Nintendo Confirms End of New Content for Mario Kart Tour
Nintendo announced on September 11, 2023, that Mario Kart Tour will stop receiving brand-new content after October's in-game season.
The mobile racer, developed in collaboration between Nintendo and DeNA and released on September 25, 2019, has been updated with new courses, drivers, karts, and gliders across four years of live service support on iOS and Android.
In a message sent to players and shared publicly via social media, Nintendo stated that following October's season no additional original courses, characters, kart bodies, or gliders will be introduced.
The company clarified that future updates to the game will only reintroduce content that has appeared in prior tours, rather than adding new assets or locations.
Background and development context
Mario Kart Tour launched on iOS and Android in late September 2019 and has since operated as a live service mobile title with seasonal "tours" that rotate tracks and characters.
Over its run, the game introduced themed city and retro circuits that later informed selections for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's paid Booster Course Pass on Nintendo Switch.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and its Booster Course Pass DLC are available through the Nintendo eShop on Switch, and Nintendo has continued to release waves of retro courses for that version of the series.
What Nintendo communicated to players
Paraphrasing Nintendo's notice to players: after October's scheduled season, no newly created tracks, playable drivers, kart models, or gliders will be added to Mario Kart Tour, and any subsequent patches or updates will republish material from earlier tours.
The announcement was first circulated by a community member on Twitter and reflects a change in the game's content roadmap.
Implications for the Mario Kart ecosystem
The decision leaves Mario Kart Tour continuing as an archive of existing tour content rather than a source of new material.
At the same time, Nintendo's broader Mario Kart activity on Nintendo Switch continues through Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and its Booster Course Pass DLC, which has been released in multiple waves across 2022 and 2023.
Players and industry observers can review the in-game notice and the social media posts that shared it for the official wording issued to the community.
For owners of the mobile title, Mario Kart Tour will remain playable, but new original content creation for the game will cease after the October 2023 season.
Nintendo announced on September 11, 2023, that Mario Kart Tour will stop receiving brand-new content after October's in-game season.
The mobile racer, developed in collaboration between Nintendo and DeNA and released on September 25, 2019, has been updated with new courses, drivers, karts, and gliders across four years of live service support on iOS and Android.
In a message sent to players and shared publicly via social media, Nintendo stated that following October's season no additional original courses, characters, kart bodies, or gliders will be introduced.
The company clarified that future updates to the game will only reintroduce content that has appeared in prior tours, rather than adding new assets or locations.
Background and development context
Mario Kart Tour launched on iOS and Android in late September 2019 and has since operated as a live service mobile title with seasonal "tours" that rotate tracks and characters.
Over its run, the game introduced themed city and retro circuits that later informed selections for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's paid Booster Course Pass on Nintendo Switch.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and its Booster Course Pass DLC are available through the Nintendo eShop on Switch, and Nintendo has continued to release waves of retro courses for that version of the series.
What Nintendo communicated to players
Paraphrasing Nintendo's notice to players: after October's scheduled season, no newly created tracks, playable drivers, kart models, or gliders will be added to Mario Kart Tour, and any subsequent patches or updates will republish material from earlier tours.
The announcement was first circulated by a community member on Twitter and reflects a change in the game's content roadmap.
Implications for the Mario Kart ecosystem
The decision leaves Mario Kart Tour continuing as an archive of existing tour content rather than a source of new material.
At the same time, Nintendo's broader Mario Kart activity on Nintendo Switch continues through Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and its Booster Course Pass DLC, which has been released in multiple waves across 2022 and 2023.
Players and industry observers can review the in-game notice and the social media posts that shared it for the official wording issued to the community.
For owners of the mobile title, Mario Kart Tour will remain playable, but new original content creation for the game will cease after the October 2023 season.
