Mario Kart Omega

Mario Kart Omega
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch
Genre(s)	Racing
Release Date(s)	2018
Mode(s)	Single Player Local Multiplayer Online Multiplayer
Age Rating(s)	ESRB: E PEGI: 3 CERO: A

Mario Kart Omega is an upcoming Mario Kart game for the Nintendo Switch. It is the ninth installment in the series, to be released in 2018. As with other Mario Kart series games, the game introduces major new elements to the series, being a Special Skill that can be used, a new Adventure Mode, and Mii customisation.

Gameplay

A new feature in the game is that the drivers can ‘charge’ a type of Special Skill. If they are hit by items, a meter fills on the screen and once it is full, they can use their Special Skill. The type of attack depends on the driver's weight class. Also, the attack can only be used once a player drives through an item box and receives it. The Special Skill will have more effect if the player is farther behind in the race.

Another feature is that players may customise their Miis, as in various recent Mario sports titles. Players may unlock and buy different outfits for their Miis, and design their Mii's emblem as it appears on their kart, as was previously possible in Mario Kart DS.

Modes

Grand Prix

Like in all games in the Mario Kart series, the game includes a Grand Prix mode, where the player competes against 11 CPUs in 4 races to obtain a trophy. Players may choose from 50cc, 100cc, 150cc, and the unlockable 50cc mirror, 100cc mirror, 150cc mirror, and 200cc. Besides the speed, the player can not choose any settings in this mode.

Adventure Mode

Not all characters are available in this mode, as villainous characters are set as bosses instead of playable characters. In many missions, the player will get a set character and / or kart that they are required to use in the mission. There are certain missions that the player needs to complete. Completing a mission will give the player a rank, based on how well the mission was done. Getting rankings that are good enough will unlock the next group of missions. At the end of every mission batch, there will be some type of boss battle. Boss battles are typically against other playable characters in the game, such as Bowser, Dry Bowser and Petey Piranha, regardless of if they have been unlocked or not. The mode is similar to the Mission Mode from Mario Kart DS, albeit it follows a story.

Versus

In this mode, players are free to set certain items, change the difficulty, enable team races where a team collectively attempts to get the largest amount of points, and they may as well choose the cc class. A new option is to turn off the track's gimmicks.

Balloon Battle

The drivers start the battle with 3 balloons, and will have to attempt to pop other drivers' balloons by using items to attack them. Popping someone else's balloon will grant a point, while losing all 3 balloons will remove a point. Players can enable teams.

Coin Runners

In this mode, Coins are scattered over the stage. Drivers are required to pick up as many coins as possible, and try to attack each other with items to obtain more coins; as coins will not respawn, the only way to obtain more is to take them from other drivers. Players can enable teams.

Time Trials

The player can choose a character and a course to try to get the lowest time. There are no other drivers, items or coins in this mode, and a number of hazards have been removed or enhanced. The player may also choose to race against Staff Ghosts or Expert Ghosts, which are preset Time Trial data in the game.

All-Cup Tour

A mode returning from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the player plays through every nitro and retro course in the game using the same character and kart. However, the player is now able to quit during the mode and continue later where they left of, a feature that was implemented due to the largely increased amount of tracks since then.

Shop

The player may buy outfits and headgear for their Mii to wear during the game. The player can buy these by using coins that were collected during Grand Prix, VS, or Coin Battles. The player can also scan amiibo in this menu, to unlock additional content.

Collectibles

The player may win certain collectibles by doing specific things in the game. The player may also win these at random by winning a cup in Grand Prix, and will also win one at random for every 100 coins that are collected.

Characters

There is currently a total of 56 playable characters available in the game, 63 if counting the alternate costumes.

Starting Drivers

Weight Class	Characters
Feather
Light
Medium
Cruiser
Heavy

Unlockable Drivers

Weight Class	Characters
Feather
Light
Medium
Cruiser
Heavy
Other

Alternate Costume Characters

Character	Costumes

Unlock Criteria
	Beat 15 Staff Ghosts
	Win the 50cc Flower Cup
	Beat 5 Expert Ghosts
	Hit other drivers with a Green Shell 20 times
	Win the 50cc Bell Cup
	Fly into a Green Paratroopa in Para-Beetle Sky
	Win the 100cc Egg Cup
	Win 10 Balloon Battles
	Win the 150cc Mirror Star Cup
	Beat 20 Expert Ghosts
	Hit other drivers with the Boomerang Flower 20 times
	Use a Mushroom to steal Coins / a balloon in the Battle Modes
	Win 10 Coin Runners
	Win the 150cc Bell Cup
	Gather a total of 1000 Coins
	Beat all Staff Ghosts
	Win the 100cc Leaf Cup
	Defeat him in Adventure Mode
	Defeat her in Adventure Mode
	Win the 150cc Special Cup
Koopalings	They will be randomly unlocked by clearing any cup if this does not already unlock another character

Driver Statistics

The drivers are sorted into 5 different groups, being Feather, Light, Medium, Cruiser and Heavy. While these groups are named after their weight stat, all groups have set values for all stats, while individual characters may have bonuses to their stats.

• Speed refers to the vehicle's top speed.
• Weight refers to the vehicle's weight. Drivers with higher weight can push away drivers with lower weight.
• Handling is how well the vehicle steers.
• Acceleration is the speed at which the vehicle can get from a stationary position to its top speed.
• Off-Road refers to the speed at which a vehicle can travel in terrains that are not part of the main track, such as grass or sand next to the road.
• Traction is the stability of the vehicle, and how well they can travel on slippery terrain.

Basic Stats Per Group
Class	Speed	Weight	Handling	Acc.	Off-Road	Traction
Feather	-2	-2	+2	+2	+2	-2
Light	-1	-1	+1	+1	+1	-1
Medium	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cruiser	+1	+1	-1	-1	-1	+1
Heavy	+2	+2	-2	-2	-2	+2

Additionally, although not specifically a stat, each driver has a predetermined size of their kart. While this does not influence much, it increases the character's hitbox if they own a larger kart.

Body Size	Characters
Small
Medium
Large

Items

The game features 25 different items that can be obtained from an Item Box, while there are 3 items found on the courses. The game features 5 new items.

Items found on the track
	Gives the driver an item once it is touched. The powerfulness of the item depends on the driver's place.
	Collecting more coins will slightly improve the vehicle's top speed.
	Works like a coin, except it is worth 2 regular coins. It appears only in Coin Runners, as well as on the Golden Plains course.
New items
	Activates automatically once obtained. It provides a minor speed boost for 10 seconds, but if its user bumps into another driver, the Special Crown will be passed onto them instead.
	It can be thrown forward or backward, after which it will stay on the track. Anyone who drives into it will shrink, as if they were hit by a Lightning Bolt.
	Once thrown, it will slide across the track. If it hits a driver, they will be encased in ice for a short amount of time.
	It will place a Brick Block in front of the drivers in front of its user, which acts like a breakable crate.
	Gives its user an ‘extra life’, which will protect them from whatever the next hit is. It has no time limit, and will last until the driver is hit.
Returning items
	It can be placed on the track. If a driver drives into it, they will spin out.
	Three Bananas. They will spin around the kart once activated.
	When used, it will slide across the track, bouncing off walls. If it hits a driver, they will topple over.
	Three Green Shells. They will spin around the kart once activated.
	Once it is thrown, it will target the driver in front of its user. If it hits another item on its path, or if it collides with a wall, it will break.
	Three Red Shells. They will spin around the kart once activated.
	Provides a short speed boost when used.
	Thee Mushrooms. They will spin around the kart once activated.
	Will give unlimited speed boosts for 10 seconds.
	Its user may throw 10 weak fireballs that make other drivers spin out on contact.
	Once it is activated, it will provide its user of a tail that they can spin around their kart, knocking over drivers on contact.
	Will give its user complete invincibility and a minor speed boost for about 7 seconds.
	The player may throw a boomerang three times, which will spin out drivers on contact. The player may throw only one boomerang per time, and must wait until it returns to throw another.
	Explodes shortly after being thrown or dropped, knocking over karts in its blast radius.
	Will shrink all other drivers in the race. They will grow back to normal size in order from last place to first place.
	Will target the driver in first place, knocking over other karts in its path. Will explode once it reaches its target, knocking over karts in its blast radius.
	Will spin out all drivers on the ground, but has no effect on drivers in the air.
	Its user transforms into a speeding Bullet Bill, which will steer automatically and is invincible to all items.

Courses

Nitro Cups

Mario Circuit	Mushroom Fields	Shellcreeper Sewers	Royal Gardens
Luigi Circuit	Cinnamon Mountain	Para-Beetle Sky	Golden Plains
Layer-Cake Desert	Birdo's Boutique	Dinosaur Plains	Wiggler's Tree House
Pipe Yards	Urchin Reefs	Galaxy Ride	Bowser's Castle
Giant Land	Sarasaland Tour	Bowser's Theme Park	Rainbow Road

Retro Cups

Shroom Ridge Mario Kart DS	DK's Snowboard Cross Mario Kart Wii	Thwomp Ruins Mario Kart 8	Shy Guy Bazaar Mario Kart 7
Ghost Valley 1 Super Mario Kart	Daisy Circuit Mario Kart Wii	Wild Woods Mario Kart 8	Yoshi Desert Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mushroom City Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Wario Stadium Mario Kart 64	Mario Circuit Mario Kart DS	Sunset Wilds Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Wario Colosseum Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Rosalina's Ice World Mario Kart 7	Vanilla Lake 2 Super Mario Kart	Cloudtop Cruise Mario Kart 8
Moonview Highway Mario Kart Wii	Wario's Galleon Mario Kart 7	Bowser's Castle Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Rainbow Road Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Battle Courses

Seaside Cliffs	Shy Guy's Card Maze	Peach's Palace	Battle Course 2 Super Mario Kart	Big Donut Mario Kart 64
Battle Course 4 Mario Kart: Super Circuit	Luigi's Mansion Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Tart Top Mario Kart DS	Thwomp Desert Mario Kart Wii	Honeybee House Mario Kart 7

Ghost Data

• Staff Ghosts
• Expert Ghosts

Track	Staff Name	Country	Time	Character
Mario Circuit	Nin★Hayden	USA	1:48.257	Mario
Mushroom Fields	Nin★Rick	Netherlands	2:24.211	Toadette
Shellcreeper Sewers	Nin★Brock	Sweden	2:29.693	Koopa Troopa
Royal Gardens	Nin★Taylor	Ireland	2:17.044	Peach
Luigi Circuit	Nin★Dré	UK	1:59.358	Luigi
Cinnamon Mountain	Nin★Marina	USA	2:45.294	Yellow Toad
Para-Beetle Sky	Nin★Nick	USA	2:35.736	Paratroopa
Golden Plains	Nin★Marco	Italy	2:18.380	Larry
Layer-Cake Desert	Nin★Liam	Germany	2:41.730	Nabbit
Birdo's Boutique	Nin★Eva	UK	2:15.474	Birdo
Dinosaur Plains	Nin★Arend	Netherlands	2:31.174	Yoshi
Wiggler's Treehouse	Nin★Amy	USA	2:18.729	Wiggler
Pipe Yards	Nin★Eve	Portugal	2:42.957	Sprixie Princess
Urchin Reefs	Nin★Robin	New Zealand	2:25.932	Blooper
Galaxy Ride	Nin★Yuki	Japan	2:04.184	Whittle
Bowser's Castle	Nin★Jasper	USA	2:31.279	Dry Bowser
Giant Land	Nin★Elena	Russia	2:37.562	Boom Boom
Sarasaland Tour	Nin★Ben	Switzerland	2:17.491	Swoop
Bowser's Theme Park	Nin★Dylan	Sweden	2:52.538	Bowser
Rainbow Road	Nin★Sakura	Japan	2:55.592	Lubba
DS Shroom Ridge	Nin★Kristian	Denmark	2:04:154	Toad
Wii DK's Snowboard Cross	Nin★Fatima	Czech	2:33.730	Donkey Kong
U Thwomp Ruins	Nin★Tom	Belgium	2:12.064	Diddy Kong
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar	Nin★Gabriel	Brazil	2:31.574	Shy Guy
SNES Ghost Valley 1	Nin★Danny	Norway	1:25.249	King Boo
Wii Daisy Circuit	Nin★Kevin	USA	1:58.873	Daisy
U Wild Woods	Nin★Juliette	France	2:04.750	Honey Queen
GBA Yoshi Desert	Nin★Peggy	Australia	1:43.629	Kamek
GCN Mushroom City	Nin★Victor	Brazil	1:54.764	Pianta
N64 Wario Stadium	Nin★Ángel	Spain	4:04.283	Wario
DS Mario Circuit	Nin★Exo	USA	1:58:874	Baby Mario
GBA Sunset Wilds	Nin★Prince	USA	1:57.359	Bandit
GCN Wario Colosseum	Nin★Jake	Canada	2:21.456	Waluigi
3DS Rosalina's Ice World	Nin★Nicholas	Mexico	2:25.183	Rosalina
SNES Vanilla Lake 2	Nin★Shannon	South Africa	1:48.286	Pom Pom
U Cloudtop Cruise	Nin★Przemek	Poland	2:27.432	Hammer Bro
Wii Moonview Highway	Nin★Carlo	Italy	2:18.853	King Bob-omb
3DS Wario's Galleon	Nin★Lorenzo	Estonia	2:27.533	Dry Bones
GCN Bowser's Castle	Nin★Jochen	Germany	2:43.864	Bowser Jr.
GBA Rainbow Road	Nin★Sarah	France	1:46.318	Lakitu

Track	Staff Name	Country	Time	Character
Mario Circuit	Nin★Hayden	USA	1:43.683	Mario
Mushroom Fields	Nin★Rick	Netherlands	2:20.682	Toadette
Shellcreeper Sewers	Nin★Brock	Sweden	2:24.592	Koopa Troopa
Royal Gardens	Nin★Taylor	Ireland	2:10.482	Peach
Luigi Circuit	Nin★Dré	UK	1:55.382	Luigi
Cinnamon Mountain	Nin★Marina	USA	2:40.582	Yellow Toad
Para-Beetle Sky	Nin★Nick	USA	2:30.482	Paratroopa
Golden Plains	Nin★Marco	Italy	2:12.593	Gold Mario
Layer-Cake Desert	Nin★Liam	Germany	2:35.289	Nabbit
Birdo's Boutique	Nin★Eva	UK	2:10.422	Birdo
Dinosaur Plains	Nin★Arend	Netherlands	2:24.693	Yoshi
Wiggler's Treehouse	Nin★Amy	USA	2:14.583	Wiggler
Pipe Yards	Nin★Eve	Portugal	2:36.382	Sprixie Princess
Urchin Reefs	Nin★Robin	New Zealand	2:20.482	Blooper
Galaxy Ride	Nin★Yuki	Japan	1:58.342	Whittle
Bowser's Castle	Nin★Jasper	USA	2:26.382	Dry Bowser
Giant Land	Nin★Elena	Russia	2:32.583	Boom Boom
Sarasaland Tour	Nin★Ben	Switzerland	2:11.588	Swoop
Bowser's Theme Park	Nin★Dylan	Sweden	2:47.237	Bowser
Rainbow Road	Nin★Sakura	Japan	2:50.573	Lubba
DS Shroom Ridge	Nin★Kristian	Denmark	1:59.583	Toad
Wii DK's Snowboard Cross	Nin★Fatima	Czech	2:26.793	Donkey Kong
U Thwomp Ruins	Nin★Tom	Belgium	2:08.483	Diddy Kong
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar	Nin★Gabriel	Brazil	2:27.482	Shy Guy
SNES Ghost Valley 1	Nin★Danny	Norway	1:19.583	Boo
Wii Daisy Circuit	Nin★Kevin	USA	1:48.492	Daisy
U Wild Woods	Nin★Juliette	France	1:57.789	Waddlewing
GBA Yoshi Desert	Nin★Peggy	Australia	1:39.483	Kamek
GCN Mushroom City	Nin★Victor	Brazil	1:50.183	Pianta
N64 Wario Stadium	Nin★Ángel	Spain	3:49.832	Wario
DS Mario Circuit	Nin★Exo	USA	1:53.692	Metal Mario
GBA Sunset Wilds	Nin★Prince	USA	1:53.692	Bandit
GCN Wario Colosseum	Nin★Jake	Canada	2:16.593	Waluigi
3DS Rosalina's Ice World	Nin★Nicholas	Mexico	2:20.487	Rosalina
SNES Vanilla Lake 2	Nin★Shannon	South Africa	1:44.284	Pom Pom
U Cloudtop Cruise	Nin★Przemek	Poland	2:22.592	Boomerang Bro
Wii Moonview Highway	Nin★Carlo	Italy	2:13.592	King Bob-omb
3DS Wario's Galleon	Nin★Lorenzo	Estonia	2:22.592	Dry Bones
GCN Bowser's Castle	Nin★Jochen	Germany	2:37.458	Bowser Jr.
GBA Rainbow Road	Nin★Sarah	France	1:40.582	Lakitu

Karts

Like in Mario Kart Wii, all kart bodies change colour depending on the character. This feature is also applied to many gliders, as well as some wheels. Karts, bikes and quads reappear as they did in Mario Kart 8; the differences between these types is the manner of drifting. In comparison with karts, quads drift slightly wider, while bikes drift widest. A few types of bikes drift with very tight corners, which called inside drifting. As in Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart 7, and Mario Kart 8, any character can use any part for their kart, and it is not restricted to weight classes. As in recent games, players are able to customise their kart by choosing a body, wheels, and a glider to use for their kart. Unlike recent games, these parts do not have different stats in air, underwater, or in anti-gravity. However, these zones have predetermined stat changes. Units are out of 10. A + means the bike has inside drifting.

Bodies
Part	Speed	Weight	Handling	Acc.	Off-Road	Traction
Standard Kart	5	5	5	5	5	5
Pipe Frame	5	3	6	6	4	6
Burn Buzzer	3	1	10	10	8	2
Prowlwagon	7	9	4	2	7	2
Star Stepper	10	3	7	8	2	2
POW-Plier	9	10	2	4	3	6
Cheep Charger	3	2	7	8	7	2
Turbo Penguin	2	4	8	9	8	4
Goomba's Shoe	1	1	6	7	10	8
B-Dasher	9	7	4	3	2	8
Buggybud	3	2	8	8	6	5
Golden Kart	5	7	5	5	5	3
Standard Bike	5	5	5	5	5	5
Excite Bike	5	3	2	4	9	9
Fire Racker+	9	7	8	2	4	1
City Tripper	4	5	7	8	6	1
Trample Scooter+	3	1	8	10	9	2
Bowser Bike	9	7	1	3	5	3
Quacker+	3	2	9	10	9	1
Standard Quad	5	5	5	5	5	5
Flame Duck	10	3	4	7	4	3
Spooky Speedster	8	2	7	8	3	4
Wheels
Part	Speed	Weight	Handling	Acc.	Off-Road	Traction
Standard Tires	5	5	5	5	5	5
Roller	2	1	10	10	7	1
Monster	8	10	2	2	4	7
Off-Road	5	8	1	1	10	8
Icy	7	8	3	4	8	1
Skates	8	1	10	6	1	6
Slick	10	5	1	3	4	5
Button	2	1	10	10	1	8
Wooden	8	2	6	7	3	4
Golden Tires	6	6	4	5	5	4
Gliders
Part	Speed	Weight	Handling	Acc.	Off-Road	Traction
Standard Glider	5	5	5	5	5	5
Flower	5	3	6	6	5	5
Parafoil	4	4	7	6	5	4
Kite	6	7	5	4	4	5
Clouds	6	2	6	6	6	7
Parasol	4	3	7	8	7	4

Mii Customisation

A new feature in the game is for players to customise their Miis with many different outfits and accessories, to make them more personalised. While this does not affect the stats or gameplay, it does affect various visual effects and sound effects. Headgear is not mandatory to be added to a Mii. An * indicates a piece of gear which changes colour depending on the Mii's favourite colour.

Gear
Name	Type		Name	Type
Racing Suit*	Body		Racing Helmet*	Headgear
Thunder Pattern Suit	Body		Fire Flower Suit	Body
Propeller Helmet	Headgear		Blue Cap	Headgear
Space Suit	Body		Mushroom Suit	Body
Old Dress	Body		Black Tuxedo	Body
Regal Dress	Body		Royal Crown	Headgear
Tennis Gear	Body		Robotic Suit	Body
Blue Cape	Body		Red Hibiscus	Headgear
Tanooki Suit	Body		Tanooki Hat	Headgear
Cat Suit*	Body		Cat Hat*	Headgear
Mario’s Cap	Headgear		Luigi’s Cap	Headgear
Peach Wig	Headgear		Daisy Wig	Headgear
Yoshi Suit*	Body		Birdo’s Bow	Headgear
Toad’s Cap*	Headgear		Toadette’s Cap	Headgear
Bowser’s Shell	Body		DK’s tie	Body
Koopa Shell*	Body		Rosalina Wig	Headgear
Wendy’s Bow	Headgear		Ludwig Wig	Headgear
Shy Guy’s Mask	Headgear		Kamek’s Robes	Body
Wario’s Cap	Headgear		Waluigi’s Cap	Headgear
Geno’s Hat	Headgear		Vivian’s Hat	Headgear
Cloudy Hat	Headgear		Starlow’s Star	Headgear
Floro Sprout	Headgear		Captain Toad’s Lamp	Headgear

amiibo Exclusive Gear

The game is also compatible with amiibo. Every amiibo can be scanned and will produce different items for the player. Amiibo figures will produce gear to be used on a player’s Mii and a collectible figurine in the game, while amiibo cards will only unlock a random collectible figure.

Bodies
Name	amiibo	Gear	Type
Mario	1 2 3 4 5 6	Mario’s Overalls	Body
Luigi	1 2	Luigi’s Overalls	Body
Peach	1 2	Peach’s Dress	Body
Bowser	1 2	Bowser Headgear	Headgear

Gallery

Ninji's art for the game, who appears as a stage hazard in Shy Guy Bazaar, as well as an ally in Adventure Mode.