Mario Kart World has now been officially revealed and it's easily on track to becoming the biggest Mario Kart game ever. This includes what looks to be an absolutely huge roster of playable racers.
Nintendo has already confirmed there'll be 24 racers per race, so just how many characters will speed demons on Switch 2 be able to select from? Well, it looks like Nintendo's Treehouse may have provided a sneak peek.
As highlighted on social media and elsewhere online, there's only one page on display in the character select menu footage, but if you look below these 12 character portraits, there appears to be seven tabs to sift through - which has already led to a lot of speculation online.
According to IGN's hands-on, Mario Kart World will include "at least 60 different playable characters and outfits" at launch.
As you can see in the screenshot above, the first page includes Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Yoshi Toad, Koopa Troopa, Bowser, Wario, Waluigi, Rosalina and Pauline - with what looks to be Birdo and many more on the second page. In our hands on here on Nintendo Life, we also noted how there are multiple versions of the same characters in different costumes.
And in case you were wondering, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with all the DLC included featured a total of 48 characters.
Of course, Nintendo hasn't officially revealed just how many racers will be available in Mario Kart World just yet. There's also a Mario Kart Direct for this game airing later this month, and the launch of this game takes place alongside the Switch 2 on 5th June 2025 - so we shouldn't have to wait too long to find out the roster lineup.