Nintendo on Mario Kart Tour’s debut, more content and features planned
This information comes from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa…
Next, let me talk about the Mario Kart Tour mobile application. This application was released in a total of 163 countries and regions on September 25.
Mario Kart Tour is a new Mario Kart title you can play with one hand as you race through courses themed after cities around the world. It was released about one month ago, and the number of downloads and the number of players are both trending at the highest levels ever among our mobile applications. The application contains not only randomized paid items, but also a paid subscription service called Gold Pass as a new offering. As the number of players has increased, so too have the number of people purchasing items and subscribing to Gold Pass.
Since release, Mario Kart Tour has held a New York Tour followed by a Tokyo Tour, and the Halloween Tour is now open. We will continue development of this title to keep players engaged with seasonal events and tours themed around city motifs, in addition to more familiar courses.
And with regards to future application updates,
A beta test of a real-time multiplayer mode for Gold Pass members will begin in December. Players will be able to experience real-time multiplayer battles ahead of the full-scale release. More details about the beta test will be announced at a later date.
Going forward, we will encourage users to continue playing Mario Kart Tour through a combination of feature expansions and operational management, with the goal of making this an evergreen title for smart device owners.
