Nintendo is Driving Mario Kart into Smartphones and We're Super Excited!

Nintendo is 1 of the biggest names when it comes to gaming. Be information technology game titles or gaming consoles, the company has had its mitt in every sector related to gaming and has excelled in it. While Nintendo is still enjoying the stiff sales figures of the Nintendo Switch which brought a 175% rise in the company's revenue, the team still has new targets set out.

After launching the new toy-con modules, the company is all gear up to bring its products to the smartphone sector. As reported past Eurogamer, Nintendo is bringing ane of its biggest franchises to smartphones and tablets – Mario Kart.

The squad took to Twitter to announce that the new game, dubbed Mario Kart Tour, is in the works, and should see a release by the cease of United kingdom's next financial year, basically, anytime between April 2018 and March 2019.

The chequered flag has been raised and the terminate line is near. A new mobile application is now in development: Mario Kart Tour! Releasing in the financial year ending in March 2019. #MarioKartTour pic.twitter.com/f81AG3BMaI

— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) February ane, 2018

Apart from the name of the game, no other details have been disclosed past the company. That being said, we are still excited nigh the game'southward port to the smartphone world, and it should be interesting to see how the cartoonish racing game turns out on mobile devices.

Just to bring things to your find, Mario Kart was one of the best selling games on the Wii-U. As well, Mario Kart viii Palatial, which later made its way on the Nintendo Switch console, has at present sold over 7.33 million copies, making it the 2nd-best selling game on the console, merely backside Super Mario Odyssey while being alee of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Mario Kart Tour isn't the company'south first venture into the smartphone concern though. Nintendo currently has Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Military camp, and Miitmo available for Android and iOS devices. However, none of them match the stature of the Mario Kart franchise. I gauge we will simply accept to wait and run into how Mario Kart Tour plays out.

I know I am extremely excited virtually Nintendo'south upcoming Mario Kart Tour. Simply what about yous? Permit us know your thoughts on the same in the comments down below.