Mario Kart: Accelerate!

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Mario Kart: Accelerate is a racing game released on the Nintendo Switch worldwide on August 27, 2022. It is the latest entry in the long running Mario Kart series of games, and was released to commemerate the 30th anniversary of the original's release on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was developed jointly between Nintendo EPD and Thuldor Inc.
The game sees the return of past mechanics, including anti-gravity driving, paragliding, underwater driving, coin collecting, and more. Additionally, this entry in the franchise introduces Accelerators, long strips similar to Boost Pads from previous games which provide an exponentially increasing speed boost as the player drives atop one. Should the player go fast enough, they will develop a shimmering "acceleration wake" that will let them ram and blast through opponents in front of them. 
The game features a wide variety of different game modes. For instance, Double Dash Derby reintroduces the style of gameplay originating from Mario Kart: Double Dash on the Nintendo Gamecube. 
Apart from Double Dash Derby, Mario Kart: Accelerate also features a robust Battle Mode, Mirror Mode, Time Trials Mode, and Adventure Mode, including Boss Battles.
==Playable Characters==
The game features a plethora of playable characters, some of which need to be unlocked through play. Each character falls into one of three weight classes: Light, Medium, and Heavy.
Additionally, each character is associated with one other character in a pair for the purposes of the returning Double Dash game mode. Character pairs will be listed in a table beneath the weight roster. The characters available in Mario Kart: Accelerate are as follows:
===Starting Characters===
Light
Medium
Heavy
===Unlockable Characters===
Light
Medium
Heavy
===Character Pairings===
Teams	Characters	Emblems
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
==Tracks==
The game also features a number of tracks, both new and returning. Players are able to race through six Nitro Cups, which are comprised of entirely new race tracks, as well as six Retro Cups, which update past Mario Kart tracks with modern visuals. The cups and tracks are as follows:
==Gallery==
MarioKartAccelerateLogo.png|The logo for Mario Kart Accelerate
BirdoIconMKA.png|Birdo's Character Icon
Birdo Emblem.png|Birdo's Emblem
DiddyKongIconMKA.png|Diddy Kong's Character Icon
Diddy Emblem.png|Diddy Kong's Emblem
PaulineIconMKA.png|Pauline's Character Icon
Pauline Emblem.png|Pauline's Emblem
BoomBoomIconMKA.png|Boom Boom's Character Icon
Boom Boom Emblem MKA.png|Boom Boom's Emblem
PomPomIconMKA.png|Pom Pom's Character Icon
Pom Pom Emblem.png|Pom Pom's Emblem
ToadsworthIconMKA.png|Toadsworth's Character Icon
Toadsworth Emblem.png|Toadsworth's Emblem
EGaddIconMKA.png|Prof. E. Gadd's Character Icon
E Gadd Emblem.png|Prof. E. Gadd's Emblem
TopperIconMKA.png|Topper's Character Icon
Topper Emblem.png|Topper's Emblem
HarrietIconMKA.png|Harriet's Character Icon
Harriet Emblem.png|Harriet's Emblem
RangoIconMKA.png|Rango's Character Icon
Rango Emblem.png|Rango's Emblem
SpewertIconMKA.png|Spewert's Character Icon
Spewert Emblem.png|Spewert's Emblem
KamekIconMKA.png|Kamek's Character Emblem
HammerBroIconMKA.png|Hammer Bro's Character Icon
Hammer Bro Emblem.png|Hammer Bro's Emblem
CharginChuckIconMKA.png|Chargin' Chuck's Character Icon
Chargin Chuck Emblem.png|Chargin' Chuck's Emblem
BabyPaulineIconMKA.png|Baby Pauline's Character Icon
Baby Pauline Emblem.png|Baby Pauline's Emblem
SprixiePrincessIconMka.png|Sprixie Princess's Character Icon
Sprixie Emblem.png|Sprixie Princess's Emblem
NabbitIconMKA.png|Nabbit's Character Icon
Nabbit Emblem.png|Nabbit's Emblem
PeteyIconMKA.png|Petey Piranha's Character Icon
Petey Piranha Emblem.png|Petey Piranha's Emblem
KingBobombIconMKA.png|King Bob-omb's Character Icon
King Bob-omb Emblem.png|King Bob-omb's Emblem
FunkyKongIconMKA.png|Funky Kong's Character Icon
Funky Kong Emblem.png|Funky Kong's Emblem
KRoolIconMKA.png|King K. Rool's Character Icon