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Mario Kart Tour is a free spin-off Mario Kart game. It's the third Mario game released for mobile operating systems, after Super Mario Run and Dr. Mario World. It was announced on January 31, 2018, and was originally scheduled for release by March 2019, but was later on released on September 25, 2019 in Japan, Oceania, Asia, North America, and Europe.

While the game is designed for mobile devices, much like the game's predecessors on Nintendo handhelds (Super Circuit, DS, and 7 on dedicated handhelds, and 8 Deluxe on the hybrid Nintendo Switch), it also supports tablets and even computers with a compatible mobile OS. An update even allowed "Landscape Mode" for users playing on a phone.

With a score of 58% on Metacritic, it has the lowest critical score out of all the Mario Kart games.

Gameplay[]

Mario Kart Tour features gameplay similar to Mario Kart 7, featuring Aerial tricks, Mini-Turbos, Slipstreaming, and gliding sections. Due to the fact that the game is on mobile devices, the controls for this game are significantly different to the mainline Mario Kart games: the player now accelerates automatically, and this also applies to performing tricks (if they have enough speed). The turning physics have been changed, where the player taps and holds to the screen where the kart should go, although there are invisible barriers preventing the kart from crashing into a wall, going off-road (without any kind of boost), or falling off the track.

Races are now in two laps instead of three (except for GCN Baby Park, which has 5 (it has 3 in the T variant), and 3DS Rainbow Road, which has a single lap with 3 sections). Also, Wii Rainbow Road and GBA Bowser's Castle 4 are now one lap in two sections. Also, Races and Battles are once again back to 8 racers.

One of the main features in this game is the points system. At the start of a race or battle, the player is granted starting points that depend on the base points of their selected driver, kart and glider. Also, the player is rewarded points for their actions during the race or battle such as collecting coins, performing Mini-Turbos, gliding, hitting opponents with items, etc. Also, more points are rewarded if the player maintains a combo, which stops if an action took too long to occur. Karts that favor or favorite a course will grant a points multiplier depending on the course actions, and Gliders that favor or favorite a course will grant more points for maintaining a combo and increase the time before the combo streak ends. Lastly, points are rewarded after finishing the race, which is higher for better finishing positions. Also, these points increase as a player levels up.

One of the game's most interesting features is the Frenzy Action, which can only happen to drivers that favorite a track in the game, where the driver can gain access to three item slots. To activate a Frenzy, the driver must get the same item in all three slots. When this happens, the kart temporarily undergoes the effects of a Starman and can use an unlimited number of the item that is involved in getting the frenzy (although some items behave differently than normal in a Frenzy).

Returning from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, each racer has a Special Item (known as a Special Skill in this game), which has a similar effect in the original game. Some Special include items that have been introduced in this game, such as the Mushroom Cannon and the Bubble, and returning items, such as the Giant Banana and the Lucky Seven.

Additionally, courses can be driven backwards, with their backwards layout being referred to as an "R" Variant, short for "Reverse variant." In certain spots, special wire-mesh bridges called Chain-link Paths will be placed so racers can scale a wall (due to the lack of Anti-gravity). The "Trick variant," or "T" variant for short, places more objects that can be used to get jump boosts, and the chain-link paths from the R variant are one type of such object that can be added. The reverse-trick variant, or "R/T" variant for short, combines the Reverse Variant with the Trick Variant: trickable objects are added to the course while the racers traverse it backwards.

This game has an experience system, where players can gain experience by placing high in races or battles. Higher levels mean more items will be available in the Daily Selects, and more points are rewarded for finishing a race. Also, a bonus reward is rewarded, which is coins or rubies.

Since the Battle Tour, that came out on October 5, 2022, Battle Mode makes a return in this game. However, only the traditional Balloon Battle mode is available, and the rules are similar to the original rules like in Super Mario Kart: Participants start with two balloons, and they are eliminated if both are lost. Also, eliminated opponents appear floating outside the stage, and they can throw either Bananas, Green Shells, and Bob-ombs on the stage.

There is also "Auto Mode", which was added to the game on an update in 2020. Here, the player can watch their loadout and their seven other opponents race on the track with customisable options such as filters and formations. Coins, Star Tokens and Grand Stars are still obtained in this mode. This mode is unavailable in Battle Mode and on online multiplayer.

Content[]

Single-Player Mode[]

Single Player Mode revolves around playing through the Tour itself, with each Tour lasting two weeks. Whenever a new Tour launches, it will bring new cups for the player to race or battle through. Each cup contains 3 tracks (or 2 tracks and 1 battle stage) and 1 bonus challenge (challenges that are easily relatable to Mario Kart DSs Mission Mode). Certain cups are locked from the beginning, which will be unlocked as time passes. The wait time to unlock these cups can be sped up by using Quick Tickets. Originally, the next cups and tracks had to be unlocked by playing the previous track or challenge.

Based on the score a player gets in each race or battle, they will be allotted 0 - 5 Grand Stars, which are used to unlock tour gifts (which can contain Coins, Rubies, Pipes, tickets, Drivers, Karts and Gliders). Points earned across all the courses (not counting bonus challenges) are totaled together for the All-Cup Ranking score.

The Cups in a Tour in this game are named after a mainline driver who appears in this game, such as Mario and Toad. In this case, the character that has their name featured on a cup will favor all the tracks in the cup, and they will favorite a track that they favor by default.

Since the Mii Tour, the second cup of a Tour is always the Mii Cup. Here, all Mii Racing Suits will favorite the first track of the cup, and favor the other tracks, but they will favorite them if they favor or favorite them by default. Also, all Mii Racing Suits will favor the first track of every cup in the Tour.

Multiplayer Mode[]

Multiplayer Mode is available to all players who own the app (not just the Gold Pass players as shown in the first December 2019 Beta test). It puts you against other players to compete for first place, or just to have fun.

Players now have a Multiplayer Rank (similar to the Player Rank, which caps at level 150), and for every top spot they finish in, their bar will fill. Once filled, it will advance players to the next Multiplayer Rank (starting at F, moving onto E, then D, and so on until you eventually reach A).

  • All players who advance to the next Multiplayer Rank earn a starting 20% for their bar.

Players can choose from two different Multiplayer race options: Standard Race and Standard Battle. Their rules are updated daily, and the cups players will play in are rotated every 12 minutes, providing players with five different cups per hour. Before the Battle Tour, Gold Races were available before being replaced by Standard Battles.

Standard Race[]

In Standard Races, players from all over the world can play simultaneously in a room. There can be from 2 to 8 players racing in a game. Anyone racing in these rooms are limited to the following:

  • 100-150cc
  • 1, 2, or Default item slots
  • No Teams or 2 Teams

Standard Battle[]

Standard Battles are similar to Standard Races, but they only involve battles on battle stages. Rules are limited to:

Gold Race (Unavailable)[]

Gold Races, unlike Standard Races, were available to only Gold Pass players. The same rules apply from the Standard Race rules, with the only exception being 200cc.

  • 100-200cc
  • 1, 2, or Default item slots

Local/Friend Rooms[]

Local Multiplayer rooms can be created by a player who has their location on. Nearby Mario Kart Tour users can then join the room for up to 8-player fun.

Friend rooms abide by the same rules, with the only exception being the fact that you can only play with players on your Friends List.

If you're the creator of a Local/Friend room, you have the ability to set the rules of the race, similar to the daily rules of Standard and Gold Races.

  • 50-150cc
  • 1, 2, or Default item slots
  • COM Racers, No COM Racers (if the room isn't full and COM Racers are on, AI characters will fill in the empty spaces of the room
  • No Teams or 2-4 Teams

Challenges[]

There are many challenges in this game, which reward Rubies, Grand Stars and a badge. each set of challenges has 9 challenges, and when a row of these (whether horizontal, vertical or diagonal) is completed, coins will be rewarded. When all 9 challenges are completed, a bonus reward is given, which is either Rubies, a special driver, kart or glider, or a badge. A Tour also has a set of its own Premium Challenges, which give a lot of good rewards, but these challenges much be purchased with real money and a Gold Pass won't get you them.

Daily Challenge[]

Every day, a course is set for a daily challenge, which is the first course they haven't attempted that isn't involved in a current, past or future Weekly Ranking. Here, the player will play as the Driver has the track showcases on their icon even if they haven't been unlocked yet, and the best kart and glider they own for the course. After the race or battle finishes, the player is rewarded a free pipe pull, but on the fourteenth time this finishes in a tour, a badge is rewarded instead.

Weekly Ranking[]

In a Tour's Weekly Ranking, players go against 19 other players that have a matching Tier by gathering points on the three tracks (or battle stages) of a selected cup, which is the Tour's first cup for the Tour's first week, and the third cup for the last. At the end of the weekly ranking, the top players receive better rewards and move up to a higher tier, whilst the lower players receive less or no rewards and either move up less tiers, remain in that tier, or move down a tier or two. Higher tiers result in greater rewards at the top positions.

Coin Rush[]

In Coin Rush, you play on a special Coin-filled track. Playing as Gold Mario, the player will drive through one lap of the course, collecting Coins that are automatically pulled towards Gold Mario when he approaches them. Red Coins are worth 2, and Blue Coins are worth 5.

Coin Rush requires Rubies or Coin Rush Tickets to play. You can spend extra to increase the multiplier.

  • Ticket or 5 Rubies - x2 Coins
  • 3 Tickets or 15 Rubies - x6 Coins
  • 5 Tickets or 25 Rubies - x10 Coins

Shop[]

In the Shop, players can exchange their coins, Star Tokens and Rubies for new items, drivers, karts and gliders.

  • There is the Daily Selects, which sells 3-9 items depending on the player's level. Tickets, drivers, karts and gliders are sold here at a number of coins, with items with higher rarities costing more. Items refresh daily, hence the name, or they can be refreshed by using a Quick Ticket.
  • There is the Token Shop, which normally sells sets of coins, rubies, and tickets, a pipe pull that stacks, and a balloon. At special circumstances, Gold Pipes can also appear here. Items refresh after the end of a tour.
  • There is the Tier Shop, which sells tickets at a higher price. Items refresh after the end of a tour.
  • There is the Mii Racing Suit Shop, which sells up to ten Mii Racing Suits for 70 - 100 Rubies. Items refresh after the end of a tour.
  • As of the Battle Tour, there is the Spotlight Shop. This shop sells the Tour's spotlight driver, kart and glider for the week. These items cost Rubies: The Driver costs 150 Rubies while the Kart and Glider cost 100. Starting with the 2022 Holiday Tour, all the spotlight content have a 30% discount for their first purchase.
    • Underneath the spotlight content is the Daily Spotlight. This features six drivers (excluding Mii Racing Suits), six karts and six gliders that favorite at least one track that is involved in a current, past or future Weekly Ranking in a Tour. These items refresh every day, hence the name, or they can be refreshed by using a Quick Ticket.

The Pipe[]

Since 3.0[]

Up until the Battle Tour, the pipes which can be pulled using rubies, including the free pipe pulls by earning Grand Stars, were removed and replaced with the Spotlight Shop and pipes available in Tour Gifts. This time, Pipes can no longer reward Spotlight content, but they can still be used to unlock characters, karts and gliders, as well as reward tickets, coins and rubies. This time, the Pipe's rewards are properly randomised.

Pipes can be purchased at the Token Shop, where they can be purchased up to 34 times per Tour, starting at a price of 20 Star Tokens at the beginning of a Tour. As they are bought, the price increases by 10 until the price reaches 200, and then the price would then increase by 50.

Pipes can also be obtained by playing on multiplayer. As the player plays in this mode a gauge towards a free pipe pull will fill up, which can be received multiple times during the run. When they quit multiplayer, they have the option to fire all the pipes that they have earnt.

Before 3.0[]

Before the Version 3.0.0 Update, The Pipe is a special feature used to unlock characters, karts, and gliders. Rubies are required to fire of the Pipe for either 1 separate item or 10 bundled items, which come at a better price.

  • 5 Rubies - 1 Pipe item
  • 45 Rubies - 10 Pipe items (10% Ruby discount)

Each tour includes two sets of Spotlight content. Week 1 of the specified tour will include certain Spotlight items that'll help players out during the Ranked Cup of Part 1. Week 2 will include Spotlight items that will help players out during the Ranked Cup of Part 2. There are certain exceptions when it comes down to the Spotlight items; at times, there will be 1 High-end driver, kart, and glider, while at other times there will be a variety of items.

While it may seem random, the Pipe is in fact not completely random. Pipes will have either 100 or 50 items inside of them at the start of their appearance time. Each class (Normal/Super/High-end) of drivers, karts, and gliders has a limit to how many of them can be received. The Pipe can be reset to restore its contents though, allowing you to pull items from a class that you've once emptied.

Once you've received a specific item from any category, its probability will drop, while the rest of the items' probabilities will rise.

Tours[]

# Tour Duration New Courses
1 New York Tour September 25-October 8, 2019 New York Minute
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon
SNES Mario Circuit 1
GCN Dino Dino Jungle
3DS Toad Circuit
3DS Rock Rock Mountain
GCN Yoshi Circuit
3DS Daisy Hills
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar
GBA Bowser's Castle 1
2 Tokyo Tour October 9-22, 2019 Tokyo Blur
3DS Mario Circuit
SNES Rainbow Road
3DS Neo Bowser City
SNES Mario Circuit 2
SNES Choco Island 2
N64 Kalimari Desert
3 Halloween Tour October 23-November 5, 2019 DS Luigi's Mansion
SNES Ghost Valley 1
DS Waluigi Pinball
4 Paris Tour November 6-19, 2019 Paris Promenade
SNES Mario Circuit 3
5 Winter Tour (2019) November 20-December 3, 2019 DS DK Pass
6 London Tour December 4-17, 2019 London Loop
7 Holiday Tour (December 2019) December 18-31, 2019 New York Minute 2
3DS Rainbow Road
8 New Year's Tour (2020) January 1-14, 2020 Tokyo Blur 2
9 Ice Tour January 15-28, 2020 N64 Frappe Snowland
SNES Vanilla Lake 1
10 Valentine's Tour January 29-February 11, 2020 Paris Promenade 2
11 Vancouver Tour February 12-25, 2020 Vancouver Velocity
12 Mario Bros. Tour February 26-March 10, 2020 RMX Mario Circuit 1
13 Baby Rosalina Tour March 12-24, 2020 London Loop 2
14 Hammer Bro Tour March 26-April 7, 2020 SNES Donut Plains 1
GBA Bowser's Castle 2
15 Yoshi Tour April 8-21, 2020 N/A
16 Trick Tour April 22-May 5, 2020 N/A
17 Flower Tour May 6-19, 2020 RMX Choco Island 1
18 Jungle Tour May 20-June 3, 2020 N/A
19 Cooking Tour June 3-17, 2020 SNES Choco Island 1
20 Peach Tour June 17-July 1, 2020 N64 Royal Raceway
21 Marine Tour July 1-15, 2020 SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2
22 Exploration Tour July 15-29, 2020 N64 Choco Mountain
23 Wild West Tour July 29-August 12, 2020 N64 Kalimari Desert 2
24 Pirate Tour August 12-26, 2020 DS Airship Fortress
25 Summer Festival Tour August 26-September 9, 2020 Tokyo Blur 3
26 Super Mario Kart Tour September 9-23, 2020 RMX Rainbow Road 1
27 Los Angeles Tour September 23-October 7, 2020 Los Angeles Laps
28 1st Anniversary Tour October 7-20 2020 New York Minute 3
29 Halloween Tour (2020) October 20-November 3, 2020 Wii Maple Treeway
30 Sunset Tour November 3-17, 2020 GBA Sunset Wilds
31 Mario Vs. Luigi Tour November 17-December 1, 2020 N/A
32 Winter Tour (2020) December 1-16, 2020 Merry Mountain
33 Rosalina Tour December 16-29, 2020 3DS Rosalina's Ice World
34 New Year's Tour (2021) December 29, 2020 - January 12, 2021 RMX Rainbow Road 2
35 Berlin Tour January 12-30, 2021 Berlin Byways 2
36 Cat Tour (2021) January 30-February 9, 2021 SNES Donut Plains 2
37 Peach Vs. Daisy Tour February 9-23, 2021 RMX Choco Island 2
38 Snow Tour February 24-March 9, 2021 Wii DK Summit
39 Mario Tour March 10-23, 2021 Tokyo Blur 4
40 Yoshi Tour (2021) March 24-April 6, 2021 N/A
41 Ninja Tour April 7-20, 2021 Ninja Hideaway
42 Sydney Tour (April-May 2021) April 21-May 4, 2021 Sydney Sprint
43 Bowser Vs. DK Tour May 5-18, 2021 N/A
44 Trick Tour (2021) May 19-June 1, 2021 N/A
45 Wedding Tour June 1-15, 2021 N/A
46 Paris Tour (2021) June 16-29, 2021 Paris Promenade 3
47 Summer Tour June 30-July 13, 2021 GBA Cheep Cheep Island
48 Los Angeles Tour (2021) July 14-27, 2021 Los Angeles Laps 3
49 Mario Vs. Peach Tour July 28-August 10, 2021 N/A
50 Frost Tour August 11-24, 2021 RMX Vanilla Lake 1
51 Kamek Tour August 25-September 7, 2021 RMX Ghost Valley 1
52 Sydney Tour (September 2021) September 8-21, 2021 Sydney Sprint 2
53 2nd Anniversary Tour September 22-October 5, 2021 New York Minute 4
54 Autumn Tour October 6-19, 2021 N/A
55 Halloween Tour (2021) October 20-November 2, 2021 London Loop 3
56 Toad vs. Toadette Tour November 3-16, 2021 N/A
57 Space Tour November 17-30, 2021 N/A
58 Holiday Tour (2021) December 1-14, 2021 SNES Vanilla Lake 2
59 Penguin Tour December 15-28, 2021 Vancouver Velocity 2
60 New Year's Tour (2022) December 29, 2021 - January 11, 2022 3DS Bowser's Castle
61 Singapore Tour January 12-25, 2022 Singapore Speedway
62 Wario vs. Waluigi Tour January 26-February 8, 2022 3DS Wario Shipyard
63 Los Angeles Tour (2022) February 9-22, 2022 Los Angeles Laps 2
64 Sky Tour February 23-March 8, 2022 GBA Sky Garden
65 Mii Tour March 8-22, 2022 Wii Mushroom Gorge
66 Samurai Tour March 22-April 6, 2022 N/A
67 Yoshi Tour (2022) April 6-20, 2022 N64 Yoshi Valley
68 Amsterdam Tour April 20-May 4, 2022 Amsterdam Drift
69 Doctor Tour (2022) May 4-18, 2022 Wii Coconut Mall
70 Peach vs Bowser Tour (May 2022) May 18-June 1, 2022 Wii Koopa Cape
71 Cat Tour (2022) June 1-15, 2022 GCN Baby Park
72 Metropolitan Tour June 15-29, 2022 Berlin Byways
Amsterdam Drift 2
73 Bangkok Tour June 29-July 13, 2022 Bangkok Rush
74 Piranha Plant Tour July 13-26, 2022 3DS Piranha Plant Slide
75 Ocean Tour July 26-August 9, 2022 Singapore Speedway 2
GCN Daisy Cruiser
76 Sundae Tour August 9-23, 2022 Sky-High Sundae
77 Bowser Tour (2022) August 23-September 6, 2022 GBA Bowser's Castle 3
RMX Bowser's Castle 1
78 Mario vs Luigi Tour (2022) September 6-20, 2022 N64 Luigi Raceway
SNES Ghost Valley 2
79 3rd Anniversary Tour September 20-October 4, 2022 Sydney Sprint 3
Berlin Byways 3
80 Battle Tour October 4-18, 2022 GCN Cookie Land
GBA Battle Course 1
RMX Donut Plains 1
81 Halloween Tour (2022) October 18-November 1, 2022 GBA Boo Lake
SNES Donut Plains 3
DS Twilight House
82 Autumn Tour (2022) November 1-15, 2022 Vancouver Velocity 3
New York Minute B
83 Animal Tour November 15-29, 2022 GBA Riverside Park
GCN DK Mountain
84 Peach vs Bowser Tour (November-December 2022) November 29-December 13, 2022 DS Peach Gardens
Amsterdam Drift 3
85 Holiday Tour (December 2022) December 13-27, 2022 GBA Snow Land
86 New Year's Tour (2023) December 27, 2022-January 10, 2023 N/A
87 Space Tour (2023) January 11-25, 2023 Wii Rainbow Road
88 Winter Tour (2023) January 25-Feburary 7, 2023 Singapore Speedway 3
Bangkok Rush 2
Bangkok Rush 3
89 Exploration Tour (2023) February 8-21, 2023 Piranha Plant Cove 1
Piranha Plant Cove 2
90 Doctor Tour (2023) February 22-March 7, 2023 DS Shroom Ridge
91 Mario Tour (2023) March 7-21, 2023 DS Mario Circuit
92 Ninja Tour (2023) March 21-April 4, 2023 Wii Dry Dry Ruins
93 Yoshi Tour (2023) April 4-18, 2023 Yoshi's Island
GBA Yoshi Desert
94 Spring Tour April 18-May 2, 2023 Athens Dash
Athens Dash 2
Paris Promenade B
95 Bowser Tour (2023) May 2-16, 2023 SNES Bowser Castle 3
GBA Bowser's Castle 4
96 Mii Tour (2023) May 16-30, 2023 GCN Mushroom Bridge
Piranha Plant Cove 3
97 Princess Tour May 30-June 13, 2023 Wii Daisy Circuit
GBA Peach Circuit
98 Mario vs Luigi Tour (2023) June 13-27, 2023 N64 Mario Raceway
GBA Luigi Circuit
GCN Waluigi Stadium
99 Night Tour June 27-July 11, 2023 Rome Avanti
Rome Avanti 2
Wii Moonview Highway
100 Pipe Tour July 11-25, 2023 Piranha Plant Pipeline
101 Sunshine Tour July 25-August 8, 2023 GBA Lakeside Park
102 Vacation Tour August 8-22, 2023 Squeaky Clean Sprint
103 Summer Tour (2023) August 22-September 5, 2023 Madrid Drive
Madrid Drive 2
104 Sundae Tour (2023) September 5-19, 2023 RMX Vanilla Lake 2
105 4th Anniversary Tour September 19-October 3, 2023 Athens Dash 3
Rome Avanti 3
Madrid Drive 3
106 Battle Tour (2023) October 3-17, 2023 N/A
107 Halloween Tour (2023) October 17-31, 2023 N/A
108 Autumn Tour (2023) October 31-November 14, 2023 N/A
109 Animal Tour (2023) November 14-28, 2023 N/A
110 Peach vs. Bowser Tour (2023) November 28-December 12, 2023 N/A
111 Holiday Tour (2023) December 12-26, 2023 N/A
112 New Year's Tour (2024) December 26, 2023-January 9, 2024 N/A
113 Space Tour (2024) January 9-23, 2024 N/A
114 Winter Tour (2024) January 23-February 6, 2024 N/A
115 Exploration Tour (2024) February 6-20, 2024 N/A
116 Doctor Tour (2024) February 20-March 5, 2024 N/A
117 Mario Tour (2024) March 5-19, 2024 N/A
118 Ninja Tour (2024) March 19-April 2, 2024 N/A
119 Yoshi Tour (2024) April 2-16, 2024 N/A
120 Spring Tour (2024) April 16-30, 2024 N/A
121 TBA Tour April 30-May 14, 2024 N/A
122 TBA Tour May 14-28, 2024 N/A

Drivers[]

Main Article: List of Drivers in Mario Kart Tour

As of the 2023 Anniversary Tour, 265 characters have been released in Mario Kart Tour. This includes recurring characters of the Mario Kart series, as well as new characters, such as Pauline, Peachette, etc.

Karts[]

As of the 2023 Anniversary Tour, 336 karts have been released in Mario Kart Tour. This includes recurring karts of the Mario Kart series, as well as new ones and variants on both sides.

Normal[]

Super[]

High-End[]

Gliders[]

As of the 2023 Anniversary Tour, 225 gliders have been released in Mario Kart Tour. This includes recurring gliders of the Mario Kart series, as well as new ones and variants on both sides.

Normal[]

Super[]

High-End[]

Race Courses[]

Mario Kart Tour has a total of 136 race courses not including R & T variants, being the most number of courses in any game. This includes returning courses from the first 7 main games, one returning course with a new layout (Kalimari Desert 2), new courses based on real-world cities (such as New York Minute & Tokyo Blur), and new non-city themed courses (such as Merry Mountain and Ninja Hideaway).

Battle Courses[]

Retro[]

New[]

Items[]

Returning[]

New[]

Trivia![]

  • Nintendo announced Mario Kart Tour via Twitter on January 31, 2018.
  • Mario Kart Tour is designed for non-Nintendo devices, and as with Nintendo's other mobile apps, it is significantly different from releases for dedicated gaming consoles. This includes:
    • Gold Pass, a US$4.99/month premium subscription
      • This is in contrast to Super Mario Runs one-time US$9.99 in-app purchase to fully unlock the game, and lower monthly fees for Nintendo Switch Online service.
    • Nintendo Network support, though unlike Super Mario Run and company, it has no My Nintendo support.
    • Rubies as in-game currency; unlike Super Mario Run, My Nintendo Coins cannot be used.
    • Friend lists
  • Mario Kart Tour is the ninth release of Mario Kart as consumer software, but as it omits the number 9 in its name, it could indicate that Nintendo distinguishes it from the main Mario Kart series, although it recognises this game as the ninth installment in the franchise, as seen in the trailer for the first wave of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass.[1]
  • This is the fourth handheld game of the franchise after Super Circuit, DS, and 7.
  • Mario Kart 8 is the only game in the main series without a currently-confirmed returning stage in this game.
  • Every single character is unlockable, including Mario.
    • This is the only Mario Kart game where Mario isn't a starting character.
    • In fact, only 3 Characters from the mainline Mario Kart series (excluding the GP series) haven't returned which are Paratroopa (from Mario Kart Double Dash), R.O.B. (from Mario Kart DS) and Honey Queen (from Mario Kart 7).
  • Miis were originally going to appear in the initial release but were removed until the final cut by Version 2.12.0 and Mii Tour, perhaps due to discontinuation of both Miitomo and Pokémon Rumble Rush in 2018 and 2020, Respectively.
  • This is the first game to feature the Pipe Frame as a standard Kart since Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
  • This game is one of the only games of the Mario Kart franchise to have three items inside a single item box.
  • In beta version, emeralds were used instead of rubies.
  • This is the second game where Lakitu is not present in the pre-race countdown.
  • S to S+6 ranks are only available for Gold Pass users.
  • This game features the most clone characters in the entire Mario Kart series.
  • Unlike previous titles, the final lap's music is raised to four semitones on many of the Retro and New tracks.
  • As of the Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022), all 16 retro courses from Mario Kart 7 have appeared at least once in this game.

Gallery[]

Mario Kart games
Main Titles Super Mario Kart (1992, SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, N64) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001, GBA) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003, GameCube) • Mario Kart DS (2005, DS) • Mario Kart Wii (2008, Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (2011, 3DS) • Mario Kart 8 (2014, Wii U) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017, Switch)
Arcade Titles Mario Kart Arcade GP (2005) • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (2007) • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013) • Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (2017)
Spin-off Titles Mario Kart Tour (2019, Mobile) • Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020, Switch)
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