Summary
- Rumored new content for Mario Kart Tour includes 1 racer and 4 karts, possibly launching in June 2025.
- Nintendo previously announced no new content for the game after September 2023.
- Fans speculate on the potential new racer, with popular guesses including Koopa Paratroopa, Luma, and Spike.
Mario Kart Tour, the mobile entry Nintendo's popular racing series, could potentially be getting some new content in June, according to information reportedly brought up through datamining. The rumored additions to Mario Kart Tour include one new playable racer and four new karts that players will be able to choose from.
At the time of Mario Kart Tour's release in late September 2019, the game was a big hit for Nintendo, especially in comparison to the company's previous mobile game efforts. Reports on Mario Kart Tour's instant success still vary years after its release, but they all point toward big player numbers, with more conservative reports saying the game surpassed 9 million downloads in its first week of availability and others claiming it hit the 10 million mark in a single day.
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But despite that early success, Nintendo announced an end to new content for Mario Kart Tour in September 2023, leaving the game playable but with no plans for any new characters or tracks. That may soon be changing, according to a rumor being circulated by YouTuber KoopaV, who has posted a video claiming that datamining efforts suggest one new racer and four new karts will be launching in the game soon, with a possible update coming on June 11, 2025. That date will also mark the beginning of the Mario vs. Luigi Tour, which will be the 150th tour held in the game.
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There has been no official word from Nintendo confirming this rumor, but the potential for new content is setting the game's community abuzz. Aside from trying to determine the validity of the rumor, fans also want to know the identity of which Mario Kart character could be making their first appearance in the mobile game. Reports indicate that the new racer was a character that was planned for release early but never officially put into the game, and speculative fans have been popping off guesses that include Koopa Paratroopa, Luma, and Spike, though the fan favorite seems to be Moo Moo.
If the rumor turns out to be true, the unofficial release date would place it just under a week after the release date of the Nintendo Switch 2. Mario Kart World is one of the most talked-about launch titles for the upcoming console, in part because buyers have the option to pick the game and console up together in a bundle, and some fans of the Mario Kart franchise believe that the release of new content in the mobile game could be an effort to drive up sales for both the new game and console.
- Released
- September 25, 2019
- ESRB
- e
- Developer(s)
- Nintendo EPD
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo
- Engine
- Unity
- Multiplayer
- Local Multiplayer
- Franchise
- Mario Kart
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- Racing
