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Virtual Spring Tour Getaway!

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toad78

Welcome, Mario Kart fans! The sun is shining, the flowers are in full bloom, and Mario Kart Tour’s Spring Tour Part 2 has officially started! What a lovely Spring Tour! It brings a fresh set of racing courses that will have you feeling like you’re driving through a beautiful spring garden in Athens, Berlin, or Amsterdam; you named it. So grab your favorite kart and let’s go racing! Athens Dash Courses​ These thrilling courses take you on a journey through the historic and beautiful city of Athens, Greece. You’ll race through iconic landmarks and historic sites, from the Acropolis to the most ancient building in Piraeus. Keep your speed up as you drive through the beautiful views while avoiding little bats. And well, prepare to get distracted by the stunning views of the city and other incredible scenes just like you race into the past of Greece. Don’t say we didn’t warn you; it got us every time. Stay focused and keep your eyes on the finish line! Berlin Byways Courses​ Say hello to the beautiful city of Berlin, Germany! We love seeing all the iconic landmarks, from the Brandenburg Gate to the Bahnhof train station. We can’t believe our eyes when racing through Berlin. It’s one of the great spring tour getaways we love on Mario Kart Tour. And we’re sure you will fall in love with all the settings in these courses, just like us. Blown away by the modern city vibe mixed with eye-catching buildings and views all the way to the end. Amsterdam Drift Courses​ Get ready to drift through the picturesque roads and charming city of Amsterdam. Another perfect city to visit in the spring is something we won’t miss out on! If you can’t travel there, let’s enjoy fun racing moments with us here at Amsterdam Drift courses. Well, there you have it. Our mini-spring Spring Tour getaway through Mario Kart Tour. Give them a try if you haven’t already! So what are you waiting for? Grab your favorite character, hop in your kart, and get ready for some high-speed racing through the spring vibe. Happy racing, everyone!

Another Castle Coming to Mario Kart Tour

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snesbowserscastle33

Another week, another hint! Nintendo once again teased a new course coming to Mario Kart Tour. This time, it appears to be SNES Bowser Castle, but this is not confirmed. Once we have more information, this thread will be updated. Update: It is confirmed to be SNES Bowser Castle 3 and the next tour will be the Bowser Tour. The tour will begin on Tuesday May 2nd, 2023 at 11 pm PT.

Tempest Ruleset Now Viewable

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larry41

Get your engines rolling! Our next Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tournament “Tempest” will be held this Saturday on April 29th, 2023. This time, the tournament will be a one-on-one style tournament until we figure out a better ruleset for 12 player rooms again. The prize for this tournament will be the same as the previous tournaments: a free game on any console or $60!

Poochy Is Here to Steal Your Heart

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poochy32

Only a couple of days remain to enjoy the Yoshi Tour. We can’t believe it’s about to end soon. If you have exclusive items you want to collect, do it fast so you don’t miss out on anything this tour has to offer. Talking about exclusive items, have our Mario Kart fans noticed Poochy? The one and only Poochy joins the Yoshi gang in part 2. Our eyes sparked with joy when we saw all the Poochy and kart items. Big wow! They are adorable and just perfect for the Yoshi Tour. Poochy Is in the House!​ The cutest dog, Poochy, is here to steal your heart once again in the Yoshi Tour with its adorable pink kart set. The best, most trustworthy companion is ready to rock! This little guy comes with a Lucky Seven special skill that will give you the edge over the other racers. It is going to be so much fun playing as Poochy. And don’t forget the Bright Girl kart and the Bright Ribbon glider. We noticed the design is the same Easter theme as spring eggs. That’s bright and colorful, and the details are amazing. Let’s take the Bright Girl kart to the race and use Jump Boost Plus to come in the very first place on the race. Fend off all the attacks with Super Horn Plus from the Bright Ribbon glider. What a perfect skill for our Poochy! Challenge to Race in All the Yoshi Courses​ What a better way to enjoy the Yoshi Tour: Yoshi’s Island, Yoshi’s Desert, Yoshi’s Valley, Yoshi Circuit, and more. Also, Easter plus Yoshi plus Poochy—this is a dream theme that we wanted to jump into the game and live in. Go, our Mario Kart fans! Let’s show the world how fun it is to complete this challenge.

Mario Kart Tour Is Headed to Athens

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toad32

Our next stop in Mario Kart Tour is Athens! The next tour in Mario Kart Tour will be the Spring Tour and will begin on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at 11 p.m. PT. This tour will feature a new course called Athens Dash with other European courses. I have to admit this course sounds really interesting!

The Yoshi Tour Makes the Perfect Easter

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yoshi122

When it comes to Easter, we always think of Yoshi. A lovely dinosaur and cute polka-dot eggs. And this time, the Yoshi Tour started during Easter. We bet the Easter hunt on Mario Kart Tour was so much fun. Let’s find out what we mean by that and explore the fun stuff the Yoshi Tour has to offer. Let’s Talk About Spring Eggs We usually see giant eggs decorated along the roads. Since the Yoshi Tour was hosted during Easter, we finally started racing to collect big spring eggs with different designs on each one of them. Hit it, and you will get the event tokens as a reward, Mario Kart Tour style. We even spot bunny patterns on spring eggs. Not One, But Two Yoshi Sets A big wow to this one! Besides the regular set we will get from completing the tour, each half of the tour offers two different sets of Yoshi. In the first half, we will get a light-blue Yoshi with a matching turbo, and a gold Yoshi (with a gold eggshell glider) in the second half. Make sure you place high in the Yoshi Tour Ranking each round to collect all of these adorable Yoshi sets if you haven’t already. Black & White Yoshi is Waiting in the Spring Challenges​ Collecting two Yoshi isn’t enough. Why not get four? Well, it’s the Yoshi Tour, and why stop at two when we can get all four? We challenge our Mario Kart fans to get four Yoshis in the Yoshi Tour and share with us by the end of the tour how many Yoshi they got. Let’s take a look at what we need to complete. Spring Challenges 1 — Black Yoshi as a reward Spring Challenges 2 — White Yoshi as a reward

Yoshi’s Island Coming to Mario Kart Tour

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yoshisisland32

Another sneak peak has been posted! It looks like this time, Yoshi’s Island will be coming to Mario Kart Tour next week. The expected date of the new tour is Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, at 11 p.m. PT. There is speculation that Poochy may be a new driver, but this has not been confirmed. This post will be updated when there is more information.

Extremely Fun! Ninjas Take Over Mario Kart

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ninjashyguy3

How are our beloved Mario Kart fans doing on the Ninja Tour? We were blown away with the number of courses Mario Kart Tour has to offer during the event. We didn’t expect that many courses! I love the variety we can choose from, and it makes the whole ninja look just like they’re taking the entire world. Without further ado, here are our top courses you will love and want to race till you drop. Ninja Hideaway Courses​ It’s the very first course on the cups you will see. We know these courses will be fun just by looking at the course image. It’s a classic Japanese ninja style with a stunning view of an old castle or mansion. What we didn’t expect was the fact that it’s extremely fun. Of course, we have no clue how it’s going to make us smile and laugh. If you haven’t tried any of the Ninja Hideaway courses, go racing now! Shy Guy Bazaar Courses​ Shy Guy and the classic Aladdin style look amazing and perfect. We still can’t get enough of seeing Shy Guy riding flying carpets whenever we jump off the road. It really is satisfying. Try it for yourself if you haven’t already. And there are loads of excited small roads to make your races even better if you can. Wario Shipyard Courses​ Now let’s jump into a Wario ship and find some coins! It’s a good combination racing in the ship and then underwater. Especially the corners inside the ship that we can’t seem to get enough of. It feels like we’re the ninjas on duty in mysterious places. Rainbow Road Courses​ Holy Moly! This is extreme! The Rainbow Roads take us out into space. The world seems small, so let’s hope on to the shiny universe. If you are a sci-fi lover, Rainbow Road courses are your besties.

Classics Never Get Old in the Mario Tour

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donkeykongjr2

We can’t believe the Mario Tour Part 2 is about to end. We’re sure all of our Mario Kart fans had a blast during the Mario Day celebration in Mario Kart Tour. And guess what? There are three more 8-bit race items to collect. It’s even greater! Now we’ll all have a full classic 8-bit collection to showcase. We can see you guys smiling from afar. Let’s review some cool 8-bit items from Mario Tour Part 2 and our favorite courses to fulfill the classic Mario Kart vibe. The Last Surprise for Mario Day​ Ah-ha! You’ve got us, Nintendo. In the Mario Tour Part 2, we get three more 8-bit items to collect just before the tour ends. Some of you might already have guessed or known some of the items. Here are our childhood buddies Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES), who joins the gang and is ready to spin the others with Triple Bananas. Perfect matching with a yellow 8-bit pipe frame to scream even more banana kart-a-like, and topping with an 8-bit block gilder with Coin Plus as a special skill. These are awesome karts for our Donkey Kong, don’t you think? Classic Mario Kart Vibe All the Way​ Missing the old classic Mario Kart is now over! Because this tour is all about the Mario Day celebration. Just hop in for a ride to see what we got for our fans. Beloved Mario Circuit courses to bring back the fun memories, and here we’re rocking it in Mario Kart Tour. If you don’t have a copy of Mario Kart games on GameBoy, DS, Wii, 3DS, or 2DS, this is the perfect time to enjoy them. Royal Raceway courses are some of our favorites to level up from Mario Circuit courses. In these courses, we love racing around the palace and seeing people cheering us. It’s a nice upgrade from the Mario Circuit. We encourage you to try out all the RMX courses to add some extra flavor and get that classic Mario Kart vibe. It’s extremely fun.

Dry Dry Ruins Confirmed? (Updated)

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drydryruins3

Nintendo has released an early sneak peek for the next upcoming tour. From the photo, it appears to be Dry Dry Ruins from Mario Kart Wii! What do you guys think? The next tour will possibly be on March 21st, 2023, at 11 p.m. PT. This post will be updated when the tour is announced. UPDATE: It is confirmed, Wii Dry Dry Ruins will be apart of the 2023 Ninja Tour. See the trailer below.