{"id":680277,"date":"2026-07-08T11:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/680277\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T11:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:36:09","slug":"nintendo-announces-that-mario-kart-tour-is-shutting-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/680277\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo announces that Mario Kart Tour is shutting down"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mario Kart Tour is shutting down, Nintendo has announced. The game is ending service on September 29 at 11 PM PT \/ September 30 at 2 AM ET.<\/p>\n

To clarify, the game is fully coming to an end. Nintendo says that there are no plans for an offline version. This is in contrast to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, which did receive a final \u201cComplete\u201d version.<\/a><\/p>\n

The sale of rubies has already ended. However, existing rubies can be used in the Spotlight Shop, Mii Racing Suit Shop, and Coin Rush until service ends.<\/p>\n

As for the game\u2019s Gold Pass subscription, here\u2019s the rundown<\/a> of everything you need to know regarding what\u2019s happening:<\/p>\n

We stopped all automatic subscription renewals and new subscriptions to the Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass during the maintenance that was held at 11:00 p.m. PT on July 7, 2026, in conjunction with the game\u2019s end of service at 11:00 p.m. PT on September 29, 2026.<\/p>\n

See below for information regarding how Mario Kart Tour Gold Passes will be handled until service ends.<\/p>\n

1. Players whose Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass subscriptions extend past the start of maintenance at 11:00 p.m. PT on July 7, 2026:<\/p>\n

You can continue to enjoy Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass benefits, minus continuous-subscription benefits, until 10:59 p.m. PT on September 29, 2026, for free.
Note: This includes players in a free-trial period.<\/p>\n

2. Players without a Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass subscription at the start of maintenance at 11:00 p.m. PT on July 7, 2026:<\/p>\n

Beginning with the start of the Vacation Tour at 11:00 p.m. PT on August 4, 2026, until 10:59 p.m. PT on September 29, 2026, you can enjoy Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass benefits, minus continuous-subscription benefits, for free.<\/p>\n

\u25a0About using the Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass until service ends\u25a0Q&A<\/p>\n

Q. Do I have to take any extra steps to enjoy Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass benefits for free?<\/p>\n

A. No extra steps are required to enjoy Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass benefits during its period of free availability.<\/p>\n

Q. Which Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass benefits do I have access to?<\/p>\n

A. You can access the following benefits.
\u30fb Gold Gifts
\u30fb Gold Challenges
\u30fb 200cc
\u30fb The maximum amount of base points and coins that can be earned in one day is doubled
\u30fb The multiplayer pipe gauge will fill twice as fast
\u30fb Multiplayer grade cap will be S+9.
Note: You cannot receive continuous-subscription benefits beginning 11:00 p.m. PT on July 7, 2026.<\/p>\n

Q. Can I not use the Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass until 11:00 p.m. PT on August 4, even if I have used it in the past?<\/p>\n

A. If you were not subscribed to the Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass when maintenance began at 11:00 p.m. PT on July 7, 2026, you cannot use it until 10:59 p.m. PT on August 4, regardless of your past subscription history.<\/p>\n

Q. Can you share a Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass between different operating systems during its period of free availability?<\/p>\n

A. If you are using the same save data, you can enjoy the Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass benefits regardless of operating system.<\/p>\n

Mario Kart Tour originally released on September 25, 2019 for iOS and Android. You can find all of our coverage here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mario Kart Tour is shutting down, Nintendo has announced. The game is ending service on September 29 at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":680278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,3679,86,2373,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-680277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-mario-kart-tour","tag-technology","tag-top","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=680277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/680278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=680277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=680277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=680277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}