Nintendo will be removing its gacha elements (essentially randomised in-game items or cosmetics for real money) from its mobile racing spin-off Mario Kart Tour.
While microtransactions will still be present, players will be able to purchase items directly instead of having to blindly pump money into the game to receive randomised goodies.
This was confirmed via the official Twitter account for the game, with the update set to arrive October 4.Additionally, Battle Mode will also be coming to the Mario Kart Tour in a late September update, which is a side mode that’s present in all of the mainline titles that shifts the focus away from racing.The title released back in September 2019, and is currently the latest release in the Mario Kart franchise.
As of 2021, the game had reportedly been downloaded over 200million times, and also generated $200million (roughly £173million) in revenue.
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