No, Diddy Kong isn’t in Mario Kart World—and that sucks – Destructoid

Let’s cut straight to the chase. Diddy Kong is not in Mario Kart World, and I can hear the cries of agony from the DKC faithful as I reveal that information for anyone lucky enough to pick up a Nintendo Switch 2 today.

No matter how many races you go on or how badly you search around, Donkey Kong’s little sidekick is nowhere to be found in the world as a playable character or either an easter egg, and while that sucks, I’m not surprised.

Diddy Kong was not a part of Mario Kart 8 at the start either, with Nintendo choosing the hold him back for potentially future DLC. And considering this is Nintendo’s first big Switch 2 game, we imagine a big DLC expansion is on the cards in at least a year with new racers and tracks, and maybe even a few Nintendo characters to make a cameo like Zelda and Animal Crossing did in Mario Kart 8, and Splatoon in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Even without Diddy Kong, the game’s roster is pretty packed with a bunch of new and returning faces, on top of the various costumes you can find by eating foot items around the world. There is also an amazing crop of random enemy NPCs to find by random chance as you explore the world and play games, so theres plenty of content to sink your teeth in.

But I know, I get it Diddy Kong fans, we wanted to see him in the game too, and heck, we don’t even know if he will appear in Donkey Kong Bananza next month. Why so much Diddy Kong hate, Nintendo!? Who knows, maybe the reason Diddy Kong isn’t here is because they are saving the character for a brand new Diddy Kong Racing game… we can hope, right?