Mario Kart World’s been out for over a year, and brought with it new game modes, unique character costumes, customization options and, of course, an enormous, interconnected map. If all this new content was a bit daunting to you, you may not have realized some of your racing habits might be holding you back from first place.
If you just got a Nintendo Switch 2, you’re new to Mario Kart, or you’re just looking to break some bad habits that are keeping you from first place, we put together some common mistakes Mario Kart World players might not realize they’re making.
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Leaving Smart Steering On
Do yourself a favor — grab your Switch 2, boot up Mario Kart World, and disable smart steering. Unless you literally just started playing, it’s probably doing you more harm than good. Smart Steering keeps you from going off track during a race, so it’s great if you’re just starting out and trying to get used to the controls. But if you want to grind rails or take off-road shortcuts, Smart Steering will quickly start holding you back. It also prevents you from reaching the third level of drift boost in the game: the Ultra Mini Turbo.
Smart Steering is on by default, so casual players who aren’t trawling through their settings may never have noticed it. You can toggle it off in the settings menu.
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Ignoring smaller speed boosts
While flashy powerups and on-track Boost Pads may give you the biggest speed boosts in the game, there’s a ton of ways to secure smaller speed boosts that might add up to big wins. You probably know that using Z/ZR to drift around turns offers up to three levels of Mini-Boosts. Slipstreaming, or drafting, can also speed you up. All you have to do is line your kart right behind one of your opponents. You’ll see a little wind form around your kart, and feel a burst of speed. As a bonus, you can ram into the driver you’re slipstreaming behind to knock them off course.
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