{"id":16245,"date":"2019-08-26T21:20:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T01:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=16245"},"modified":"2019-08-27T00:56:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T04:56:19","slug":"mario-kart-tour-coming-to-smartphones-september-25th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2019\/08\/mario-kart-tour-coming-to-smartphones-september-25th\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario Kart Tour coming to smartphones September 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pre-registration for Mario Kart Tour is now available! The news came in a surprise announcement from the Nintendo Twitter account this evening.<\/p>\n<p>For more details, <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.nintendo.zaka\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mario Kart Tour will be available on September 25th.<\/p>\n<p>Mario and friends go global in this new Mario Kart as they race around courses inspired by real-world cities in addition to classic Mario Kart courses. These destinations will be featured in tours that rotate every two weeks! In addition to courses based on iconic locales, some of your favourite Mario Kart characters will get variations that incorporate the local flavour of cities featured in the game.<\/p>\n<p>With just one finger, you can steer and drift, sling items as you go for the gold in cups filled with new and classic Mario Kart courses.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Mario Kart Tour<\/em> you have access to an arsenal of powerful items that can mix things up on the racetrack! Turn up the heat by activating the new Frenzy mode, which gives an unlimited supply of a certain item and makes you invincible! Make the most of the ensuing chaos, as Frenzy mode only lasts a short time!<\/p>\n<p>Collect drivers, karts, badges, and more. Earn Grand Stars by racing! You can also fire off the featured pipe to receive more drivers, karts, and gliders! You can also display badges, earned by completing certain challenges, next to your in-game name.<\/p>\n<p>In certain races, 1st place isn&#8217;t always the goal. With names like &#8220;Vs. Mega Bowser&#8221; and &#8220;Goomba Takedown,&#8221; these bonus challenge courses demand a different approach to gameplay and strategy!<\/p>\n<p>Boost with the best of &#8217;em! Your high scores will determine how you compare to other players all over the world. Keep practising and trying out different combinations of drivers, karts, and gliders to increase your score and rise to the top!<\/p>\n<p>This game is free to start, with in-app purchases available.\u00a0Internet connectivity is required to play and there may include advertising.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1V6XecP27wE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pre-registration for Mario Kart Tour is now available! The news came in a surprise announcement from the Nintendo Twitter account this evening. For more details, click here. Mario Kart Tour will be available on September 25th. Mario and friends go global in this new Mario Kart as they race around courses inspired by real-world cities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[101],"tags":[2085,1386],"class_list":["post-16245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobile","tag-mario-kart-tour","tag-nintendo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_20190826_210336.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-4e1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5909,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2014\/08\/link-and-animal-crossing-latest-expansions-coming-to-mario-kart-8\/","url_meta":{"origin":16245,"position":0},"title":"Link and Animal Crossing Latest Expansions Coming to Mario Kart 8","date":"August 26, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The DLC additions to Mario Kart 8 keep coming! 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