We are approaching the final corner of the Madrid Drive-centric chapter of Mario Kart Tour and we have now had a sneak peek at what is coming next.
The 'Sundae Tour' is next on the menu, with the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC track, Sky-High Sundae, taking the spotlight. This one is set to kick off on 9th September so you still have a few days to drive those Spanish streets.
This is the second time that the 'Sundae Tour' has made an appearance on the mobile racer, but hey, there are only so many scoops out there, right?
As we have come to expect with these announcements, the reveal of the new course also came with a first look at the upcoming racing suits. This time, the Light Blue suit is at the top of the pile — hardly the most inventive option, but it really brings out the colour of the ice cream scoops, we suppose...
Will you be speeding into this one next week? Let us know in the comments.
[source twitter.com]
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I don't understand why Mario Kart Tour gets more attention and content than Mario Kart 8
Huh, didn't expect Wiggler (Gold) so that's a nice surprise, too bad I missed the regular one as it was a Ranked Cup reward!
why doesn't NL follow any of the other Mobile games? Just this one?
Oof...
I imagine next Tour will be the 4th anniversary which will probably bring Rome Avanti 3 and Madrid Drive 3.
But in terms of new content beyond that? I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
I wouldn't be suprised if they just put the old tours on a rotation to be honest.
@Cashews What other mobile games are still getting support? Dr. Mario World ended, Super Mario Run was a one-and-done thing, Dragalia Lost shut down, Pikmin Bloom didn't take off like Nintendo hoped. Is that Fire Emblem game still getting support? I know it was pretty financially successful but haven't heard anything about it in a long time. I'm pretty sure NL still talks about Pokémon Go, of course.
@Cashews @Not_Soos FE Heroes and AC Pocket Camp still get updates but I think the main reason MK Tour is the one that's focused on is because you can use it to see what may be coming to MK8 Deluxe.
Like a SNES Vanilla Lake could very well becoming to MK8 Deluxe in wave 6 because of the Coconut Mall billboard in wave 1.
Should I try out MK Tour again? I wasn't super impressed the first time, but maybe it's improved?
It looks like we could have a new RMX Vanilla Lake course 👀
@Gryffin Depends what things bother you really.
The controls and speed of the game are my two gripes with it. It's a shame after all this time we never got bluetooth controller support but to be fair, it's not too suprising.
Obtaining characters/karts/gliders (particularly more 'high-end' ones) is a lot fairer than it was originally. There's a shop to buy the specific character/kart/glider you desire. While they do cost quite a lot of rubies (in-game currency,) it's a big step up from relying wholly on a lucky dip!
Balloon battle was also added to the game last year.
Despite this though, I've found it harder and harder to return to Tour.
And that's down to the Booster Course Pass.
The DLC including all of the cities (in their complete forms), tour originals and a wealth of returning tracks leaves MK8D truly eclipsing it in many ways.
Certainly by the time Wave 4 and 5 rolled around, I found myself returning to tour less and less as there was already a good chunk of it on Switch to enjoy at any time with a much better control scheme.
That feeling might change once the DLC has finished and excitement has died down but we'll see.
If you haven't played it since 2019/2020 then it's probably worth a visit or two just to see what's been added/fixed since!
Sky-High Sundae is the first and ONLY nitro track in this game to go 1 whole year without appearing at all since it’s initial debut!
(Like New York Minute 1 didn’t appear for 3 and a half years but New York Minute still returned within a few months due to New York Minute 2)
I fear Yoshi’s Island might be the same.
Rome Avanti and Madrid Drive are likely appear in the upcoming Anniversary Tour.
As for Squeaky Clean Sprint and Piranha Plant Pipeline, I hope they’re treated like Piranha Plant Cove is and return more frequently due to them not really representing seasons like Yoshi’s Island, Ninja Hideaway, Merry Mountain and Sky-High Sundae do
@VancouverVelocityFan Merry mountain only comes to celebrate Christmas! In 2020,2021.2022,2023
@Gryffin there's an impressive amount of content here. I do think the removal of the gacha system really hampered your chances of getting the things mist people have.
I got used to the controls and love it now. I think it is more precise than regular Mario Kart at cornering. The combo system also makes it play like a completely different game!
The variety of courses is also Amazing! There are so many fun tracks and variations.
I always said this game is fair if you're not the most competitive person in the world. You'll get a ranked win every now and then, the Stars on the courses are really fair!
@Kayloo yes but it did appear in the 2021 Cat Tour in February once
@VancouverVelocityFan oh?
@Kayloo ikr it was so weird, why it returned? I do not know, but i guess it’s just the Tour devs being the Tour devs lol
@VancouverVelocityFan lol I think it is the best tour track
@Kayloo I have to disagree, especially when there is better winter track to choose haha 😂
@VancouverVelocityFan I think second but l respect your opinion, on another note I think Peachette is underrated
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