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Template:Infobox Mario Kart Tour is a mobile game in the Mario Kart series set to be released on September 25, 2019. The game was first announced during a financial briefing on January 31, 2018.[1] Mario Kart Tour will be the third Mario mobile game, following Super Mario Run and Dr. Mario World. Like Super Mario Run, it will be free-to-start from the App Store and Google Play.[2] Unlike Super Mario Run and similar to that of Dr. Mario World, the game more heavily incorporates a free-to-play microtransaction mechanic, where players have restrictions and timers unless they spend some of the various types of currencies in-game, as well as having loot boxes in the form of items being launched out of pipes. The game reuses many assets from Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart Arcade GP DX and Mario Kart 8, as well as returning gameplay mechanics such as gliding and character specific special items. In addition, the game introduces some features new to the Mario Kart franchise such as reverse tracks and ability to deploy a large amount of any item during a race, including Spiny Shells and Bullet Bills. On April 23, 2019, Nintendo opened applications for participating in a closed beta test of the game to Android users in North America and Japan, which began on May 22, 2019 and ended on June 4, 2019.[3]
Gameplay
As a racing game, the goal of Mario Kart Tour is to best rivals and come in first, using items obtained by driving through Item Boxes to the player's advantage. The game is played in a portrait position, where the phone's touch controls are used to play the game, such as dragging the finger across the screen to steer the kart.[4] Unlike other Mario Kart games in the series, karts accelerate automatically and can steer players away from walls and drops if they approach too closely. The game returns the gliding mechanics from Mario Kart 7, where players can glide through the course whenever they drive over certain ramps, and players can perform tricks. Unlike Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8, however, players cannot customize their vehicle's tires. In addition, Bikes, ATVs and anti-gravity courses do not return in this game.
Every time players complete a race, they are awarded with Grand Stars and emeralds, emeralds being the game's premium currency. Emeralds are used to purchase pipes which randomly shoot out a driver, a kart, or a glider, all which have their own rarities.[4] Each driver, kart, and glider have favored courses, where they offer advantages if they are used on particular tracks. A character that drives on a preferred course earns extra items per Item Box. Rarer characters have better bonuses and more preferred courses. In addition, characters have special items exclusive to them, similar to Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'s item system. All drivers and karts can be leveled up, and they all come with upgrades when done so. Duplicates can be earned from pipes, and those go towards the repeat character's level up progress.
Further elements seen in other free-to-play games include a stamina bar consisting of five hearts total. One heart gets consumed every time a player races and once the stamina is depleted, players cannot play until it recharges. Players replenish hearts when they level up, if they wait out the timer, or if they purchase hearts with emeralds. Coins can be obtained in races as well depending on the player's performance, and these can be used to purchase new items from the store and also can be used to purchase more emeralds.[4] Emeralds can also be spent in Coin Rush where players can obtain as many coins as possible.
The cups in the game are restricted by timers, with the timer duration increasing every new cup after a player clears a cup.[4] In addition, similar to Mario Kart Arcade GP games, Mario Kart Tour has a different naming scheme for the cups, where they are named after characters rather than items, such as Toadette Cup or Wario Cup.
Playable characters
There are 30 playable characters in all in Mario Kart Tour. Players start with either Toad or Toadette. Unlike other Mario Kart games, there are no weight classes between characters, but they are sorted by their rarity of unlocking them, via opening up randomized green pipes with emeralds. There are three tiers of rarity: common, rare, and super rare. While the common characters are easier to unlock, rarer characters have a greater amount of starting points, have a higher top speed, higher coin-earning rates, likelihood of picking up mid-race weapons and items, and have more favored courses. Once players clear the tutorial, they are rewarded with a random rare class character. In Gold Rush, players play as Gold Mario.[5]
The following lists the playable characters and their special item.
Common
- ShyGuyMSS.PNG
- BLuigiSluggers.PNG
- BBRosetta MKTour.png
- NSMBU LarryKoopa.png
- LemmyNSMBWii.png
- Ludwig NSMBWii.png
- Wendy NSMBWii.png
Rare
Super Rare
- King Boo Artwork MSS.PNG
Rarity unknown
![Peachette[6] Unknown Special Item](/File:NewSuperMarioBrosUDeluxe_Peachette.png)
Courses
New
- A course set in Times Square[6]
- A course set in Tokyo, featuring the Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo Tower, and Sensō-ji[6]
- A course set in Paris, featuring the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe[6]
Returning
Cups
| File:MKT Icon ToadCup.png Toad Cup |
 SNES Choco Island 2 |
 3DS Toad Circuit |
 GCN Dino Dino Jungle |
File:MKT Icon ToadCupChallenge.png Rocket Start! Toad, 3DS Mario Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:MKT Icon MarioCup.png Mario Cup |
 SNES Mario Circuit 1 |
 N64 Kalimari Desert |
 3DS Mario Circuit |
File:MKT Icon MarioCupChallenge.png Race Through Rings Mario, 3DS Toad Circuit, 10 |
| File:MKT Icon LuigiCup.png Luigi Cup |
 DS Luigi's Mansion |
SNES Mario Circuit 1 |
3DS Toad Circuit |
File:MKT Icon LuigiCupChallenge.png Do Jump Boosts Luigi, SNES Choco Island 2, 15 |
| File:MKT Icon KoopaTroopaCup.png Koopa Troopa Cup |
 N64 Koopa Troopa Beach |
GCN Dino Dino Jungle |
SNES Choco Island 2 |
File:MKT Icon KoopaTroopaCupChallenge.png Don't Crash Koopa Troopa, DS Luigi's Mansion |
| File:MKT Icon PeachCup.png Peach Cup |
 3DS Daisy Hills |
3DS Mario Circuit |
N64 Kalimari Desert |
File:MKT Icon PeachCupChallenge.png Glider Challenge Peach, 3DS Daisy Hills, 400 |
| File:MKT Icon ShyGuyCup.png Shy Guy Cup |
 3DS Shy Guy Bazaar |
SNES Choco Island 2 |
DS Luigi's Mansion |
File:MKT Icon ShyGuyCupChallenge.png Race Through Rings Shy Guy, 3DS Shy Guy Bazaar, 30 |
| File:MKT Icon ToadetteCup.png Toadette Cup |
 3DS Toad Circuit R |
3DS Daisy Hills |
SNES Mario Circuit 1 |
File:MKT Icon ToadetteCupChallenge.png Do Jump Boosts Toadette, N64 Koopa Troopa Beach |
| File:MKT Icon BowserCup.png Bowser Cup |
File:MKT Icon BowserCastle1GBA.png GBA Bowser Castle 1 |
N64 Kalimari Desert |
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach |
File:MKT Icon BowserCupChallenge.png Vs. Mega Bowser Any character, GBA Bowser Castle 1, vs. Bowser |
| File:MKT Icon RosalinaCup.png Rosalina Cup |
 SNES Rainbow Road |
DS Luigi's Mansion |
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar |
File:MKT Events-Challenges.png Break Item Boxes Rosalina, SNES Rainbow Road, 15 |
| File:MKT Icon DonkeyKongCup.png Donkey Kong Cup |
 N64 Kalimari Desert R |
3DS Mario Circuit |
GCN Dino Dino Jungle |
File:MKT Icon DonkeyKongCupChallenge.png Smash Small Dry Bones Donkey Kong, N64 Kalimari Desert, 5 |
| File:MKT Icon YoshiCup.png Yoshi Cup |
 3DS Rock Rock Mountain |
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach |
3DS Toad Circuit R |
File:MKT Icon YoshiCupChallenge.png Beat Up Goomba Yoshi, 3DS Rock Rock Mountain, 30 |
| File:MKT Icon KingBooCup.png King Boo Cup |
File:MKT Icon LuigisMansionRDS.png DS Luigi's Mansion R |
File:MKT Icon BowserCastle1GBA.png GBA Bowser Castle 1 |
N64 Kalimari Desert R |
File:MKT Icon KingBooCupChallenge.png Vs. Mega King Boo Any character, DS Luigi's Mansion, vs. King Boo |
| File:MKT Icon DaisyCup.png Daisy Cup |
3DS Daisy Hills |
SNES Rainbow Road |
3DS Rock Rock Mountain |
File:MKT Icon DaisyCupChallenge.png Do Jump Boosts Daisy, 3DS Mario Circuit, 15 |
| File:MKT Icon WarioCup.png Wario Cup |
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar |
N64 Kalimari Desert R |
File:MKT Icon LuigisMansionRDS.png DS Luigi's Mansion R |
File:MKT Icon WarioCupChallenge.png Don't Crash Wario, GBA Bowser Castle 1 |
| File:MKT Icon MetalMarioCup.png Metal Mario Cup |
3DS Rock Rock Mountain |
SNES Rainbow Road |
3DS Toad Circuit R |
File:MKT Icon MetalMarioCupChallenge.png Race Through Rings Metal Mario, 3DS Rock Rock Mountain, 30 |
| File:MKT Icon DryBowserCup.png Dry Bowser Cup |
File:MKT Icon LuigisMansionRDS.png DS Luigi's Mansion R |
File:MKT Icon BowserCastle1GBA.png GBA Bowser Castle 1 |
 SNES Rainbow Road R |
File:MKT Icon DryBowserCupChallenge.png Vs. Mega Dry Bowser Any character, N64 Kalimari Desert, vs. Dry Bowser |
Unsorted
Items
- Green Shell[7]
- Coin[7]
- Spiny Shell[7]
- Lightning[7]
- Super Horn[7]
- Blooper[7]
- Mushroom[7]
- Bullet Bill[7]
- Mega Mushroom[7]
- Bob-omb[7]
- Red Shell[8]
- Fire Flower (exclusive to Mario, Luigi, and Metal Mario)[9][8]
- Heart (exclusive to Peach, Daisy, and Wendy)[10][8]
- Yoshi Egg (exclusive to Yoshi)[8]
- Bowser's Shell (exclusive to Bowser and Dry Bowser)[7][8]
- Giant Banana (exclusive to Donkey Kong)[11][8]
- Triple Mushrooms (exclusive to Toad, Toadette, Baby Peach, and Baby Daisy)[11][8]
- Double Bob-ombs (exclusive to Wario, Waluigi, Shy Guy, Ludwig, Roy, and King Boo)[8]
- Triple Green Shells (exclusive to Koopa Troopa, Iggy, Morton, and Dry Bones)[8]
- Boomerang Flower (exclusive to Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Rosalina, and Rosalina)[8]
- Triple Bananas (exclusive to Larry and Lemmy)[8]
- Star (only in challenges)[12]
Karts
The following karts were revealed in the game's first trailer:
Gliders
Costumes
As a new feature to Mario Kart Tour, characters can wear alternate costumes, though it is not yet confirmed whether they can be applied individually or they are tied to specific karts. The following is a list of confirmed costumes.
- A hakama (Mario)[6]
- A New Donk City musician outfit (Mario)[6]
- A pink kimono (Peach)[6]
- A chef outfit (Shy Guy)[6]
Challenges
Challenges are similar to the Missions mode from Mario Kart DS and the tournaments from Mario Kart Wii.
- Rocket Start!: "Pull off a Rocket Start!" (The player must correctly execute a Rocket Start as Toad on Mario Circuit.)[8]
- Race through the rings: "Clear 10 rings." (The player must pass through at least 10 of the 30 rings on Toad Circuit as Mario in one lap.)[5]
- Do Jump Boosts: "Do 15 Jump Boosts." (The player must perform 15 Jump Boosts from tricks as Luigi on Choco Island 2.)[5]
- Don't crash: "Try not to crash." (The player must drive a lap on Luigi's Mansion as Koopa Troopa without hitting any hazards.)[5]
- Glider Challenge: "Glide at least 400." (The player must glide as far as they can without falling on Daisy Hills as Peach.)[5]
- Race through the rings: "Clear 30 rings." (The player must pass through at least 30 of the 50 rings on Shy Guy Bazaar as Shy Guy in one lap.)[13]
- Do Jump Boosts: "Do 10 Jump Boosts." (The player must perform 10 Jump Boosts from tricks as Toadette on Koopa Troopa Beach.)[14]
- vs. Mega Bowser: "Aim for 1st place!" (The player must beat Mega Bowser in a race as any character on Bowser Castle 1.)[15]
- Break Item Boxes: "Hit 15 Item Boxes." (The player must break 15 Item Boxes as Rosalina on Rainbow Road.)[16]
- Smash Small Dry Bones: "Smash 5 opponents." (The player must smash 5 Small Dry Bones as Donkey Kong on Kalimari Desert.)[17]
- Beat Up Goombas: "Hit 30 Goombas." (The player must hit 30 Goombas as Yoshi in Dino Dino Jungle.)[18]
- vs. Mega King Boo: "Aim for 1st place!" (The player must beat Mega King Boo in a race as any character on Luigi's Mansion.)[19]
- Do Jump Boosts: "Do 15 Jump Boosts." (The player must perform 15 Jump Boosts from tricks as Daisy on Mario Circuit.)[20]
- Don't crash: "Try not to crash!" (The player must drive a lap on Bowser Castle 1 as Wario without hitting any hazards.)[12]
- Race through the rings: "Clear 30 rings." (The player must pass through at least 30 of the 45 rings on Rock Rock Mountain as Metal Mario in one lap.)[21]
- vs. Mega Dry Bowser: "Aim for 1st place!" (The player must beat Mega Dry Bowser and the Dry Bones in a race as any character on Kalimari Desert.)[22]
Reception
Initial impressions of the beta have been mixed. Journalists have praised the gameplay and graphics, but have criticized the free-to-play gacha elements of the game. Sam Machkovech of Ars Technica has compared the game's in-app purchases to Spiny Shells, blowing up the classic Mario Kart experience. He has suggested that "the developers pick a side: attach an annoying economy to a deeper control scheme and more legitimate online options, or make it cheaper and less obnoxious to watch Mario drive himself."[4] Ethan Gach of Kotaku has also stated that the game is "a mostly faithful but stripped-down recreation of Mario Kart decked out with all the microtransactions and lottery mechanics mobile games are infamous for" and also lamenting the lack of a multiplayer mode.[23] Steven Asarch of Newsweek has complained about the game's "freemium greed" and that it is "ruined by microtransactions".[24]
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour.
- MKT Icon BowserShell.png
External links
References
- ^ Nine Months Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2018 (2018). Nintendo. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ Takashi Mochizuki (February 7, 2018). 'DeNA CEO said "Mario Kart Tour," a Nintendo-DeNA smartphone game planned for FY18, will be free-to-start.' Twitter. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ Romano, Sal (April 24, 2019). Mario Kart Tour Android closed beta test set for May 22 to June 4. Gematsu. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Machkovech, Sam. (May 22, 2019). Mario Kart Tour beta hands-on: Microtransactions land like a nasty blue shell. Ars Technica. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e TaoaceyusTM (May 22, 2019). Deutsches MARIO KART TOUR Gameplay! YouTube. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Nintendo Mobile (August 27, 2019). Mario Kart Tour - Trailer. YouTube. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Footage uploaded to Streamable
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Ziphonix (May 22, 2019). 15 Minutes of Mario Kart Tour Gameplay! YouTube. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ Screenshot uploaded to Imgur (May 22, 2019, 9:06 UTC)
- ^ Screenshot uploaded to Google Drive (May 22, 2019, 12:12 UTC)
- ^ a b Jaron (May 22, 2019). MARIO KART TOUR BETA GAMEPLAY + SOUND 🔈. YouTube. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ a b Phoenix King Gaming (May 30, 2019). Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Episode 13 Wario Cup YouTube. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ Phoenix King Gaming (May 23, 2019). Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 5 YouTube. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ Phoenix King Gaming (May 23, 2019). Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 6 YouTube. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ Phoenix King Gaming (May 24, 2019). Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 7 YouTube. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ Phoenix King Gaming (May 24, 2019). Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Rainbow Road Episode 8 YouTube. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ Phoenix King Gaming (May 24, 2019). Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 9 YouTube. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ Phoenix King Gaming (May 24, 2019). Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Rock Rock Mountain Episode 10 YouTube. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ Phoenix King Gaming (May 24, 2019). Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 11 YouTube. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ Phoenix King Gaming (May 28, 2019). Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 12 Daisy Cup YouTube. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ Phoenix King Gaming (May 30, 2019). Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 14 Metal Mario Cup YouTube. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ Phoenix King Gaming (May 30, 2019). Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Dry Bowser Cup + Final Boss YouTube. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ Gach, Ethan (May 22, 2019). Mario Kart Tour Is Pretty Good When It’s Not Nickel And Diming You. Kotaku. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ Asarch, Steven (May 23, 2019) ‘Mario Kart Tour’ Beta Potential Bogged Down By Microtransactions. Newsweek. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
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