Topic: why is ninja hideaway not marked as a tour track in mk8d?

two theories:

1. only real cities are considered tour tracks?

2. nintendo already developed ninja hideaway before tour.

thoughts?

Mistake?

I noticed that too. I wonder if they had a proper Mario kart for the Switch, but just decided to incorporate it into Tour and then this DLC

It's almost certainly a mistake that'll be fixed in a patch.

Even in the event it was originally being worked on for something else that got canned before premiering in Tour, the fact remains that's where it ultimately premiered.

It would be pretty cool if they made tracks with MK8's Booster Course Pass in mind, then ported them to Tour first to see how they would work in that kind of setting. If people like it, you bring it over as intended. If people don't like it, you haven't wasted too much time on it in MK8 and can keep it contained to Tour. If that's what they're going for, it's a pretty interesting (if slightly awkward) way of doing things.