<s>
is	O
a	O
2019	O
kart	O
racing	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EPD	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
on	O
Apple	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
courses	O
which	O
already	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
includes	O
courses	O
located	O
in	O
world	O
cities	O
(	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Paris	O
,	O
London	O
,	O
Vancouver	O
,	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
Berlin	O
,	O
Sydney	O
,	O
Singapore	O
,	O
Amsterdam	O
,	O
Bangkok	O
,	O
and	O
Athens	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
deviates	O
from	O
the	O
traditional	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
finish	O
line	O
in	O
first	O
;	O
this	O
game	O
utilizes	O
a	O
point-based	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
includes	O
features	O
from	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
underwater	O
racing	O
and	O
hang	O
gliding	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
format	O
called	O
"	O
Tours	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tours	O
are	O
named	O
after	O
cities	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
characters	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
games	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Cup	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
courses	O
(	O
some	O
courses	O
that	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
ones	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
are	O
labelled	O
as	O
"	O
remix	O
courses	O
"	O
(	O
abbreviated	O
to	O
"	O
RMX	O
courses	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
different	O
layout	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
and	O
feature	O
new	O
mechanics	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
bonus	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cups	O
are	O
also	O
named	O
after	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
drivers	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
usual	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
GP	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
includes	O
races	O
against	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
with	O
usernames	O
of	O
real	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EST	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
function	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
meantime	O
,	O
"	O
Gold	O
Races	O
are	O
available	O
exclusively	O
to	O
subscribers	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
Gold	O
Pass.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
tracks	O
will	O
be	O
bundled	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
tracks	O
for	O
the	O
previously	O
released	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
8	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
a	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
holding	O
a	O
closed	O
beta	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
users	O
,	O
which	O
took	O
place	O
from	O
late	O
May	O
to	O
early	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
a	O
day	O
after	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
release	O
,	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
over	O
ten	O
million	O
downloads	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
35th	O
Anniversary	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
two	O
new	O
characters	O
:	O
SNES	B-Application
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
Jr.	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
was	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
in	O
58	O
markets	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
American	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
significant	O
debut	O
improvement	O
compared	O
to	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
a	O
match-three	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
placed	O
#503	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
placed	O
#17	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
iPhone	O
revenue	O
app	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
received	O
90.1	O
million	O
downloads	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
availability	O
according	O
to	O
Sensor	O
Tower	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
number	O
of	O
first-week	O
downloads	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
surpassing	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Camps	I-Application
14.3	O
million	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
made	O
$12.7	O
million	O
in	O
first-week	O
player	O
spending	O
,	O
the	O
3rd-highest	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
behind	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
(	O
$28.2	O
million	O
)	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Run	I-Application
(	O
$16.1	O
million	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
Sensortower	O
released	O
an	O
information	O
about	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
surpassing	O
200	O
million	O
downloads	O
and	O
200	O
million	O
for	O
revenue	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
biggest	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
revenue	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
only	O
behind	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
simple	O
controls	O
,	O
they	O
criticized	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Tours	I-Application
gacha	O
element	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
monthly	O
$4.99	O
Gold	O
Pass	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
200cc	O
feature	O
,	O
to	O
get	O
more	O
items	O
and	O
in-game	O
achievements	O
,	O
the	O
constant	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
stable	O
internet	O
connection	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
unlock	O
things	O
like	O
karts	O
and	O
gold	O
badges	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
requires	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
journalists	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
monthly	O
charge	O
for	O
the	O
subscription	O
service	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
,	O
which	O
launched	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
former	O
provides	O
subscribers	O
with	O
more	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
price	O
and	O
thus	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
better	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
