Mario Kart Tour Will Include Some Free Content

At this point, we're just assuming that the mobile Mario Kart game will be all about racing. Nintendo might surprise us with something unique, but I can't help but think a straightforward racing game would be a big win. In other words, it's not the kind of game you want to splinter the community of. That's likely where the free to start model comes in. If folks can't race friends and strangers because they haven't forked over extra money for DLC tracks, we imagine that would turn off quite a lot of players. A flat fee for the full game, though, solves that problem, even if it won't make as much money as something like Fire Emblem Heroes. Of course, Nintendo could aim to make up the difference with stuff like cosmetic items for your kart and rider.