Cows or Moo Moos have been a part of the Mario Kart franchise since 1996's Mario Kart 64. However, Mario Kart World--one of the launch titles for Switch 2--is the first game in the series to feature a cow behind the wheel. And fans seem to love playing as Cow online.
Images and videos of players picking Cow have been shared all over social media (via Polygon) since Mario Kart World debuted earlier this week.
In retrospect, this shouldn't be too surprising. There was an inordinate amount of interest in Cow after she was first spotted in the Mario Kart World teaser. Art director Masaaki Ishikawa subsequently revealed that the decision to turn Cow into a playable character came from a silly drawing one of his colleagues made while working on the game.
The Cow can eat burgers in MKW, and she even hilariously seems to love it. That's led some to call her a cannibal, while others suggest that she's been eating a vegetarian meat substitute rather than consuming her own kind. Both of those theories may be overthinking the character a little bit.
Producer Kosuke Yabuki has acknowledged that Nintendo completely underestimated Cow's popularity, but the company is happy with her reception. He also declined to weigh in about the cannibal or vegetarian theories.
Mario Kart World is out now on Switch 2, and you can keep picking Cow as long as you want to.
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Images and videos of players picking Cow have been shared all over social media (via Polygon) since Mario Kart World debuted earlier this week.
God, never in my whole life that I had lot of fun with Mario Kart World 🫶10/10 for me. Also, COW MAINS RISE UP MOOO
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— Ryan (@Clawspls1) June 5, 2025
In retrospect, this shouldn't be too surprising. There was an inordinate amount of interest in Cow after she was first spotted in the Mario Kart World teaser. Art director Masaaki Ishikawa subsequently revealed that the decision to turn Cow into a playable character came from a silly drawing one of his colleagues made while working on the game.
The Cow can eat burgers in MKW, and she even hilariously seems to love it. That's led some to call her a cannibal, while others suggest that she's been eating a vegetarian meat substitute rather than consuming her own kind. Both of those theories may be overthinking the character a little bit.
Producer Kosuke Yabuki has acknowledged that Nintendo completely underestimated Cow's popularity, but the company is happy with her reception. He also declined to weigh in about the cannibal or vegetarian theories.
Mario Kart World is out now on Switch 2, and you can keep picking Cow as long as you want to.
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