Nintendo has just announced that Mario Kart Tour is speeding over to mobile in 2019, but has withheld any other information. We learned about this on Twitter, and there was no fanfare at all.
Seriously that’s all there is to know about it right now. Rather than make this the shortest news story ever though, we thought we’d speculate about it.
One thing we’re pretty certain about is that it will play in portrait. Nintendo has launched four games on mobile so far, and every single one has required you to hold your phone vertically.
We’d also speculate that it will be a primarily multiplayer experience, perhaps with a few cup campaigns on the side. It probably won’t deviate massively from the formula on consoles.
The checkered flag has been raised and the finish line is near. A new mobile application is now in development: Mario Kart Tour! #MarioKartTour Releasing in the fiscal year ending in March 2019. pic.twitter.com/8GIyR7ZM4z
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 1, 2018
Mario Kart Tour will launch on Android in 2019
But it will be a pretty pared back experience. You can probably expect drifting and accelerating to happen automatically, with you just take control of the steering.
On that note, you’ll likely have a motion control option that Nintendo will push as the favoured option, with a couple more touch screen options in case you don’t like that sort of thing. Who does?
Items will require a tap of the screen with a visible icon, and perhaps you’ll tap the screen while in the air to perform a trick. Maybe you’ll even have to swipe in a certain direction to pull off a variety.
Oh, and perhaps you’ll tap to perform a perfect start as well. All of this is speculation, but we’re probably right.
What do you think? Let us know if you think it’s a good or bad idea in the comments below. In the meantime, grab Super Mario Run on Google Play right now.
