Nintendo is closing the garage on *Mario Kart Tour*. The mobile racing game will end service on September 29 at 11:00 p.m. PT, or September 30 in some regions, bringing the iOS and Android game to a permanent stop after almost seven years.
This goes further than ending new content or paid support. In an end-of-service notice, Nintendo says service for the smart-device game will come to an end at that time. A separate support FAQ says an offline version is not scheduled for release, so players should not expect a preserved standalone edition after the servers close.
Rubies and Gold Pass are already winding down
Nintendo has already started removing the game's paid systems ahead of the shutdown. Ruby sales have ended, although existing Rubies can still be spent in the Spotlight Shop, Mii Racing Suit Shop and Coin Rush until service ends.
The Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass is also being phased out. New Gold Pass subscriptions and automatic renewals were stopped during maintenance on July 7 at 11:00 p.m. PT. Players whose subscriptions extended beyond that maintenance period can keep using Gold Pass benefits, minus continuous-subscription benefits, for free until September 29 at 10:59 p.m. PT.
Players who were not subscribed when that maintenance started will get access to most Gold Pass benefits for free beginning with the Vacation Tour on August 4. Nintendo lists those benefits as Gold Gifts, Gold Challenges, 200cc, doubled daily base points and coins, faster multiplayer pipe gauge progress and a multiplayer grade cap of S+9.
Unused paid Rubies are getting a refund path after service ends. Nintendo says eligible players who purchased paid Rubies they did not use will be able to request refunds once the game closes, though free Rubies and paid currency that has already been spent will not qualify. The company plans to share more details closer to the shutdown.
A mobile Mario Kart with no preserved replacement
*Mario Kart Tour* launched on September 25, 2019 as Nintendo's phone-first version of its kart racer. It translated the series into touch controls, rotating tours, city-themed courses and a collection system built around drivers, karts and gliders.
Its early monetization drew criticism because of gacha-style unlocks, and Nintendo later moved the game away from that model in favor of a Spotlight Shop. The game also eventually stopped receiving major new content, but it remained playable as an online service.
The lack of an offline edition separates this shutdown from Nintendo's handling of *Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp*, which was followed by *Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete*. Once *Mario Kart Tour* goes offline, its remaining mobile-only structure, progression and collections will no longer be playable in the current app.
That leaves players with a short final window to spend remaining currency, use the free Gold Pass benefits and revisit its tours before the game disappears. It also leaves Nintendo's mobile catalog smaller as *Mario Kart Tour* moves from long-running side project to closed service.