Poll: Have You Downloaded Mario Kart Tour On Your Mobile Device Yet?

Unfortunately I don't have any real desire to play this game with all the other quality premium experiences out there. I am sure there are plenty of people out there with a lifestyle that might support this type of game. I just don't have time for microtransactions.

Where’s the option ‘yes, installed it, tried it and removed it’?

I downloaded it, played all the cups available for two days straight. Even got Pauline AND the Yellow Taxi from the pipes without spending any money. Got First Place at the first """Online""" cup. And then uninstalled it after a couple more days without playing. It's not a good Mario Kart game. You can get used to the controls, it still doesn't make them good. They're just bad, no way around it. If you're having fun with it, more power to you. I'm gonna take @Dpullam 's advice and play actual premium experiences, on my phone or my Switch.

Nope, not interested. I have the spectacular Mario Kart 8 DX on Switch! What would I want with this?

The only mobile game I play is Pokemon Go - and it, and other GPS based games like it, are the only games I think make sense on a phone. Everything else is just a dumbed down, money milking F2P version of better games on actual gaming devices.

@Friendly exactly what I did. It isn't bad, but just made me wanna play actual Mario Kart rather than the phone game

I really wish no one supported this. Somehow it’s made millions of dollars, which is not a good thing. We should be boycotting this kinda cash grab bs. I would be so sad if the success of MKT inspires Nintendo to make crap moving forward.

I downloaded it and played it for half an hour and deleted it because it sucks.

Only have room for 1 game on my phone, and I keep it for FEH.

Everything I hear about Mario Kart Tour is bad. I just wish they'd release Mario Kart 9 on Switch already.

I played it here and there, I think this game will be in my phone for quite a long time. I might buy the Golden Pass in future but it is good enough for me to play it free for now cause there is enough content and I don't have that much time to play it quite often.

No. I tried it out, so all the menus and currencies and booted it off. I do not play ‘free to play’ games. Waste of my money and time. These games are frankly bottom of the barrel gameplay wise as well.

There’s so much more worthwhile games to play, even from Nintendo, then this. Not to mention other entertainment options to spend my luxury time on.

I live in Belgium and it isn't out here

I installed it, played for 10 minutes and directly removed it from my device. I absolutely hate the controls. Also I don't like the upselling of ingame purchases.

After that I subscribed to Apple Arcade and haven't looked back.
Remember people, Apple Arcade does not have any microtransactions in game. (not allowed)

Downloaded it the day it came out and played through the first cup, or whatever they are called. Then a few others slowly over the next few weeks.

It's exactly what I expected and I neither really love it or hate it. I'll keep it installed because it is a okay way to waste a few minutes when I have the need. I have no desire to spend any real money on it and never will.

Downloaded and played for about 5 minutes, typical mobile crash oh and Diddy Kong is £39.99. Disgraceful game

Downloaded - Played the tut - deleted this crap ....

I played it once and I won’t play it again.

@carlos82

You can get him for free either with rubies or gold coins that you earn in game

No. I don't think gambling aimed at children should be encouraged.
In my opinion all microtransactions that involves random rewards should be rated Mature, 18.
That pipe is a slot machine in my opinion.

No I haven’t, unfortunately it’s just a typical iOS, Android diluted experience as usual. I will stick to the full fat version on switch:)

@Radbot42 not saying you can't but they are still selling a pack with only 1 guaranteed character for £40 in this gambling simulator

I don't have a smart phone anymore. I found them to be a constant distraction and waste of time... Yet so hard to put down. But unlike when I'm playing traditional video games, after I'd waste time on my iPhone, I'd realize I didn't even enjoy myself, but half the evening was gone. Smart phones are like some kind of mental parasite.

Nope. And I have no intention of ever downloading it.

I really hated this game, both how it controlled but much more so about their whole play model. Renting 200cc for a subscription? That's not how I want to pay for my games.

Personally I really like this game, I think it's fun. The best thing I can praise it for is the roster of characters. It's the second largest roster to date and actually has good variety (including confirmed characters). While there's still mario and peach clones I find these ones more interesting than the ones in MK8DX.

With 6 characters that aren't in MKDX the game also only has a few characters not confirmed for this game from MK8DX are Pink gold peach, cat peach tanooki mario, Mii and the non mario characters.
And there's still more to come.

can t understand the hate - i’ve put a lot of time in and spent nothing - there is lots to do without paying - i came first in both cups so far so either everyone in my group isn’t paying either and getting extras or i’m just quite good at it ? of course it isn’t as good as a real mario kart for for a few races i can play quickly anywhere it’s quite good fun

@W3ghe
Me to, but trough other sites you can just download it, but i still wont put this junk on my phone

Where's the "Downloaded it, Played it once, probably never will again"

I’m guilty of downloading and playing for half an hour. I am sorry and see the error in my ways. I shall not reoffend.

Microtransactions should be banned.

@liam_doolan if possible, you might want to add follow-up options for the 45% who haven’t downloaded it, to clarify why and if they plan on ever getting it

Awful game. I played 1 lap and uninstalled it.
Terrible controls, no Gamepad support, No Horizontal screenmode, No Android TV support, and lacks about anything Mario Kart 8 have.

Play Mario Kart 8 instead.

@carlos82 I haven’t spent a dime and earned Diddy Kong for free.

@STAGGLY I also don’t understand the hate. Just like any new game, there is a learning curve to the controls and once you get it; it’s actually quite fun. I’ve also earned lots of rewards without spending any real money. Plus I like the quick races it offers. Obviously this thing doesn’t compare to Mario kart 8 but as a stand alone mobile game it’s really not that bad.

I didn't. Actually, I don't have a single Nintendo mobile game and never had. That's because I almost never play games on my smartphone.

Not interested in gotcha.

Nope. Don't care about mobile games (except Pokemon go) as I feel they're a crappy imitation of video games and I worry about parents giving their kids an iPad and some cruddy mobile game instead of actual video games.

Give me more Mario Kart DLC!!!!

I was surprised at just how terrible this is. It barely works as a game, the controls are utterly broken, simplified to the point of barely existing. And visually, squeezing it into an incredibly narrow portrait ratio feels terrible and makes the already middling visuals even worse. There's virtually no spacial awareness as you can't see beyond the sides of your kart.

It lasted about 10 minutes on my phone before being deleted. Even by the low standards of mobile games, this is abysmal. It's garbage.

@iammikegaines yes some games have learning curves if that applies to the controls or/gameplay. But that does not make the controls any better overall.
Just look at other comments many people are (also) complaining about the controls.

The general consensus at the moment is that the controls just suck. It may not be a fact for you because you have a different opinion but for the most of us it is.

How do people feel about the actual gacha toys?

I quite like them, sort of a momento from where I've been in Japan.

Got quite a few Kirby and Mario ones.

@iammikegaines and?

@Neoguardian86 free to play games are a waste of your money? How does that work then?

This version of Mario Kart is a good reason for Nintendo keeping the 3DS/DS. Nothing compares.

But it's all about money and Nintendo are no different.

I have a "big" Mario Kart for a different portable device, thank you very much.

@Liam_Doolan thanks!

Hell no!

Personally I don’t think much of mobile games but this really leaves a sour taste in the mouth

Never play games on phone

Once i learned about the controls i had no longer any interest in the game. So i never downloaded it.

Auto boost, auto accel ... auto everything ... Not my cuppa. I used the drift controls which are appalling. You cant turn ... just drift.... want to correct your direction slightly? tough .... you drift? Ive came 1st every race ive tried and I doubt i'll go back to it. Theres something a bit cynical and desperate about watering down a beloved franchise and tossing it out for the masses with sneaky in game purchases. Never payed any micro transaction and never will.

Despite never playing them anymore, I still have the other games installed. Not Mario Kart. Didn't last two days.

Downloaded a deleted this crap straight away. Seems most people did the same so not voting until you put that option in as the poll is biased without that option.

Dreadful 39.99 to un!ock Diddy Konv

Got it day one and still playing. For a mobile game. It’s fantastic and one of the best.

@Sean161 well, to be honest, the game itself isn’t all that bad. It’s a good timewaster when you’re waiting in a train or something. I played it for a bit.

But the whole reward system stinks, a subscription, what the heck? And every reward you’re reminded what you’re not getting. ‘Hey, look what you’re not getting. You want extra rewards? Pay up’.

F*ck that. I want to enjoy a game and feel better afterwards. Not be cringed by it.

I seem to be the minority, but I really love this game. It‘s the first mobile that I don‘t dismiss as crap and move on.
Everyone saying it‘s a cash grab must feel some invisible force that tells them to spend money. There really is no need to do so. Sure, it might give you an advantage but what for? Beating your own records against bots?
And people who complain about the controls haven‘t really played the game, yet. I admit that I had a hard time too in the beginning, but you actually do get used to it. I mean nothing beats a controller with an analog stick and buttons but that doesn‘t prevent me from having a blast with the game.

Well, I do already have the real Mario Kart 8 – no play-and-wait, no pay-to-win, no gacha, no subscription for single player/local multiplayer, no fiddly touch controls – on a handheld device. It's a great game that is fun in both single and multiplayer mode. MK7 may not look as good (except for the 3D part which I like) and the controls aren't as comfortable, but it still is more appealing to me than Tour.

I hate subscriptions to begin with, but charging triple the price of Nintendo Switch Online (which offers dozens of SNES and NES games and also enables online multiplayer for other games) for a single mobile game seems like a poor value. Apple Arcade may also be $5/month, but it offers 100 games (some of which are probably good) and should be largely free of annoying mobile monetization schemes.

Downloaded it, installed it, was told the servers were full, deleted it. Nothing I've heard about the game makes me regret not even bothering to play it.

I think I'll play a bit of Mario Kart 64 now, it doesn't want me to buy rubies to play...

Downloaded it, tried it for a while and deleted it after. I found it awful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwz7YN1AQmQ

I played it for about 10 seconds and was like "HELL NO"

I tried to download it but it requires I update iOS. I don't want to update iOS because I'll lose the ability to play older games. C'est la vie.

Actually still dropping by. I've said enough about the controls as compared to proper physical ones, but at this point I can admit that my races are legitimately challenged by other players rather than controls (that said, I stick to traditional steering - the autodrifting turns still annoy me even more than obligatory drift controls did in the otherwise neat Ridge Racer DS).

The monetization doesn't get in the way (unless you have issues and prefer to blame businesses for being lured to them instead of seeking help), and surprisingly there aren't even the oh so traditional stamina bars; there are daily caps on the upgrade points and coins you can earn from races, but one can try for more stars, ranking sums or player experience anytime you please. What feels refreshing by the franchise's standards - unless I've missed something to account for in 8DX - is that not only you can earn experience for and upgrade your drivers and stuff (something to naturally expect from a freemium, of course) but the score system makes tour progress possible even without consistently gnawing your way to the first place. You earn stars strictly by point goals, so the scoring system, including its combo counters and multipliers, seems to put an extra emphasis on HOW you race (no, not just in terms of how many opponents' moods you ruin before they ruin yours😆) rather than focus on merely staying and finishing ahead of the pack.

It might actually prove to be a while before I drift away from (no pun intended) and shelve it off the phone storage, especially if the tour change frequency leads the devs to expand to guests from other franchises soon.

To potential replies: no, it's not fruitful to seek any sympathy from me in the fan crusades or self-appointed defense of some "poor susceptible souls". And no, while it's been on my wishlist since release, I don't plan to get MK8DX at least until I'm through with MK7.

@Friendly same as me, was crap huh?!
Disappointed

I downloaded it and 5 minutes later uninstalled it!
A pale imitation of my favourite franchise.
If they released it on Switch I would pay for it immediately though.

I played it a couple of times and I've still got it installed, but when I can play MK8 Deluxe on my Switch it's not of that much interest to me. I do see friends that don't have Nintendo consoles playing it though, also a friend at work said something like "Oh is that back in again (!) my two are playing it all the time".

I personally think it’s a super fun title, but the monetization is awful. Some of the worst I’ve ever seen.

If they’d lower all of the prices drastically and make the Gold Pass a one-time purchase, they’d be sitting on a gold mine.

Have you not given enough column inches to this garbage already? And now conducting what feels like market research? This is Nintendo in name only, and I’m fairly confident not what most NL fans are interested in.

I refuse to download it. They always use number of downloads as a press release and I refuse to enable that.

I am not installing freemium garbage.
Frankly makes me embarrassed to own a switch. I thought Nintendo was better than this.

I’ve downloaded it on my iPhone and played it once. It’s still on there but I haven’t touched it since launch day. Since I got the Switch, I rarely play games on my phone anymore.

Why would I download this on my mobile phone when I can play MK8 on my Switch that I have with me or near me most of the time?

If it was available to buy for a single price without any microtransaction after, AND would work without an internet connection, maybe I'd buy it. I don't know. I bought standalone mobile games for $20 in the past, this isn't an issue.

I consider any game tweaked so that it forces artificial mechanics to incite players to pay money as broken games. I mean, when gameplay is specificaly adjusted to include monetary exchange for an improved experience, it's like taking perfect gameplay and then breaking it by including features that have NO OTHER purpose than to make us want to pay. So to me, it's like a game that constantly breaks down and you need to pay (or wait) to have it fixed.

No thanks.

It’s hard to play this when Apple Arcade came out and I can play much better games on my phone — I’ve played almost 9 hrs of What the Golf

No and I never will

I'm having fun with it, but I'm not spending a single peso on it

Played it since day one and bought the Gold Pass solely because I'm still playing it, so to me, it's worth $5 of support, but no more. After my month of premium loot is over, it's back to being free, if I'm still playing. Making the viewpoint portrait is the most baffling decision they made (not even phased by the ridiculous MTX prices in the shop anymore), but if anything, I'm playing this for the remixed courses, which actually are fun. Just wish controller support was a thing.

If this game has done anything, it's made me want to play other games (MK8 and CTR) more, so joke's on them.

the game was disappointing trash. Not only is the monetization one of the worst freemium cases I've seen, but the controls are just awful in every way

I can understand people here not liking this game, but the majority of the “complaints” are typicsl gamer snobbism.

“This game has microtransactions and loot boxes!”

I hate them too as well as loot boxes but we all know that’s what they were doing since Fire Emblem Heroes is making millions thanks to that. And it was also because YOU whined and cried when Super Mario Run was a complete game for mere 10 bucks! So it was pretty much your fault guys.

“Why is not played in landscape mode with on-screen controls or use real gamepads”

Are you serious? On-screen controls suck. There is no single game on mobile that works well with that kind of control scheme. Even Fortnite needs help with plastic buttons that adhere to the phone. Nintendo mobile games are designed around the way normal people use cellphones. And guess how normal people use cellphones? The idea of these games are to be used anywhere. No normal perdon will be carrying a gamepad for christ sake. I agree that it feels weird drifting but you get used to and the controls are very intuitive. And if you don’t like it you can disable them.

Everybody misses the points about these Nintendo mobile games. People asking for the exact same experience un consoles are being absurd.

Nintendo has been very specific that their mobile games will be short and practical to use and their job is to attract new gamers to their IPs in consoles.

For what they are (mobile time-wasters) they do a good job.

I installed it but haven't actually played it. Just like most mobile games that I download...

No, this predatory gambling stimulator designed specifically to prey on children and anyone susceptible to gambling problems has no place on any of my phones.

Cya
Raziel-chan

Hahahahahahahahahahaha no. Not even if I got the entire game for free (meaning, everything unlocked for free right away) would I play or even download this abomination of a ''game''. And I don't understand why people keep spending money on this garbage either.

To each their own though and all that.

Rather enjoying it! And no, I won’t spend a penny on this, it’s very friendly to free players though. Heck, the only Nintendo mobile title that isn’t is FEH, and I’m glad I stopped wasting time with that one.

Nope. Its a mobile game. They're pretty sucky overall.

Downloaded and still playing. I'm not going to buy any rubies though.

I do enjoy the game but I hope it takes a page from Dragalia Lost and be more friendly/generous to the user like separate the drivers from the pipe pool or increase/get rid of the 300 coin limit.

Life's too short for freemium games.

@DK-Fan I didn't complain Mario Run was $10 for a full game, I complained $10 is too much and would've bought it at $5 considering I've spent less to unlock full content on better quality (indie) games.

As for the controller point, there are tons of people who will sit at home and play these games, where controllers are readily available. 8Bitdo makes a tiny, keychain-sized controller. I've seen a ton of games on the Play Store either advertise they have controller support or get review bombed because they don't have controller support.

The way "normal" people use cell phones? I can hold a phone upright or sideways with one hand just fine and since Tour only requires one finger (two max optional), a landscape mode where you can see around corners is perfectly doable. Hell, everyone I've spoken to IRL have said "why can't I turn my phone sideways? This is dumb."

Nintendo has also stated that they don't want people to spend loads of money on their mobile games, yet they're infamous for having MTX. Saying they're short, then coming out with a constant flow of new content completely contradicts each other.

@TheLightSpirit Unless you have throwaway money, I never understood the idea of upgrading your phone every year. I do it every 2-3 years and even then, it's somewhat forced because of a battery failing or overheating. The upgrades I'd gain doing it once a year just seem so minimal.

I not ashamed to say it, I play it daily.
Its fun to play and collect characters without spending any real money.
Im still waiting for multyplayer option to go live!

@OdnetninAges its good for a mobile casual game experience!
There, you just heard something good about it!

@ultraraichu yeah coin and experience limits sucks! (There is even a star limit!)

Downloaded it because I enjoy Nintendo’s 1st party games and enjoyed some of the Mario karts but this was deleted not long after being installed, mobile games usually suck or at best tolerable and this is a typical mobile hame

After recent events, NL should do an “Are you getting Overwatch?” poll. That’d be interesting.

Not for me.

It does scare me slightly whenever they publish another one of these mobile gacha games, that if it becomes huge like clash of clans, angry birds or whatever is currently the hot thing in the mobile freemium sphere that this market will become their main focus.

I have no games in my phone, and this will be no exception. I spend enough time glued to my phone, I don't need games on it to make it even more addictive. If I'm waiting for an appointment at the doctor's office or something, I always have a knitting project with me and I usually have a book.

After buying my first Switch, more than two years ago, and now having the Switch lite, I hardly play any games on my iPhone anymore! I hate the touchscreen controls! It only worked wel for games like Bejeweled Classic or the original Angry Birds!

Downloaded it.
Experienced the horrible controls.
Saw the transactions.
Uninstalled in 10 minutes.
Shook head.

No, and I never will download this game.

I do not support greedy publishers that create micro-transaction filled games to rob the players of their hard earned money.

@PharoneTheGnome Have you read anything about the game? You don't need to spend a single dime to unlock any of the content. I'm all for not supporting gacha mechanics, but you can enjoy it without supporting them. Just saying at least give it a try.

@Kilroy Here's the question I have though... Why do I need it on my phone when I have Markio Kart 8 on my Switch? Is there an actual reason other than just having the cool new thing? Am I missing anything?

@PharoneTheGnome Yeah, the tracks on offer aren't just re-used from past games. All the console games play better, control wise, than Tour, but Tour brings back Double Dash items and does several firsts for the series:

• Reverse courses (64 might've had this)
• Remixed courses (added jump pads/ramps/routes)
• Frenzy mode (OP move, you're invincible and get infinite uses of one random item)
• Achievements (that reward currency)
• Leveling system for racers and kart parts
• Kart parts grant bonuses to various things, like how far a boost pad propels you or the probability of getting certain items
• Racers mimic Double Dash counterparts with unique items
• And last, but certainly not least, loot boxes. But that does help the game to be free.

The new mechanics for kart parts and track designs make it feel like it's a precursor to MK9.

I refuse to buy any product that uses scummy microtransactions.