Mario Kart Tour

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 318 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 74 out of 318
  2. Mixed: 66 out of 318
  3. Negative: 178 out of 318
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  1. donkeykongxav
    Jan 14, 2023
    2
    Awful micro transaction infested game, that somehow receives more content and attention than an all time classic, Mario Kart 8.
  2. kylerrat
    Mar 14, 2023
    2
    this game was a rushed, half finished, cash grab of a game. This game didn't even have real multiplayer, and with a subscription service of over 6 dollars a month, it simply isn't worth it.

    No sane person would choose this over a legitimate console based Mario Kart game.
  3. frothierjet
    Sep 30, 2019
    1
    Этот кусок кала требует аккаунт даже чтобы просто заценить её! Какого хрена Nintendo?! В ней даже нет мультиплеера. Ну и да, это очередное нинтендо-говно для дрочеров. Играть в эту парашу невозможно
  4. godmachine06
    Oct 2, 2019
    1
    A whole lot of mt for a mediorce game. Stay away from this obvious cash grab. Gtfo Nintendo.
  5. RJD2
    Sep 27, 2019
    1
    A 1% chance to unlock your favorite character hidden behind a paid randomized lootbox? What would Iwata think? This game is an insult to Nintendo's own philosophy. The amount of anti consumer mechanics in this game is baffling, I want you to remember that a lot of kids are going to play this game.
  6. Teach316
    Sep 26, 2019
    1
    Esta cosa no es digna de llevar el nolbre de Mario kart... Todo en él está mal... Desde el sistema de desbloqueo de personajes, karts, etc hasta la asquerosa jugabilidad... Sin mencionar que esta plagado de micro transacciones y tiene su propio sistema de cajas de botín al azar... Un asco de juego y una vergüenza para lo que es Mario kart.
  7. ShiroHikari43
    Sep 26, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I want this game to be amazing, I really do. This game in it's current state is really bad. The controls are horrendous, and the over monetization, especially the gambling in a game marketed towards children. A whole kart class (200cc) is locked behind a 5$ a month paywall. This game is 100% pay to win, or even progress. The predatory monetization and poor controls make is a game to be avoided until nintendo does some major changes and fixes.… Expand
  8. ChoppyNowGaming
    Jan 4, 2020
    1
    I love this series, but I hate this version. The controls are awful, and worse still... it has real money gambling (loot boxes). If you need a kart racer on mobile, stick with Sonic Racing.., it’s on Apple Arcade, so it has no icky microtransactions.
  9. Qwicko
    Jul 19, 2020
    1
    I've always loved Mario kart as a series. But this is really a disappointment. Sure the graphics look pretty good and all. But MAN, in-app purchases are everywhere in this game! I can't go into the menu for 2 seconds without the game constantly bribing me to buy the gold pass. And plus, Nintendo barely adds new content to this game. And when they do, it's 1 skin that costs about $40 toI've always loved Mario kart as a series. But this is really a disappointment. Sure the graphics look pretty good and all. But MAN, in-app purchases are everywhere in this game! I can't go into the menu for 2 seconds without the game constantly bribing me to buy the gold pass. And plus, Nintendo barely adds new content to this game. And when they do, it's 1 skin that costs about $40 to get.
    so.. yeah... imma stick with Mario Kart Wii for now    … Expand
  10. Nabilahmed
    Jul 29, 2020
    1
    We very crap and cheat spend we don't accept Huawei P40 Lite without Google Player I was angry next time don't link mario kart Nintendo is trouble should reports
  11. Uaris
    Oct 17, 2020
    1
    This is without a doubt the worst Mario kart game ever, I understand what Nintendo was trying to do by making a Mario kart game for ios and Android devices, but it just doesn't work. Nintendo doesn't seem to see any of the problems that I see from this game, reused tracks, an extremely lazy character roster, and an ungodly amount of paywalls. Mario Kart tour has failed and I'm glad. If youThis is without a doubt the worst Mario kart game ever, I understand what Nintendo was trying to do by making a Mario kart game for ios and Android devices, but it just doesn't work. Nintendo doesn't seem to see any of the problems that I see from this game, reused tracks, an extremely lazy character roster, and an ungodly amount of paywalls. Mario Kart tour has failed and I'm glad. If you want to take a Mario Kart game on the go, take Mario Kart 8 Deluxe or Mario Kart 7… Expand
  12. Ginjaninja
    Mar 19, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nintendo has had a few different attempts at making a mobile game but good grief this game is horrible. You don't even control accelerating. you just sort of turn..... That's it. And wow did Nintendo take a page out of EA's book. Microtransactions..... The games main currency is rubies? Why rubies? What about oh idk maybe THE CURRENCY THAT HAS BEEN RELEVANT IN MARIO SINCE 1985! COINS! Either way you must use rubies to unlock characters ,karts etc. But you pretty much have to buy rubies to have the smallest chance to get the character you desire. This is downright greedy. And to anyone reading this yes i downloaded the game and went ftp for months I had like 20ish characters. You pretty much have to hand Nintendo your wallet for a virtual card because you will never play with them all.… Expand
  13. AngelMRV
    Nov 26, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is the most horrible game i ever experience, it doesn't have nothing to apport to the games of mario kart and is a the most obviously pay to win game ever made or at least one of them.… Expand
  14. SAWWTHedgehog
    Dec 29, 2022
    1
    Loot boxes (which is gone now) and microtransactions? This is not the Nintendo I know and love.
  15. Plunger91
    Mar 18, 2023
    1
    probably sucks i didnt play it yet ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎
  16. TixyLix
    Sep 29, 2019
    0
    Why didn't they just make a Wii Mario Kart game with the motion controls???
  17. ME123
    Sep 29, 2019
    0
    Worst mobile game I’ve every played with horrific and disgusting greedy monetization.

    Deserves -100 scores. A zero is too generous.
  18. AngeAlexiel
    Sep 25, 2019
    0
    Nintendo is becoming the king of mobile micro transactions, 20$ for mario character, new york track ?? WTF ?? plus in game currencies that cost more than 70$ just to have a dozens random karts, glides, or characters, + a suscription of 5$ per month to be able to play 200cc...
    this game sucks , i would have pay 20$ for it but not this, it's twice or 3 times the price of the switch mario    Nintendo is becoming the king of mobile micro transactions, 20$ for mario character, new york track ?? WTF ?? plus in game currencies that cost more than 70$ just to have a dozens random karts, glides, or characters, + a suscription of 5$ per month to be able to play 200cc...
    this game sucks , i would have pay 20$ for it but not this, it's twice or 3 times the price of the switch mario kart.. that's insane.... ( all of this apply to the android version of course )    … Expand
  19. Daveisonline
    Oct 2, 2019
    0
    One of the worst Nintendo games I've ever played. The microtransactions are overpriced, the Lootbox pipe shoots out way too many duplicates, I've lost weekly prizes due to errors, and there is no multiplayer.

    This is EA levels of greed.
  20. Jose_Gerardo
    Feb 19, 2020
    0
    Nintendo Freemium trash, not worth it, its not a real game.
    Basura Freemium de Nintendo, no vale la pena, no es un juego de verdad.
  21. Nitja
    Sep 27, 2019
    0
    ..........................do you guys not have phones.......................
  22. Pnx725
    Oct 14, 2019
    0
    Casino online with a subscription model on top. The people that pay more on this gambling lootbox called gacha will be the ones that emerge victorious in the ranking and the ones collecting all stars.
    The more high end drivers and items you manage to pull and the more dupes you get the stronger you get. You cannot outweigh this even if you are a skilled player. You need frenzies to get    Casino online with a subscription model on top. The people that pay more on this gambling lootbox called gacha will be the ones that emerge victorious in the ranking and the ones collecting all stars.
    The more high end drivers and items you manage to pull and the more dupes you get the stronger you get. You cannot outweigh this even if you are a skilled player. You need frenzies to get the highest score which consist on getting 3 of the same item.. CASINO STYLE. You can be replaying the same course over and over again till you get these frenzies and get a high score. And of course the whales will be the ones with a higher chance of activating this while a lot of you free to play will eat the dirt of frustration. This is shameful P2W and it's destroying the Mario Kart IP and Nintendo's image. Sad. Stay away from gacha.

    I also find hilarious the amount of errors this game has related to connection. Its like they restrict IPs on peak hours. You can switch from data to WiFi to circumvent this. It only shows how cheap Nintendo has become. This is a company that charges for online on the Switch without putting dedicated servers.    … Expand
  23. gizmofix
    Sep 30, 2019
    0
    This is how you showcase a game built by greedy developers. For Nintendo to fall this low, and let their company name get dragged down the mud, is really surprising. The game itself is like an empty shell. No soul, no joy that make Nintendo games so unique. Just plain greediness and frustration. Do not download this game. You will regret the time you wasted.
  24. Lambda1984
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    Absolutely disgusting what Nintendo has done. Getting their money before governments start outlawing this crap. This game has all of it.

    Loot boxes (in the form of pipes). All sorts of premium currency and gems. Paywall timers (once you get to a certain point, you have to wait to progress. Multiple days in some cases). A ridiculously delusional subscription model. Absolute trash. The game    Absolutely disgusting what Nintendo has done. Getting their money before governments start outlawing this crap. This game has all of it.

    Loot boxes (in the form of pipes). All sorts of premium currency and gems. Paywall timers (once you get to a certain point, you have to wait to progress. Multiple days in some cases). A ridiculously delusional subscription model. Absolute trash. The game itself is so dumbed down from the main series. You can’t fall off tracks. There’s extremely generous steer assist. Running into walls doesn’t slow you down. Etc

    This is garbage. Do not download. And if you do, please don’t spend one penny on this abortion m.    … Expand
  25. hkjhkjh
    Sep 26, 2019
    0
    Yesterday I looked in the shop, the rubies that you need for opening the tubes, from which you can get the drivers and cart parts, just cost 7 € for 10 pieces (if you decide for the second cheapest offer) , for information: One tube opening costs 5 rubies, that is, one tube opening costs 3.5 € wtf

    By the way, you can get the same item out of the tubes several times (it was the case for    Yesterday I looked in the shop, the rubies that you need for opening the tubes, from which you can get the drivers and cart parts, just cost 7 € for 10 pieces (if you decide for the second cheapest offer) , for information: One tube opening costs 5 rubies, that is, one tube opening costs 3.5 € wtf

    By the way, you can get the same item out of the tubes several times (it was the case for me with the free rubies you get), they go up in the level or something, so you have to put in more money, if you really want to get everything    … Expand
  26. anthonybobby
    Jul 28, 2021
    0
    This game is complete and utter garbage. No Miis means no fun. The heck?! Pay?! Microtransactions?!?! No pausing in the middle of the race?! This game is awful. Sorry, Nintendo, you ain't getting my money for this game anytime soon. Won't recommend. Didn't play, but after watching the game on YouTube, ugh...
  27. notmyfallout
    Sep 26, 2019
    0
    The worst in Nintendo's line up of mobile app offerings, Mario Kart tour preys on a younger audience, using aggressive monetization practices to make revenue from gaming whales. The app itself is a shambles and here’s why:

    • The game is free to play, yet on launch day was plagued by multiple users running into server connectivity issues, unable to play the game. •‘Mario Kart Tour’    The worst in Nintendo's line up of mobile app offerings, Mario Kart tour preys on a younger audience, using aggressive monetization practices to make revenue from gaming whales. The app itself is a shambles and here’s why:

    • The game is free to play, yet on launch day was plagued by multiple users running into server connectivity issues, unable to play the game.

    •‘Mario Kart Tour’ tries to trick you into thinking there is a multiplayer component by including a ‘multiplayer’ option in the home screen menu of the app when in fact you are playing against CPU opponents exclusively. This is made worse by the use of player usernames in-game to trick the user into thinking they are playing against real people around the world.

    • Rarity rates for characters are ridiculous, with chances of obtaining certain characters being as low as 1%. Furthermore, some of these rare rate characters are also locked behind timed events, prompting players to try to obtain them before they disappear forever. This will cause players to spend more time and money in game and is a monetization model that has been made famous by ‘Fortnite’ introducing scarcity to drum up revenue.

    • 10 minutes before the game was released, a ‘gold pass’ subscription was announced costing $4.99 a month. This pass paywalls certain modes in the game such as a 200cc mode, and will allow users to unlock specific characters, carts and cosmetics. This amounts to $60/year which is a lot of money for a free to play game. Nintendo have not been upfront about this ongoing charge through the adverts for the game, as they know how egregious this is. How can anyone justify the price of content offerings from a Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass when it costs more that an annual Switch Online subscription? Or apple arcade for that matter!

    • The app utilises ‘Gacha’ mechanics introducing loot boxes, in game currency and gambling type systems to keep users engaged, and spending more money.

    • The game is 100% pay to win. When the user first launches the game often win races and place high in rankings. As time progresses users will need certain cars, characters or items that make the player faster or increase player rewards. This means free to play players are at a disadvantage. Remember, all of these take place in a single player experience.

    • This one is subjective but the gameplay is as casual as it can get, and honestly is quite boring. Exceptions can be made for this being a mobile experience, but there is no skill to driving and every track ends up feeling the same because of the lack of control the player has.

    It’s worth mentioning that this project was outsourced to Chinese app firm, yet Nintendo would still have approved every decision made. This sets a worrying trend for the future of gaming and the future of Mario Kart on Nintendo consoles. If you enjoy Mario Kart, you could buy both MK8D and a Nintendo Switch and still end up paying less than this app could cost you in the long run.    … Expand
  28. dfhhfdafhdhfda
    Sep 29, 2019
    0
    Oh yay a casino by Nintendo marketed towards children nice work dudes gotta hook them while young
  29. Lobo_Nocturno
    Oct 28, 2019
    0
    Ok this is sad. With this game Nintendo shows how greedy can be. You need to pay for everything, literally. I know it is a free to start game, but this is ridiculous and unfair. We can't allow companies to normalize abusing gambling in videogames such as this game.

    1. Do you need another racer to your game? No prob, you only need to spend 5 red gems to unlock one racer RANDOMLY. And    Ok this is sad. With this game Nintendo shows how greedy can be. You need to pay for everything, literally. I know it is a free to start game, but this is ridiculous and unfair. We can't allow companies to normalize abusing gambling in videogames such as this game.

    1. Do you need another racer to your game? No prob, you only need to spend 5 red gems to unlock one racer RANDOMLY. And you can get a racer that you already have, meaning that even paying you could get ANYTHING NEW. Needless to say, 3 red gems cost 20 dollars. To make things worse, long known characters as Mario or Luigi are RARE, yes, Mario is a rare character in his own game. **** gambling.

    2. Nintendo spit on your face when you finish a race and they "give" you rewards... but only one out of three. The other two rewards you need to unlock them by ..... guess... PAYING a monthly subscription, of course racers, karts and wings are not included, this subscription is only for unlocking rewards.

    3. Of course you can unlock a specific character at the store, but for a 20 dollars charge. Mario Kart 8 deluxe is cheaper.

    They fool us by making us believe that we are playing with other people, but not... this is not a multiplayer game for now, i assume multiplayer has additional cost. And the most insulting thing is that it is a pay to win game. If you pay, you could get better results each race by using the correct kart or character. Nintendo wants money, they don't care if this is a **** with horrible gameplay, grabbing money form people is what matters.    … Expand
  30. Tobyvenom
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    Wait this was made by Nintendo? It's filled with loot boxes and micro transgenders, i mean micro transactions.
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#37 Best iOS Game of 2019
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 25
  3. Negative: 5 out of 25
  1. GameGrin
    Nov 29, 2022
    80
    Mario Kart Tour makes a surprisingly fantastic mobile game because of the tons of items to collect, the fun gameplay loop, and the short but sweet matches!
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  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 29, 2020
    30
    I sincerely hope that investors see this as a wake-up call that's harmful to Nintendo's long-term reputation. [Issue #43 – November/December 2019, p. 26SW]
  3. Nintenderos
    Nov 20, 2019
    60
    Mario Kart Tour is a good mobile racing game that could be even better with another monetization system. Thanks to its good gameplay and a remarkable technical section, this title stands out among other mobile games.
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