Mario Kart - Timeline
Thursday6th Oct 2022
News Mario Kart Tour Speeds Into Autumn Celebration With New Driver And Tour To Come Soon
Because you can never have too much Mario
Just when you thought that you couldn't possibly manage any more Mario news for one week, Mario Kart Tour glides into view to announce the beginning of their Autumn Celebration series. In a tweet released by the game's official account, Mario Kart Tour has laid out its upcoming schedule until mid-November,...
Wednesday5th Oct 2022
UK Charts FIFA 23 Knocks Splatoon 3 Off The Top Spot
EA's latest entry expectedly takes the crown
The latest UK boxed charts data is here (after a short delay) and as expected, EA's FIFA 23 has taken the top spot, knocking Splatoon 3 down a peg after several weeks at number one. This first place securement can't really be attributed to Switch, mind, with the Nintendo console only making up 6% of...
Tuesday4th Oct 2022
Random Fans Create A Splatoon 3 Take On Mario Kart Using Power Clams
How to be shellfish in new ways
Splatoon and Mario Kart are two of Nintendo's most-popular multiplayer series, with the recently released Splatoon 3 currently dominating social media and online play. But what happens when you combine the paint swimming of Splatoon 3 with the racing of Mario Kart? Well, members of "J-Pop meets jazz" band J-MUSIC...
Friday30th Sep 2022
News Mario Kart Tour Finally Gets Long-Awaited Battle Mode In New Update
Let battle commence!
Mario Kart Tour is getting a new update from developer DeNA, finally adding the much-anticipated Battle Mode to the game, its first inclusion in three years. The two introductory course for Battle Mode include GBA Battle Course 1 and GCN Cookie Land, with the new tour kicking off on October 4th at 11pm PT / October 5th at 8am...
Thursday29th Sep 2022
News Mario Kart Tour Prepares For Battle With A New Update, Here Are The Patch Notes
Preparations are indeed being made
Mario Kart Tour has just received a new update, bringing the game up to a nice round 'Version 3.0.0'. There's not a great deal to note here, as the update appears to be mainly preparation for the upcoming Battle Mode and Spotlight Shop which, as previously reported, is Nintendo's alternative to the game's...
Monday26th Sep 2022
UK Charts Mario Kart 8 Gains Ground As Splatoon 3 Continues To Dominate
Nintendo's racer aims for gold
Splatoon 3 continues its dominance in the UK market (physically, at least) thanks to the latest charts data. The multiplayer sequel comes in at number one again, but right on its heels is none other than Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Originally released back in April 2017 - over five years ago now - Nintendo's kart racer has...
Friday16th Sep 2022
News Mario Kart Tour Celebrates Its Third Anniversary With A New Tour Update
Goodbye 'Mario Vs. Luigi', hello 'Anniversary Tour'
Mario Kart Tour's latest tour - Mario Vs. Luigi - is about to wrap up. But where one tour ends, another begins. This time, the game will be celebrating its third anniversary on September 25th with the 'Anniversary Tour' - very fitting, indeed! Announced via Twitter, as usual, the tour will kick...
Tuesday13th Sep 2022
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 3 Will Launch This Holiday
Tis the season
It feels like Wave 2 for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's DLC pass only just launched, but we're already looking ahead to Wave 3. Nintendo confirmed during its September Direct that eight more courses will be arriving at the start line this Holiday season. That makes it the perfect family game to fall out over before the celebrations, then! The...
Tuesday6th Sep 2022
News Mario Kart Tour For Mobile Has Now Made Close To $300 Million In Revenue
Gold Pass subs and gacha elements combined
Mario Kart Tour might not be banking the same amount of money as titles like Pokémon GO, but for a mobile racing game, it's still been quite successful. The last major sales update in April last year, revealed Tour had surpassed 200 million in downloads and $200 million in player spending since releasing...
Monday5th Sep 2022
Watch Nintendo VS At PAX West - Live!
Drive into the Splatlands
The Nintendo invitationals are today at this year's PAX West, and Nintendo has a treat in store for us tonight. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is making its return to the PAX Arena, with 12 of the best Mario Kart 8 players racing it out to become the winner. The person with the most points after 8 races wins. The checkered flag waves...
Friday2nd Sep 2022
News Mario Kart Tour To Remove Gacha Elements Next Month
An in-game shop will be implemented
Nintendo has announced a handful of new updates coming to its mobile racing game, Mario Kart Tour, throughout September. But one big change — coming in October — is that the game will no longer have gacha elements, instead opting for what it's calling a 'Spotlight Shop'. If you've ever used a capsule toy...
Thursday1st Sep 2022
Talking Point What Was Your First Mario Kart Game?
Let's-a goooo!
Today (September 1st, 2022) marks 30 years since the launch of Super Mario Kart in North America. In the years since, Mario Kart has gone on to be one of the most successful Nintendo franchises of all time, with the latest mainline release - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - topping the Switch's best-selling titles with over 40 million units...
News PAX West 2022 Nintendo Stream Times - Splatoon 3 & Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Invitationals, And More
All the dates and times you need
With Gamescom now over, there's just enough time to catch your breath before the next big event in the gaming calendar, PAX West! The 2022 show is running from Friday 2nd to Monday 5th September and there are a whole load of Nintendo-themed events lined up that you'll want to keep an eye on, even if you're not...
News Mario And Luigi Go Head To Head In Mario Kart Tour's New Update
"You were my brother, Luigi! I loved you."
The Bowser Tour is about to wrap up in Mario Kart Tour, but Nintendo is right on its heels with a brand new update, this time pitting brother against brother in the 'Mario Vs. Luigi Tour'. It's not known exactly what, if anything, the new tour will introduce in terms of tracks or items, but Nintendo has...
Saturday27th Aug 2022
Feature Super Mario Kart At 30: How 16-Bit Limitations Created A Franchise-Defining Mechanic
The gift of the drift
The landscape of the Mario Kart series looks very different today than it did back in 1992 when Super Mario Kart was released for the Super NES. Of course, there is a clear improvement with respect to visuals and we now have new characters, karts, and courses dropping all the time thanks to the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster...
Tuesday23rd Aug 2022
News 20th Super Mario Kart Championships Start Their Engines On Twitch Today
Off to the races
We are rapidly approaching the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Kart's Japanese release on the Super Famicom, but what if we told you that there is another SMK-adjacent anniversary happening today? We are, of course, talking about the Super Mario Kart Championships, which will be racing off the start line today in its 20th year of...
Friday19th Aug 2022
Talking Point Which Nintendo Series Would Work Best As A Free-To-Play Game?
Hear us out! We've got some good ideas!
Live service, free-to-play games are the new hotness. With massive fanbases built around games like Genshin Impact, Destiny, and Fortnite, which are regularly updated with new characters, content, and quests, it's easy to see how other game development studios might be tempted over to the dark side...
News Mario Kart Tour Goes Bowser-Themed In Upcoming Major Update
New tour and Mii Racing Suits announced
All aboard! The next Mario Kart Tour, erm, tour is all set to kick off next week and it looks like things will be hotting up as our next destination is all about the King of the Castle himself, Bowser. From August 23rd, we will be heading onto our next destination as the newest update brings us back to a...
Wednesday17th Aug 2022
Video Digital Foundry Weighs In On Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Texture Complaints
Comparing the courses to the base game and Tour
We're all pretty happy to have more Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to play, right? Over the past few months, we've got two brand new waves of courses thanks to the Booster Course Pass, which kicked off with Wave 1 in March and just recently followed up with Wave 2 earlier this month. But if there's been one...
Wednesday10th Aug 2022
Video New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Commercial Highlights Mario Kart Tour DLC Tracks
Real-world locations are now in Mario Kart
Nintendo last week released the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 'Wave 2' Booster Course Pass DLC. It features another eight tracks, including two more from the mobile game, Mario Kart Tour. They include New York Minute and Sydney Sprint. Now, to drum up even more excitement for this new DLC, it's released a commercial...
Tuesday9th Aug 2022
News Mario Kart Tour Teases September Multiplayer Update, Will Add "New Ways To Play"
More info coming "early September"
The mobile racer Mario Kart Tour is fast approaching its third anniversary, so what's Nintendo got planned? According to an update via its social channels as well as an in-game notification, the game will be receiving a multiplayer update in September. Not only will add it "new ways to play" but it'll also be...
Friday5th Aug 2022
News Sky-High Sundae Is Coming To Mario Kart Tour Very Soon
Ice cream delivery for next week!
We've all had a taste of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's brand new course, Sky-High Sundae, by now. This sweet course is sprinkled with bright colours and dangerous paths with perilous pits to fall down. Coming as part of Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass, it stood out as the only new course, however, Nintendo confirmed in...
Poll What’s Your Favourite New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Track In Wave 2?
Let us know
Nintendo's Booster Course Wave 2 DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe finally got released yesterday, and now that everyone has had a chance to try it out, we're eager to know what your favourite track is in the game. While you might have been excited for a certain track in the lead up, perhaps your mind has now changed. Have you enjoyed...
Rumour Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wave 2 Datamine Might Have Revealed Future DLC Tracks
What's planned for the next Booster Course waves?
Well, it looks like there's potentially been another leak for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass. Following the recent release of Wave 2, it seems dataminers have been able to identify new courses with the assistance of "music preview files" included within the latest Version 2.1.0...
Thursday4th Aug 2022
Soapbox All I Want From Mario Kart 8's DLC Is More Tracks Like Baby Park
Baby Park > Rainbow Road
As someone who gets paid to have opinions about video games, I have to check myself a fair bit. Do I love a particular game because I'm blinded by nostalgia? Am I kinder to a particular genre because I have a soft spot for it, even if some of the games are a bit pants? Are there developers who I'm willing to forgive for...
Review Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 2 - Harmless Fun, But More "B-Side Filler"
A stumbling sophomore outing
After the launch of Wave 1 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass, everyone and their nan turned their attention towards Wave 2; specifically, when on earth it would be coming out. Excitment reached fever pitch (just check out the comments section of any Mario Kart Tour related content if you don't believe us!), so...
News Download More Ghosts In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Latest Update, Here Are The Patch Notes
No, not you, Boo!
At last, Nintendo has finally released Wave 2 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass. This Wave adds eight new courses to the best-selling Switch game, including seven retro and one brand new course entirely. But that's not all Nintendo has done. We've already covered the big change that Nintendo has made to the...
Random Rejoice! Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Coconut Mall Has Been 'Fixed'
The Shy Guys are ready
Wave 2 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass might have just dropped. But wait, stop your engines. Why not go and check out Coconut Mall before diving into the new courses? Why would you want to do that, you ask? Well, Nintendo might have brought in Wave 2 today, but it's also confirmed that it's updated one of the...
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 2 Is Now Available
Get those engines revving
Update: Nintendo has waved the checkered flag! Wave 2 is now ready to race for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe owners in all regions! Get on over to the track, get your updates downloaded, and pull up at the starting line. We'll see you there, and keep an eye out for our impressions of the eight courses in the near future! Original...
Monday1st Aug 2022
News Disney's New Free-To-Play Racer Wants To Be Distinct From Mario Kart With "Combat Racing"
Plus classes and more
Gameloft's free-to-play racing game Disney Speedstorm has already been compared to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe numerous times. With its character-focused racing and themed tracks, it was inevitable — especially on the Switch! But, in an interview with Nintendo Everything, the developer is keen to set out what makes this title stand...
