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Template:Infobox Mario Kart Tour is a mobile game in the Mario Kart series. First announced during a financial briefing on January 31, 2018,[1] it is the third Mario mobile game overall, following Super Mario Run and Dr. Mario World, the ninth main installment in the Mario Kart series, and the sixteenth installment overall. Like Super Mario Run, it is 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 gacha 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]
The game officially launched for both iOS and Android devices on September 25, 2019 in 163 territories, which covers nearly the same roster of availability as Super Mario Run, with the exceptions of Belgium and Vietnam, the former of which banned games with loot boxes in 2019. Users who pre-registered acquired the game a day early. Unlike previous Mario mobile games, a Nintendo Account is required to be playable.
On October 31, 2019, Nintendo announced a multiplayer beta test exclusive to Gold Pass members,[4] which began on December 18, 2019, 11:00 p.m. (PT) and ended on December 26, 2019, 9:59 p.m. (PT).
Gameplay
The goal of the game is to be in first place at the end of each race, using items obtained by driving through Item Boxes. The game is played in a portrait position, while the phone's touch controls are used to play the game, such as dragging the finger across the screen to steer the kart. There are three ways the player can make turns. For the phones supporting it, the gyroscope can be used to steer. The player can choose what action is started when tapping and sliding the fingers on the main area of the screen, with the other action being performed by tapping a small circular button at the bottom and then sliding the fingers if needed. The main setting has the driver jumping every time the screen is tapped, allowing the kart to drift by sliding the fingers. In the other configuration, the kart does not jump when tapping the screen, which results in it steering when sliding the fingers on the screen. After steering for a while, the kart starts autodrifting and charging Mini-Turbos and Super Mini-Turbos, but not Ultra Mini-Turbos that are only charged when drifting. Similarly to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with auto-accelerate and smart-steering enabled, karts accelerate automatically and can steer players away from walls. The intensity of smart-steering can be changed in the game's settings.
The game's mechanics are based on Mario Kart 7 and most of the Retro Courses are also available as either normal or retro courses within the same game. A few features from Mario Kart 8 that required substantial changes to the game, such as Bikes, ATVs, anti-gravity, and 12-player races, are missing, while the 200cc class is present. Other features from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, such as auto-accelerate, smart-steering and Ultra Mini-Turbos, return. Unlike previous games the player cannot customize their tires.
When a race is completed, the player will be awarded with Grand Stars, experience points for the used driver, kart and glider, and coins. If the player finishes in the top three places, the gauge to level up will be filled, while if the placement is 5th or lower, the gauge will be dropped. When the gauge is already empty, however, the player will not go level down. Only the points gained in the specific course will be lost, meaning that the first race on each course won't make the player lose experience points even if they arrive in 8th place; similarly, each course has an experience points cap. When arriving in the first three places, less and less experience points will be awarded until the cap is reached. At that point, only the epxerience points lost due to arriving in 5th place or lower will be regained when arriving in the first three places. The total amount of experience points gained in a course is never reset and is carried to the following tours, forcing the player to drive in new courses to still keep gaining experience points and leveling up. Grand Stars are awarded depending on whether a certain point threshold has been reached. Experience points for the driver, kart and glider are awarded depending on the placement. The coins obtained are those collected during the race, plus one additional coin for every 1,000 points obtained during the race. Each day, it is possible to obtain up to 150 experience points for drivers, karts and gliders and up to 300 coins by racing. When those limits are reached the player cannot obtain experience points or coins by racing until the next day. In order to continue gaining experience points or collecting coins, the player can use point-boost tickets for the former and can play Coin Rush or get rewards from challenges for the latter. Filling up the gauge to level up gives a reward to the player, increases the points earned when reaching a specific placement in the race and, when level 7 or level 12 are reached, allows the player to buy more items in the shop.
Placement | Experience points for drivers, karts and gliders | ||
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50cc | 100cc | 150cc and 200cc | |
1 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
2 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
3 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
6 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
7 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
8 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
The game features Tour Challenges and Gold Challenges, which reward Grand Stars, and Standard Challenges, which reward rubies, the main premium currency of the game.
Another premium item, bought with real-life currency according to a monthly subscription model, is the Gold Pass, which grants access to the 200cc engine class, additional items from Tour Gifts and Gold Challenges.
Each driver, kart and glider have favored courses, on which they offer advantages if they are used. Each course has three tiers for each driver, kart and glider. Third tier drivers receive one item from every Item Box, second tier drivers receive two items and first tier drivers receive three items. Second tier karts give a bonus points multiplier of 1.5 and first tier karts give a bonus points multiplier of 2. Second tier gliders increase the time between two point-gaining actions to count as combo and give a combo bonus multiplier of 2 and first tier gliders increase the combo-time even longer and give a combo bonus multiplier of 3. The player can enter a Frenzy by obtaining three of the same item at the same time, which allows the player to temporarily use that item an infinite amount of times in addition to granting them invincibility. Super and High-End drivers, karts and gliders have a higher number of points gained when choosing them and more preferred courses. In addition, drivers have their own special items, similar to Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'s item system. Karts have their own driving-related bonus such as increasing the effectiveness of drafting, while gliders increase the likelihood of obtaining a certain item and the points gained when using this item. All drivers, karts and gliders can be leveled up, and they all come with upgrades when done so.
The courses the player can play depends on the tour, which changes every two weeks. Each tour has sixteen cups, and adds new drivers, karts, gliders and courses, including one course that is new to the series. Each cup contains three races and one bonus challenge. Bonus challenges require the player to beat a certain goal with a certain character, kart and glider. Once each of the courses and the bonus challenge is played and enough Grand Stars are obtained, the player can move on to the next cup. Tour Gifts appear between cups which give the player items if enough Grand Stars are obtained. Every week, one of the tour's cups is a ranked cup. In a ranked cup, the player is placed on a leaderboard based on their overall score in the game against nineteen other players. The player gains a reward and will increase in tier at the end of the week if the end position is within the best eight places, while they will lose one tier if the end position is the eleventh place or below.
Placement | Rewards | Tier change | |||||||
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From tier 1 | From tier 11 | From tier 21 | From tier 1 | From tier 21 | From tier 22 | From tier 25 | From tier 30 | From tier 35 | |
1 | Rubies ×20 Coins ×1,000 Point-boost tickets ×3 of each type |
Rubies ×25 Coins ×1,100 Point-boost tickets ×4 of each type |
Rubies ×30 Coins ×1,200 Point-boost tickets ×5 of each type |
+3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +1 |
2 | Rubies ×15 Coins ×1,000 Point-boost tickets ×2 of each type |
Rubies ×20 Coins ×1,100 Point-boost tickets ×3 of each type |
Rubies ×20 Coins ×1,200 Point-boost tickets ×4 of each type |
+2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | ||
3 | Rubies ×10 Coins ×1,000 Point-boost tickets ×1 of each type |
Rubies ×15 Coins ×1,100 Point-boost tickets ×2 of each type |
Rubies ×15 Coins ×1,200 Point-boost tickets ×3 of each type |
+1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | ||
4 | Rubies ×5 Coins ×500 |
Rubies ×10 Coins ×600 |
Rubies ×10 Coins ×600 |
+2 | 0 | ||||
5 | |||||||||
6 | 0 | -1 | |||||||
7 | Coins ×300 | Coins ×400 | Coins ×400 | +1 | 0 | ||||
8 | 0 | -1 | |||||||
9 | 0 | -1 | |||||||
10 | -1 | ||||||||
11-19 | No reward | 0 | -1 | ||||||
20 | No reward | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
Each tour has three sets of Tour Challenges. The first one is unlocked from the tour's beginning, the second one unlocks after the one week, and the third one is exclusive to Gold Pass members.
Points
Points are collected during standard races and are used to gain Grand Stars and to rank the players, both overall and in ranked cups. There are three ways of obtaining points in races: base points, bonus points, and position points.
Base points
Base points are given at the beginning of the race and are the sum of the base points of the character, kart and glider selected. They range from 800 to 1600 points. The base points can be increased through experience points obtained at the end of the races or through point-boost tickets that provide 50 experience points each. The experience points are used to fill a gauge that when filled will increase the base points until the maximum amount has been reached. The amount of experience points needed to fill the gauge increases every time the gauge is filled.
Base points of drivers and kart parts | ||||||
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Amount | ![]() Drivers |
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Initial | 400 | 450 | 500 | 200 | 220 | 250 |
Maximum | 600 | 675 | 800 | 300 | 330 | 400 |
Bonus points
Bonus points are points awarded every time a special event happens during the race. Said event might be a Jump Boost, gliding for a certain amount of time, finishing the lap in a certain position, hitting opponents or hazards, and various other cases. If a further event happens before about two seconds have passed from the previous one, the combo indicator goes up and the points obtained are increased. The actual time that can pass between one event an the next can be incresed by choosing a glider of a higher tier in the course, by choosing a glider of higher rarity or by leveling up the glider. The number of points given is calculated as follows:
Points = (base points of the event × multiplier due to kart tiering in the course × multiplier due to kart rarity and skill level) + combo bonus + bonus point boosts + eventual increase from kart's special skill + eventual increase from glider's special skill
The combo bonus is calculated as follows:
Combo bonus = multiplier from glider's tiering in the course × Min{combo count - 1 ; (cc of the engine class) / 10}
For the purpose of the calculation, 200cc is considered the same as 150cc.
The bonus point boost is calculated separately for the driver, kart and glider chosen, that are in the first tier of the course, as follows:
Bonus point boost = base points × (skill level - 1) × [(cc of the engine class) / 30000]
In this case as well, 200cc is considered the same as 150cc. If more than 200 events happen, the bonus point boost is not applied from the 201st event onward.
Position points
Position points are awarded to the player depending on their placement at the end of the race. They are calculated as follows:
Position points = [(position points due to the level of the player + engine class bonus) × position multiplier] + bonus point boosts for position
The bonus point boost for position is calculated separately for the driver, kart and glider chosen, that are in the first tier of the course, as follows:
Bonus point boost for position = base points × (skill level - 1) × number of events happened in the race × position multiplier × [(cc of the engine class) / 30000]
As in the other cases, 200cc is considered the same as 150cc.
The engine class bonus is the following:
Engine class | ![]() 50cc |
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![]() 150cc |
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Engine class bonus | 0 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
The position multiplier depends on the placement at the end of the race and works as follows:
Placement | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Position multiplier | 1 | 0.85 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.2 |
Additional internal data (RaceScoreParam)
The following internal data stems from the Holiday Tour.
The engine class affect the obtained points in various other ways, as shown by the internal data:
The InterimRankBonus multiplied by the InterimRankBonusRate is the amount of points obtained at the end of the first lap or the first two sections of three-sectioned tracks. The InterimRankBonus has the following values:
InterimRankBonus | ||||||||
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Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
Points | 100 | 80 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
Finally, the maximum time between events in a combo apparently depends on the combo counter, as shown by this combo-related data:
Combo-related parameters (Combo) | ||||
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Score | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
Time | 1.39999998 | 1.79999995 | 2.0999999 | 2.4000001 |
ComboScoreAdd | 1 | |||
ComboScoreRate | 0.100000001 |
Collectibles and currencies
Grand Stars
Grand Stars are the main collectibles related to individual tours. Up to five of them can be earned by reaching certain points threshold in each standard race and up to three of them can be earned by clearing specific goals in each bonus challenge. Furthermore, clearing each day the daily challenge will warrant a Grand Star, and clearing Tour Challenges and Gold Challenges will reward the players with Grand Stars as well. Finally, using a star ticket will reward a Grand Star per ticket used.
They are used to unlock items in the cup bar of the course selection screen, namely cups and gifts. When the last gift will be obtained, coins will be rewarded in place of Grand Stars, and when a new tour starts, the Grand Stars obtained are reset to 0.
Rubies
Rubies are the main premium currency of Mario Kart Tour. Beside being bought with real life currency at the Shop, rubies can be obtained as daily login bonus, as player level up bonus, as part of tour gifts, as reward for the ranked cup and as reward for the Standard Challenges.
Rubies can be used in two different ways: to buy launch pipes and to play Coin Rush mode.
Launch pipes can shoot out a driver, kart or glider, all which have their own rarities. The pipe contains a determined amount of Normal, Super and High-End items, all of which are chosen randomly within their class and rarity, plus a featured driver, kart and glider. The items are not ordered, so each item, including the featured ones, can be potentially found in any placement within the pipe. It is possible that a player obtains an item from a pipe that already has been obtained. When this happens, the level gauge of that item will be increased by one unit. The player can reset the pipe at any moment. A new pipe is introduced each week and, since the Halloween Tour, the pipes last until the end of tour. Usually, the pipe contains the following items:
The probability of obtaining a certain type of item from the pipe is (number of items of that type remaining in the pipe)/(total number of items remaining in the pipe), the probability of obtaining a specific item is (probability of getting an item of the type of the desired item)/(number of available items of the same type of the desired item).
During the New Year's Tour the amounts of the various items were changed:
![Coin Rush mode during the Bangkok Tour](https://mario.wiki.gallery/images/thumb/a/a1/MKT_Coin_Rush.png/200px-MKT_Coin_Rush.png)
Rubies can also be spent in Coin Rush where the player can obtain a great amount of coins. Over 300 coins are found in the course. For each tour, another course is available in Coin Rush and Gold Mario is the regular driver. The coins obtained from Coin Rush are multiplied by a certain number, depending on how many rubies a player has spent.
Coins multiplier | Rubies |
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2 | 5 |
6 | 15 |
10 | 25 |
Coins
Coins are collected during a race and rewarded for the amount of points obtained during said race, up to 300 per day. In a single race, the amount of coins earned is
Coins earned = coins obtained during the race + floor((total points earned in the race)/1000)
The coins obtained during the race are capped at 99, while no cap on the coins obtained through points is known yet.
Beside this main way of obtaining coins, coins can also be obtained in Coin Rush and in several rewards, such as obtaining three Standard Challenges, Tour Challenges or Gold Challenges in a row, column or diagonal, in gifts, as daily login bonuses, as player level up bonuses, as rewards for ranked cup placement.
They are mainly used in the Daily Selects section of the Shop, which is renewed each day. The first row is available to all players and doesn't contain any Super or High-End item, the second row is available to player of level 7 and above and doesn't contain any High-End item, the third row is available to players of level 12 and above and can contain any item. When an item’s skill level is maxed out, the item is replaced with a Level-boost ticket of the same rarity and price. The first time an item’s skill level is maxed out, Level-boost tickets of all rarities and types become available as well, having the price of the corresponding item type and rarity.
Daily Selects' items | ||
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Item | Price | |
Item ticket | 50 | |
Point-boost ticket | 100 | |
Quick ticket | 1,000 | |
Normal | Kart or glider | 500 |
Driver | 800 | |
Super | Kart or glider | 2,000 |
Driver | 3,000 | |
High-End | Kart or glider | 10,000 |
Driver | 12,000 |
Since the Paris Tour, in addition to tickets, only a subset of non-tour-exclusive items can be found as Daily Selects:
Type | Normal | Super | High-End |
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Drivers | Koopa Troopa, Dry Bones, Shy Guy, Baby Mario, Baby Peach, Baby Daisy, Baby Rosalina, Larry, Morton, Wendy, Iggy, Roy, Ludwig, Lemmy | Mario, Peach, Daisy, Yoshi, Bowser, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Toad, Toadette | Metal Mario, Dry Bowser, Peachette |
Karts | Pipe Frame, Birthday Girl, Biddybuggy, Cheep Charger, Koopa Dasher, Bullet Blaster, Landship, Mushmellow | Mach 8, Daytripper, Turbo Yoshi, Super Blooper, Barrel Train, Soda Jet, Flame Flyer | B Dasher, Badwagon |
Gliders | Super Glider, Droplet Glider, Paper Glider, Parachute, Parafoil, BBIA Parafoil | Peach Parasol, Shell Parachute, Bob-omb Parafoil, Flower Glider | Gold Glider, Swooper |
Multiplayer
Up to eight human players can play against each other online in multiplayer mode. They can either join a random lobby or create their own to play with friends. Courses come from cups from the current tour that rotate every 30 minutes.
Courses
In addition to the courses listed below, many alternate courses are also featured in the game; courses can have an "R" (Reverse) and/or "T" (Trick) variant. Courses marked with "R" are driven in backwards orientation; the track will have alterations if necessary to make this possible. Courses marked with "T" feature many additional ramps and trickable obstacles, and are otherwise the same.
Original
Retro
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Course | Normal version | Reverse variation | Trick variation | Reverse/Trick variation |
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Koopa Troopa Beach | File:MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeachC.png | File:MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeachCR.png | File:MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeachCT.png | |
Kalimari Desert | File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertC.png | File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertCR.png | File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertCT.png | File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertCRT.png |
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA)
Course | Normal version | Reverse variation | Trick variation | Reverse/Trick variation |
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Bowser's Castle 1 | File:MKT Icon BowserCastle1GBAC.png | File:MKT Icon BowserCastle1GBACR.png | File:MKT Icon BowserCastle1GBACT.png | File:MKT Icon BowsersCastle1GBACRT.png |
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GCN)
Course | Normal version | Reverse variation | Trick variation | Reverse/Trick variation |
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Yoshi Circuit | File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitC.png | File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitCR.png | File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitCT.png | File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitCRT.png |
Dino Dino Jungle | File:MKT Icon DinoDinoJungleC.png | File:MKT Icon DinoDinoJungleCR.png | File:MKT Icon DinoDinoJungleCT.png |
Mario Kart DS (DS)
Course | Normal version | Reverse variation | Trick variation | Reverse/Trick variation |
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Luigi's Mansion | File:MKT Icon LuigisMansionC.png | File:MKT Icon LuigisMansionCR.png | File:MKT Icon LuigisMansionCT.png | File:MKT Icon LuigisMansionCRT.png |
Waluigi Pinball | File:MKT Icon WaluigiPinballC.png | File:MKT Icon WaluigiPinballCR.png | File:MKT Icon WaluigiPinballCT.png | |
DK Pass | File:MKT Icon DKPassC.png | File:MKT Icon DKPassCR.png | File:MKT Icon DKPassCT.png |
Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
Tours
- Main article: List of tours in Mario Kart Tour
Each tour consists of a series of cups, with each cup containing three courses and a bonus challenge. The featured character of the cup has the preference for every track in it increased by one tier. The following tables list the courses that make an appearance in each tour; "N" indicates a normal course, "R" a reversed course, "T" a trick course, and "R/T" a reversed trick course. Tracks in gray debuted during the respective tour. Click on a cup's icon to access the article of that cup.
Dates and spotlights
Tour | Date | Week 1 spotlight | Week 2 spotlight |
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New York Tour | September 25, 2019 - October 8, 2019 | Pauline | Mario (Musician) |
Tokyo Tour | October 9, 2019 - October 22, 2019 | Peach (Kimono) | Mario (Hakama) |
Halloween Tour | October 23, 2019 - November 5, 2019 | Rosalina (Halloween) | King Boo (Luigi's Mansion) |
Paris Tour | November 6, 2019 - November 19, 2019 | Peach (Vacation) | Shy Guy (Pastry Chef) |
Winter Tour | November 20, 2019 - December 3, 2019 | Mario (Santa) | Pink Gold Peach |
London Tour | December 4, 2019 - December 17, 2019 | Daisy (Holiday Cheer) | Waluigi (Bus Driver) |
Holiday Tour | December 18, 2019 - December 31, 2019 | Yoshi (Reindeer) | Pauline (Party Time) |
New Year's Tour | January 1, 2020 - January 14, 2020 | Mario (Happi) | Toad (Party Time) |
Ice Tour | January 15, 2020 - January 28, 2020 |
Courses
New York Tour
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New York Minute 1 | Original | T | N | R | R | N | R/T | T | R/T | ||||||||
Cheep Cheep Lagoon | 3DS | N | N | T | R | ||||||||||||
Mario Circuit 1 | SNES | N | R | N | T | ||||||||||||
Dino Dino Jungle | GCN | N | N | T | R | ||||||||||||
Toad Circuit | 3DS | N | N | T | R | ||||||||||||
Rock Rock Mountain | 3DS | N | R | T | N | ||||||||||||
Yoshi Circuit | GCN | N | R | N | T | ||||||||||||
Daisy Hills | 3DS | N | T | N | R | ||||||||||||
Koopa Troopa Beach | N64 | N | R | N | T | ||||||||||||
Shy Guy Bazaar | 3DS | N | T | N | R | ||||||||||||
Bowser's Castle 1 | GBA | N | N | T | R |
Tokyo Tour
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Tokyo Blur 1 | Original | T | N | R | R | N | R/T | T | R/T | ||||||||
Mario Circuit | 3DS | N | N | R | T | ||||||||||||
Rainbow Road | SNES | N | N | T | R | ||||||||||||
Neo Bowser City | 3DS | N | R | N | T | ||||||||||||
Mario Circuit 2 | SNES | N | R | T | N | ||||||||||||
Yoshi Circuit | GCN | N | R | N | T | ||||||||||||
Shy Guy Bazaar | 3DS | N | R | T | N | ||||||||||||
Toad Circuit | 3DS | N | N | T | R | ||||||||||||
Choco Island 2 | SNES | N | R | N | T | ||||||||||||
Kalimari Desert | N64 | N | T | R | N | ||||||||||||
Rock Rock Mountain | 3DS | T | N | N | R |
Halloween Tour
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Luigi's Mansion | DS | N | N | R | T | T | |||||||||||
Mario Circuit | 3DS | N | N | T | R | ||||||||||||
Koopa Troopa Beach | N64 | N | N | T | R | ||||||||||||
Daisy Hills | 3DS | N | T | R | N | ||||||||||||
Kalimari Desert | N64 | N | N | R | T | T | |||||||||||
Bowser's Castle 1 | GBA | N | R | N | T | ||||||||||||
Neo Bowser City | 3DS | N | N | R | T | ||||||||||||
Rainbow Road | SNES | N | N | T | R | ||||||||||||
Ghost Valley 1 | SNES | N | R | N | T | T | |||||||||||
Dino Dino Jungle | GCN | N | R | T | N | ||||||||||||
Waluigi Pinball | DS | N | T | N | T | R |
Paris Tour
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Paris Promenade 1 | Original | N | T | R | R | N | R/T | T | R/T | ||||||||||
Cheep Cheep Lagoon | 3DS | N | N | R | T | ||||||||||||||
Choco Island 2 | SNES | N | N | T | R | ||||||||||||||
Mario Circuit 3 | SNES | N | N | T | R | T | |||||||||||||
Shy Guy Bazaar | 3DS | N | R | N | T | ||||||||||||||
Dino Dino Jungle | GCN | N | N | R | T | T | |||||||||||||
Bowser Castle 1 | GBA | N | N | R | T | T | |||||||||||||
Waluigi Pinball | DS | N | T | R | N | T | |||||||||||||
Luigi's Mansion | DS | N | N | T | R | T | |||||||||||||
Mario Circuit 1 | SNES | N | R | N | T | ||||||||||||||
Yoshi Circuit | GCN | N | N | R | T | T |
Winter Tour
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DK Pass | DS | N | N | T | R | R | T | ||||||||||||
Cheep Cheep Lagoon | 3DS | N | N | R | R | T | |||||||||||||
Toad Circuit | 3DS | N | N | T | R | T | |||||||||||||
Kalimari Desert | N64 | N | R | N | T | ||||||||||||||
Rock Rock Mountain | 3DS | N | R | N | T | R | |||||||||||||
Neo Bowser City | 3DS | N | N | T | R | R | |||||||||||||
Mario Circuit 1 | SNES | N | N | R | T | ||||||||||||||
Koopa Troopa Beach | N64 | N | R | N | T | ||||||||||||||
Choco Island 2 | SNES | N | N | T | R | T | |||||||||||||
Mario Circuit 3 | SNES | T | N | N | R | T | |||||||||||||
Daisy Hills | 3DS | R/T | R/T | ||||||||||||||||
Rainbow Road | SNES | R/T | R/T | ||||||||||||||||
Mario Circuit | 3DS | R/T | R/T |
London Tour
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London Loop | Original | N | T | R | R/T | N | T | R | R/T | ||||||||||
Mario Circuit 2 | SNES | N | N | R | T | ||||||||||||||
Daisy Hills | 3DS | N | N | R | R | T | |||||||||||||
Neo Bowser City | 3DS | N | N | R | T | ||||||||||||||
Rock Rock Mountain | 3DS | N | T | R | N | ||||||||||||||
Ghost Valley 1 | SNES | R | N | N | T | T | |||||||||||||
Toad Circuit | 3DS | N | N | R | T | ||||||||||||||
Rainbow Road | SNES | N | R | T | N | R | |||||||||||||
Mario Circuit | 3DS | N | T | R | N | T | |||||||||||||
DK Pass | DS | N | R | N | T | ||||||||||||||
Yoshi Circuit | GCN | R/T | R/T | ||||||||||||||||
Bowser's Castle 1 | GBA | R/T | R/T | ||||||||||||||||
Luigi's Mansion | DS | R/T | R/T |
Holiday Tour
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New York Minute 2 | Original | N | T | N | R | T | R/T | R | R/T | ||||||||||
DK Pass | DS | N | R | N | T | R | T | ||||||||||||
Mario Circuit 2 | SNES | N | N | R | T | ||||||||||||||
Daisy Hills | 3DS | N | N | R | T | R | |||||||||||||
Ghost Valley 1 | SNES | N | R | N | T | ||||||||||||||
Rainbow Road | 3DS | N | R | R | T | N | T | ||||||||||||
Waluigi Pinball | DS | N | N | T | T | R | |||||||||||||
Shy Guy Bazaar | 3DS | N | N | R | T | T | |||||||||||||
Yoshi Circuit | GCN | N | T | R | N | R | |||||||||||||
Mario Circuit 1 | SNES | R/T | R/T | ||||||||||||||||
Kalimari Desert | N64 | R/T | R/T | ||||||||||||||||
Cheep Cheep Lagoon | 3DS | R/T | R/T |
New Year's Tour
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Tokyo Blur 2 | Original | N | T | R | N | T | R/T | R | R/T | ||||||||||
Mario Circuit 1 | SNES | N | N | R | T | ||||||||||||||
Cheep Cheep Lagoon | 3DS | N | R | N | R | T | |||||||||||||
Mario Circuit 3 | SNES | N | N | R | T | ||||||||||||||
Yoshi Circuit | GCN | N | N | R | T | T | |||||||||||||
Shy Guy Bazaar | 3DS | N | N | T | R | ||||||||||||||
Dino Dino Jungle | GCN | N | R | R | N | T | |||||||||||||
Rainbow Road | 3DS | N | R | N | T | ||||||||||||||
Luigi's Mansion | DS | N | R | T | N | T | |||||||||||||
Waluigi Pinball | DS | N | N | R | T | ||||||||||||||
Mario Circuit 2 | SNES | R/T | R/T | ||||||||||||||||
Toad Circuit | 3DS | R/T | R/T | ||||||||||||||||
Neo Bowser City | 3DS | R/T | R/T |
Drivers
- For the tables to convert the Level shown here in the actual statistics used by the game, see Mario Kart Tour in-game statistics.
There are currently 56 playable characters (57 if including Gold Mario, who appears exclusively in the Coin Rush mode) in Mario Kart Tour. Upon launching the game for the first time, players start with either Toad, Toadette, or Peachette. After the tutorial they are granted a free pipe pull which grants either Peach or Bowser. Unlike other Mario Kart games, characters are sorted by their rarity of unlocking them, via opening up randomized green or gold pipes with rubies. There are three tiers of rarity: Normal, Super, and High-End. While the Normal characters are easier to unlock, rarer characters have a greater amount of starting points and have more favored courses. Once players clear the tutorial, they are rewarded with a random Super-class character.
So far, the only changes in the main statistics that were found affect acceleration and weight, and depend on the kart size.
Kart size | Small | Medium | Large |
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Acceleration | 17 | 10 | 3 |
Weight | 6 | 10 | 14 |
Below is a list of all drivers in the game grouped by rarity, displaying the special item, kart size, date of availability and favored tracks, as well as traits, for each driver. Traits, such as a mustache, extended tongue, or shell, may be shared between drivers. Some challenges in the game require the player to perform a certain action or a number of actions using any driver with a certain trait.
Normal
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Baby Peach | ![]() |
Baby Daisy | ![]() |
Baby Rosalina | ![]() |
Baby Luigi | ||||
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File:MKT Artwork Baby Rosalina.png | File:BLuigiSluggers.PNG | |||||||||
Special item | File:MKT Icon BoomerangFlower.png Boomerang Flower |
Special item | ![]() Bubble |
Special item | ![]() Bubble |
Special item | ![]() Bubble |
Special item | File:MKT Icon BoomerangFlower.png Boomerang Flower | ||||
Kart size | Small | Kart size | Small | Kart size | Small | Kart size | Small | Kart size | Small | ||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | ||||
Character traits | Baby, hat | Character traits | Baby, crown, short sleeves | Character traits | Baby, crown, short sleeves | Character traits | Baby, crown, short sleeves | Character traits | Baby, hat | ||||
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Shy Guy | ![]() |
Dry Bones | ![]() |
Iggy | ![]() |
Larry | ||||
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Special item | File:MKT Icon TripleGreenShell.png Triple Green Shells |
Special item | File:MKT Icon DoubleBobomb.png Double Bob-ombs |
Special item | File:MKT Icon TripleGreenShell.png Triple Green Shells |
Special item | File:MKT Icon TripleGreenShell.png Triple Green Shells |
Special item | File:MKT Icon BoomerangFlower.png Boomerang Flower | ||||
Kart size | Small | Kart size | Small | Kart size | Small | Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Small | ||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | ||||
Character traits | Shell | Character traits | Character traits | Shell, gloves | Character traits | Koopaling, shell | Character traits | Koopaling, shell | |||||
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Ludwig | ![]() |
Morton | ![]() |
Roy | ![]() |
Wendy | ||||
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Special item | ![]() Bubble |
Special item | File:MKT Icon DashRing.png Dash Ring |
Special item | File:MKT Icon GiantBanana.png Giant Banana |
Special item | File:MKT Icon DoubleBobomb.png Double Bob-ombs |
Special item | ![]() Heart | ||||
Kart size | Small | Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Large | Kart size | Large | Kart size | Small | ||||
Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | ||||
Character traits | Koopaling, shell | Character traits | Koopaling, shell | Character traits | Koopaling, shell, three hairs | Character traits | Koopaling, shell | Character traits | Koopaling, shell, ribbon |
Super
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Peach | ![]() |
Yoshi | ![]() |
Daisy | ![]() |
Toad | ||||
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Special item | File:MKT Icon FireFlower.png Fire Flower |
Special item | ![]() Heart |
Special item | File:MKT Icon YoshiEgg.png Yoshi's Egg |
Special item | ![]() Heart |
Special item | File:MKT Icon TripleMushroom.png Triple Mushrooms | ||||
Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Small | ||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | ||||
Character traits | Hat, mustache, gloves | Character traits | Dress, gloves, crown, short sleeves | Character traits | Shell, extended tongue | Character traits | Dress, gloves, crown, short sleeves | Character traits | |||||
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Luigi | ![]() |
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Special item | File:MKT Icon TripleMushroom.png Triple Mushrooms |
Special item | File:MKT Icon DashRing.png Dash Ring |
Special item | File:MKT Icon FireFlower.png Fire Flower |
Special item | File:MKT Icon BoomerangFlower.png Boomerang Flower |
Special item | File:MKT Icon YoshiEgg.png Yoshi's Egg | ||||
Kart size | Small | Kart size | Large | Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Small | Kart size | Medium | ||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | Availability | November 6, 2019 | Availability | January 1, 2020 | ||||
Character traits | Character traits | Dress, crown | Character traits | Hat, mustache, gloves | Character traits | Gloves | Character traits | Shell, extended tongue | |||||
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Lakitu | ![]() |
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Special item | File:MKT Icon BowserShell.png Bowser's Shell |
Special item | File:MKT Icon GiantBanana.png Giant Banana |
Special item | File:MKT Icon BananaBarrels.png Banana Barrels |
Special item | File:MKT Icon TripleGreenShell.png Triple Green Shells |
Special item | File:MKT Icon BowserShell.png Bowser's Shell | ||||
Kart size | Large | Kart size | Large | Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Small | Kart size | Small | ||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | ||||
Character traits | Shell, horns | Character traits | Tie | Character traits | Hat | Character traits | Shell, three hairs | Character traits | Baby, shell, horns | ||||
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Waluigi | ![]() |
King Boo | ![]() |
Black Shy Guy | ![]() |
Red Koopa (Freerunning) (new) | ||||
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Special item | File:MKT Icon DoubleBobomb.png Double Bob-ombs |
Special item | File:MKT Icon DoubleBobomb.png Double Bob-ombs |
Special item | File:MKT Icon LuckySeven.png Lucky Seven |
Special item | File:MKT Icon BobombCannon.png Bob-omb Cannon |
Special item | File:MKT Icon FireFlower.png Fire Flower | ||||
Kart size | Large | Kart size | Large | Kart size | Large | Kart size | Small | Kart size | Small | ||||
Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | Availability | November 20, 2019 | Availability | December 4, 2019 | ||||
Character traits | Hat, mustache, gloves, short sleeves | Character traits | Hat, mustache, gloves | Character traits | Extended tongue, crown | Character traits | Character traits | Hat, shell | |||||
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Special item | File:MKT Icon BirdoEgg.png Birdo's Egg | ||||||||||||
Kart size | Medium | ||||||||||||
Availability | December 18, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Character traits | Ribbon |
High-End
Regular
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Special item | File:MKT Icon FireFlower.png Fire Flower |
Special item | File:MKT Icon MushroomCannon.png Mushroom Cannon |
Special item | File:MKT Icon BowserShell.png Bowser's Shell | ||
Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Large | ||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | ||
Character traits | Hat, mustache, gloves | Character traits | Dress, gloves, ribbon, crown, short sleeves | Character traits | Shell, horns |
Tour-exclusive (Gold Pass)
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Special item | File:MKT Icon CoinBox.png Coin Box |
Kart size | Small |
Availability | January 1, 2020 |
Exclusive tour | New Year's |
Character traits | Hat, shell |
Tour-exclusive (spotlight)
These characters can/could only be obtained during certain tours.
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Mario (Musician) (new) | ![]() |
Peach (Kimono) (new) | ![]() |
Mario (Hakama) (new) | ![]() |
Rosalina (Halloween) (new) | ||||
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Special item | File:MKT Icon LuckySeven.png Lucky Seven |
Special item | File:MKT Icon DoubleBobomb.png Double Bob-ombs |
Special item | File:MKT Icon MushroomCannon.png Mushroom Cannon |
Special item | File:MKT Icon CoinBox.png Coin Box |
Special item | File:MKT Icon DashRing.png Dash Ring | ||||
Kart size | Large | Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Large | ||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | ||||
Exclusive tour(s) | New York, Holiday, New Year's | Exclusive tour(s) | New York, New Year's | Exclusive tour(s) | Tokyo, New Year's | Exclusive tour(s) | Tokyo, New Year's | Exclusive tour(s) | Halloween, New Year's | ||||
Character traits | Dress | Character traits | Hat, mustache, gloves, tie | Character traits | Dress, ribbon | Character traits | Mustache, gloves | Character traits | Hat, dress | ||||
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Mario (Santa) (new) | ![]() |
Pink Gold Peach | ![]() |
Daisy (Holiday Cheer) (new) | ![]() |
Yoshi (Reindeer) (new) | ||||
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Special item | File:MKT Icon CoinBox.png Coin Box |
Special item | File:MKT Icon FireFlower.png Fire Flower |
Special item | File:MKT Icon CoinBox.png Coin Box |
Special item | File:MKT Icon LuckySeven.png Lucky Seven |
Special item | File:MKT Icon YoshiEgg.png Yoshi's Egg | ||||
Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Medium | ||||
Availability | November 6, 2019 | Availability | November 20, 2019 | Availability | November 20, 2019 | Availability | December 4, 2019 | Availability | December 18, 2019 | ||||
Exclusive tour(s) | Paris | Exclusive tour(s) | Winter, London, Holiday | Exclusive tour(s) | Winter | Exclusive tour(s) | London, Holiday | Exclusive tour(s) | Holiday | ||||
Character traits | Hat, dress, short sleeves | Character traits | Hat, mustache, gloves | Character traits | Dress, gloves, crown, short sleeves | Character traits | Hat, dress, gloves | Character traits | Shell, extended tongue, horns | ||||
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Mario (Happi) (new) | ![]() |
Toad (Party Time) (new) | ![]() |
King Boo (Luigi's Mansion) (new) | ![]() |
Shy Guy (Pastry Chef) (new) | ||||
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Special item | File:MKT Icon CoinBox.png Coin Box |
Special item | File:MKT Icon BobombCannon.png Bob-omb Cannon |
Special item | File:MKT Icon MushroomCannon.png Mushroom Cannon |
Special item | File:MKT Icon BobombCannon.png Bob-omb Cannon |
Special item | File:MKT Icon MushroomCannon.png Mushroom Cannon | ||||
Kart size | Large | Kart size | Medium | Kart size | Small | Kart size | Large | Kart size | Small | ||||
Availability | December 18, 2019 | Availability | January 1, 2020 | Availability | January 1, 2020 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | Availability | November 6, 2019 | ||||
Exclusive tour(s) | Holiday, New Year's | Exclusive tour(s) | New Year's | Exclusive tour(s) | New Year's | Exclusive tour(s) | Halloween, New Year's | Exclusive tour(s) | Paris | ||||
Character traits | Dress, gloves, short sleeves | Character traits | Mustache, gloves | Character traits | Hat, ribbon | Character traits | Extended tongue, crown | Character traits | Hat, tie | ||||
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Special item | File:MKT Icon TripleBanana.png Triple Bananas | ||||||||||||
Kart size | Large | ||||||||||||
Availability | December 4, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Exclusive tour(s) | London | ||||||||||||
Character traits | Hat, mustache, gloves, tie |
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Kart size | Medium |
Availability | Gold Rush Mode |
Chance increase of obtaining a Frenzy
Skill level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Normal | 0% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% |
Super | 1% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 8% |
High-End | 2% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 10% |
Karts
Normal
Regular
Pipe Frame | Birthday Girl | Mushmellow | Koopa Dasher | Biddybuggy | Cheep Charger | |||||||||||
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Special skill | ![]() Slipstream Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon DashPanel.png Dash Panel Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png Jump Boost Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon RocketStart.png Rocket Start Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Slipstream Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png Jump Boost Plus | |||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | |||||
Bullet Blaster | Landship | Pipe Buggy (new) | ||||||||||||||
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Special skill | File:MKT Icon RocketStart.png Rocket Start Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Mini-Turbo Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Slipstream Plus | |||||||||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 |
Tour-exclusive (Gold Pass)
Blue Biddybuggy (new) | Pink Mushmellow (new) | Birthday Girl Rosalina (new) | Bull's-Eye Banzai (new) | Warship (new) | Green Cheep Charger (new) | |||||||||||
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Special skill | ![]() Slipstream Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon DashPanel.png Dash Panel Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Slipstream Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon RocketStart.png Rocket Start Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Mini-Turbo Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png Jump Boost Plus | |||||
Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | November 6, 2019 | Availability | December 4, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | Availability | November 20, 2019 | |||||
Exclusive tour | Tokyo | Exclusive tour | Paris | Exclusive tour | London | Exclusive tour | New York | Exclusive tour | Halloween | Exclusive tour | Winter |
Super
Regular
Mach 8 | Daytripper | Turbo Yoshi | Soda Jet | Super Blooper | Royale | |||||||||||
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Special skill | ![]() Slipstream Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon DashPanel.png Dash Panel Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png Jump Boost Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Mini-Turbo Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Mini-Turbo Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Slipstream Plus | |||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | |||||
Cloud 9 | Poltergust 4000 | Streamliner | Zucchini | Red Turbo Yoshi (new) | Flame Flyer | |||||||||||
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Special skill | File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png Jump Boost Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Slipstream Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Slipstream Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Mini-Turbo Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon RocketStart.png Rocket Start Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon RocketStart.png Rocket Start Plus | |||||
Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | Availability | November 6, 2019 | Availability | November 20, 2019 | Availability | January 1, 2020 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | |||||
Barrel Train | DK Jumbo | Koopa Clown | Para-Wing | Turbo Birdo | ||||||||||||
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Special skill | File:MKT Icon RocketStart.png Rocket Start Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png Jump Boost Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Mini-Turbo Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png Jump Boost Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Mini-Turbo Plus | |||||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | December 4, 2019 | Availability | December 18, 2019 |
Tour-exclusive (Gold Pass)
Gold Blooper (new) | White Royale (new) | Red Streamliner (new) | Chrome DK Jumbo (new) | Dark Clown (new) | |||||||||
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Special skill | ![]() Mini-Turbo Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon RocketStart.png Rocket Start Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Slipstream Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png Jump Boost Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Mini-Turbo Plus | ||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | November 6, 2019 | Availability | December 18, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | ||||
Exclusive tour | New York, New Year's | Exclusive tour | Paris | Exclusive tour | Holiday | Exclusive tour | Tokyo | Exclusive tour | Halloween |
High-End
Regular
B Dasher | Circuit Special | Bumble V | Wild Wing | Red B Dasher (new) | Badwagon | |||||||||||
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Special skill | File:MKT Icon DashPanel.png Dash Panel Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Slipstream Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon DashPanel.png Dash Panel Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon DashPanel.png Dash Panel Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon RocketStart.png Rocket Start Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Mini-Turbo Plus | |||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | Availability | November 20, 2019 | Availability | December 4, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | |||||
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Special skill | File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png Jump Boost Plus | |||||||||||||||
Availability | December 18, 2019 |
Tour-exclusive (Gold Pass)
Black B Dasher (new) | Black Circuit (new) | Queen Bee (new) | Gold Train (new) | Radish Rider (new) | Swift Jack (new) | |||||||||||
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Special skill | File:MKT Icon DashPanel.png Dash Panel Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Slipstream Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon DashPanel.png Dash Panel Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon RocketStart.png Rocket Start Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Slipstream Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Slipstream Plus | |||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | Availability | November 6, 2019 | Availability | November 20, 2019 | Availability | December 4, 2019 | |||||
Exclusive tour | New York | Exclusive tour | Tokyo | Exclusive tour | Halloween | Exclusive tour | Paris | Exclusive tour | Winter | Exclusive tour | London |
Tour-exclusive (spotlight)
Yellow Taxi (new) | Quickshaw (new) | Kabuki Dasher (new) | Trickster (new) | Ghost Ride (new) | Macharon (new) | |||||||||||
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Special skill | File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png Jump Boost Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon RocketStart.png Rocket Start Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon DashPanel.png Dash Panel Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon DashPanel.png Dash Panel Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon RocketStart.png Rocket Start Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png Jump Boost Plus | |||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | Availability | November 6, 2019 | |||||
Exclusive tour | New York, Holiday (Gold Gift), New Year's | Exclusive tour | Tokyo, New Year's | Exclusive tour | Tokyo, New Year's | Exclusive tour | Halloween, New Year's | Exclusive tour | Halloween, New Year's | Exclusive tour | Paris | |||||
Carrot Kart (new) | Cheermellow (new) | Wildfire Flyer (new) | Ribbon Rider (new) | Double-Decker (new) | Jingle Bells (new) | |||||||||||
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Special skill | ![]() Mini-Turbo Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon RocketStart.png Rocket Start Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png Jump Boost Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Mini-Turbo Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon DashPanel.png Dash Panel Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon DashPanel.png Dash Panel Plus | |||||
Availability | November 6, 2019 | Availability | November 20, 2019 | Availability | November 20, 2019 | Availability | December 4, 2019 | Availability | December 4, 2019 | Availability | December 18, 2019 | |||||
Exclusive tour | Paris | Exclusive tour | Winter, London, Holiday | Exclusive tour | Winter | Exclusive tour | London, Holiday | Exclusive tour | London | Exclusive tour | Holiday | |||||
Platinum Taxi (new) | Glam Bruiser (new) | Blue Badwagon (new) | ||||||||||||||
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Special skill | ![]() Mini-Turbo Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Slipstream Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Mini-Turbo Plus | |||||||||||
Availability | December 18, 2019 | Availability | January 1, 2020 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | |||||||||||
Exclusive tour | Holiday, New Year's | Exclusive tour | New Year's | Exclusive tour | New York, New Year's |
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Availability | Coin Rush Mode |
The following karts were revealed in the game's trailers:
The following karts were present in the game's beta, but are currently unavailable:
Bonus points multiplier
Skill level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Normal | 1 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.15 |
Super | 1.05 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.2 |
High-End | 1.1 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.25 |
Gliders
Normal
Super Glider | Parachute | Parafoil | Paper Glider | Droplet Glider (new) | BBIA Parafoil (new) | |||||||||||
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Special skill | ![]() Mushroom Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Blooper Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon GreenShell.png Green Shell Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon GreenShell.png Green Shell Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Blooper Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Banana Plus | |||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | |||||
Minion Paper Glider (new) | Piston Glider (new) | Piranha Plant Parafoil (new) | ||||||||||||||
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Special skill | ![]() Blooper Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Mushroom Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon MegaMushroom.png Mega Mushroom Plus | |||||||||||
Availability | November 20, 2019 | Availability | December 4, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 |
Super
Peach Parasol | Flower Glider | Oilpaper Umbrella (new) | Lightning Oilpaper (new) | Pink Flower Glider (new) | Bob-omb Parafoil (new) | |||||||||||
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Special skill | File:MKT Icon RedShell.png Red Shell Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Banana Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon RedShell.png Red Shell Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Lightning Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon SuperHorn.png Super Horn Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon Bobomb.png Bob-omb Plus | |||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | December 18, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | |||||
Shell Parachute (new) | Wario Wing | Waluigi Wing (new) | BaNaNa Parafoil (new) | |||||||||||||
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Special skill | File:MKT Icon GreenShell.png Green Shell Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon BulletBill.png Bullet Bill Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon BulletBill.png Bullet Bill Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Banana Plus | |||||||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | Availability | November 6, 2019 |
High-End
Regular
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Special skill | ![]() Coin Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon Bobomb.png Bob-omb Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Lightning Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon RedShell.png Red Shell Plus | |||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | January 1, 2020 |
Tour-exclusive (Gold Pass)
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Special skill | ![]() Mushroom Plus |
Availability | January 1, 2020 |
Exclusive tour | New Year's |
Tour-exclusive (spotlight)
Fare Flier (new) | Purple Oilpaper Umbrella (new) | Full Flight (new) | Strawberry Crêpe (new) | Le Tricolore (new) | Starchute (new) | |||||||||||
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Special skill | File:MKT Icon SuperHorn.png Super Horn Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Mushroom Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon MegaMushroom.png Mega Mushroom Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon RedShell.png Red Shell Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Mushroom Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Coin Plus | |||||
Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | October 9, 2019 | Availability | November 6, 2019 | Availability | November 6, 2019 | Availability | November 20, 2019 | |||||
Exclusive tour | New York, Hoilday (Gold Gift), New Year's | Exclusive tour | Tokyo, New Year's | Exclusive tour | Tokyo, New Year's | Exclusive tour | Paris | Exclusive tour | Paris | Exclusive tour | Winter, London, Holiday | |||||
Royal Parachute (new) | Glitter Glider (new) | Soaring Jack (new) | Gift Glider (new) | New Year's 2020 (new) | New Year's Kite (new) | |||||||||||
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Special skill | File:MKT Icon RedShell.png Red Shell Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Lightning Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon GreenShell.png Green Shell Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Coin Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Mushroom Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Coin Plus | |||||
Availability | November 20, 2019 | Availability | December 4, 2019 | Availability | December 4, 2019 | Availability | December 18, 2019 | Availability | December 18, 2019 | Availability | January 1, 2020 | |||||
Exclusive tour | Winter | Exclusive tour | London, Holiday | Exclusive tour | London | Exclusive tour | Holiday | Exclusive tour | Holiday, New Year's | Exclusive tour | New Year's | |||||
Fireworks Parachute (new) | Bullet Bill Parachute (new) | Rainy Balloons (new) | Wicked Wings (new) | |||||||||||||
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Special skill | File:MKT Icon Bobomb.png Bob-omb Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon BulletBill.png Bullet Bill Plus |
Special skill | ![]() Lightning Plus |
Special skill | File:MKT Icon SuperHorn.png Super Horn Plus | |||||||||
Availability | January 1, 2020 | Availability | September 25, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | Availability | October 23, 2019 | |||||||||
Exclusive tour | New Year's | Exclusive tour | New York, New Year's | Exclusive tour | Halloween, New Year's | Exclusive tour | Halloween, New Year's |
Combo time increase
Skill level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Normal | 0 | 5% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 15% |
Super | 5% | 10% | 10% | 15% | 15% | 20% |
High-End | 10% | 15% | 15% | 20% | 20% | 25% |
Tires
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Karts | Quickshaw White Royale |
Karts | Pipe Buggy | Karts | Flame Flyer Barrel Train Ghost Ride Blue Badwagon |
Karts | Badwagon | Karts | Macharon | Karts | Yellow Taxi Bruiser Platinum Taxi | |||||
Slim (MK8) | Pink Mushroom | Mushroom | Slick | Cyber Slick | Roller (MK7) | |||||||||||
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Karts | Mach 8 Landship |
Karts | Pink Mushmellow | Karts | Cheermellow | Karts | Circuit Special Black Circuit Carrot Kart |
Karts | Radish Rider Dark Clown Trickster |
Karts | Birthday Girl Birthday Girl Rosalina Bullet Blaster Bulls-Eye Banzai | |||||
Roller (MK8) | Sponge | Standard | Blue Standard | (not named) | Wood (MK7) | |||||||||||
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Karts | Ribbon Rider | Karts | Soda Jet Cloud 9 Queen Bee Cheep Charger Green Cheep Charger |
Karts | Biddybuggy Blue Biddybuggy Royale Poltergust 4000 Streamliner Koopa Clown Red Streamliner Wild Wing Double-Decker |
Karts | Jingle Bells | Karts | Pipe Frame Mushmellow Super Blooper B Dasher Red B Dasher Black B Dasher Kabuki Dasher Zucchini Wildfire Flyer Swift Jack |
Karts | DK Jumbo | |||||
Wood (MK8) | Grey Wood (MK8) | (not named) | (not named) | Gold Off-Road | Gold Tires | |||||||||||
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Karts | Daytripper Chrome DK Jumbo |
Karts | Warship | Karts | Turbo Yoshi Turbo Birdo Para-Wing Red Turbo Yoshi |
Karts | Glam Bruiser | Karts | Gold Train | Karts | Gold Standard | |||||
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Karts | Gold Blooper |
Items
Frenzy
Depending on the character and course they're used on, players can get one to three items at once. In the case that a character gets three of the same item, they will activate the new Frenzy Mode, in which they immediately activate a Star and can use unlimited supplies of the respective item until the invincibility runs out. Any item can appear in Frenzy Mode, except for the Star, which is exclusive to certain bonus challenges.
The probability of obtaining a Frenzy depends on the current position and lap and on the driver chosen. In particular, the current position and lap define a base probability that is then increased by a bonus depending on the rarity and skill level of the driver chosen.
The following is the base probability of a Frenzy used in the Holiday Tour, since only two laps are coded, three-sectioned tracks presumably reuse one of those two rows for one of its sections.
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Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
First lap | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 |
Second lap | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 29 | 41 |
Item Box items
Items function mostly the same as in previous installments in the series. As in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, every character has their own special item that most other characters cannot get.
The game introduces seven new items to the series, being the Double Bob-ombs, the Bubble, the Banana Barrels, the Mushroom Cannon, the Coin Box, the Dash Ring, and the Bob-omb Cannon, all of which are character-exclusive items.
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Banana | "Don't let this one give you the slip! Your kart will spin out if you hit one. You can carry one behind your kart to protect yourself from a single attack." | All |
File:MKT Icon TripleBanana.png | Triple Bananas | "Three bananas revolve around your kart. Tap the screen to throw them all at once and they'll land all lined up in a nice, tidy row!" | ![]() |
File:MKT Icon GiantBanana.png | Giant Banana | "Not only does this big banana spin out karts that hit it, but after being struck it breaks into three regular-sized Bananas. The only banana split you'll be sad to see!" | ![]() ![]() |
File:MKT Icon GreenShell.png | Green Shell | "Flies straight and crashes any kart it hits. Keep it behind your kart to protect yourself from a single attack." | All |
File:MKT Icon TripleGreenShell.png | Triple Green Shells | "Three Green Shells revolve around your kart. Tap the screen to throw all of them at once and they'll fly in a straight line." | File:MKT Icon Koopa Troopa.pngFile:MKT Icon Dry Bones.png![]() ![]() |
File:MKT Icon RedShell.png | Red Shell | "Homes in on a kart in front of you and crashes whatever it hits. Keep it behind your kart to protect yourself from a single attack." | All |
File:MKT Icon SpinyShell.png | Spiny Shell | "Chases down the kart in 1st place, crashing through anyone it hits before reaching its target. This will make you regret being in 1st place! Or even near the kart in 1st place..." | All |
File:MKT Icon BowserShell.png | Bowser's Shell | "This big ol' shell on loan from Bowser will crash any karts it hits and keep on going. It can only be thrown forward." | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
File:MKT Icon Bobomb.png | Bob-omb | "This will walk towards opponents who get too close, and then explode when it touches a kart or when some time has passed. Karts caught in its blast will crash." | All |
File:MKT Icon DoubleBobomb.png | Double Bob-ombs (new) | "Two Bob-ombs will revolve around your kart. Tap the screen to throw them both at once. Two is better than one, right?" | File:MKT Icon Shy Guy.png![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Mushroom | "This classic item gives your kart a speed boost. Doesn't get much simpler than that!" | All |
File:MKT Icon TripleMushroom.png | Triple Mushrooms | "Why use just one Mushroom when you can use three? Tap the screen to use them all at once for a longer-lasting speed boost." | ![]() ![]() |
File:MKT Icon MegaMushroom.png | Mega Mushroom | "Increases your kart's size, allowing you to crash any opponents you hit. You'll return to regular size after some time or when you're hit by an item." | All |
File:MKT Icon BulletBill.png | Bullet Bill | "Transforms you into a Bullet Bill for a set amount of time. You'll dash forward with all the power of a Bullet Bill and crash any opponents that you hit." | All |
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Blooper | "Squirts ink onto the karts in a higher position than yours, blinding the other drivers for a set amount of time. You can wipe the ink off by swiping the screen." | All |
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Lightning | "Calls down lightning to spin out your opponents and destroy the items they hold. Those struck will be smaller and slower for a set amount of time." | All |
File:MKT Icon FireFlower.png | Fire Flower | "Three fireballs will revolve around your kart. Tap the screen to throw them all at once, spinning out any kart they hit. You're really burning up the track now!" | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
File:MKT Icon BoomerangFlower.png | Boomerang Flower | "Tap the screen to throw a boomerang. Not only will it spin out any karts it hits, but it will collect any surrounding Coins for you, too." | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
File:MKT Icon SuperHorn.png | Super Horn | "The loudness of this horn will blow away any surrounding items and karts. It can repel Bloopers, and even Spiny Shells!" | All |
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Coin | "This gives you two Coins. It's used automatically once you pick it up." | All |
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Heart | "This protective Heart revolves around your kart for a set amount of time, shielding you from attacks. It will vanish upon taking damage. You can stack up to five at once." | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
File:MKT Icon YoshiEgg.png | Yoshi's Egg | "Homes in on the kart in front of you and crashes once it hits. Three more items will fly out when it breaks. It's the item that keeps on giving!" | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
File:MKT Icon BirdoEgg.png | Birdo's Egg | "Homes in on the kart in front of you and crashes once it hits. Three more items will fly out when it breaks. It's the item that keeps on giving!" | ![]() |
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Bubble (new) | "Briefly envelops your kart and protects you from damage for a set time. While in the bubble, you will get a speed boost and float in the air. Watch out, because it will vanish upon taking damage!" | ![]() ![]() |
File:MKT Icon BananaBarrels.png | Banana Barrels (new) | "Arm your kart with two fully-loaded barrels of Bananas! Continually shoots out Bananas in front of your kart for a set time." | ![]() |
File:MKT Icon MushroomCannon.png | Mushroom Cannon (new) | "A cannon designed to resemble a Mushroom. Continually shoots out Mushrooms in front of your kart for a set time." | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
File:MKT Icon LuckySeven.png | Lucky Seven | "Seven items (Red Shell, Banana, Green Shell, Bob-omb, Super Horn, Mushroom, and Blooper) revolve around your kart. Tap the screen to use all seven items at once." | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
File:MKT Icon CoinBox.png | Coin Box (new) | "A box with a golden sheen. Generates a large amount of Coins in front of your kart for a set time." | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
File:MKT Icon DashRing.png | Dash Ring (new) | "Tosses out three rings in front of you along the track. Pass through them for a speed boost!" | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
File:MKT Icon BobombCannon.png | Bob-omb Cannon (new) | "This launcher automatically launches a volley of Bob-ombs. Handle with care!" | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Star | Makes the racer temporarily invincible. In this state, they receive a speed and acceleration boost, they can charge Mini-Turbos faster, they can go off-road without losing speed and can crash other racers and obstacles by driving into them. | All (Certain bonus challenges and Frenzy Mode) |
Inventory items
These items are collected throughout the course of the game through various means, such as challenges, log-in bonuses, and Tour Gifts.
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Coin | Coins gathered during races are used to purchase items and characters in the Shop. Only 300 coins can be obtained per day by racing. To obtain more coins once the cap has been reached, different means such as rewards or Coin Rush are needed. |
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Ruby | Special currency used to either play Coin Rush without an appropriate ticket, or fire the pipe containing drivers, karts and gliders. |
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Grand Star | Rewards for scores in races and challenges. The added total allows to participate in more cups and open presents in every Tour. If all the gifts have been opened during a Tour coins will be awarded instead of stars. Once the Tour ends, the total resets to zero. |
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Item ticket | Allows to get a free item chance during a race. Only one ticket is allowed to be used per race. |
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Star ticket | Grants a Grand Star. |
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Quick ticket | Subtracts a day out of the remaining time needed to unlock new cups on the Tour. |
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Coin Rush ticket | Allows the player to participate once on the Coin Rush mode of the current Tour without spending Rubies. |
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Point-boost ticket | Provides 50 experience points to the base Points awarded to the player by using a specific character, kart, or glider during the race. If the character, kart, or glider is already at maximum, no further Point-boost tickets can be used. |
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Level-boost ticket | Increases the skill level of a particular character, kart, or glider by one unit. The type of ticket must match the rarity. If a character, kart, or glider is already at level 6, no further Level-boost tickets can be used. |
Hazards, obstacles and other elements
The following table lists elements that slow racers down, crash them, offer them a Jump Boost and/or simply give them points when interacted with in a certain way.
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London Loop | An obstacle that breaks upon collision with a racer, slowing them down if they are not invincible or Mega. Barrels can also be destroyed from a distance with an offensive item. |
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SNES Mario Circuit 1 (Goomba Takedown) | An explosive object that can be triggered by throwing a projectile or by driving into it. Upon exploding, a Barrel Bomb will also cause other Barrel Bombs within range to detonate and defeat any nearby Goombas. Some Barrel Bombs stand on the ground, while others float or fly using propellers. |
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3DS Rock Rock Mountain (Steer Clear of Obstacles) | ||
3DS Neo Bowser City (Goomba Takedown) | ||
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GCN Yoshi Circuit (Steer Clear of Obstacles) | Piranha Plant variants found on the track. When a driver collides with a Big Piranha Plant, they spin out. Big Piranha Plants can be taken out by hitting them with an offensive item or by driving into them while invincible or Mega. |
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SNES Choco Island 2T | Big Piranha Plants that reside in pipes behave like the Piranha Plants found on GCN Yoshi Circuit, lunging at racers who drive nearby. Those found in Paris Promenade 1 and its versions also periodically turn to a different direction. They can be hit with a shell, a Bob-omb, or driven into while invincible or Mega for points. |
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DS Waluigi Pinball | An object that bounces metal balls and racers off when they collide with it. Some bumpers are stationary, while others move around in circles. Racers can get a Jump Boost by bouncing on top of a bumper, which is possible in DS Waluigi Pinball T after they drive off a ramp. |
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SNES Mario Circuit 2T | A large chained enemy that lunges towards racers who drive past it, turning them over if it reaches them. The Chain Chomp can be taken out by touching it while in an invincible state. |
London Loop | ||
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3DS Rainbow Road | A large obstacle that rolls around in circles. They are found on the planet portion of the racetrack and flip drivers over when they roll into them. Chomps can be taken out with a Bowser's Shell or by driving into them while invincible or Mega. |
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3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon | Fish that swim around in a body of water. Cheep Cheeps usually swim out of the racers' reach, but if a racer bumps into a Cheep Cheep, they lose some speed. |
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3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon | An oyster enemy that periodically opens and closes their valves to reveal objects such as coins and Item Boxes that racers can drive into to collect. If a Clampy closes its valves in on a racer, it will flip them over. |
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London Loop | An object that slows down any racer that collides with it. When hit, crates break and release an item such as a Banana or Mushroom. |
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Every course in the Winter Tour, London Tour and Holiday Tour | A background element that gives bonus points when hit with a shell or a Bob-omb or by driving into them while invincible or Mega. |
File:Flipper MKT.png Flipper |
DS Waluigi Pinball | An object that sends metal balls in another direction when they collide with it. Racers that drive into a flipper will crash. |
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3DS Shy Guy Bazaar | Shy Guys that use magic carpets to fly around. Flying Shy Guys appear above the glider section. Colliding with a Flying Shy Guy will cause racers to simply lose speed. |
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3DS Daisy Hills | Obstacles that spin racers around when driven into. They walk around the track slowly. They can be taken out using any offensive item or by touching them while invincible. |
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Any course where a Goomba Takedown challenge takes place | Short enemies that stand in the racers' way or walk left and right. They can be taken out with an offensive item or by simply driving into them, although the latter will also cause the racer to spin out if they are not in an invincible or Mega state. They can also be defeated by landing on them while gliding or after driving off a ramp, which gives the racer a Jump Boost. |
GCN Yoshi Circuit (Do Jump Boosts) | ||
DS Waluigi Pinball (Steer Clear of Obstacles) | ||
DS DK Pass (Do Jump Boosts) | ||
3DS Toad Circuit R | ||
3DS Mario Circuit | ||
Tokyo Blur 1 (Do Jump Boosts) | ||
Paris Promenade 1 | ||
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SNES Mario Circuit 1 (Goomba Takedown) | A stack of Goombas that can be defeated the same way as an individual Goomba. If the Goomba at the bottom of a tower is defeated, all of the ones above it will collapse and be defeated as well. |
SNES Ghost Valley 1 (Goomba Takedown) | ||
SNES Choco Island 2 (Goomba Takedown) | ||
SNES Rainbow Road (Goomba Takedown) | ||
DS Luigi's Mansion (Goomba Takedown) | ||
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar (Goomba Takedown) | ||
3DS Neo Bowser City (Goomba Takedown) | ||
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N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R | An obstacle that floats in one place. They cause racers who glide into them to bounce back. However, if a racer lands on top of a hot air balloon, they receive a Jump Boost. |
GCN Yoshi Circuit (Glider Challenge) | ||
DS DK Pass (Do Jump Boosts) | ||
3DS Daisy Hills | ||
3DS Rock Rock Mountain R | ||
Paris Promenade 1 | ||
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3DS Shy Guy Bazaar | An object found on the track. Jars will break upon collision with an item or a racer. Running into a jar will slow the racer down if they are not in an invincible or Mega state. Some jars, referred to as snake jars, move around and release Cobrats when broken. |
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3DS Rainbow Road R | An upward force that gives drivers a Jump Boost. |
File:Nocoverart.png Kadomatsu |
Every course in the New Year's Tour | A background element that gives bonus points when hit with a shell or a Bob-omb or by driving into them while invincible or Mega. |
![]() Lava Bubble |
GBA Bowser's Castle 1 | An obstacle that jumps out of lava at regular intervals, in gaps that racers must jump over. They cause any player who collides with them to spin out. |
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3DS Shy Guy Bazaar (Do Jump Boosts) | Magic carpets that are not used by Flying Shy Guys can be found floating in one place in mid-air. When a racer lands on a magic carpet, they bounce off it while receiving a Jump Boost. |
File:MKT pinball.png Metal ball |
DS Waluigi Pinball | A large rolling obstacle. Metal balls are first seen in the background of the track, traversing the pinball machine that the course is set on. Once they reach the pinball table section, they are bounced around by bumpers and flippers, crashing any racer that collides with them. They can be taken out with a Bowser's Shell or by driving into them while invincible or Mega. |
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SNES Rainbow Road R/T | A large mushroom that racers can bounce off of to receive a Jump Boost. |
3DS Mario Circuit | ||
3DS Rainbow Road | ||
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GCN Dino Dino Jungle | A sauropod that plows its big feet on the track. Racers caught under a foot are squashed. When on the ground, the feet also act as walls that bounce racers back. If a racer lands on top of a Noshi while gliding, they get a Jump Boost. |
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach T | ||
Tokyo Blur 1R/T | ||
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SNES Mario Circuit 2 | An obstacle that causes any racer who drives into it to spin out. It cannot be removed, but can be driven over safely if the racer is in an invincible state. |
SNES Mario Circuit 3 | ||
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SNES Mario Circuit 1 | An obstacle that slows down any racer who collides with it. Pipes are spread on the track, usually in off-road sections, and can be taken out by driving into them while in an invincible state. Piranha Plants commonly occupy pipes. Some pipes exhale upward currents which can be used to maintain gliding drivers in the air while offering them a Jump Boost. |
SNES Ghost Valley 1R | ||
SNES Mario Circuit 2 | ||
SNES Mario Circuit 3 | ||
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GCN Yoshi Circuit | ||
DS Luigi's Mansion (Glider Challenge) | ||
3DS Toad Circuit | ||
3DS Daisy Hills | ||
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar (Do Jump Boosts) | ||
3DS Mario Circuit | ||
Paris Promenade 1 | ||
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SNES Choco Island 2 | A passive type of Piranha Plant that resides on the ground, always facing its head upward. Racers that drive into one will spin out. This type of Piranha Plant can be taken out by hitting it with an offensive item or by driving into it while invincible. |
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GCN Yoshi Circuit | An enemy that attacks passer-by racers by lunging at them from its pipe. Racers that are hit by a Piranha Plant spin out. Pipe Piranha Plants can be taken out by using a Bob-omb on them or by driving into them while invincible. |
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3DS Neo Bowser City | An obstacle that, like oil slicks, causes drivers to spin out. Puddles do not affect invincible racers. |
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3DS Rock Rock Mountain | A large obstacle that rolls down the track's steep incline section. They come from the cliffs on the left and right sides of the incline in an alternative fashion. Colliding with rolling rocks cause racers to be crushed or to spin out. However, rolling rocks will be destroyed once they hit a wall or a racer who is invincible. |
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N64 Koopa Troopa Beach | A crab enemy that paces from side to side across a track. When a racer comes into contact with a Sidestepper, they will spin out. Sidesteppers can be taken out with any offensive item or by driving into them while invincible. |
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DS DK Pass | A large obstacle that rolls down a portion of the track. If a racer is hit by a snowball, they crash. Snowballs can be destroyed with a Bowser's Shell or by touching them while invincible or Mega. |
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DS DK Pass | An obstacle that stays in one place. Racers can drive through and destroy them, although this also slows them down if they are not in an invincible or Mega state, or they do not use a Mushroom. Snowpeople will also break if they are hit with an offensive item. |
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SNES Rainbow Road R/T | An object that gives drivers a boost and several points when passed through. |
3DS Rainbow Road | ||
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SNES Rainbow Road | An obstacle that repeatedly falls down on the track and rises back, creating ripples that racers can perform Jump Boosts on. Racers that touch a Star Thwomp will crash. |
3DS Rainbow Road (Glider Challenge) | ||
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3DS Rock Rock Mountain | Swoops are bats that fly in rows along a certain portion of a track, usually coming the opposite way of racers. Racers that bump into a Swoop will simply lose speed. |
Tokyo Blur 1R/T | ||
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GBA Bowser's Castle 1 | An obstacle that falls down on the track repeatedly, squashing any drivers caught underneath. If a racer drives into a Thwomp, they lose some speed. When a racer drives off a ramp and lands on a Thwomp, they get a Jump Boost. Thwomps can be taken out with a Bowser's Shell, a Bob-omb, or by driving into them while invincible or Mega. |
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SNES Mario Circuit 1R | An object that gets knocked away when bumped into, giving bonus points to the racer. |
SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T | ||
GBA Bowser's Castle 1R | ||
DS DK Pass (Do Jump Boosts) | ||
3DS Toad Circuit | ||
3DS Daisy Hills R | ||
3DS Rock Rock Mountain | ||
3DS Neo Bowser City R | ||
3DS Rainbow Road R | ||
New York Minute 1R | ||
Paris Promenade 1 | ||
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N64 Kalimari Desert | Trains cross the track in front of racers. If a racer drives into a train, they will be thrown to the other side while receiving a Jump Boost. |
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DS Luigi's Mansion | An obstacle that shuffles from side to side on the track. If a racer drives into one, they lose speed. |
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New York Minute 1 | A hazard that periodically spouts a column of water. Racers caught by the water are sprung high into the air and receive a Jump Boost. In New York Minute 1, water erupts from underneath manhole covers, while in GCN Dino Dino Jungle they emerge from raised cracks in the road. Jump Boosts can be performed when driving over the cracks, while they are only performed over manhole covers when they are shaking. |
New York Minute 2 | ||
GCN Dino Dino Jungle | ||
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GCN Yoshi Circuit | A stationary obstacle that can be destroyed by driving through it. This also causes a racer to spin out unless they use a Mushroom to dash through it or are in an invincible state. In GCN Yoshi Circuit and Paris Promenade 1, wooden cutouts are made to resemble Piranha Plants, while in SNES Ghost Valley 1 and DS Luigi's Mansion, they resemble Boos. |
Paris Promenade 1 | ||
File:Boo Wooden Cutout MKT.png Wooden cutout |
SNES Ghost Valley 1 | |
DS Luigi's Mansion |
Cameo appearances
The following are only seen as background or intangible elements.
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SNES Ghost Valley 1 | Boos appear and disappear above courses. In DS Luigi's Mansion, they also appear on paintings which they occasionally stretch out of. |
DS Luigi's Mansion | ||
File:MKT Cobrat.png Cobrat |
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar | Cobrats are snakes that come out of snake jars upon breaking them. |
Bonus challenges
Bonus challenges are similar to the Missions mode from Mario Kart DS and the tournaments from Mario Kart Wii, and are found at the end of each cup. In contrast to races, these challenges offer 3 Grand stars instead of 5 when completed with the highest score needed. In most cases, the game will set the character for the challenge, giving them the Pipe Frame and the Super Glider, even if the player has not obtained them yet.
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Time Trial | "Go for your best time!" | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Ring Race | "Clear (number) rings." | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Do Jump Boosts | "Do (number) Jump Boosts." | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Big Reverse Race | "Aim for 1st!" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Goomba Takedown | "Hit (number) Goombas." | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Glider Challenge | "Glide at least (distance)." | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Steer Clear of Obstacles | "Don't crash!" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Break Item Boxes | "Hit (number) Item Boxes." | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Smash Small Dry Bones | "Smash (number) opponents." | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Vs. Mega (opponent) | "Aim for 1st!" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Combo Attack | "Keep the combo going!" | 2 | 2 |
Challenges
- See also: List of badges in Mario Kart Tour
Challenges are objectives the player can complete to earn various badges and rewards depending on the type, of which there are three: Standard Challenges, long-term challenges the player accomplishes throughout the course of the game; and Tour and Gold Challenges, challenges that last for the duration of the tour, the latter of which are exclusive to Gold Pass members. Completing Standard Challenges awards the player with rubies, while Tour and Gold Challenges award extra Grand Stars. Each challenge card holds nine challenges aligned in a 3×3 grid, and for every bingo the player acquires (i.e. any horizontal, vertical, or diagonal match), they earn 50 coins (100 coins for Standard Challenges). The player also receives a reward upon completing an entire challenge card.
The following are the Standard Challenges in the game. For the tour-specific challenges, see List of tours in Mario Kart Tour.
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Use 1 point-boost ticket. | Use 1 item ticket. | Complete Coin Rush 1 time. | Use 10 point-boost tickets. | Use 1 quick ticket. | Get 10 items from the Daily Selects section of the Shop. | Use 30 point-boost tickets. | Use 10 level-boost tickets. | Get 30 items from the Daily Selects section of the Shop. | ||
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Make 3 friends. | Get 1 item from the Daily Selects section of the Shop. | Raise 1 driver, kart, or glider to skill level 2. | Make 5 friends. | Raise 1 driver, kart, or glider to skill level 3. | Raise 3 drivers, karts, or gliders to skill level 2. | Raise 10 drivers' points to 300 or more. | Raise 10 karts' points to 300 or more. | Raise 7 gliders' points to 300 or more. | ||
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Raise 1 driver's points to 600 or more. | Raise 1 kart's points to 300 or more. | Raise 1 glider's points to 300 or more. | Raise 5 drivers' points to 600 or more. | Raise 5 karts' points to 300 or more. | Raise 5 gliders' points to 300 or more. | Raise 1 driver, kart, or glider to skill level 4. | Raise 3 drivers, karts, or gliders to skill level 3. | Raise 5 drivers, karts, or gliders to skill level 2. |
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Use 30 level-boost tickets. | Get 50 items from the Daily Selects section of the Shop. | Raise 15 drivers' points to 600 or more. | Use 50 level-boost tickets. | Get 100 items from the Daily Selects section of the Shop. | Raise 20 drivers' points to 600 or more. | |
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Collect 10 different drivers. | Collect 10 different karts or gliders. | Get 1st place in a race 100 times. | Collect 20 different drivers. | Collect 20 different karts or gliders. | Get 1st place in a race 200 times. | Collect 25 different drivers. | Collect 30 different karts or gliders. | Get 1st place in a race 300 times. | ||
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Apple Store demo
The special demo of Mario Kart Tour is made playable at Apple Store outlets and kiosks.[6] Unlike the full consumer version, only three cups are available, the menu and Coin Rush mode are inaccessible, and points cannot be saved when the player quits the app.
![]() Toad Cup |
File:MKT Icon NewYorkMinuteC.png New York Minute |
File:MKT Icon ToadCircuitC.png 3DS Toad Circuit |
File:MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeachC.png N64 Koopa Troopa Beach |
Do Jump Boosts Yoshi, New York Minute |
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File:MKT Icon TokyoBlurC.png Tokyo Blur |
File:MKT Icon CheepCheepLagoon3DSC.png 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon |
File:MKT Icon RockRockMountainC.png 3DS Rock Rock Mountain |
Goomba Takedown Mario, Tokyo Blur |
![]() Peach Cup |
File:MKT Icon ParisPromenadeC.png Paris Promenade |
File:MKT Icon DaisyHillsC.png 3DS Daisy Hills |
File:MKT Icon ShyGuyBazaarC.png 3DS Shy Guy Bazaar |
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There are only 10 playable characters, 7 karts, and 6 gliders available in the demo.
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Updates
The following is a list of updates the game has received since launch.
Version 1.0.2
Release date: October 3rd 2019
- The game may become unplayable if a nickname is not entered when linking a Nintendo Account.
- Certain players may encounter error code 805-9314 after linking a Nintendo Account and become unable to play the game.
- The game may become unplayable when players transition to the main screen after the game starts up.
- Other minor issues.
Version 1.1.0
Release date: October 16, 2019
- You can now view a list of badges you have obtained.
- You can now check the points required to get Grand Stars, the number of Grand Stars, and your current best score on the screen for courses and bonus challenges.
- Addressed known issues.
- Specific/unlisted changes
- CPU drivers are now able to use item frenzies during a race.
- The "FINISH!" label for cups that have been finished but not yet fully completed has been changed to "CLEARED!"
- On the final race results screen after the base point increases, and when using point-boost tickets, the player can tap the screen to proceed through the animations faster.
- Selecting a challenge on a challenge card highlights it with a yellow frame.
Version 1.1.1
Release date: October 23, 2019
Addressed known issues.
Version 1.2.0
Release date: November 17, 2019
- Adjusted race controls.
- (A button has been added to the bottom of the screen that allows a player to drift or steer depending on the Manual Drift setting. The rearview mirror button has been relocated to the bottom-right of the screen.)
- (A player can now perform Ultra-Mini Turbos even when Manual Drift is off by using the drift button. Using the steer button with Manual Drift on does not allow Ultra-Mini Turbos.)
- Added a list of tickets you currently have. (A player can now see the inventory of tickets at a glance by tapping Tickets in the Menu.)
- You can now earn bonus points for finishing a race in Frenzy mode. (A "Frenzy Finish" action has been added.)
- Specific/unlisted changes
- The FAQ text describing how long Gold Pass benefits remain valid has been changed from "until 06:00 UTC" into "until the daily reset (06:00 UTC)".
- The names for New York Minute, Tokyo Blur, and Paris Promenade have been changed into New York Minute 1, Tokyo Blur 1, and Paris Promenade 1 respectively.
- "Badge" on the menu has been corrected to "Badges".
- The tires of the Pink Mushmellow were changed to a lighter shade of pink.
Version 1.2.1
Release date: November 18, 2019 (Android)
Addressed known issues.
- Specific/unlisted changes
- This update fixed an issue in version 1.2.0 where the game would not start in Android versions.
Version 1.4.0
Release date: December 11, 2019
- You can now see more information about other players in your ranking tier, including the driver they are using.
- Adjusted how the ranking announcement and menu screens are displayed.
- Specific/unlisted changes
- Along with the driver being used by other players in the same ranking tier, the kart, glider, and score for each course are now visible.
- Multiplayer is no longer darkened with "Inbound!" in front of it. Currently, it is under maintenance.
- Certain icons appear next to drivers, kart, and gliders that have not been unlocked yet indicating whether they are available as a spotlight (a green pipe icon), as a Gold Gift (a Gold Pass icon), or a special offer in the Shop (a pink starburst icon), similar to the existing Shop icon.
- Coin Rush is selectable in the Shop under Daily Selects.
Version 1.4.1
Release date: December 12, 2019
Improved various features.
Addressed known issues.
Differences from previous Mario Kart games
- This is the first Mario Kart game where every character is unlockable.
- The number of racers has reverted back to eight, like in all games up to Mario Kart DS and in Mario Kart 7.
- Races consist of two laps instead of three.
- Racers, karts and gliders can be leveled up.
- On the last lap, the music continues where it left off when the alarm sounds, instead of restarting. It is also increased by four tones rather than one.
- Lakitu does not appear at all throughout the race.
- Stars are not obtainable from regular item boxes.
- For the first time since Super Mario Kart, Triple Red Shells are absent.
- This is the first Mario Kart game since Mario Kart: Super Circuit to have numbered Nitro courses.
- For the first time since Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the Golden Mushroom is absent, being functionally replaced by the Mushroom frenzy.
- Multiple items can be received from a single item box.
- There are no retro tracks from Mario Kart Wii or Mario Kart 8 in this game, making it the first Mario Kart title since Mario Kart: Double Dash!! to not feature retro tracks from every previous Mario Kart entry.
- This is the first Mario Kart game to lack losing themes and character losing animations. If the player finishes 5th or lower, the 2nd-4th place theme will play and no animation will be performed.
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."[7] 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.[8] Steven Asarch of Newsweek has complained about the game's "freemium greed" and that it is "ruined by microtransactions".[9]
As of October 11, 2019, Mario Kart Tour received mixed reviews, with a Metacritic Metascore of 59.[10]
Pre-release and unused content
- Main article: List of Mario Kart Tour pre-release and unused content
The beta version of the game saw multiple changes in the final game. The stamina element was removed, and the timers restricting access to certain cups can be sped up using quick tickets. Additionally, rubies were originally emeralds.
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour.
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References to other games
- Donkey Kong: Portions of this game can be seen in Times Square's screens in New York Minute 1 and New York Minute 2.
- Super Mario Kart: Mario Circuit 1, Ghost Valley 1, Mario Circuit 2, Mario Circuit 3, Choco Island 2, and Rainbow Road appear as returning courses. Also, one of Princess Peach's artworks from this game is reused for the "Dash Panel Plus" Special Skill icon.
- Mario Kart 64: Koopa Troopa Beach and Kalimari Desert appear as returning courses. The results theme is an arrangement of the winning results theme from this game.
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit: Bowser Castle 1 appears as a returning course.
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!: Special Items return. Yoshi Circuit and Dino Dino Jungle appear as returning courses. The Turbo Yoshi, Turbo Birdo, Koopa Dasher, Para-Wing, Bullet Blaster, and DK Jumbo return as karts. Birdo's voice clips are reused.
- Mario Kart DS: Luigi's Mansion, Waluigi Pinball, and DK Pass appear as returning courses. The Poltergust 4000, Streamliner, Royale, and Mushmellow return as karts. Challenges with unique objectives return as the fourth and final race in every cup.
- Mario Party 8: Dry Bones's artwork is reused from this game.
- Super Mario Galaxy: Bowser Jr.'s artwork is reused from this game.
- Mario Party DS: Diddy Kong's artwork is reused from this game.
- Mario Kart Wii: The Wild Wing, Daytripper, Super Blooper, Cheep Charger, and Flame Flyer return as karts. The jingle that plays when earning a High-End kart, glider, racer, or level-boost ticket is recreated. Diddy Kong and Birdo's voice clips are reused.
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Peach's artwork is reused from this game.
- Mario Party 9: Birdo's artwork is reused from this game.
- Mario Kart 7: Toad Circuit, Daisy Hills, Cheep Cheep Lagoon, Shy Guy Bazaar, Mario Circuit, Rock Rock Mountain, Neo Bowser City and Rainbow Road appear as returning courses. SNES Rainbow Road retains its retro course design from this game. The Birthday Girl, Soda Jet, Cloud 9, Bumble V, Zucchini, and Bruiser return as karts, and the Barrel Train retains its design from this game. The Swooper returns as a glider. The Lucky Seven reappears as a Special Item. The rankings screen uses the theme used in Local Multiplayer from this game. Metal Mario's voice clips are reused. Lakitu and Metal Mario's artworks are also reused from this game.
- Mario Party: Island Tour: Luigi's artwork is reused from this game.
- Mario Kart 8: Many characters' animations and voice clips are reused from this game. Metal Mario's voice clips are reused exclusively for Gold Mario. Yoshi Circuit retains its retro course design from this game. The flying train seen in N64 Rainbow Road returns in the Ring Race challenge set in 3DS Rainbow Road. The Mach 8, Badwagon, Biddybuggy, Landship, Circuit Special, and Prancer return as karts, and the B Dasher retains its design from this game. The Parafoil, Peach Parasol, Flower Glider, Wario Wing, and Cloud Glider return as gliders, retaining their design from this game. The Boomerang Flower and Super Horn return as items.
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: The third-level Mini-Turbo boost, Ultra Mini-Turbo, returns. The Koopa Clown retains its design from this game. King Boo’s head icon is recycled from this game.
- Mario Party 10: Yoshi, Bowser, Toad, Waluigi, and Toadette's artworks are reused from this game. Red Yoshi's artwork is based off of Yoshi's artwork from this game.
- Super Mario Odyssey: Mario (Musician), Mario (Santa), and Mario (Happi) use Mario's Musician outfit, Santa outfit, and Happi outfit respectively from this game. The Yellow Taxi is based on the taxis from this game. Pauline's voice clips reference her singing from this game. Peach (Vacation) uses her "vacation outfit" from this game. The red and gold Roving Racers appear as playable characters as Red Koopa (Freerunning) and Gold Koopa (Freerunning) respectively.
- Mario Party: The Top 100: Rosalina and Wario's artworks are reused from this game.
- Super Mario Party: Donkey Kong's artwork is reused from this game.
- Mario Tennis Aces: Pauline's kart emblem is reused from this game.
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe: Peachette appears as a playable character with her Emblem being a Super Crown.
- Luigi's Mansion 3: King Boo (Luigi's Mansion) uses King Boo's design from this game.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | マリオカート ツアー Mario Kāto Tsuā |
Mario Kart Tour | |
Chinese (simplified) | 马力欧卡丁车 巡回赛[11] Mǎlìōu Kǎdīngchē Xúnhuí Sài |
Mario Kart Tour | |
Chinese (traditional) | 瑪利歐賽車 巡迴賽[12] Mǎlìōu Sàichē Xúnhuí Sài |
Mario Racing Tour |
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.
- ^ @mariokarttourEN (October 31, 2019). Multiplayer beta test announcement. Twitter. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ Nintendo Mobile (August 27, 2019). Mario Kart Tour - Trailer. YouTube. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ Ryuk3112 (December 2, 2019). Demo iPhones have a demo version of Mario Kart Tour. Reddit. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Machkovech, Sam (May 22, 2019). Mario Kart Tour beta hands-on: Microtransactions land like a nasty blue shell. Ars Technica. Retrieved May 23, 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.
- ^ Mario Kart Tour (iOS). Metacritic. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ mariokarttour.com (simplified Chinese). Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ mariokarttour.com (traditional Chinese). Retrieved September 2, 2019.
Mobile games | |
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Super Mario franchise | Super Mario Run (2016) • Dr. Mario World (2019) • Mario Kart Tour (2019) |