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How to Use CameraPlay (Mario Kart World)

Follow these steps to use CameraPlay to see your face and/or friends' faces in-game while playing Mario Kart World locally or in GameChat.

Information

CameraPlay can be used in Multiplayer and Online Play modes to see players' faces while in-game.

  • In Multiplayer mode, up to four players can play together locally and have their faces appear in-game using a single camera.

  • For Online Play, you must be in a GameChat room to use CameraPlay. Up to two players per console can have their face appear in-game using a single camera, and up to four consoles in the GameChat room can be using CameraPlay at one time, for a maximum of eight players' faces appearing in-game together. Additional players in the GameChat room who are not using their own camera can still view their friends' faces.

Before you start

  • A compatible USB camera (sold separately), such as the Nintendo Switch 2 Camera, must be connected to the system to use CameraPlay. Make sure to connect the camera before selecting any modes in-game.

  • A Nintendo Switch Online membership and persistent internet connection are required to use GameChat. Note: During the GameChat Open-Access Period until 31 March, 2026, GameChat can be used without a Nintendo Switch Online membership.

Complete these steps

Select the mode you like to use CameraPlay in:

Multiplayer (2-4 players, one console)

  1. Follow our steps for how to set up a multiplayer game in Mario Kart World.

  2. With a compatible USB camera connected to the system, you will be prompted whether to use the camera after selecting the number of players and connecting everyone's controllers.

  3. Select Camera On to set up CameraPlay.

  4. Each player can align a cursor to their face and adjust the size of the cursor to zoom in or out, then select OK.

  5. Once everyone has aligned their cursor, you can select the multiplayer mode and continue setting up a multiplayer game.

  6. While players are visible or nearby on each others' screen, their face will appear above their kart or at their relative position out of your view.

Online Play (2-24 players, up to two per console, up to eight faces in CameraPlay)

  1. Follow our steps for how to set up an online multiplayer game in Mario Kart World.

  2. With a compatible USB camera connected to the system, you will be prompted whether to use the camera after selecting the number of players and connecting everyone's controllers.

  3. Select Camera On to set up CameraPlay.

    • GameChat camera is turned off

  4. Select a field of view setting for the camera. Select either Face Only, No Background, or Filter Off, then select OK.

    • If two players will be using one console, each player can align a cursor to their face and adjust the size of the cursor to zoom in or out, then select OK.

  5. Once everyone has aligned their cursor, you can select the multiplayer mode and continue setting up a multiplayer game.

  6. While players are visible or nearby on each others' screen, their face will appear above their kart or at their relative position out of your view.