Mario Kart Tour launches Anniversary Tour as mobile racer heads toward September 2026 shutdown
Nintendo is wrapping up Mario Kart Tour with a final Anniversary Tour and series of statistics reports. The free-to-play mobile racing game will close on September 30th, 2026, following the halt of ruby sales and gold pass renewals in July.
Nintendo has launched a final Anniversary Tour for Mario Kart Tour as the mobile racing game approaches its September 30th, 2026 shutdown.
The free-to-play title has been winding down ahead of its end of service. Ruby sales ended on July 7th, and automatic gold pass renewals and new subscriptions stopped that same day during maintenance. Players can continue using existing rubies until the game closes.
To celebrate the game's run, Nintendo is publishing a series of "final MKT reports" on the game's official X account, looking back through statistics. The first report covered the 20 most-used drivers in races. Bowser ranked first, followed by Peach and Toad. Other characters in the ranking included Mario, Toadette, Metal Mario, Daisy, Dry Bowser and Yoshi.
Nintendo said further reports will cover Mii Racing Suits, karts, gliders and various top-20 rankings. These will include special skills used in races, balloon designs used in battles and profile badges. The final reports give players a retrospective look at the content and characters featured throughout Mario Kart Tour's lifespan.
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- PocketGamer.bizEstablished publication · recorded Sep 23, 2026Mario Kart Tour enters final lap with Anniversary Tour ahead of shutdown