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After 7 Years, Mario Kart Tour is Shutting Down & Will Soon Be Fully Unplayable

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July 8, 2026

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Since 2019, Mario Kart Tour has offered fans a way to play the popular Nintendo racing game on the go. Throughout this time, the free-to-play mobile game has enjoyed impressively high ratings in the Apple App Store and Google Play. Now, however, Nintendo has announced that the long-running Mario Kart spin-off will shut down. Effective []

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· Jul 8, 2026

Mario Kart Tour is shutting down after 7 years, but Nintendo isn't planning on an Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp-style offline version

Mario Kart Tour is shutting down after 7 years, but Nintendo isn't planning on an Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp-style offline version

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· Jul 8, 2026

Nintendo to shut down Mario Kart Tour in September

Mario Kart Tour is driving off into the sunset. On social media, Nintendo confirmed that its free-to-play mobile racing game will be shut down on September 30, 2026 at 2 a.m. ET. Unlike with fellow Nintendo mobile game Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Mario Kart Tour won’t receive an offline version, meaning that it will be completely unavailable []

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· Jul 8, 2026

Mario Kart Tour to End Service in September and Will Become Unplayable

Mario Kart Tour is officially being shuttered by Nintendo, with service ending on iOS and Android on September 29th. The post Mario Kart Tour to End Service in September and Will Become Unplayable first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

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· Jul 8, 2026

Mario Kart Tour And Final Fantasy Ever Crisis Are Shutting Down

One will end on September 29; the other will end on October 6.

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· Jul 8, 2026

Popular Final Fantasy Game Delisted from Steam Ahead of Full Shutdown

It’s been a tough day for game shutdowns. First, we learned that Nintendo is putting an end to Mario Kart Tour this September. Now, Square Enix has confirmed that yet another one of its mobile games is headed for end of service. Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, which released for mobile and PC via Steam []

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· Jul 8, 2026

The worst Mario Kart game is shutting down very soon

Nintendo has announced Mario Kart Tour is being permanently shut down later this year, without an offline mode.

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