What is Mario Kart Tour?
{{italic title}} {{multiple issues| {{citation style|date=November 2022}} {{wikify|date=November 2022}} }} '''''Mario Kart Tour''''' is a mobile game in the ''Mario Kart'' series. Like ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', it is free to download from the [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] and [[Google Play]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cowley|first=Ric|last2=|title=Mario Kart Tour's 'free-to-start' model might not mean what you think|url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/news/67507/dena-developing-mario-kart-tour/|access-date=2022-11-14|website=pocketgamer.biz}}</ref> The game reuses many assets from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', as well as gameplay mechanics such as gliding, underwater driving, character-specific and unique items. In addition, the game introduces some new features to the Mario Kart franchise, such as reversed courses, trick courses, and the ability to deploy a large amount of any item during a race, including blue or red shells and [[bullet bills]]. The game was first announced during a briefing on January 31, 2018. On April 23, 2019, [[Nintendo]] opened applications for participating in a beta test of the game to Android users in [[North America]] and [[Japan]], which began on May 22, 2019, and ended on June 4, 2019. The game officially launched for [[iOS]], [[iPadOS]], and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] devices on September 25, 2019, in 163 territories. Users who pre-registered acquired the game a day early. A Nintendo account is required for it to be playable. On October 31, 2019, Nintendo announced the first multiplayer beta test exclusive to Gold Pass members, which began on December 18th, 2019 at 11:00 p.m. (PT) and ended on December 26th, 2019 at 9:59 p.m. (PT). On January 21, 2020, Nintendo announced a second multiplayer beta test for all players, regardless of whether they have a Gold Pass subscription or not, which began on January 22, 2020, at 11:00 p.m. (PT) and ended on January 28, 2020, at 9:59 p.m. (PT). The second multiplayer beta test allowed players to play with each other in