Nintendo's Mario Kart Tour mobile game is officially dead
It joins other smartphone titles in the graveyard, like Miitomo, Dr. Mario World and Dragalia Lost.
The time has come. Mario Kart Tour is officially dead. The Nintendo-made mobile game first became available all the way back in 2019 and it was a fairly good time-waster, though was riddled with numerous currencies and gacha mechanics. It was a free-to-play smartphone title.
End of Support
Nintendo announced that the game would shutter back in July. It stopped selling in-game currency at that point and ended auto-renewals for the affiliated subscription service. The app itself will still open, but only to show player stats.
Service for the Mario Kart Tour game ended on Sept. 29 at 11:00 p.m. PT / Sept. 30 at 8:00 a.m. CEST.
This is truly the end for Mario Kart Tour. Nintendo is not transitioning the game to an offline title, like what it did when Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp was sunsetted. The racer joins other Nintendo-published mobile titles in the gaming graveyard, like Miitomo, Pokémon Rumble Rush, Dr. Mario World and Dragalia Lost.
Console Alternatives
However, there's plenty of Mario Kart to play on Nintendo consoles. Supported systems can access Mario Kart World, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
Mario Kart Tour was primarily developed by Nintendo EPD, which is the company's main internal software development division.
