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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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MobileSyrup
· 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 []
ComicBook.com
· Jul 8, 2026
After 7 Years, Mario Kart Tour is Shutting Down & Will Soon Be Fully Unplayable
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 []
TheGamer
· Jul 9, 2026
Mario Kart Tour Shutdown Means One Track Will Be Lost Forever
Mario Kart Tour will be taken offline in September, and Piranha Plant Pipeline, a track that's not playable anywhere else, will go with it.
Polygon
· Jul 8, 2026
Mario Kart Tour ending, as Nintendo mobile games enter new phase
Nintendo announced Mario Kart Tour will reach end of service in Sep. 2026, but Fire Emblem Heroes lives on
iPhone in Canada
· 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.
Metro
· 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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