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Nintendo to Shut Down Mario Kart Tour, Free Gold Pass.

7/9/2026

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Nintendo announced Mario Kart Tour will go offline worldwide on September 29, 2026 at 11 p.m. PST.
The shutdown ends all online multiplayer, permanently removes the game, and provides no offline version.
Nintendo stopped ruby sales and Gold Pass renewals on July 7, 2026, and will make Gold Pass benefits free on August 4, 2026.
Updates stopped in late 2023 and Nintendo still runs other mobile games such as Pictonico!, Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes, Pokémon Go, and Pikmin Bloom.

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Nintendo announced Mario Kart Tour will go offline worldwide on September 29, 2026 at 11 p.m. PST.
The shutdown ends all online multiplayer, permanently removes the game, and provides no offline version.
Nintendo stopped ruby sales and Gold Pass renewals on July 7, 2026, and will make Gold Pass benefits free on August 4, 2026.
Updates stopped in late 2023 and Nintendo still runs other mobile games such as Pictonico!, Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes, Pokémon Go, and Pikmin Bloom.