Nintendo Ends Service for Mario Kart Tour on Smart Devices

Nintendo has ended service for Mario Kart Tour, taking the smart-device racing game offline at 11:00 p.m. PT on September 29, 2026. The shutdown is documented in an end-of-service record on the game’s official FAQ site, which lists end-of-service maintenance running from that time until 5:59 p.m. PT on September 30, 2026.

Nintendo of America’s support site carried the discontinuation notice, stating that service for the Mario Kart Tour game for smart devices would be discontinued as of 11:00 p.m. PT on September 29, 2026. The notice directed players to the game’s FAQ site for information on how rubies and Mario Kart Tour Gold Passes will be handled starting July 7, 2026.

The end-of-service notification on the FAQ site carried the company’s message to players: “We sincerely thank the many players who have loved and supported the game since service began so long ago. Thank you for playing Mario Kart Tour.”

Anniversary Tour Rankings and All-Cup Format

A FAQ entry on the Anniversary Tour rankings states that ranking results for the second half of the Anniversary Tour were announced between 10:00 and 10:59 p.m. PT on September 29, 2026, the hour immediately before the 11:00 p.m. PT service end. The results were viewable only within the app, between their announcement and the end of service. Regardless of whether players checked the results during the service period, the entry states, they will not be viewable in Past Tours’ Stats after the end of service. An update to the entry notes that the in-app viewing period for those results has ended.

The game’s All-Cup Ranking results page explains that the ranking is based on total points earned across all cups between the start of a tour and its end, and is separate from the in-game tier ranking, with results calculated and announced separately. When the same course appears in different cups, points earned on it in each cup are added separately. During a tour, interim results were calculated at approximately 8:00 a.m. PDT, or 7:00 a.m. PST, each day, with the timing potentially differing from player to player, and were announced between approximately 10:00 p.m. PDT, or 9:00 p.m. PST, and 11:00 p.m. PDT, or 10:00 p.m. PST. Final results were announced two or more days after a tour ended, based on total points at the tour’s end, with the in-game News updated when the final results were announced. The page also notes that results thought to have been improperly obtained, or nicknames that did not adhere to Nintendo’s Code of Conduct, could be excluded from the ranking or removed without prior notice.

Ruby Sales, Gold Pass, and Offline Version

Nintendo’s end-of-service notification pointed players to two articles titled “About the end of ruby sales” and “About the Gold Pass starting July 7, 2026” for information on how rubies and Mario Kart Tour Gold Passes are handled from that date.

In a FAQ entry addressing an offline release, Nintendo stated that an offline version of Mario Kart Tour is not scheduled for release.

2019 Smart-Device Launch

Nintendo UK announced Mario Kart Tour on August 27, 2019, billing it as the first Mario Kart game for smart devices and confirming it would come to iOS and Android devices on September 25, 2019. The announcement described courses inspired by real-world locations alongside Mario Kart series favourites, and invited players to pre-register through the App Store and Google Play ahead of release.

The launch announcement noted that the game was free to start, with in-app purchases available, that a Nintendo Account and internet connectivity were required to play, and that the game may include advertising, with data charges potentially applying.

Nintendo’s end-of-service record also sets out what remains accessible. From the end of the maintenance window at 5:59 p.m. PT on September 30, 2026, players can view Past Tours’ Stats. Past All-Cup Rankings will remain viewable on the official Mario Kart Tour website until the end of September 2027.