Nintendo today published an end-of-service notification for its Mario Kart Tour mobile game. The company will be shutting down the game’s servers on Tuesday, September 29. Nintendo has no plans for an offline version of the game, meaning it will be unplayable after that date.
Nintendo has ceased offering in-game currency for purchase, and has also ended automatic subscription renewals ahead of the shutdown date, reports MacRumors.
Players who had a Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass subscription will be able to use the benefits for free from now until September 29, while players who did not have a subscription will get the benefits starting on August 4.
The Gold Pass subscription includes:
- Gold Gifts
- Gold Challenges
- 200cc
- The maximum amount of base points and coins that can be earned in one day is doubled
- The multiplayer pipe gauge will fill twice as fast
- Multiplayer grade cap will be S+9.
Players who have rubies can use the currency in the Spotlight Shop, Mii Racing Suit Shop, and Coin Rush until service ends.
Mario Kart Tour launched in September 2019 and racked up an estimated 90 million downloads in the week following its debut, making the launch of the racing game the Japanese gaming firm’s best mobile launch ever.
The free-to-start game is a kart racer set in the Mushroom Kingdom. Players must race to beat their rivals to the finish line by using drifts and items to beat out their competitors. Players steer by sliding their fingers across the screen, taping to use stored items.
While Nintendo has launched and then ended several mobile games over the years -including Miitomo, Dr. Mario World, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and Dragalia Lost. Meanwhile, Fire Emblem Heroes, Super Mario Run, and Pictonico are still available.
