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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.
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TheGamer
· 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
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
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 []
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.
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 []
Kotaku
· Jul 8, 2026
Mario Kart Tour Will Be Gone Forever September 29
The game will switch off permanently just after its seventh birthday
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Related coverage for "Mario Kart Tour Shutdown Means One Track Will Be Lost Forever": TheGamer — Mario Kart Tour And Final Fantasy Ever Crisis Are Shutting Down. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hwK98waLYLWWLsjAw4C96a.jpg — Mario Kart Tour is shutting down after 7 years, but Nintendo isn't planning on an Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp-style offline version . MobileSyrup — Nintendo to shut down Mario Kart Tour in September. Metro — The worst Mario Kart game is shutting down very soon. ComicBook.com — After 7 Years, Mario Kart Tour is Shutting Down & Will Soon Be Fully Unplayable. Kotaku — Mario Kart Tour Will Be Gone Forever September 29