

Gameplay is enhanced by power-up items obtained by driving into item boxes laid out on the course. Up to twelve characters can compete in each race (varying per game). In the Mario Kart series, players compete in go-kart races, controlling one of a selection of characters, mainly from the Mario franchise.

Over 164.43 million copies in the series have been sold worldwide. The latest game in the series, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, was released on the Nintendo Switch in October 2020. The Mario Kart series totals fourteen games, with six on home consoles, three on handheld consoles, four arcade games co-developed with Namco, and one for mobile phones. The series was launched in 1992 with Super Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, to critical and commercial success. It features characters and courses mostly from the Mario series as well as other gaming franchises such as The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, F-Zero, and Splatoon. Players compete in go-kart races while using various power-up items. They should be live shortly.Mario Kart is a series of kart racing games and a spin-off Mario franchise developed and published by Nintendo. If you aren’t able to play just yet, it looks like that’s because Nintendo hasn’t quite fired up servers. You’ll find advertising too, and don’t be surprised if the game tries to make you pay to keep playing for long periods of time, since almost all of Nintendos games are like that. Mario Kart Tour is free to play, but you’ll need a persistent internet connection in order to do so. You’ll be able to increase your online rank, change karts and gliders, and participate in bonus challenges. They plan on trying to rotate featured tours every two weeks and provide special character variations depending on locale.Īs you race (in apparently only takes one finger to drive), you’ll grab items, battle and unlock other characters, collect badges, and try and nab first place. Since this is Mario Kart Tour, Nintendo has tried to create courses inspired by real-world cities in addition to the classics. Like any Mario Kart game, you get to race around courses with your favorite Nintendo characters. That’s right, Mario Kart Tour is now available on Android for all to install!
