I really feel like we've earned a reprieve at present from the information chaos of tariffs and Nintendo Switch 2 pricing, so right here's one thing enjoyable (?) in your Friday: IGN performed Mario Kart World at a Nintendo occasion in New York this week, and confirmed that yes, the brand new Cow character can in reality eat burgers and steak (and many others issues as properly).
If you're questioning what on earth we may presumably be speaking about, permit me to level you to the latest announcement of Mario Kart World, which included the introduction of the Moo Moo Meadows Cow as a playable racer. The Internet, of course, is thrilled about this, already coming up with dozens of memes and fanart of the lovable Cow that, till lately, was nothing more outstanding than a enjoyable background character in a single Mario Kart monitor.
However, as information of Cow unfold all through the land, followers started stating a potential, erm, drawback, with one other factor of the Mario Kart World reveal. In the Nintendo Direct 2 trailer from Wednesday, Mario eats a burger. Burgers are (usually) made of beef. Would Cow, whose people are ostensibly a source of beef, eat beef herself? Fans actually wished to know.
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Well on the Nintendo preview occasion, we came upon. You see, the meals gadgets we noticed within the trailer are obtainable in Mario Kart World at Yoshi's diner places scattered throughout programs. They perform like a drive-thru, permitting racers to drive up and grab a bag of take-out identical to they’d an merchandise field. There are a lot of completely different meals gadgets that may be inside, together with burgers, steak kebabs, pizza, and donuts.
And yes, Cow can eat all of them.
Yes, Cow CAN eat steak in Mario Kart World. pic.twitter.com/qN5PZ9IIM4
— IGN (@IGN) April 4, 2025
During our session we additionally noticed Cow eat a quantity of different gadgets, together with the burger. We're nonetheless a little hazy on what this stuff are literally doing for Cow — different racers change costumes when consuming them, however Cow doesn't appear to expertise any results. Could she be consuming beef simply because she enjoys it? Is there a secret power-up she will get from burger consumption that we simply don't learn about but as a result of Nintendo hasn't revealed it? Or maybe are these veggie burgers and Beyond meat kebabs?
IGN reached out to Nintendo to attempt and clear all this up, however we haven't heard back but. I'm sure it's as a result of they're busy at their New York occasion, and not as a result of that is an unhinged question to ask their PR about. Yeah, that's most likely it.
Anyway go take a look at our preview of Mario Kart World, the video version of which options an look by our buddy Cow.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can discover her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected].