Nintendo announces that Mario Kart Tour is shutting down
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"Nintendo announces that Mario Kart Tour is shutting down" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (14)
- Nintendo Is Pulling the Plug on One of Its Long-Running Racing Games VICE · 95d ago
- Nintendo is fully shutting down Mario Kart Tour in September, no offline version coming 9to5Google · 95d ago
- Nintendo Shutting Down Mario Kart Tour iOS Game MacRumors · 95d ago
- Mario Kart game announces shutdown just days after Nintendo Switch death day confirmed GAMINGbible · 95d ago
- Mario Kart Tour End of Service Date Announced Crunchyroll · 95d ago
- Mario Kart Tour to shut down in September 2026 GamesIndustry.biz · 95d ago
- Nintendo Will Shut Down Mario Kart Tour On September 30 Engadget · 95d ago
- Mario Kart Tour and Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis are the next two high-profile mobile games shutting down as publishers dial back spending Eurogamer.net · 95d ago
- Nintendo to shut down ‘Mario Kart’ mobile game nxsmediawire.com · 95d ago
- Final lap for 'Mario Kart Tour' badly closes another Nintendo mobile gaming chapter AppleInsider · 95d ago
- Nintendo to shut down ‘Mario Kart’ mobile game KXAN Austin · 95d ago
- Mario Kart Tour to drive off into the sunset WHIO TV · 95d ago
- Mario Kart Tour Will Be Gone Forever September 29 Kotaku · 95d ago
- It's the end of an era for Mario Kart as Nintendo shuts down another mobile game Polygon.com · 95d ago
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