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Mario Kart Tour Will Be Gone Forever September 29
The game will switch off permanently just after its seventh birthday
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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
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.
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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 []
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 []
Gematsu
· Jul 8, 2026
Mario Kart Tour to end service on September 30
Nintendo will end service for Mario Kart Tour on September 29 at 11:00 p.m. PT Source
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