Mario Kart 9

Mario Kart 9 is the 9th game in the Mario Kart series for the Nintendo 4DS. It will be released January 21, 2017.

New Stuff

 * Kart Mod: Airplane, Hovercraft
 * Customizable gliders and emblems
 * More characters, Karts, items, etc.
 * New "Random" feature when customizing Karts; randomizes kart, wheel, glider

Starter Characters
Light Medium Heavy
 * Koopa
 * Toad
 * Baby Luigi
 * Baby Mario
 * Luigi
 * Mario
 * Peach
 * Daisy
 * Waluigi
 * Yoshi
 * Bowser
 * Donkey Kong
 * Wario

Unlockable Characters
Light Medium Heavy Koopalings, Miis(different weights)
 * Toadette
 * Baby Daisy
 * Baby Peach
 * Baby Rosalina
 * Baby Waluigi(New)
 * Koopette(New)
 * Nabbit(New)
 * Dry Bones
 * Parakoopa
 * Baby Wario(New)
 * Bowser Jr.(New)
 * Hammer Bro(New)
 * Dry Bowser
 * Metal Mario
 * Pink Gold Peach
 * Emerald Luigi(New)
 * Bronze Daisy(New)

Mushroom Cup

 * 1) Shell Circuit
 * 2) Wario's Gym
 * 3) Donut Driftway
 * 4) Luigi Arcade

Flower Cup

 * 1) Rail Road
 * 2) Mario Circuit
 * 3) Peach's Castle
 * 4) DK's Oil Rig

Star Cup

 * 1) Yoshi Grasslands
 * 2) Blooper Ink Lake
 * 3) Hightail Falls
 * 4) Waluigi Maze

Special Cup

 * 1) Shell City
 * 2) Daisy Beach
 * 3) Bowser Castle
 * 4) Rainbow Road

Shell Cup

 * 1) SNES Mario Circuit 4
 * 2) GBA Cheese Land
 * 3) Wii U Shy Guy Falls
 * 4) Wii Toad's Factory

Banana Cup

 * 1) DS Shroom Ridge
 * 2) 3DS Rock Rock Mountain
 * 3) GBA Snow Land
 * 4) Wii U Sunshine Airport

Leaf Cup

 * 1) N64 Wario Stadium
 * 2) GCN Mushroom City
 * 3) WiiU Sweet Sweet Canyon
 * 4) Wii Moonview Highway

Lightning Cup

 * 1) 3DS Maka Wuhu
 * 2) Wii U Cloudtop Cruise
 * 3) GCN Bowser Castle
 * 4) GBA Rainbow Road

New Battle Courses

 * Bowser Stadium
 * Toad's House
 * Title Screen
 * Nintendo 4DS

Retro Battle Courses

 * GCN Nintendo Gamecube
 * DS Nintendo DS
 * Wii Delfino Pier
 * 3DS Wuhu Town

Returning Items

 * Coin
 * Green Shell
 * Triple Green Shells
 * Red Shell
 * Triple Red Shells
 * Banana
 * Triple Bananas
 * Mushroom
 * Triple Mushrooms
 * Golden Mushroom
 * Fire Flower
 * Star
 * Blooper
 * Bob-omb
 * Spiny Shell
 * Lightning
 * Bullet Bill
 * Boomerang Flower
 * Piranha Plant
 * Super Horn
 * Mega Mushroom
 * POW Block
 * Boo
 * Fake Item Box

New Items

 * 1-up Mushroom
 * Double Cherry
 * Double Bomb
 * Triple Blue Shells
 * Epic Nine

Karts

 * Standard Kart
 * Pipe Frame
 * Turnip
 * Fire Dasher
 * Shell Surfer
 * K64
 * Tanooki Truck
 * Royal Racer
 * Banana Blaster
 * MushRunner
 * Vintage
 * Vacuum Star
 * Road Galleon
 * Bull Track
 * Galaxy Comet
 * M Dasher
 * Ultra Speeder
 * Flight 9 (New)
 * Gold Kart (New)

Bikes

 * Standard Bike
 * Purple Strike
 * Lightning Speeder
 * NES
 * 2-Wheeler
 * Piper
 * Bicycle
 * Gold Bike (New)

ATVs

 * Standard ATV (New)
 * Brick Buggy
 * Ultra Voyager
 * ? Buggy (New)
 * Offroader (New)
 * Goombuggy
 * Koopa Clown
 * Gold ATV

Tires

 * Standard Tires
 * Monster
 * Roller
 * Slim
 * Slick
 * Metal
 * Button
 * Off-Road
 * Sponge
 * Wood
 * Mushroom
 * Tape Roll(New)
 * Emblem(New)
 * Pipe(New)
 * Mega Monster(New)
 * Retro Standard(New)
 * Micro(New)
 * Square(New)
 * Thin(New)
 * Smiley(New)
 * Star(New)
 * Invisible(New)
 * Koopa Shell(New)
 * Nonagon(New)
 * Gold

Gliders

 * Super Glider
 * Parasail(New)
 * Parachute
 * Parashell(New)
 * Peach Parasol
 * Wing Cap(New)
 * Koopa Kite(New)
 * Balloon(New)
 * Propeller(New)
 * Gold
 * Custom Glider(New)

Sonic the Hedgehog x Mario Kart 9
Price: $5.99

Release Date: May 2, 2017

New Characters

 * Sonic (Medium)
 * Tails (Light)
 * Silver (Medium)
 * Dr. Eggman (Heavy)

Chaos Emerald Cup

 * 1) City Escape
 * 2) Roulette Road
 * 3) Crisis City
 * 4) Egg Hangar

Bob-omb Cup

 * 1) N64 Mario Raceway
 * 2) Wii Coconut Mall
 * 3) SNES Vanilla Lake 2
 * 4) Wii U Dolphin Shoals

New Vehicle Parts

 * Speed Star (Kart)
 * Tornado (Kart)
 * Dark Rider (Bike)
 * Egg Mobile (Kart)

Super Mario 3D World X Mario Kart 9
Price: $5.99

Release Date: June 9, 2017

New Characters

 * Cat Mario
 * Cat Luigi
 * Cat Toad
 * Meowser

New Cups
Super Bell Cup Blue Shell Cup
 * 1) Super Bell Speedway
 * 2) Double Cherry Driftway
 * 3) The Great Tower Drive
 * 4) Champion's Race
 * 1) N64 Royal Raceway
 * 2) GCN Baby Park
 * 3) DS Waluigi Pinball
 * 4) Wii U Hyrule Circuit

New Vehicle Parts

 * Cat Cruiser(Kart)
 * Highway Showdown(Kart)
 * Clawer(Wheel)

Powerups and Colors
Price: $1.99, free if DLC bundle purchased

Release Date: June 9, 2017

New Characters

 * Colored Koopa shells
 * Colored Shy Guys
 * Colored Yoshis
 * Colored Toads
 * Powered Marios, Luigis, Toads, and Peaches(Fire, Tanooki, Cat, etc., NO CATS)

25th Anniversary
Price: $5.20

Release Date: (JP)August 27, 2017; (US)September 1, 2017; (EU) January 21, 2018

New Characters

 * Gold Mario
 * Silver Luigi

Coin Cup
SNES Cup
 * 1) Mario Circuit 2
 * 2) Coin Cruise
 * 3) Super Circuit
 * 4) Rainbow Road 2
 * 1) SNES Mario Circuit 1
 * 2) SNES Choco Island 1
 * 3) SNES Vanilla Lake 1
 * 4) SNES Rainbow Road

New Vehicle Parts
Automatic unlock for Gold Kart, Gold Bike, Gold ATV, Gold Tires, and Gold Glider also included
 * Gold Pipe Frame(Kart)
 * Gold Retro Standard(Kart)
 * Coin(Wheel)

New Items

 * Gold Shell- similar to a red shell, but gives you coins as it travels.
 * Special 25- surrounds the player with the same 9 items as the Super 9, but with an extra 16 gold shells.