New Year's 2021 Tour
New Year's 2021 Tour | |
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Start date | December 29, 2020 10:00 p.m. (PT)[?] |
End date | January 12, 2021 9:59 p.m. (PT)[?] |
Number of cups | 12 |
Ranked cups | Bowser Jr. Cup (week 1) Dry Bowser Cup (week 2) |
Coin Rush course | SNES Vanilla Lake 1 |
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The New Year's 2021 Tour was the thirty-fourth tour of Mario Kart Tour, which began on December 30, 2020 and ended on January 12, 2021. Hence the name, the tour celebrated the new year of 2021. A new remix variation of SNES Rainbow Road, called RMX Rainbow Road 2, was introduced in this tour, while the Lakitu referee in his New Year's outfit worn since the 2020 Winter Tour became a playable High-End driver in the game, alongside Pauline (Party Time) and Toad (Party Time) as the spotlight drivers for the first week. Additionally, every alternate variant of Mario (only excluding Mario (Musician) and Mario (Santa)) returned as the spotlight drivers for the second week. This tour's Coin Rush course was SNES Vanilla Lake 1, which was reused from the Ice Tour. The menu's background featured the four bouncy mushrooms from RMX Rainbow Road 2 as the landmark for this tour. This tour's trailer featured falling gold confetti during its opening splash screen.
Beginning with this tour, the Starchute is available in regular tour pipes, as well as the All-Clear Pipe.
Starting from January 1, 2021, kadomatsu were added to every course. Unlike in the 2020 New Year's Tour, hitting the kadomatsu did not award the player with points.
Similarly to the 1st Anniversary Tour, there were special bonus challenges called New Year's Challenges that awarded players with rubies upon completing a challenge.
Spotlights[edit]
New Year's 2021 Pipe 1 December 29, 2020, 10:00 p.m. (PT) – January 12, 2021, 9:59 p.m. (PT) |
New Year's 2021 Pipe 2 January 5, 2021, 10:00 p.m. (PT) – January 12, 2021, 9:59 p.m. (PT) | ||||
Drivers | Karts | Gliders | Drivers | ||
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Lakitu (Party Time), Toad (Party Time), and Pauline (Party Time) | Party-Wing, Glam Bruiser, and Platinum Taxi | New Year's Kite, Fireworks Parachute, and Heart Balloons | Mario (Swimwear), Mario (Hakama), Mario (Chef), Mario (Happi), Builder Mario, Mario (SNES), Mario (Classic), Mario (Sunshine), and Mario (Halloween) |
Special pipe[edit]
Gold Pipe December 31, 2020, 10:00 p.m. (PT) – January 7, 2021, 9:59 p.m. (PT) | ||
Drivers | Karts | Gliders |
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Dry Bones (Gold), Dry Bowser (Gold), King Boo (Gold), and Shy Guy (Gold) | Gold Train, Gold Clanky Kart, Gold Pipe Frame, and Gold Cheep Charger | Gold Glider, Gold Swooper, Silver-and-Gold Hearts, and Gold Crane |
Cups[edit]
Bowser Jr. Cup Ranked cup (week 1) |
RMX Rainbow Road 2 |
2,000 | SNES Vanilla Lake 1T |
1,200 | DS Waluigi Pinball |
1,200 | Combo Attack | |
2,900 | 1,800 | 1,800 | RMX Rainbow Road 1T |
Wendy | ||||
3,900 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 10 | |||||
4,900 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 15 | |||||
9,800 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 23 | |||||
Koopa Troopa Cup |
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 |
1,200 | RMX Choco Island 1 |
1,500 | 3DS Rosalina's Ice World |
1,600 | Smash Small Dry Bones | |
1,900 | 2,300 | 2,500 | GBA Sunset Wilds |
Metal Mario | ||||
2,500 | 3,000 | 3,400 | 4 | |||||
3,100 | 3,800 | 4,300 | 8 | |||||
6,000 | 7,300 | 8,200 | 12 | |||||
Dry Bowser Cup Ranked cup (week 2) |
N64 Kalimari Desert T |
2,200 | RMX Rainbow Road 2T |
2,400 | SNES Mario Circuit 2 |
1,100 | Time Trial | |
3,600 | 3,800 | 1,800 | SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 |
Baby Mario | ||||
4,800 | 5,100 | 2,400 | 1:50.00 | |||||
6,000 | 6,400 | 3,000 | 1:25.00 | |||||
10,800 | 11,900 | 5,500 | 1:13.00 | |||||
Larry Cup |
RMX Choco Island 1T |
1,800 | SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R |
1,300 | N64 Kalimari Desert R |
1,200 | Goomba Takedown | |
3,000 | 2,100 | 2,000 | RMX Rainbow Road 2 |
Iggy | ||||
4,000 | 2,800 | 2,700 | 20 | |||||
5,000 | 3,600 | 3,400 | 40 | |||||
9,000 | 6,400 | 6,100 | 55 | |||||
King Boo Cup |
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T |
1,400 | RMX Rainbow Road 2R |
1,900 | DS Airship Fortress R |
1,500 | Break Item Boxes | |
2,400 | 3,300 | 2,500 | N64 Kalimari Desert |
Ludwig | ||||
3,300 | 4,400 | 3,500 | 7 | |||||
4,100 | 5,600 | 4,400 | 12 | |||||
7,100 | 9,600 | 7,500 | 18 | |||||
Toadette Cup |
SNES Vanilla Lake 1R |
900 | 3DS Rosalina's Ice World T |
2,200 | RMX Rainbow Road 1 |
1,900 | Vs. Mega Bowser | |
1,600 | 3,900 | 3,400 | GBA Bowser's Castle 2 |
Any character | ||||
2,200 | 5,300 | 4,600 | 50cc | |||||
2,800 | 6,700 | 5,800 | 100cc | |||||
4,600 | 11,100 | 9,700 | 150cc | |||||
Metal Mario Cup |
DS Waluigi Pinball T |
1,600 | SNES Mario Circuit 2R |
1,200 | RMX Rainbow Road 2 |
2,200 | Glider Challenge | |
2,900 | 2,100 | 3,900 | 3DS Rosalina's Ice World |
Rosalina | ||||
3,900 | 2,900 | 5,300 | 250 | |||||
5,000 | 3,700 | 6,800 | 400 | |||||
8,000 | 5,900 | 10,900 | 550 | |||||
Hammer Bro Cup |
RMX Rainbow Road 1T |
2,300 | N64 Kalimari Desert |
1,300 | RMX Choco Island 1R |
1,400 | Ring Race | |
4,200 | 2,400 | 2,600 | RMX Rainbow Road 2 |
Red Yoshi | ||||
5,800 | 3,300 | 3,600 | 18 | |||||
7,300 | 4,200 | 4,500 | 25 | |||||
11,400 | 6,600 | 7,100 | 30 | |||||
Pauline Cup |
3DS Rosalina's Ice World R |
1,500 | SNES Mario Circuit 2T |
1,600 | RMX Rainbow Road 2T |
2,600 | Time Trial | |
3,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 | DS Airship Fortress R |
Pink Shy Guy | ||||
4,100 | 4,200 | 6,800 | 2:30.00 | |||||
5,200 | 5,300 | 8,600 | 2:15.00 | |||||
7,600 | 8,000 | 13,100 | 1:58.00 | |||||
Diddy Kong Cup |
DS Waluigi Pinball R |
1,500 | DS Airship Fortress |
1,700 | GBA Sunset Wilds R/T |
2,400 | Do Jump Boosts | |
3,000 | 3,400 | 4,700 | SNES Mario Circuit 2 |
Lemmy | ||||
4,100 | 4,700 | 6,400 | 8 | |||||
5,200 | 5,900 | 8,200 | 12 | |||||
7,600 | 8,700 | 12,000 | 17 | |||||
Wario Cup |
RMX Rainbow Road 2R |
2,200 | SNES Vanilla Lake 1 |
1,300 | GBA Bowser's Castle 2R/T |
2,300 | Steer Clear of Obstacles | |
4,400 | 2,600 | 4,500 | 3DS Daisy Hills |
Daisy | ||||
6,100 | 3,600 | 6,200 | 1 | |||||
7,700 | 4,600 | 7,900 | 2 | |||||
11,000 | 6,500 | 11,300 | 3 | |||||
Peachette Cup |
RMX Rainbow Road 1R |
2,300 | DS Airship Fortress T |
3,200 | 3DS Daisy Hills R/T |
2,700 | Big Reverse Race | |
4,800 | 6,600 | 5,500 | RMX Rainbow Road 2 |
Any character | ||||
6,600 | 9,100 | 7,600 | 50cc | |||||
8,400 | 11,600 | 9,600 | 100cc | |||||
11,600 | 16,100 | 13,400 | 150cc |
Signature kart sets[edit]
Drivers with a corresponding cup in the tour were bumped one rank up in every course of their cup.
Cup | Driver | Kart | Glider |
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Second course of every cup | |||
Third course of every cup | — | — | |
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Rewards[edit]
Gold cells indicate rewards that are exclusive to Gold Pass members.
15 | 45 | 60 | 120 | 160 | 200 | |
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BaNaNa Parafoil | Mario | Blue Seven | B Dasher | Lakitu | Gold New Year's Kite | Oilpaper Umbrella |
Grand Stars | 15 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 135 | 140 | 160 | 180 | 190 | 200 | 210 | 220 | 225 | 230 | 235 | 240 | 245 | 250 | 255 | 260 | 265 | 270 | Total | Grand total | |
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Free pipe launch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coin | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 700 | 1800 | ||||||||||||||||||||
300 | 300 | 500 | 1100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rubies | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Item tickets | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Star tickets | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Point-boost tickets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Level-boost ticket | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 |
New Year's Log-In Bonus[edit]
A 14-day "New Year's Log-In Bonus" served as the log-in bonus of this tour.
Day | Reward |
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1 | Coins ×500 |
2 | Rubies ×5 |
3 | Coins ×500 |
4 | Level-boost ticket (Normal driver) ×1 |
5 | Coins ×500 |
6 | Star tickets ×5 |
7 | Coins ×1,000 |
8 | Level-boost ticket (Super driver) ×1 |
9 | Coins ×1,000 |
10 | Star tickets ×5 |
11 | Coins ×1,500 |
12 | Rubies ×5 |
13 | Level-boost ticket (High-End driver) ×1 |
14 | Coins ×3,000 |
New content[edit]
Drivers[edit]
Karts[edit]
Gliders[edit]
Courses[edit]
RMX Rainbow Road 2 (N, R, T)
Paid banners[edit]
Name | Availability | Cost | Contents | Banner image |
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Value Pack | December 29, 2020 – January 12, 2021 | US$1.99 | Rubies ×5 Star ticket ×2 |
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New Year's 2021 Pack | December 15, 2020 – January 12, 2021 | US$1.99 | New Year's 2021 ×1 Rubies ×5 |
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Peach (Kimono) Pack | December 29, 2020 – January 12, 2021 | US$19.99 | Peach (Kimono) ×1 Driver point-boost ticket ×1 |
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Black Kabuki Dasher Pack | December 29, 2020 – January 12, 2021 | US$39.99 | Black Kabuki Dasher ×1 Purple Oilpaper Umbrella ×1 |
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Dry Bowser Pack | January 5, 2021 – January 12, 2021 | US$19.99 | Dry Bowser ×1 Driver point-boost ticket ×1 |
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Dry Bowser Umbrella Pack | January 5, 2021 – January 12, 2021 | US$39.99 | Gilded King ×1 Dry Bowser Umbrella ×1 |
Challenges[edit]
Tour Challenges 1 | Tour Challenges 2 | Gold Challenges | ||||||||
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Completion reward: Quick ticket ×1 | Completion reward: Coin Rush ticket ×1 | Completion reward: Rubies ×5 | ||||||||
Do 50 Mini-Turbo boosts. | Land 5 hits with Bananas. | Race in auto mode. | Do a total of 3 Slipstream boosts. | Land 5 hits with Red Shells. | Get a Fantastic combo a total of 5 times. | Get 1st place in a race 5 times. | Land 5 hits with Bob-ombs. | Do 20 Ultra Mini-Turbo boosts. | ||
Get a combo count of ×30 or higher. | Activate Frenzy mode 5 times using a driver with a hat. | Take out a Sidestepper. | Send Greeting Coins to a friend. | Activate Frenzy mode 5 times using a driver with a mustache. | Earn a score of 8,000 or higher on a T or R/T course. | Land a hit with a Blooper. | Land 3 hits with Bob-ombs using a driver with a hat. | Take out 5 goats. | ||
Do 30 Jump Boosts using a driver with a hat. | Earn a total score of 20,000 or higher in the Toadette Cup. | Break 5 snow blocks. | Do 50 Jump Boosts on an RMX course. | Earn a total score of 25,000 or higher in the Wario Cup. | Race in every course of every cup, including bonus challenges. | Earn a score of 9,000 or higher using a driver wearing gloves. | Earn a score of 10,000 or higher on 5 courses. | Land a hit with a fireball. |
New Year's Challenges | ||
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Three-in-a-row reward: Coins ×300 | ||
Completion reward: Rubies ×10 | ||
Glide a total distance of 2,021. | Drive a distance of 2,021 or more on an R course. | Drive a distance of 2,021 or more on a T course. |
Join a multiplayer race. | Get 1 item from the Daily Selects section of the Shop. | Complete Coin Rush 1 time. |
Use point-boost tickets 3 times. | Use a level-boost ticket. | Use a points-cap ticket. |
Initial pipe appearance rates[edit]
All-Clear Pipe[edit]
The All-Clear Pipe randomly shot out one of the following regular High-End items.
High-End items obtained from the All-Clear Pipe during the New Year's 2021 Tour | |
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High-End drivers | Dry Bowser, Metal Mario, Pink Gold Peach, Pauline, King Bob-omb, Peachette, Ice Mario |
High-End karts | B Dasher, Badwagon, Sports Coupe, Circuit Special, Bruiser, Wild Wing, Bumble V, Steel Driver, Macharon, Wildfire Flyer, Red B Dasher, P-Wing, Green Apple Kart, Poison Apple Kart, Dozer Dasher, Banana Master, Offroader, Head Honcho, Pink Wing, Koopa King, Cact-X, Sushi Racer, Green Circuit, Crawly Kart |
High-End gliders | Swooper, Cloud Glider, Gold Glider, Pink Gold Paper Glider, Dry Bowser Umbrella, Starchute, Crimson Crane, Butterfly Sunset, Strawberry Donut, Heart Balloons, Great Sail, Tropical Glider, Cheep Cheep Masks |
New Year's 2021 Pipe 1[edit]
New Year's 2021 Pipe 2[edit]
Gold Pipe[edit]
Items obtained from a new Gold Pipe in the New Year's 2021 Tour | |||||||||||||||
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Item | Normal |
Super |
High-End | ||||||||||||
Driver | Kart | Glider | Driver | Kart | Glider | Driver | Kart | Glider | |||||||
Amount | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Token Shop[edit]
The limited-time event where event tokens appeared began on December 30, 2020 and lasted until January 12, 2021. Event tokens could be earned by collecting in courses.
Token Shop (December 30, 2020 - January 12, 2021) | ||
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Pauline 50 Amount: 1 |
Red B Dasher 50 Amount: 1 |
Crimson Crane 50 Amount: 1 |
Red Yoshi 25 Amount: 1 |
Super Blooper 25 Amount: 1 |
Lightning Oilpaper 25 Amount: 1 |
Ruby ×3 15 Amount: 5 |
Coin ×500 15 Amount: 5 |
Coin Rush ticket 10 Amount: 1 |
Level-boost ticket (Normal) 25 Amount: 3 |
Level-boost ticket (Normal) 25 Amount: 3 |
Level-boost ticket (Normal) 25 Amount: 3 |
Level-boost ticket (Super) 50 Amount: 2 |
Level-boost ticket (Super) 50 Amount: 2 |
Level-boost ticket (Super) 50 Amount: 2 |
Level-boost ticket (High-End) 120 Amount: 1 |
Level-boost ticket (High-End) 120 Amount: 1 |
Level-boost ticket (High-End) 120 Amount: 1 |
Points-cap ticket (Normal) 50 Amount: 1 |
Points-cap ticket (Super) 100 Amount: 1 |
Points-cap ticket (High-End) 200 Amount: 1 |
Tier Shop[edit]
The shop featured a variety of set and randomized items available for purchase. The item slots in the shop are unlocked based on the highest tier of players.
Items available in Tier Shop (December 30, 2020 - January 5, 2021) | ||
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Bowser Jr. 3,000 Amount: 1 |
Bumble V 10,000 Amount: 1 |
Wario Wing 2,000 Amount: 1 |
Items available in Tier Shop (January 6, 2021 - January 12, 2021) | ||
Wario 3,000 Amount: 1 |
Daytripper 2,000 Amount: 1 |
Cloud Glider 10,000 Amount: 1 |
Items available in Tier Shop (December 30, 2020 - January 12, 2021) | ||
Level-boost ticket (Normal) 800 Unlocked at: Tier 5 Amount: 3 per week |
Level-boost ticket (Normal) 800 Unlocked at: Tier 10 Amount: 3 per week |
Level-boost ticket (Normal) 1,000 Unlocked at: Tier 15 Amount: 3 per week |
OR |
OR |
OR |
Level-boost ticket (Super) 3,000 OR Level-boost ticket (High-End) 13,000 Unlocked at: Tier 20 Amount: 1 per week |
Level-boost ticket (Super) 3,000 OR Level-boost ticket (High-End) 13,000 Unlocked at: Tier 25 Amount: 1 per week |
Level-boost ticket (Super) 4,000 OR Level-boost ticket (High-End) 15,000 Unlocked at: Tier 30 Amount: 1 per week |
OR OR |
OR OR |
OR OR |
Points-cap ticket (Normal) 2,000 Unlocked at: Tier 35 Amount: 1 per week |
Points-cap ticket (Super) 5,000 Unlocked at: Tier 40 Amount: 1 per week |
Points-cap ticket (High-End) 20,000 Unlocked at: Tier 45 Amount: 1 per week |
Profiles[edit]
- Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
- "The Rosalina Tour is wrapping up in #MarioKartTour. Starting Dec. 29, 10:00 PM PT, ride into 2021 in the New Year's 2021 Tour! It looks our trusted guide Lakitu is eager to join the party!"[1]
- "Are you ready for the new year? It's time for the New Year's 2021 Tour! Start the tour off with some seven-colored fun on RMX Rainbow Road 2! Let's join the drivers and welcome the new year in #MarioKartTour."[2]
- "Thank you for playing in 2020! We hope you continue to enjoy #MarioKartTour with the New Year's 2021 Tour. Have a wonderful new year, and we can't wait to see you again next year!"[3]
- "Gold drivers, karts, and gliders that have appeared as Gold Pass rewards, like King Boo (Gold), Dry Bowser (Gold), and the Gold Glider, are back and in the Gold Pipe! You can test your luck in the new year! The pipe is available until Jan. 7 in #MarioKartTour."[4]
Gallery[edit]
Promotional image from Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s LINE account
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | 2021ニューイヤーツアー[?] 2021 Nyū Iyā Tsuā |
New Year 2021 Tour | |
Chinese (simplified) | 2021新年巡回赛[?] 2021 Xīnnián Xúnhuísài |
New Year 2021 Tour | |
Chinese (traditional) | 2021新年巡迴賽[?] 2021 Xīnnián Xúnhuísài |
New Year 2021 Tour | |
French | Saison du Nouvel An 2021[?] | New Year's 2021 Season | |
German | Neujahrs-Tour-Saison 2021[?] | New Year's Tour Season 2021 | |
Italian | Tour di Capodanno 2021[?] | New Year's Day 2021 Tour | |
Korean | 2021 뉴 이어 투어[?] 2021 Nyu Ieo Tueo |
New Year 2021 Tour | |
Portuguese | Temporada de Ano-Novo 2021[?] | New Year's 2021 Season | |
Spanish | Temporada Año Nuevo 2021[?] | New Year 2021 Season |
Trivia[edit]
- Despite festive trees not appearing in the New Year's 2021 Tour, one could be seen in the upper-middle area of the King Boo Cup's Break Item Boxes challenge.
- This is due to the fact that the icon in question came from the 2019 Holiday Tour, a tour that did have festive trees.
- In the Diddy Kong Cup, GBA Sunset Wilds R/T depicted Birdo (Yellow) on the icon despite it not being a favorite course.