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The '''Exploration Tour''' is the eighty-ninth tour of ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', which began on February 8, 2023 and ends on February 21, 2023. The tour introduces a brand new course to ''Mario Kart Tour'' and the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] called [[Piranha Plant Cove]] and is the first tour to introduce a [[new course]] not based on a city since the [[Sundae Tour]] thirteen tours prior (which introduced [[Sky-High Sundae]]. Reflecting the theme of the tour, two variants of [[Shy Guy]] based on the yellow and light-blue [[Exploring Shy Guy]]s seen on [[GBA Sunset Wilds]] were added as new drivers. | The '''Exploration Tour''' is the eighty-ninth tour of ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', which began on February 8, 2023 and ends on February 21, 2023. The tour introduces a brand new course to ''Mario Kart Tour'' and the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] called [[Piranha Plant Cove]] and is the first tour to introduce a [[new course]] not based on a city since the [[Sundae Tour]] thirteen tours prior (which introduced [[Sky-High Sundae]]). Reflecting the theme of the tour, two variants of [[Shy Guy]] based on the yellow and light-blue [[Exploring Shy Guy]]s seen on [[GBA Sunset Wilds]] were added as new drivers. | ||
The Winterfest, which began in the [[Winter Tour (2023)|previous tour]], lasts until the end of this tour. | The Winterfest, which began in the [[Winter Tour (2023)|previous tour]], lasts until the end of this tour. | ||
Players' most recently used kart and glider are chosen, and favorite and favored ones have extra priority. Opponents are arranged randomly. On day 1 of this tour, players finish a | ==Today's Challenge== | ||
Players' most recently used kart and glider are chosen, and favorite and favored ones have extra priority. Opponents are arranged randomly. On day 1 of this tour, players finish a balloon battle in [[GCN Cookie Land]] in the [[Mii Cup]] using the [[Mii|Petey Piranha Mii Racing Suit]] for a free pipe launch. Starting from day 2, players have to finish a race in the earliest incomplete course that is not in any of the ranked cups using the driver shown on the course's thumbnail every day to obtain the corresponding reward in the table below. Once all of the courses are completed, the courses are selected at random. | |||
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MKT Artwork Lightblue Shy Guy Explorer.png|[[Exploring Shy Guy|Light-blue Shy Guy (Explorer)]] | |||
MKT Artwork Yellow Shy Guy Explorer.png|[[Exploring Shy Guy|Yellow Shy Guy (Explorer)]] | MKT Artwork Yellow Shy Guy Explorer.png|[[Exploring Shy Guy|Yellow Shy Guy (Explorer)]] | ||
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===Gliders=== | ===Gliders=== | ||
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MKT Icon BlueWonderfulGarnet.png|[[Wonderful Diamond]] | |||
MKT Icon GoldCandlelightFlight.png|[[Gold Candlelight Flight]] | MKT Icon GoldCandlelightFlight.png|[[Gold Candlelight Flight]] | ||
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Revision as of 02:49, February 8, 2023
This article is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it is being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.
Exploration Tour | |
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Start date | February 7, 2023 10:00 p.m. (PT) |
End date | February 21, 2023 9:59 p.m. (PT) |
Number of cups | 15 |
Ranked cups | King Bob-omb Cup (week 1) Shy Guy Cup (week 2) |
<< List of tours >> |
The Exploration Tour is the eighty-ninth tour of Mario Kart Tour, which began on February 8, 2023 and ends on February 21, 2023. The tour introduces a brand new course to Mario Kart Tour and the Mario Kart series called Piranha Plant Cove and is the first tour to introduce a new course not based on a city since the Sundae Tour thirteen tours prior (which introduced Sky-High Sundae). Reflecting the theme of the tour, two variants of Shy Guy based on the yellow and light-blue Exploring Shy Guys seen on GBA Sunset Wilds were added as new drivers.
The Winterfest, which began in the previous tour, lasts until the end of this tour.
Today's Challenge
Players' most recently used kart and glider are chosen, and favorite and favored ones have extra priority. Opponents are arranged randomly. On day 1 of this tour, players finish a balloon battle in GCN Cookie Land in the Mii Cup using the Petey Piranha Mii Racing Suit for a free pipe launch. Starting from day 2, players have to finish a race in the earliest incomplete course that is not in any of the ranked cups using the driver shown on the course's thumbnail every day to obtain the corresponding reward in the table below. Once all of the courses are completed, the courses are selected at random.
Day(s) | Reward |
1-13 | Free pipe launch |
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14 | Badge |
Today's Challenge Pipe | |
Pipe contents | |
Rubies, coins, driver (Normal/Super/High-End), kart (Normal/Super/High-End), glider (Normal/Super/High-End), item tickets |
Rewards
Gold cells indicate rewards that are exclusive to Gold Pass members.
30 | 55 |
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Gold Candlelight Flight | Gold Clanky Kart |
Grand Stars | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 110 | 120 | 130 | 140 | 150 | 160 | 170 | 180 | 190 | 200 | 210 | 220 | 230 | 240 | 250 | 260 | 270 | 280 | 290 | 300 | 310 | 320 | Total | Grand total | |
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Pipes | 10 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coins | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 5000 | 15000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5000 | 5000 | 10000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rubies | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 10 | 10 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Item tickets | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Star tickets | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quick tickets | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Point-boost tickets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level-boost tickets | 3 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) |
(3) |
(3) |
(2) |
(2) |
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19 |
New content
Cups
Drivers
- MKT Artwork Lightblue Shy Guy Explorer.png
- MKT Artwork Yellow Shy Guy Explorer.png
Mii Racing Suits
Karts
Gliders
- MKT Icon BlueWonderfulGarnet.png
Courses
- Piranha Plant Cove (N, R, T, R/T)
- Piranha Plant Cove 2 (N, R, T, R/T)
Announcement
In the announcement post for the tour on official social media accounts, two images of Piranha Plant Cove, acting as a spot the difference, were released, featuring ten differences in total:[1]
- Luigi's kart is a Red Crawly Kart in the first image, and a Blue Crawly Kart in the second.
- A boomerang is present behind Petey Piranha's kart on the far-left of the second image, but is absent from the first.
- Captain Toad is in a different pose.
- A large pillar is standing upright in the second image, but has fallen over in the first.
- The Maw-Ray is higher in the second image.
- Purple sparkles in the background are in a different arrangement between the images.
- Mario uses his normal variant in the first image, but his Classic variant in the second.
- Bowser is holding a Bowser's Shell in the first image, but a Spiny Shell in the second.
- The Shy Guy at the front is blue in the first image, but yellow in the second.
- The Item Boxes are at a different angle between the images.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | 探検ツアー Tanken Tsuā |
Exploration Tour |
Chinese (simplified) | 探险巡回赛 Tànxiǎn Xúnhúisài |
Exploration Tour |
Chinese (traditional) | 探險巡迴賽 Tànxiǎn Xúnhúisài |
Exploration Tour |
French | Saison d'exploration |
Exploration Season |
German | Abenteuer-Tour-Saison |
Adventure Tour Season |
Italian | Tour degli esploratori |
Explorers' Tour |
Korean | 탐험 투어 Tamheom Tueo |
Exploration Tour |
Portuguese | Temporada de expedições |
Expeditions Season |
Spanish | Temporada de exploración |
Exploration Season |
References
- ^ @mariokarttourEN (February 1, 2023). "Piranha Plant Cove, an all-new course for the Mario Kart series, will appear in the Exploration Tour starting Feb. 7, 10:00 PM PT! To get ready, can you spot the differences between these two images? There are 10 in total! #MarioKartTour" Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2023.