After seven years on mobile, Mario Kart Tour is nearing the end of the road. Nintendo will shut down the game’s servers on September 29 at 11 p.m. Unlike Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, which received an offline version after its online service ended, Mario Kart Tour will not get the same treatment. Once the servers are switched off, the game will no longer be playable.
Nintendo has begun phasing out Mario Kart Tour ahead of its closure. The company has stopped selling in-game currency and ended new Gold Pass memberships along with automatic renewals. Current subscribers will still receive most Gold Pass benefits until the service ends, although continuous-subscription rewards are excluded. From August 5 at 2 a.m. ET, those benefits will be unlocked for all players at no cost.
The shutdown has been expected for quite some time. Since late 2023, Mario Kart Tour has been operating in maintenance mode, with Nintendo no longer releasing new tracks, drivers, karts, gliders, or other content. Since then, the game has only received basic maintenance and routine updates.
While Mario Kart Tour is shutting down, Nintendo continues to support its mobile gaming efforts. The company recently introduced Pictonico!, a WarioWare-inspired game that incorporates images from a user’s camera roll. Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes, and last year’s Fire Emblem Shadows are all still available. Pokémon Go, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this week, and Pikmin Bloom also remain active, though they are operated by other companies.
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