears and volunteers to help them out. Kamek joins the group. Kamek is unlocked as a playable character.
Team Bowser race through an altered GCN Bowser's Castle, eliminating the army of Dry Bones. They eventually encounter the leader and Bowser invites him to join their group. Dry Bones is unlocked as a playable character. 
Team Bowser head to Toad's Factory, where they end up getting sneak attacked by Team Wario. The two groups end up battling it out in a balloon battle, but the battle ends with the help of Rosalina who is summoned by Team Mario. Team Bowser flee the factory and head back to Bowser's Castle.
Team Bowser find out the King's Mirror has been found on Isle Delfino. Bowser decides to take an airship to the island, but the airship ends up soaring into a thunderous storm and it is forced to stop for repairs. Team Bowser are knocked off the ship and they race on an altered Wii U Cloudtop Cruise to get back to the airship. The airship is repaired and they head to Isle Delfino.
They land the ship near Delfino Plaza and enter the town. The four teams all arrive at the same time and it becomes a massive battle. They battle through Delfino Plaza in a Balloon Battle against Team Mario, Team DK and Team Wario.
After the victory, it is revealed that the person who stole the mirror was in fact Smithy, a villain who once terrorized the Mushroom Kingdom. He shows off the King's Mirror before fleeing to the skies. All four teams agree to team up to take down Smithy.
===Final Story===
The combined forces of Team Mario, Team DK, Team Wario and Team Bowser head to Rainbow Road for the final battle with Smithy. They race around Rainbow Road battling Smithy's minions. After 3 laps, Smithy himself joins the battle and bob-ombs have to be thrown at him. After enough hits, he'll retreat and the combined teams will follow him again.
They'll arrive at Smithy's Factory, a unique story-mode only course. The four teams will each take take four different routes into the factory, completing different parts of it. At the end of the four races, Smithy will appear once again and try to eliminate everyone with a super weapon. Suddenly, Metal Mario appears and destroys his weapon, joining the team. Metal Mario is unlocked as a playable character.
The final battle against Smithy begins. Item boxes are used to fire all sorts of items against him while the chosen character avoids his own special attacks. After enough hits, Smithy is finally defeated once and for all and the King's Mirror is finally retrieved. It is returnd to the Mario Kart Officials and the story ends. Mirror Mode is unlocked.
== Amiibo ==
Mario Kart: King's Mirror is compatible with the Amiibo system. Compatible Amiibo can have more than one function in the game.
Amiibo 	Function #1 	Function #2
Mario 	Unlocks the Mario costume for the Mii Racer. 	Unlocks the Ice Mario costume for Mario.
Luigi 	Unlocks the Luigi costume for the Mii Racer. 	Unlocks the Ice Luigi costume for Mario.
Peach 	Unlocks the Peach costume for the Mii Racer. 	Unlocks the Ice Peach costume for Peach.
Bowser 	Unlocks the Bowser costume for the Mii Racer. 	N/A
Rosalina 	Unlocks the Rosalina costume for the Mii Racer. 	Unlocks the Ice Rosalina costume for Rosalina.
Yoshi 	Unlocks the Yoshi costume for the Mii Racer. 	N/A
Bowser Jr 	Unlocks the Bowser Jr costume for the Mii Racer. 	N/A
Donkey Kong 	Unlocks the Donkey Kong costume for the Mii Racer. 	N/A
Diddy Kong 	Unlocks the Diddy Kong costume for the Mii Racer. 	N/A
Wario 	Unlocks the Wario costume for the Mii Racer. 	N/A
Link 	Unlocks the Link costume for the Mii Racer. 	N/A
Pikachu 	Unlocks the Pikachu costume for the Mii Racer. 	N/A
Fox 	Unlocks the Fox costume for the Mii Racer. 	N/A
Samus 	Unlocks the Samus costume for the Mii Racer. 	Unlocks Gravity Suit, Dark Suit, Light Suit and Phazon Suit costumes for Samus. (1)
Kirby 	Unlocks the Kirby costume for the Mii Racer. 	N/A
Captain Falcon 	Unlocks the Captain Falcon costume for the Mii Racer. 	N/A
Ness 	Unlocks the Ness costume for the Mii Racer. 	N/A
Dr. Mario 	Unlocks Dr. Mario as an alternate costume for Mario. 	Unlocks Dr. Luigi as an alternate costume for Luigi.
Zelda 	Unlocks Dr. Mario as an alternate costume for Mario. 	N/A
Marth 	Unlocks the Marth costume for the Mii Racer. 	N/A
Pit 	Unlocks the Pit costume for the Mii Racer. 	N/A
Villager 	Unlocks the Villager costume for the Mii Racer. 	N/A
Wii Fit Trainer	Unlocks the Wii Fit Trainer costume for the Mii Racer.	N/A
Shulk 	Unlocks the Shulk costume for the Mii Racer. 	Unlocks Reyn, Fiora, Sharla, Dunban, Melia and Riki themed costumes for Shulk (2)
R.O.B (3) 	Unlocks R.O.B as a playable character. 	N/A
Pac-Man (3) 	Unlocks Pac-Man as a playable character. 	N/A
Notes:
#This function of the Samus Amiibo will become active only if the user has Content Pack #1. The game will recognise if the user already has the Samus costume for the Mii Racer and activate the second function automatically upon downloading Content Pack #1.
#This function of the Shulk Amiibo will become active only if the user has Content Pack #2. The game will recognise if the user already has the Shulk costume for the Mii Racer and activate the second function automatically upon downloading Content Pack #2.
#R.O.B and Pac-Man are unlockable through the Amiibo System, but they can also be bought at the shop for 5000 coins if they are featured that day. The feature of their Amiibo as well as their accessibility in the shop is added in a patch that releases alongside Content Pack #2.
==New Features==
===Shop===
Mario Kart: King's Mirror has an ingame shop where items can be bought with coins. Six items are displayed in the shop at one time, with the stock switching every day. The Shop has exclusive items. For example, 50% of vehicle parts can only be found in the shop. In addition, each racer has a unique costume that can only be bought in the shop.
Here is a list of available items that can be found in the shop.
#A random vehicle part. Costs 100-3000 coins.
#An alternate costume for a character. Costs 500-2000 coins.
#A random racer that has yet to be unlocked. Costs 250-1500 coins.
===Achievements===
Mario Kart: King's Mirror is the first Mario Kart title to have in-game achievements. Each achievement grants a reward, whether it be some coins or an alternate costume. There are 50 achievements in game.
=== Track Designer ===
Mario Kart: King's Mirror is the first Mario Kart title to have a Track Designer. Three extra parts are available for the Track Designer and are gained for every 10 achievements the player has. Creating a course is simple.
#Choose a theme for the course. Grasslands, Cavern, Desert, Forest, Mountain and Castle are available at the start. Snow, Ocean, Sky, Swamp, Factory, Ship, Town, Space and Rainbow are unlockable, with three themes in each part. Themes can be mixed with another similar theme. For example, Grasslands can be mixed with Town and Space can be mixed with Rainbow.
#Draw the layout out of the course with the touch screen. A general layout of the track will be created.
#Begin customizing the track by adding features such as hills, mountains, bridges and all sorts of decoration that fit the theme.
#Add the starting line as well as item boxes in addition to any other features such as enemies.
#Test your track until you are happy with it.
Custom Tracks can only be selected in VS Race and Time Trials. Mirror Mode is also available for custom tracks. They can only be played online with a friend and they must download the track first which is an option available when online. Custom Tracks can be shared on Miiverse.
== DLC ==
=== Pre-Order Bonuses ===
Mario Kart: King's Mirror is the first Mario Kart game to include in-game pre-order bonuses. Pre-ordering from certain retailers will unlock a special costume for a racer.
Character	Costume 	Retailer
Mario 	Fire Mario	Nintendo
Luigi 	Fire Luigi	GameStop
Peach 	Fire Peach	BestBuy
Toad 	Fire Toad 	Amazon
=== Costumes Pack  ===
The Costumes Pack is a small pack containing thirteen costumes for some drivers in Mario Kart: King's Mirror. The Costumes Pack is $1.99 and contains the four pre-order bonus costumes as well as six new racer costumes and three new mii costumes. Racers with one of the pre-order bonus costumes prior to the pack's release will be able to download the pack for free. The Costumes Pack releases one month after the game's release.
The pack contains the following costumes.
Character 	Costume
Mario 	Fire Mario
Luigi 	Fire Luigi
Peach 	Fire Peach
Toad 	Fire Toad
Rosalina 	Fire Rosalina
Bowser 	Cat Bowser
Bowser Junior	Masked Junior
Koopa Troopa 	Red Paratroopa
Hammer Bro 	Boomerang Bro
Metal Mario 	Molten Mario
Mii 	Brawler Outfit
Mii 	Samurai Outfit
Mii 	Tech Outfit
=== Content Pack #1 - Metroid + Mario Kart ===
Content Pack #1 is a large pack containing 6 new racers, 8 new courses, 6 new racer costumes, 2 new Mii costumes and 10 new missions. The pack is $8.99.
New Characters:
Character 	Weight Class
Samus 	Heavy
Ashley 	Medium
Dixie Kong	Light
Geno 	Cruiser
Mallow 	Feather
Smithy 	Heavy
Courses:
Metroid Cup 	Egg Cup
Crateria 	DS Yoshi Falls
Forest Maze 	GBA Cheese Land
Smithy's Fortress	3DS Wario Shipyard
Norfair 	Wii Mushroom Gorge
Costumes:
Character	Costume
Yoshi 	8 colours of Yoshi.
Shy Guy 	8 colours of Shy Guy.
Mario 	Tanooki Mario
Peach 	Cat Peach
Rosalina 	Cosmic Rosalina
King Boo 	Dark Moon
Mii 	Suit Outfit
Mii 	Dress Outfit
=== Content Pack #2 - Xenoblade + Mario Kart ===
Content Pack #2 is a large pack containing 4 new racers, 8 new courses, 8 new racer costumes, 3 new Mii costumes and 10 new missions. The pack is $8.99.
New Characters:
Character	Weight Class
Shulk 	Cruiser
Riki 	Light
Mouser 	Medium
Wart 	Heavy
Courses:
Monado Cup 	Tanooki Cup
Gaur Plain 	N64 Luigi Raceway
Freezing Fields	3DS Piranha Plant Slide
Wart's Palace 	Wii U Twisted Mansion
Mechonis Field 	GCN DK Mountain
Costumes:
Character	Costume
Mario 	Shadow Mario
Mario 	Mario with Fludd
Luigi 	Luigi with Polterguist 3000
Wario 	WarioWare Outfit
Toad 	Captain Toad
Toadette 	Captain Toadette
Bowser 	Dark Bowser
Birdo 	Fire Birdo
Mii 	Warrior Outfit
Mii 	Ranger Outfit
Mii 	Healer Outfit
== DLC Story ==
Shortly after the release of Content Pack #2, five new stories will be added to the story mode. The DLC Story is available for free to users with both Content Pack #1 and Content Pack #2. The Final Story must be completed before the DLC Story will appear. The DLC Story contains the Light Story, the Dark Story, the Dimension Story and the Revenge Story. Completing all four will open up the Grand Finale Story.
=== Main Plot ===
Several months after the King's Mirror return to the Mario Kart Officials, peace returns to the Mushroom Kingdom. The four teams continue to get along, with Team Mario and Team DK forming a much closer friendship, with the same happening to Team Wario and Team Bowser. Smithy, the villain who stole the King's Mirror in the first place, returns after recuperating. He steals the mirror once more, but reveals that he has unlocked the full power of the mirror. Using the King's Mirror, he opens gateways to new worlds all across the kingdom and then he gets away. The Mirror brings new allies to the Mushroom Kingdom, but it also brings new foes.
=== Light Story ===
Team Mario and Team DK decided to combine forces to combat the return of Smithy. This new team consists of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Toad, Toadette, Yoshi, E.Gadd, Birdo, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Rosalina, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Shy Guy, Hammer Bro and Funky Kong. The group head to N64 Luigi Raceway to get new karts. One of the racers is chosen to race against eleven other random racers in the group to get everyone heated up.
Afterwards, the group head back to the Mushroom Archipelago in hunt of Smithy.
To be finished.
=== Dark Story ===
Team Wario and Team Bowser decided to combine forces to combat the return of Smithy and steal the mirror for their own uses. This new teams consists of Bowser, Bowser Jr, Koopa Troopa, Kamek, Dry Bones, Wario, Waluigi, Petey Piranha, King Boo and Dry Bowser. The group head to 3DS Wario Shipyard to get a ship to the Mushroom Archipelago, due to all of Bowser's airships being damaged in the previous hunt for the King's Mirror. However, upon arriving there, they find out it has been taken over by Smithy's minions. After defeating the commander at the shipyard, the group get a ship.
To be finished.
=== Dimension Story ===
To be added.
=== Revenge Story ===
To be added.
=== Grand Finale Story ===
To be added.
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