Which Mario Kart World Battle Mode lets players pop opponents’ balloons?

Balloon Battle is the Mario Kart World Battle Mode in which players pop opponents’ balloons. It returns a long-running Mario Kart battle format to the Nintendo Switch 2 game.

Battle Mode is separate from the game’s ordinary races and from Knockout Tour. In Balloon Battle, the objective centers on attacking rivals and removing their balloons rather than simply finishing a course first.

Mario Kart World also includes Coin Runners, which focuses on collecting coins, and Bob-omb Blast, which uses Bob-ombs in an elimination-style battle. Those modes have different objectives, so Balloon Battle is the specific answer when the question refers to popping balloons.