Summer is finally arriving inMario Kart Tour. In a forthcoming update,Mario Kart Tourwill be receiving a new summer-themed tour that includes Cheep-Cheep Island, a remake of a track fromMario Kart: Super Circuit.
Mario Kartfans know how Nintendo loves revamping classic courses. While the console titles usually include a handful of cups that are solely comprised of re-imagined older maps,Mario Kart Tourhas integrated classic courses by including them in its frequent tours. Sometimes the tours are pretty general with their theme, likethe Sydney Tour this past springwhich introduced a new course set in Sydney, while others are more directly related to the seasons, like this upcoming one.
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As announced by the officialMario Kart TourTwitter account, Cheep-Cheep Island fromMario Kart: Super Circuit, is set to make a return to the series in the new Summer Tour, the first of three tours to celebrate the Summer. This will be the first time that the track has appeared in aMario Kartgame since that original GBA title, and the first classic course to beadded toMario Kart Toursince DK Summitthis past winter. As with all tours, the Summer Tour is set to run for two weeks, starting June 30th and ending on July 14th.
Hidden in the post is also the Summer Tour’s expected character addition. In the center of the picture, between Mario and Rosalina, and behind the tail of the Cheep-Cheep is a hard-to-make-out driver. After much theorizing, fans believe this to be Swimwear Daisy, which makes sense considering the other summer-like costumes of Mario and Rosalina. It is unclear what other obtainable costumes are coming toMario Kart Tour, but as theprevious Team Donkey Kong vs. Team Bowser eventdemonstrated, the possibilities are endless.
While Nintendo’s support for some of its titles has certainly been inconsistent, it has been pretty reliable in pushing new updates forMario Kart Tour. ConsideringMario Kart Tour’s over 200 million downloads, there is a lot of money to be made if Nintendo can keep players coming back. It is a classic trade-off, locking exclusive and limited-time content behind gacha mechanics, and Nintendo has seemingly perfected it withMario Kart Tour. Hopefully, Nintendo does not press its own luck and implement them into future console titles likeMario Kart 9.
