Nintendo cerrará Mario Kart Tour tras siete años en móviles y no se podrá jugar más: no habrá versión offline

Nintendo has officially announced the permanent shutdown of Mario Kart Tour, its mobile spin‑off of the beloved racing franchise. According to the game’s FAQ page, the service will cease on September 29, after which players will no longer be able to access the title.

The company expressed gratitude for the community’s support since launch, but also delivered a hard‑hit revelation for those hoping to keep the title alive in some form: there will be no offline version of Mario Kart Tour following the closure.

Certain features are already being phased out. Automatic renewal of the Gold Pass, the game’s premium subscription, has been disabled, and purchases of Rubies—the in‑game premium currency—are no longer possible. Nevertheless, Nintendo will preserve some perks for users during the final months of the service.

Players who had an active Gold Pass subscription at the time the auto‑renewal was disabled will retain their benefits until the service ends, albeit without the ongoing subscription perks.

Nintendo will also activate Gold Pass perks for all players from August 4 until the final shutdown, ensuring a smoother transition for the community.

Nintendo’s latest decision marks a clear departure from its handling of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, which was granted a paid offline edition after its original service was discontinued. For Mario Kart Tour, the company has chosen not to pursue a similar path, meaning the game will become unavailable once its servers are shut down. Nintendo also reminds players that the title requires a constant internet connection to play.

The title debuted in September 2019 on iOS and Android, offering new content for more than four years before Nintendo stopped adding fresh tracks, characters, karts and wings in 2023. Since then, the game has continued to operate by looping previous seasons and events.