Nintendo announces that Mario Kart Tour is shutting down
Nintendo has announced the permanent shutdown of its mobile title Mario Kart Tour.
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The brief
Nintendo is closing Mario Kart Tour on September 29. The mobile game will be gone forever, with its features being disabled as part of the shutdown process.
Coverage from Kotaku, Polygon, Video Games Chronicle, and WHIO TV emphasizes that this is a permanent move. Polygon characterizes the event as the end of an era for Mario Kart and notes that Nintendo is shutting down another mobile game.
Future developments depend on the final disabling of game features and the ultimate closure of the service on the stated September date.
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Quick answers
When will Mario Kart Tour be shut down?
The game will be gone on September 29.
Is the shutdown temporary?
No, coverage states the game is being permanently shut down.
What happens to the game's features?
According to Video Games Chronicle, features are being disabled.
Coverage (5)
- Mario Kart Tour and Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis are the next two high-profile mobile games shutting down as publishers dial back spending Eurogamer.net · 2h ago
- Mario Kart Tour Will Be Gone Forever September 29 Kotaku · 6h ago
- Mario Kart Tour to drive off into the sunset WHIO TV · 6h ago
- It's the end of an era for Mario Kart as Nintendo shuts down another mobile game Polygon.com · 6h ago
- Mario Kart Tour is being permanently shut down and features disabled Video Games Chronicle · 6h ago broke it first
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