Here’s the deal jack; there is a lot of PS5 and Xbox Series X news that is popping up this week. But why is nobody talking about the imminent game of the year,Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix? In case you weren’t aware, it is definitely a video game that is absolutely coming out sometime this week. And that ‘sometime’ is Tuesday.
In case you haven’t ever heard ofNickelodeon Kart Racers, what have you been doing with your life? We originally covered the 2018 prequel, originally wonderinghow the game ever got greenlitafter some horrific-looking screenshots. After getting some hands-on time with the game, DualShockers specifically noted “Nickelodeon Kart Racersis a sin masquerading as a video game, andnow we must all wish for forgiveness.”
With that said, let’s not let the sins of the father fall on the son, and take a look atNickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix. Developer Bamtang games has been hyping up the additions to the formula – namely the addition of 18 new playable racers (one being JoJo Siwa, objectively the worst JoJo behind Giorno Giovanna). In fact, current marketing brags thatNKR2:GPhas the “largest collection of Nickelodeon characters ever in a Kart game!” You know, similar to howMortal Kombat: Armageddonhas the mostMortal Kombatcharacters in a fighting game.
More important to this is the changes that the developers have been noting to the racing engine, which is undoubtedly going to make this game more palatable than the original. When stacking against games likeCrash Team RacingNitro-Fueled, they will have some stiffer competition this time around. Add-in 4 new stages and 70 crew members and the game is definitely one to follow, especially if you fancy yourself a hardcore Nickelodeon fan.
Last but not least, we have some server support forNickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix– for the first time, you will be able to play the game online with other people out there in the real world.
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prixis coming out on August 22, 2025 for Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One; the game will later be coming out on June 09, 2025 for PC. Check out later next week for a review from DualShockers. Many thanks to Chris for following up about our coverage on the game.
