Nintendo released a free update for Mario Kart World on the Switch 2 today, adding two new routes to the game’s Knockout Tour mode. The update is version 1.7.0.

The new routes are Drill Rally, which connects Wario Shipyard and Bowser’s Castle, and Boomerang Rally, which links Salty Salty Speedway and Whistlestop Summit. Both unlock once a player clears at least one existing Knockout Tour rally.

What changed in the update

Knockout Tour is Mario Kart World’s battle-royale style mode, where the field of racers narrows lap by lap until one driver remains. Adding routes here matters more than it sounds. The mode lives on variety, and players had been racing the same handful of combinations since launch.

Nintendo said more Knockout Tour routes are planned for future updates, though it gave no date for the next one.

Photo Mode gets a small but real upgrade

Alongside the new routes, players can now place stickers they’ve collected directly onto photos taken in Photo Mode. It’s a minor feature next to new race content, but it fits a game that has leaned into personalization since launch, letting players decorate karts and characters with unlocked items.

The patch also carries a set of balance adjustments and bug fixes, standard maintenance for a title Nintendo is still actively expanding almost a year after release.

Why Nintendo keeps investing in this one

Mario Kart World launched as one of the marquee titles for Switch 2, and Nintendo has kept it in active rotation with regular content drops rather than treating it as a finished product. That approach mirrors what live-service racing games have done for years, just without the price tag attached to most of it.

The next Knockout Tour route addition has no confirmed date, but Nintendo says more are coming.