Mario Kart Tour is finally getting online and local multiplayer

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Race against seven other players in Mario Kart Tour starting this weekend

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Starting this weekend, the free-to-play Mario Kart Tour mobile game will let you play with real people online and locally in three new multiplayer modes. The long-awaited new feature kicks off Sunday, March 8 at 8pm PT / 11pm ET / 3am (March 9) GMT.

You can play with friends or local players and choose the rules for each match, or you can play online in Standard Races with pre-set rules that change daily, which increases your rank. Gold Races are 150cc and 200cc competitive rounds only available to Gold Pass subscribers. 

Course selection includes three courses from the current tour's featured cup, which changes every 15 minutes.

If you've yet to check out Mario Kart Tour, I'd say it's worth a download for fans of the franchise. And if you hate it, at least you didn't lose any money. But now with online and local multiplayer, there's a good chance you'll find a new game to keep you entertained in dental office lobbies and train rides. Heck, you might even like it enough to subscribe to the $5-a-month Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass subscription service.

If you foresee a lot of dental office lobbies and long train rides in your future, you'd do well to check out our list of the best Apple Arcade games to play right now.

Jordan Gerblick
Jordan Gerblick
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After earning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.