The latest major update for Mario Kart Tour is due to go live next week on July 12th and adds a brand new character to the ever-growing roster of drivers: Petey Piranha.
That's right, everybody's favourite Piranha Plant is taking a vacation from his vacation in Isle Delfino to duke it out with Mario and Co. in the Piranha Tour. Naturally, Petey's kart of choice is designed in the shape of a warp pipe to ensure Petey can sit and drive with optimum comfort and style. Nintendo previously teased the new update just yesterday via Twitter:
The Piranha Tour will kick off at 11:00pm PT on July 12th and replaces the Bangkok Tour, which saw players take to the streets of Thailand's capital and gave Daisy a brand new kart and swanky set of gear.
Will you be checking out the Piranha Tour when it launches next week? Tell us in the comments!
[source youtube.com, via gonintendo.com]
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.....Sure, but when's the next track pack being release on MK8?
I really wish that 8 would get character updates along with the new tracks. That would really just be icing on the already-iced cake of DLC
@dkxcalibur I'm sure there's a Twitter insider who can tell you.
Mario Kart 8 Ultimate with all characters that have passed through the franchise and some new ones. It would be nice
I echo the sentiment of wanting more characters in MK8, as well as more kart/bike parts based on stuff from Double Dash, DS, Wii etc.
That's nice, but Wave 2 when?
The side effect of no E3 is that MK8 Deluxe DLC wave 2 is still a mystery in terms of tracks and release date.
@StarPoint that would nice. Petey and Birdo are two I sorely miss.
Looks great. Gotta love the plant.
I would not mind getting the next MK8 track pack
It’s a good game with a lot of consistent content drops, I’m surprised that they don’t port it over to the switch for that console free to play money
@Zeldawakening I would think that Nintendo probably doesn't want to impact the MK8 Deluxe player-base, seeing as doing so might affect Booster Course Pass sales.
@dkxcalibur @dkc_fan I don't know this, but I theorize it's going to be at least announced July 19, due to the timing of the track highlight pages on the Switch news app
Echoing the sentiments of the folks above, it'd be nice to see an update on the next wave of the MK Deluxe Track Pass, Nintendo. According to the release timeline you gave when it launched, it should be imminent if it wasn't supposed to have happened already.
I have nothing to add to the conversation that hasn't already been said. New characters for MK8DX please, Nintendo.
been saving my rubies just for him
Meanwhile, MK8 still has one of the worst rosters in MK history. Wish we would have just gotten MK9 rather than ported scraps from Tour.
I'm low-key hoping they saw the complaints about the Booster Course Pass and have decided to just delay things to polish up the quality and/or add characters to each wave as well. I'm happy with waiting longer for better quality.
I want this character in Mario Strikers Battle League please. He was my favourite character in the Wii game but unlocking him.......ugh it was a pain in the neck.
@Not_Soos Mario Strikers too.
A reminder that Petey Piranha was the last character they added to Dr. Mario World, with Dr. Mario and Dr. Bowser added recently, I’m hoping the curse doesn’t transition to this game.
I like Petey piranha because he debuted as a character in Mario kart double dash and I want to get him and see him in the piranha tour. Also, I want the course Sidney Sprint to reappear too.
@Dinglehopper They will not make a new Mario kart game in the future. They have made too many Mario kart games in the past.
@BASEDSAKRI I've got enough rubees to definitely get him and the pipe kart!! ❤️❤️
Finally I glcan play b with Petey and Boo in the pipe kart again! The main from my favorite Mario kart game!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@garfreek
nice Im going all out, want him, pipe kart, piranah glider and the mii suit. going back to double dash, hes cool but his big head obstructs almost everything lol
July 2022:
It has been almost 4 years since Mario Kart Tour has debuted and NL denizens keep whining about it. Will it ever end? Well, they still want a Switch Pro after 5 years of nothing so...
@DK-Fan Exactly.
Mario Kart Tour is an excellent game. I’m a Day 1 player and have played it every day since launch.
But every new Tour update brings the same old whiny complaining about Mario Kart 8DX not getting anything.
It’s simple…play Mario Kart Tour.
@BASEDSAKRI I always used that big head to my advantage. I knew every turn by heart, so I used it to block my sisters view!! 😂😁
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