Mario Kart Nitro

Mario Kart Nitro is an upcoming kart-racing game for the Nintendo Switch, being the 9th mainline entry in the Mario Kart series. Is the second mainline entry on the Nintendo Switch, with the first being Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It is set to be released some time after the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass finishes.
The main new gimmick of this game is the Nitro Blast. The Nitro Blast can be activted when the Nitro Blast meter is full. The meter can be filled up by doing various things such as preforming purple mini boosts or hitting other racers with items. When used, your racer and kart go on fire and will go extremely fast, causing anyone you hit to be spun out, as if they were hit by a fire ball. Bikes, ATVs, Underwater driving, Gliding and Anti-gravity also return from previous entries
== Game Modes ==
===Grand Prix===
Like in previous installments, players race against computer controlled opponents, win on each track, and get that cup's throphy. Players can choose one of three standart engine classes: 50cc, 100cc and 150cc. The higher the engine class, the harder and faster the computer racers will drive. Getting first on all 10 cups on all standart engine classes, will unlock Mirror, which is the same as 150cc, except all tracks are mirrored. Getting first on all mirror cups will unlock 200cc.
===Mission===
Objective 	Time Limit	Track 	Character
Level 1 	Level 1 	Level 1 	Level 1
Pass through the numbered gates in order.	01:00 	Block Pathways 	Baby Mario
Preform 10 mini-turbos in one lap. 	01:00 	Mario Circuit 	Metal Mario
Drive through the pyramid backwards. 	00:45 	Ancient Sand Land	Dry Bones
Destroy three Thwomps using Stars. 	00:35 	U Thwomp Ruins 	Spike
Collect 20 Coins in one lap. 	00:50 	Toad Village 	Toadette
Knock down 5 Goombas using Green Shells. 	00:45 	DS Mario Circuit 	Luigi
Complete a lap before Daisy. 	None 	3DS Daisy Hills 	Baby Daisy
Preform 10 mini-turbos in one lap 	01:10 	Nabbit's Hideout 	Nabbit
Defeat Madame Broode 	03:00 	Castle Gardens 	Mario
===Battle===
Like in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, players can choose to play individualy or in teams, with the only exception being Renegade Roundup, which can only be played in teams. There are twelve battle arenas (six nitro and six retro) to be selected from.
====Balloon Battle====
Every racer starts off with five balloons. Every time a racers balloon is popped, they lose a point, but if a racer pops another racers balloon, they get a point. If all of your balloons get popped, you lose half your points and only have three balloons.
====Coin Runners====
Players must compete against each other to collect the most coins. If a racer gets hit by an item or an obstacle, they will lose half of their coins.
====Shine Theif====
A Shine Sprite is placed in the centre of the battle arena and to win, a racer must hold on to the Shine Sprite for twenty seconds. (thirty seconds in team game)
====Renegade Roundup====
Players are split in to two teams: the authorithy, who must catch the renegades, and the renegades, who must avoid the authority. If all of the renegades aren't caught within the time limit, the renegades win. (teams only)
====Bob-omb Blast====
Players must collect the most points by only using Bob-ombs. If you hit anothet racer with a Bob-omb, you get a point, but if you get hit by someone elses Bob-omb, you lose a point.
==== Rotten Runaway====
Six Rotten Mushrooms are found on the battle arena and chase down other racers. If a racer hits a Rotten Mushroom, they will be slowed down for five seconds, then they will be eliminated. Rotten Mushrooms can be destroyed by using a Star, Piranha Plant or Mega Mushroom, but will respawn.
==Characters==
===Default===
Weight 	Characters
Feather	
Light 	
Medium 	
Cruiser	
Heavy 	
===Unlockable===
Weight 	Characters
Feather	
Light 	
Medium 	
Cruiser	
Heavy 	
Varies 	
===Downloadable===
The game contains two downloadable content packs, both containing four characters, increasing the roster size to 56, the most in any mainline Mario Kart game.
Downloadable Characters 	Downloadable Characters
Pack 	Characters
Kirby x Mario Kart Nitro 	
Pokémon x Mario Kart Nitro	
===Character Skins===
Character	Skins
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
===Character Embems===
Character Emblems
===Skin Emblems===
Skin Emblems
===Frame Size===
Small 	
Medium	
Large 	
==Tracks==
Excuding the DLC tracks, Mario Kart Nitro features a total of 40 tracks, with 10 cups (5 nitro and 5 retro) each cup containing 4 tracks. An additional 16 more tracks were added via DLC, bring the total course count up to 56.
===Nitro Tracks ===
Mushroom Cup 	Flower Cup 	Egg Cup	Star Cup 	Special Cup
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
Wiggler Hillside	Retro Hills	 	Freezie Mountain	
 	 	 	 	
===Retro Tracks===
Shell Cup	Banana Cup	Leaf Cup	Bell Cup	Lightning Cup
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
===DLC Tracks===
Kirby x Mario Kart Nitro	Kirby x Mario Kart Nitro	Pokémon x Mario Kart Nitro	Pokémon x Mario Kart Nitro
Warp Star Cup 	Cherry Cup 	Shine Cup 	Pokéball Cup
DS Delfino Square 	3DS Wuhu Loop 	GBA Luigi Circuit 	N64 DK's Jungle Parkway
U Dolphin Shoals 	GCN Dino Dino Jungle 	DS Airship Fortress 	GCN Rainbow Road
Sarasa Kingdom 	Ice Cream Escapade 	Luigi's Casino 	Cheep Cheep Reef
Dream Land Circuit 	Cosmic Highway 	Hazy Maze Cave 	Saffron City
=== Battle Courses===
Nitro Courses	Retro Courses
 	N64 Double Deck
 	GBA Battle Course 2
 	GCN Tilt-a-Kart
 	DS Tart Top
 	Wii Funky Staduim
 	3DS Sherbet Rink
==Items==
===Found on track===
Items 	Descriprion
Item Box 	Gives the racer a random item, based on the racers distance from first.
Double Item Box	Same as the item box, exept you get two items.
Coin 	Gives you a slight speed boost when collected.
===Found in Item Boxes===
Item 	Description
Mushroom 	Gives you a speed boost, allowing you to drive on off-road.
Triple Mushroom 	Three mushrooms circle around the racer which can be used one-by-one.
Green Shell 	A green shell gets launched in a straight line until it hits a racer.
Triple Green Shell 	Three green shells circle around the racer which can be used one-by-one, or as protection.
Red Shell 	A red shell homes in on the racer in front of the user.
Triple Red Shell 	Three red shells circle around the racer which can be used one-by-one, or as protection.
Banana 	Can be thrown on the track and spins out anyone who drives into it.
Banana Bunch 	Five bananas circle around the racer which can be used one-by-one, or as protection.
Star 	Makes the user invincible from any item and gives you a speed boost
Golden Mushroom 	Temporarily gives the racer unlimited speed boosts.
Lightning 	Shrinks all the other racers on the track, making them slower.
Bob-omb 	When thrown, it will walk around for three seconds, then it explodes.
Spiny Shell 	The Spiny Shell homes in on the player in first place, exploding on impact with the racer.
Super Horn 	Allows you to destroy incoming items headed for you.
Piranha Plant 	A piranha plant attatches on to the front or your kart, which eats items and other racers
Fire Flower 	Allows the user to throw an unlimited amount of fireballs for a short period of time.
Fake Item Box 	Acts like a banana, except it looks like an item box with the ? being flipped.
Mega Mushroom 	Makes the user giant, making them invincible for a few seconds.
Ice FlowerNEW ITEM 	Allows the user to throw an unlimited amount of iceballs for a short period of time.
Double CherryNEW ITEM 	Creates a copy of your racer, which causes items to go after them, instead of you.
ShermNEW ITEM 	Temporariarly turns your kart into a Sherm, allowing you to shoot other racers.
Rock MushroomNEW ITEM 	Encases your racer in a giant rock, allowing you to move much faster.
FeatherBATTLE MODE ONLY 	Allows your kart to do a small jump. It can also be used to steal a balloon.
1-Up MushroomROTTEN RUNAWAY ONLY	Temporarialy makes you invunerable to all Rotten Mushrooms.
===Special Items===
Item 	Description 	Character
Fireball 	Five fireball, larger than the ones from fire flowers, are thrown in a straight line. 	Mario, Baby Mario, Dry Bowser
Poltergust 	Sucks up any racers and items when you get close. 	Luigi, Baby Luigi, E. Gadd
Heart 	Two hearts circle around the racers kart, allowing you to collect any items that hit you. 	Peach, Baby Peach, Pauline
Smiley Flower	A smiley flower attaches on to the back of your kart, causing any item that hits you to be launched back. Works up to three times.	Daisy, Baby Daisy, Wiggler
Launch Star 	Launches your kart in the air, automatically activating your glider. 	Rosalina, Luma, Lubba
Egg 	An egg homes in on the racer in front of the user, then launches three random items out. 	Yoshi, Birdo, Plessie
==Downloadable Content==
Like Mario Kart 8, this game received an update to include an in-game shop feature through which players can purchase and / or pre-order downloadable content packs. It is also possible to buy them in the Nintendo eShop like normal. So far, Nintendo has released two add-on packs. Both packs include four additional characters, four vehicles and eight courses in two cups.
===Kirby x Mario Kart Nitro===
The first pack is called Kirby x Mario Kart Nitro and was revealed in mid-2024 and released on October 3rd, 2024. Characters included in this pack are Chain Chomp, Pom Pom, Captain Toad and Kirby from the Kirby series. Vehicles included in this pack are the returning Turbo Yoshi and the Flame Runner, and the new Warp Star and the Monty Racer. The Turbo Yoshi, however, is slightly modified to be an ATV rather than a regular kart. The cups included in this pack are the Warp Star Cup and the Cherry Cup. Both cups contain nitro and retro tracks, with the first two tracks being retro tracks and the last two tracks being nitro tracks.
===Pokémon x Mario Kart Nitro===
The second pack is called Pokémon x Mario Kart Nitro and was revealed in mid-2024 and released on December 10th, 2024. Characters included in this pack are Chargin' Chuck, Professor E. Gadd, Geno and Pikachu from the Pokémon series. Vehicles included in this pack are the returning Sprinter and the Cact-X, and the new Porygon Bike and the Candy Kart. The cups included in this pack are the Shine Cup and the Pokéball Cup. Both cups contain nitro and retro tracks, with the first two tracks being retro tracks and the last two tracks being nitro tracks.
==Soundtrack ==
Main article: Mario Kart Nitro/Soundtrack
==Unused Content== 
*Unused emblems hidden in the games files imply that Dixie Kong, Paratroopa and a Penguin were at one point playable characters, but were scrapped for unknown reasons
*3D models of several airplanes are found in the game, possibly meaning U Sunshine Airport was at one point a retro track