<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en-US" prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><link rel="stylesheet" id="ao_optimized_gfonts" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2C400%2C400italic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic%7CRoboto%20Slab%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2C400%2C400italic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic%7CBebas%20Neue%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2C400%2C400italic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic%7CInter%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2C400%2C400italic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic%7CRoboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2C400%2C400italic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic%7CRoboto%20Slab%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2C400%2C400italic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic%7CBebas%20Neue%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2C400%2C400italic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic%7CInter%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2C400%2C400italic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic%7CRoboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2C400%2C400italic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic%7CRoboto%20Slab%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2C400%2C400italic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic%7CBebas%20Neue%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2C400%2C400italic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic%7CInter%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2C400%2C400italic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic&display=swap" /><link rel="profile" href="https://gmpg.org/xfn/11"> <script>!function()var e=;e.g=function()if("object"==typeof globalThis)return globalThis;trycatch(e)if("object"==typeof window)return window(),function(n)r("ampUrl":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/industry-news/mario-kart-tour-says-so-long-to-its-controversial-gacha-gambling/?amp=1","noampQueryVarName":"noamp","noampQueryVarValue":"mobile","disabledStorageKey":"amp_mobile_redirect_disabled","mobileUserAgents":["Mobile","Android","Silk/","Kindle","BlackBerry","Opera Mini","Opera Mobi"],"regexRegex":"^\/((?:.)();</script> <!-- Search Engine Optimization by Rank Math PRO - https://s.rankmath.com/home --><link media="all" href="https://www.zitobox.com/blog/wp-content/cache/autoptimize/css/autoptimize_16950fd76d0a465ef48be8016321a36f.css" rel="stylesheet" /><title>Mario Kart Tour Says So Long To Its Controversial Gacha Gambling - November 2022</title><noscript></noscript><meta name="description" content="Image: NintendoAfter three years, Nintendo is finally removing the contentious “gacha pipe” from its popular mobile racer, Mario Kart Tour. The pipes, which players had to purchase with in-game “rubies” to get a chance at unlockable prizes, will be replaced with a new in-game store.The official English Twitter account for Mario Kart Tour announced that"/><meta name="robots" content="follow, index, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1, max-image-preview:large"/><link rel="canonical" href="https://www.zitobox.com/blog/industry-news/mario-kart-tour-says-so-long-to-its-controversial-gacha-gambling/" /><meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" /><meta property="og:type" content="article" /><meta property="og:title" content="Mario Kart Tour Says So Long To Its Controversial Gacha Gambling - November 2022" /><meta property="og:description" content="Image: NintendoAfter three years, Nintendo is finally removing the contentious “gacha pipe” from its popular mobile racer, Mario Kart Tour. The pipes, which players had to purchase with in-game “rubies” to get a chance at unlockable prizes, will be replaced with a new in-game store.The official English Twitter account for Mario Kart Tour announced that" /><meta property="og:url" content="https://www.zitobox.com/blog/industry-news/mario-kart-tour-says-so-long-to-its-controversial-gacha-gambling/" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="User's blog" /><meta property="article:tag" content="casino" /><meta property="article:tag" content="free online slot games" /><meta property="article:tag" content="gambling" /><meta property="article:tag" content="slot machines" /><meta property="article:section" content="Industry News" /><meta property="article:published_time" content="2022-09-05T16:55:25+00:00" /><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /><meta name="twitter:title" content="Mario Kart Tour Says So Long To Its Controversial Gacha Gambling - November 2022" /><meta name="twitter:description" content="Image: NintendoAfter three years, Nintendo is finally removing the contentious “gacha pipe” from its popular mobile racer, Mario Kart Tour. The pipes, which players had to purchase with in-game “rubies” to get a chance at unlockable prizes, will be replaced with a new in-game store.The official English Twitter account for Mario Kart Tour announced that" /><meta name="twitter:label1" content="Written by" /><meta name="twitter:data1" content="GDP Admin" /><meta name="twitter:label2" content="Time to read" /><meta name="twitter:data2" content="2 minutes" /> <script type="application/ld+json" class="rank-math-schema-pro">"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":["@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/#organization","name":"Zitobox","url":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog","@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/#website","url":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog","name":"Zitobox","publisher":"@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/#organization","inLanguage":"en-US","@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/b6cd2d5f4a912c1e32a5ba2fd9b68874.jpg","url":"https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/b6cd2d5f4a912c1e32a5ba2fd9b68874.jpg","width":"200","height":"200","caption":"Mario Kart Tour Says So Long To Its Controversial Gacha Gambling","inLanguage":"en-US","@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/industry-news/mario-kart-tour-says-so-long-to-its-controversial-gacha-gambling/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":["@type":"ListItem","position":"1","item":"@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog","name":"Home","@type":"ListItem","position":"2","item":"@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/category/industry-news/","name":"Industry News","@type":"ListItem","position":"3","item":"@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/industry-news/mario-kart-tour-says-so-long-to-its-controversial-gacha-gambling/","name":"Mario Kart Tour Says So Long To Its Controversial Gacha Gambling"],"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/industry-news/mario-kart-tour-says-so-long-to-its-controversial-gacha-gambling/#webpage","url":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/industry-news/mario-kart-tour-says-so-long-to-its-controversial-gacha-gambling/","name":"Mario Kart Tour Says So Long To Its Controversial Gacha Gambling - November 2022","datePublished":"2022-09-05T16:55:25+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-05T16:55:25+00:00","isPartOf":"@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/#website","primaryImageOfPage":"@id":"https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/b6cd2d5f4a912c1e32a5ba2fd9b68874.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","breadcrumb":"@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/industry-news/mario-kart-tour-says-so-long-to-its-controversial-gacha-gambling/#breadcrumb","@type":"Person","@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/author/gdpadmin/","name":"GDP Admin","url":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/author/gdpadmin/","image":"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fc55c9e37269c7dc529bd4bfb6904fea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fc55c9e37269c7dc529bd4bfb6904fea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"GDP Admin","inLanguage":"en-US","worksFor":"@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/#organization","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Mario Kart Tour Says So Long To Its Controversial Gacha Gambling - November 2022","datePublished":"2022-09-05T16:55:25+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-05T16:55:25+00:00","articleSection":"Industry News","author":"@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/author/gdpadmin/","publisher":"@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/#organization","description":"Image: NintendoAfter three years, Nintendo is finally removing the contentious u201cgacha pipeu201d from its popular mobile racer, Mario Kart Tour. The pipes, which players had to purchase with in-game u201crubiesu201d to get a chance at unlockable prizes, will be replaced with a new in-game store.The official English Twitter account for Mario Kart Tour announced that","copyrightYear":"2022","copyrightHolder":"@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/#organization","name":"Mario Kart Tour Says So Long To Its Controversial Gacha Gambling - November 2022","@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/industry-news/mario-kart-tour-says-so-long-to-its-controversial-gacha-gambling/#richSnippet","isPartOf":"@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/industry-news/mario-kart-tour-says-so-long-to-its-controversial-gacha-gambling/#webpage","image":"@id":"https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/b6cd2d5f4a912c1e32a5ba2fd9b68874.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","mainEntityOfPage":"@id":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/industry-news/mario-kart-tour-says-so-long-to-its-controversial-gacha-gambling/#webpage"]</script> <!-- /Rank Math WordPress SEO plugin --><link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//www.zitobox.com' /><link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//www.googletagmanager.com' /><link href='https://fonts.gstatic.com' crossorigin rel='preconnect' /><link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com' rel='preconnect' /><link href='https://www.google-analytics.com' rel='preconnect' /><link href='https://ajax.googleapis.com' rel='preconnect' /><link href='https://connect.facebook.net' rel='preconnect' /><link href='https://www.googletagmanager.com' rel='preconnect' /><link href='https://maps.google.com' rel='preconnect' /><link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="User's blog » Feed" href="https://www.zitobox.com/blog/feed/" /><link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="User's blog » Comments Feed" href="https://www.zitobox.com/blog/comments/feed/" /><link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="User's blog » Stories Feed" href="https://www.zitobox.com/blog/web-stories/feed/"><link rel='stylesheet' id='dashicons-css' href='https://www.zitobox.com/blog/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css' media='all' /><link rel='stylesheet' id='elementor-post-7-css' href='https://www.zitobox.com/blog/wp-content/cache/autoptimize/css/autoptimize_single_7340c20e694251510c3d99c549d4e223.css' media='all' /><link rel='stylesheet' id='elementor-global-css' href='https://www.zitobox.com/blog/wp-content/cache/autoptimize/css/autoptimize_single_2ac37b780213822309ef4d3e6355b6c6.css' media='all' /><link rel='stylesheet' id='elementor-post-8-css' href='https://www.zitobox.com/blog/wp-content/cache/autoptimize/css/autoptimize_single_f7b997d18823243e7ed389e360cabb71.css' media='all' /><link rel='stylesheet' id='elementor-post-11-css' href='https://www.zitobox.com/blog/wp-content/cache/autoptimize/css/autoptimize_single_f30efc3cf4f6c42f5494629c85142a16.css' media='all' /><link rel='stylesheet' id='elementor-post-17-css' href='https://www.zitobox.com/blog/wp-content/cache/autoptimize/css/autoptimize_single_d1c9ec389bd30dc441f55f3a7db633e6.css' media='all' /> <script>/* <![CDATA[ */
var rcewpp =
"ajax_url":"https://www.zitobox.com/blog/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php",
"nonce": "b6972ac962",
"home_url": "https://www.zitobox.com/blog/",
"settings_icon": 'https://www.zitobox.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/export-wp-page-to-static-html-pro-premium/admin/images/settings.png',
"settings_hover_icon": 'https://www.zitobox.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/export-wp-page-to-static-html-pro-premium/admin/images/settings_hover.png'
;
/* ]]> */ class="skip-link screen-reader-text" href="#content" role="link" title="Skip to content"> Skip to content
class="hfeed site" id="page"> Home Facebook-f Twitter Youtube Search Close The following posts are written by contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of ZitoBox. $4.5m Of These Rewards Have Already Been Paid $4.5m Already Paid Start With $10 Free - Coupon Code: TV PLAY NOW PLAY NOW PLAY NOW PLAY NOW The following posts are written by contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of ZitoBox. September 5, 2022 Mario Kart Tour Says So Long To Its Controversial Gacha Gambling
Image: Nintendo
After three years, Nintendo is finally removing the contentious “gacha pipe” from its popular mobile racer, Mario Kart Tour. The pipes, which players had to purchase with in-game “rubies” to get a chance at unlockable prizes, will be replaced with a new in-game store.
The official English Twitter account for Mario Kart Tour announced that gacha pipes will be removed from the game come October 5. In its stead, Mario Kart Tour will be implementing an in-game store called the Spotlight Shop, in which players can directly purchase gliders, karts, and drivers individually instead of having to rely on luck.
Much like Mario Kart proper, Mario Kart Tour allows you to select a driver, a kart, and a glider before matching up with players from around the world and Tokyo Drifting to your heart’s (and index finger’s) content. However, if you wanted to unlock the game’s drivers—many of which were only available during certain periods—you’d have to cough up some rubies and “pull” on a green pipe in hopes of it shooting a new driver, kart, or glider.
Although the gacha pipe didn’t dish out duplicates, according to Video Games Chronicle, Mario Kart Tour currently has 172 gliders, 193 playable characters, and 246 karts. Considering 10 rubies cost $5.99 USD and that pipe pulls cost five rubies, the odds of you getting the rare find you were hoping for were quite slim unless you were willing to open your wallet wide. Time will tell whether the asking prices for individual item purchases in the Spotlight Shop will break the bank for mobile players.
G/O Media may get a commission
Up to 90% off
Humble Bundle’s Summer Sale
Game and Save
Great news for PC gamers out there looking to save money and add more games to your backlog which you’ll eventually get to. Humble Bundle has kicked off its Summer Sale in which you can save up to 90% on games.
Read More: Mario Kart Tour Is Pretty Good When It’s Not Nickel And Diming You
In addition to removing the gacha pipe, Mario Kart Tour will also be adding a new battle mode in which players can test their mettle against each other. But for the time being, folks online are showing varying reactions to the news that Mario Kart Tour’s virtual gambling will soon be a thing of the past.
“Damn this game might actually be worth a damn now,” one Twitter user said.
“R.I.P. the Pipe Pulls 2019-2022,” said another, which was followed up by a reply of a dancing Luigi, saying, “You will not be missed.”
“So instead of spending your hard-earned rubies on a gacha pipe, now you just spend your rubies on the characters from the shop. Wow, this is great. Mario Kart Tour will soon be [a] gacha free game!” replied another.
Read More
The More You Play Premium VIP Slots, Super Jackpot, 3 Reel Slots, The More Zito Points You Earn Which Get You Reward Cards. Get 300% In No Deposit Bonus Value Of Up To $1500. Over $3.5m Rewards Paid By Zitobox Free Online Slot Games Casino.
300% BONUS Use Promo Code: GREAT300 (up to $1500 in value - min. purchase $24.99) Share on: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn About zitobox ZitoBox has paid out more than $4.5m in Rewards. Enjoy great games and earn Zito points FREE. Win or lose you can always Redeem Digital Reward Cards with your Zito Points. Our systems algorithm is set to maximum rewards for players.
Helpful Links Homepage Terms and Conditions User Agreement Privacy Policy Contact Us ZitoBox © 2022 All rights reserved 3502 Go to mobile version
Here's my website: https://kotaku.com/mario-kart-tour-gacha-pipe-rubies-spotlight-shop-items-1849492461
