Mario Kart World Coins Don’t Function As You’d Expect, New Evidence Suggests
Historically, collecting coins in the Mario Kart series generally grants a bit of a speed boost. While never a huge improvement, it gives players another way to build a marginal edge in races. In Mario Kart World, coins do grant additional speed, but it’s a more complicated process than in past titles.
New evidence surfaced by TikTok user shortcatt321 suggests that each additional coin (up to the max of 20) does not grant a constant speed boost. In other words, coins add speed on a curve–rather than the speed bonus building on a linear scale. In a TikTok video, the user explains that this speed boost curve is actually different depending on the kart and character a player selects.
The curve for low top-speed builds is front-loaded, where early coins add a bigger bonus than later coins. High top-speed builds, meanwhile, are the inverse: later coins matter much more. At 20 coins acquired, both types of builds receive the same boost of 5.1% faster top speed.
