Mario Kart Tour races onto phones today

Nintendo has announced that Mario Kart Tour, the newest release in the long running and quite popular series is out now for iOS and Android devices, yes that means phones.

The free-to-start Mario Kart Tour brings the endless racing fun of Mario Kart to mobile devices, allowing players to collect a variety of drivers, karts and gliders from an expanding roster. Players can strive to achieve high scores, unlock additional cups, earn in-game rewards, or compare their online ranking in a weekly ranked cup with players from around the world. Many classic tracks, items and characters make return appearances, and new courses and special items specific to each driver have also been introduced, like Diddy Kong’s Banana Barrels and Peachette’s Mushroom Cannon.

For those who want to throw away money, the game offers up a Gold Pass for $7.99 a month, which gives you in game items, gold rewards and access to 200cc, if you cancel the subscription or don’t get it, you will not get access to one of the speeds, the 200cc. There is a two week trial, if you want to see if it is for you, but honestly don’t bother.