Nintendo has announced a handful of latest updates coming to its cell racing recreation, Mario Kart Tour, all through September. However one huge change — coming in October — is that the sport will now not have gacha parts, as an alternative choosing what it is calling a ‘Highlight Store’.
In case you’ve ever used a capsule toy machine or a gachapon machine, then you’ve gotten a reasonably good thought of what gacha video games are like. They entice you to spend in-game forex — which you’ll both earn by taking part in the sport or get by spending actual cash — to purchase random in-game gadgets. Standard video games that use gacha embody Genshin Impression, Dragalia Misplaced (which is unfortunately closing down in November), Fireplace Emblem Heroes (which is Nintendo’s most-popular cell recreation) and Pokémon Masters EX.
YouTuber Jenny Geist shared an in-game notification she acquired when booting up Mario Kart Tour earlier at this time, which indicated that from 4th October, a brand new retailer can be out there in-game, and it’ll have new and returning gadgets.
You can use the rubies you get in-game on the retailer to get new drivers, karts, and gliders, and it appears like the shop can have a rotating inventory. So the monetisation side remains to be a part of the sport, however the random factor shall be eliminated.
Earlier than the Highlight Store opens its doorways, Battle Mode can be coming to Tour later this month! You will, finally, have the ability to duke it out with others on-line from the consolation of your cellphone.
Extra data on all of those upcoming updates shall be introduced on the official Mario Kart Tour Twitter, however we predict that is no less than a step in the suitable path. The subsequent Tour coming to the cell recreation kicks off on sixth/seventh September (timezone dependent), and it pits the Mario brothers towards one another!
How do you’re feeling about this announcement? Do you favor an in-game store to random gacha parts? Race on right down to the feedback!
