One of Nintendo's longest running was killed The games are officially over. Mario Kart Tour will shut down permanently later this year, giving players a few more months to race before the game's online service goes offline for good. And unfortunately, it doesn't appear that there will be any new ways to play Mario Kart Tour After that.
Originally released in 2019, Mario Kart Tour Brings Nintendo's racing franchise to iOS and Android with touch controls, rotating tours, collectible drivers, karts, and gliders, as well as real-world cities and classic-inspired tracks. Mario Kart Courses. Major content updates ended some time ago, but the game remains playable and continues to support its online features, making it the true end of mobile-exclusive racer.
Mario Kart Tour is on its final run
After a brief period of speculation, Nintendo has now officially announced and confirmed it Mario Kart Tour Service will end on September 29th at 11:00pm PT (September 30th in some regions). Ahead of that shutdown, the company has already started shutting down the game's premium services, listing them all in a FAQ for fans:
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The Ruby sale ended immediately.
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Existing Rubies can still be spent until the server is shut down.
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New Gold Pass subscriptions and automatic renewals have been discontinued.
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Players with an active Gold Pass will keep most of the benefits for free until the end of the service, while players without a membership will receive most of the Gold Pass benefits starting August 4 with the Vacation Tour for free.
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Nintendo also confirmed that eligible players who purchased unused paid Rubies will be able to request a refund after the service ends, although free Rubies and any paid currency that has already been spent are not eligible. The company said more details regarding refunds and account handling will be shared closer to closing. opposite Animal Crossing: Pocket Campwhich eventually received an offline replacement as Pocket camp completeNintendo has not announced an offline version or successor Mario Kart Tour. Once the servers are offline, the game will no longer be playable in its current form.
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Video game outages have become an increasingly common reality, especially for live-service and mobile games that rely on online servers to function. While Mario Kart Tour Having enjoyed a much longer lifespan than most games in the genre, its closure is another reminder that even successful releases eventually reach an end point. For long-time players, this marks the loss of years of progress, collections and memories, not to mention any other form of personal investment. And for anyone who hasn't gotten around to trying it out, the opportunity to experience Nintendo's mobile racer is running out fast.
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About seven years later in Mobile Mario Kart Tour Preparing to cross the finish line. While players have until the end of September to spend their Rubies, claim Gold Pass benefits and race through its collection. Mario Kart Tracks, Nintendo has now confirmed that the countdown to the game's permanent shutdown has officially begun.
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