Mario Kart 9 (erictom333)

Mario Kart 9
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch
Release Date	2022
Genre	Kart racing
Media	Nintendo Switch cartridge
Input	Joy-Cons Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

Mario Kart 9 is the ninth main installment of the Mario Kart series, released in 2022 for the Nintendo Switch.

Gameplay

TBA

Characters

Mario Kart 9 features a roster of 48 characters, 16 of which are unlocked from the start.

Racers
Character	Class	Unlock conditions
Mario	M	Unlocked form the start
Luigi	M	Unlocked form the start
Peach	M	Unlocked form the start
Daisy	M	Unlocked form the start
Yoshi	M	Unlocked form the start
Toad	L	Unlocked form the start
Koopa Troopa	L	Unlocked form the start
Shy Guy	L	Unlocked form the start
Bowser	H	Unlocked form the start
Donkey Kong	H	Unlocked form the start
Wario	H	Unlocked form the start
Waluigi	H	Unlocked form the start
Rosalina	H	Unlocked form the start
Toadette	L	Unlocked form the start
Pauline	M	Unlocked form the start
Mii	Varies	Unlocked form the start
Baby Mario	L	Win the  cup in
Baby Luigi	L	Win the  cup in
Princess Shokora	H	Win the  cup in
Donkey Kong Jr.	L	Win the  cup in
Iggy Koopa	M	Win the  cup in
Roy Koopa	H	Win the  cup in
Lemmy Koopa	L	Win the  cup in
Larry Koopa	L	Win the  cup in
Wendy O. Koopa	L	Win the  cup in
Ludwig von Koopa	M	Win the  cup in
Roy Koopa	H	Win the  cup in
Morton Koopa Jr.	H	Win the  cup in
Lakitu	L	Win the  cup in
Nabbit	L	Win the  cup in
Sprixie Princess	L	Win the  cup in
Bowser Jr.	H	Win the  cup in
Dry Bones	H	Win the  cup in
King Boo	M	Win the  cup in
Professor E. Gadd	M	Win the  cup in
Diddy Kong	M	Win the  cup in
Birdo	M	Win the  cup in
Funky Kong	H	Win the  cup in
Petey Pirahana	H	Win the  cup in
Toadsworth	M	Win the  cup in
Peachette	M	Win the  cup in
Princess Velvet	M	Win the  cup in
Princess Marina	M	Win the  cup in
Mona	L	Win the  cup in
Ashley	L	Win the  cup in
Captain Syrup	M	Win the  cup in
King K. Rool	H	Win the  cup in

Courses

Mario Kart 9 has 60 race courses, split into 15 different cups (7 nitro and 8 retro).

Cup	Courses
Mushroom Cup	Mario Circuit
Flower Cup
Acorn Cup
Bob-omb Cup			Boo's Mansion
Cappy Cup			Volbono Loop
Star Cup	Rock Rock Mountain	Waluigi Arcade	Lunar Landing
Special Cup	Rosalina Circuit	Airship Armada	Bowser's Castle	Rainbow Road
Shell Cup	Mario Circuit 1 SNES	Koopa Beach 2 SNES	Donut Plains 3 SNES	Rainbow Road SNES
Banana Cup	Luigi Raceway N64	Royal Raaceway N64	Wario Stadium N64	Rainbow Road N64
Leaf Cup	Peach Circuit GBA	Sky Garden GBA	Ribbon Road GBA	Bowser Castle 3 GBA
Lightning Cup	Dry Dry Desert GCN	Mushroom City GCN	Dino Dino Jungle GCN	Waluigi Stadium GCN
Bell Cup	Figure-8 Circuit DS	Waliugi Pinball DS	Luigi's Mansion DS	Airship Fortress DS
Egg Cup	Moo Moo Meadows Wii	Maple Treeway Wii	Coconut Mall Wii	Wario's Gold Mine Wii
Shine Cup	Toad Circuit 3DS	Wuhu Loop 3DS	Shy Guy Bazaar 3DS	Rosalina's Ice World 3DS
Moon Cup	Mario Kart Stadium U	Sunshine Airport U	Mount Wario U	Rainbow Road U

Battle courses

Mario Kart 9 has 16 battle courses, 8 nitro and 8 retro.

Nintendo Switch			New Donk City
Battle Course 1 SNES	Skyscraper N64	Battle Course 1 GBA	Block City GCN
Twilight House DS	Delfino Pier Wii	Wuhu Town 3DS	Battle Stadium UDX

Items

Item	Use	Distribution
Mushroom	Gives you a small speed boost.	1-6
3 Mushrooms	3 mushrooms. Each give you a small speed boost.	3-8
Green Shell	Can be shot along the track to hit racers.	1-6
3 Green Shells	3 green shells. Each can be shot along the track to hit racers.	3-8
Red Shell	Act like Green Shells but home in on opponents.	1-6
3 Red Shells	3 red shells. Each act like Green Shells but home in on opponents.	4-9
Black Shell	Act like Red Shells, but explode on impact.	6-11
Bowser Shell	Act like Green Shells, but go through everything. They explode after 12 seconds.	8-12
Spiny Shell	Act like Green Shells, but tracks the racer in first place and explodes.	10-12
Fire Flower	Lets you throw fireballs that harm enemies.	3-8
Ice Flower	Lets you throw iceballs that freeze enemies.	4-9
POW Block	Harms everyone within a wide radius.	7-12
Super Leaf	Can be used to attack nearby racers or block other items.	4-9
Banana	Causes any karts that touch it to spin out.	1-6
3 Bananas	3 bananas. They cause any karts that touch it to spin out.	3-8
Magnet	Attracts nearby coins and item boxes. Repels nearby races.

Item distribution

Green indicates that the item is received commonly to racers in the specified position. Yellow indicates that the item is received somewhat rarely. Red indicates that the item is received very rarely. Black indicates that the item is not received at all in the specified position.

Item	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Mushroom
3 Mushrooms
Green Shell
Red Shell
Triple Red Shell