Online Battles (Multiplayer) News & How to Play| Mario Kart Tour

This article will help you guide through the multiplayer mode, AKA Online Battles, in the game Mario Kart Tour.

Multiplayer Mode

Availability Date : January 23 (Thu) 3:00 pm ~ January 29 (Wed) 1:59 pm

Nintendo released a second multiplayer test on January 23, 2020 (Thursday). This multiplayer test is different from the previous one for this will be open to all players, not just to Gold Pass Subscribers.

Random Match

In this feature for multiplayer online battle, you will have a chance to show off your skills to the world!

How to play

1. Go to menu and tap Multiplayer

2. Find the Random Match button and tap it.

3. Wait for the game to find a match.

4. Select your best driver, kart and glider combination and take the 1st Place!

Rules

• You will be placed in a random lobby so you can play with other people if you don't have any friends to play with.
• After a race, the game will just continue to search for lobbies.
• Speed in the race will be automatically set to 150cc. This cannot be changed.
• Every time the lobby changes, the course also changes.
• Every 30 minutes the Cups will change.

Create Lobby

You can invite your friends to battle with you by creating your own lobby. This way you can compete with your friends and see who's the best driver in Mario Kart Tour!

How to Play

1. Go to menu and tap Multiplayer

2. Find the Create Lobby button and tap it.

3. Wait for your friends to do steps 1 and 2.

4. You and your friends will be automatically placed in the same lobby after doing the same thing.

5. Enjoy the race with your friends.

Rules

• You can only play with friends if you created your own lobby.
• To start a race, you need at least one friend to battle with.
• Speed in the race will be automatically set to 150cc. It can't be changed.
• Cups changes every 30 minutes.

Rewards

This is just the beta version of the game, therefore there are no available rewards yet.

Ranking

Weekly Rankings

Rankings

In Mario Kart Tour there is a weekly rankings that update every week. It consists of players from all over the world. You can compete with another by raising your points to see who is the best!

Rewards

After the Weekly Ranking has ended, you can get rewards depending on the rank you placed. A higher rank means more rewards are waiting for you. Be sure to keep that 1st place!

Friend Ranking

Friend Ranking consists of friends that you added in the game. The Ranking is based on the points that you earned on weekly rankings There may be a feature where you can battle your friends but it is not yet available, it may be added in a future update.

Tier Rankings

Tier Ranking corresponds with your weekly rankings. The Tier starts at Tier 1 and it will increase depending on how you placed that week.

Unlocking Ranked Races and Tier Rewards

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