Mario Kart Ultimate

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Mario Kart Ultimate is a game for the Nintendo Switch and the ninth installment of the Mario Kart series. This game features all characters and stages from the previous Mario Kart game, plus some new characters. The game releases in 2019 and is developed by Eternal Games. 
== Gameplay ==
The game retains the elements from the previous Mario Kart games. Players pick a character of a variety of weight classes and drive vehicles of varying stats, strengths, and weaknesses around an obstacle course-like racetrack, in an attempt to finish first of the twelve racers (If there are less than 12 racers unlocked, the remaining will be different coloured Toads), the number of racers used in Mario Kart Wii. During the race, racers can pick up items from Item Boxes, where the probability of receiving items is dependent on the racers' distance from the frontrunner; for example, first place typically receives defense items such as Bananas and Green Shells, while racers at intermediate distance from the lead receive more powerful offense items such as Triple Red Shells and Fire Flowers and racers far from the lead receive items that lead to an increase in speed or the possibility of going off-road without losing speed, such as the Super Star or Bullet Bill, to help compensate their distance. Players receive an amount of points depending on the position they end up with. Whichever player has the most amount of points wins the entire race.
== Gamemodes ==
=== Grand Prix ===
Grand Prix works similar to past installments. Like past games the 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc engine classes are available by default, and completing 150cc unlocks Mirror; Just like in Mario Kart 8, a 200cc engine class has been added which is unlocked after completing all Mirror cups. Players choose a cup, which takes them through four consecutive races of set order in that cup. Only the Mushroom and Flower cups from one game are available at the start of the game, with the others being unlocked after completing the cup before, and are available in every engine class after being unlocked. Players now have the option to do a multiplayer Grand Prix up to four players, unlike in most previous home console Mario Kart games, where only up to two players can race in Grand Prix. There are a total of 35 cups in the game. 
== Characters ==
This game features a total of 53 characters in the game, 8 of which are unlocked from the start. 
* (S [character]) indicates that this character is in the same slot with the character mentioned. 
=== Starting Drivers ===
==== Super Mario Kart ====
 	 	 	
Mario
(S Metal, Gold & Taniku Mario))	Luigi 	Peach
(S Pink Gold Peach, CatPeach)	Yoshi
 	 	 	
Bowser	Donkey Kong Jr.	Koopa Troopa	Toad
=== Unlockable Drivers ===
=== 64 ===
 	
Donkey Kong	Wario
=== Double Dash ===
 	 	
Daisy 	Birdo 	Baby Mario
 	 	
Baby Luigi 	Paratroopa 
(S Koopa Troopa)	Diddy Kong
 	 	
Bowser Jr. 	Waluigi 	Toadette
 	 	
Petey Piranha	King Boo	
=== DS ===
 	
Dry Bones	R.O.B
=== Wii ===
 	 	
Baby Peach	Baby Daisy	Rosalina
 	 	
Funky Kong	Dry Bowser	
Mii
=== 7 ===
 	 	
Metal Mario
(S Mario , Gold & Tanuki Mario)	Shy Guy	Honey Queen
 	 	
Wiggler	Lakitu 	
=== Mario Kart 8 & Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ===
 	 	
Baby Rosalina	Pink Gold Peach
(S Peach & Cat Peach)	Iggy
 	 	
Lemmy 	Larry 	Wendy
 	 	
Ludwig 	Morton	Roy
 	 	
Tanuki Mario 
(S Mario, Metal & Gold Mario)	Cat Peach 
(S Peach & Pink Gold Peach)	Link
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
=== Newcomers ===
Category:Eternal Games
Category:Nintendo Switch Games
Category:Mario Kart (series)