Nintendo has revealed a second multiplayer test is coming to Mario Kart Tour, but this time around everyone will be able to give it a whirl.
Mario Kart Tour was greeted with a mixed reception in September of 2019. Although the title has been played by more people than any other Mario Kart title before, the way in which Nintendo has decided to make money from the free-to-play app has been criticized by some.
The Gold Pass subscription is one of the elements of Tour that received the heaviest criticism. Although anyone with a smartphone can play Tour for free, Nintendo locked some of the game’s content behind a $4.99 subscription. For that extra $5 a month, players have extra challenges to complete, more items available to them, and a 200cc race option.
Gold Pass subscribers were also given an exclusive chance to try Tour’s new multiplayer feature. On a sidenote, the absence of this feature at launch was another criticism held against the game. Gold Pass holders are the only ones who have been able to play the multiplayer version of Tour thus far. However, Nintendo revealed via Tour’s Twitter account that all players will soon have a chance to give the game’s newest element a whirl.
“A second multiplayer test is on the way, and this time all players can join in, not just #MarioKartTour Gold Pass subscribers,” the tweet reads. According to Engadget, players will be able to race against others with the app in their “immediate vicinity.” That means racers will need to have an internet connection and location data enabled in order to use the game’s multiplayer function.
There are a couple of things we still don’t know about Tour’s second multiplayer test. When the next test will begin, for starters. We’re also not sure what Nintendo means by immediate vicinity. Do players need to be in the same room as those they are playing against, or will there be some sort of radius? As the tweet above states stayed tuned to Tour’s Twitter, and TheGamer, for more news on what the game’s second multiplayer test will include.
Source: Twitter, Engadget
