Mario Kart World’s New Unexpected Feature: Binoculars
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Nintendo has unveiled a new feature for Mario Kart World, and it’s one you might not have expected: binoculars.
Revealed on the Nintendo Today app, where Nintendo regularly posts bits of news, will feature stationary binoculars you can find in specific locations around the open world. In a short video, Mario is shown approaching the binoculars before being sent up into the air, where you can look around in a zoomed in first-person view. This was done in the desert area shown off in the reveal trailer for the Nintendo Switch 2, with looks at the diner, parts of the track, and a plane flying overhead.
Nintendo shared new footage of Mario Kart World.
You can use the binoculars to get a good look at the surrounding area. pic.twitter.com/T7aGYx2eRW— Stealth (@Stealth40k) May 15, 2025
Nintendo did not provide any insight into why you would use these, but based on known information about Mario Kart World ,it seems like the binoculars would be handy to spot secrets and other points of interest you might want to drive to. There are secrets to discover in the open-world of Mario Kart World, and without knowing how the locations are conveyed to you–if at all–this might be Nintendo’s solution.
