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'Mario Kart Tour' online multiplayer set for March 8 start
Having launched in September 2019, "Mario Kart Tour" has been testing multiplayer since December and is now preparing to launch the new mode for all.
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Players will be able to race against one another whether they are nearby or online. (Shutterstock/Lukmanazis)
Nintendo is readying "Mario Kart Tour" multiplayer for mobile.
Players will be able to race against one another whether they are nearby or online.
The update will activate from 8 p.m. PT on March 8, the game's Twitter account announced.
The multiplayer launch comes almost six months after "Mario Kart Tour" debuted for Android and iOS.
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The free racing game is supported by a virtual currency system and a US$4.99 monthly premium pass.
At launch it was praised for translating the "Mario Kart" console experience to a mobile format but criticized for placing too much emphasis on revenue generation.
It attained over 120 million downloads over its first 30 days of availability, a record surpassed only by October's "Call of Duty Mobile" (October 2019) and another Nintendo-related spin-off, "Pokémon Go" (July 2016), per Sensor Tower estimates.
