Samurai Tour
| Samurai Tour | |
|---|---|
| Start date | March 22, 2022 11:00 p.m. (PT)[?] |
| End date | April 5, 2022 10:59 p.m. (PT)[?] |
| Number of cups | 12 |
| Ranked cups | Dry Bowser Cup (week 1) Mii Cup (week 2) |
| Coin Rush course | SNES Ghost Valley 1 |
| <<List of tours>> | |
TheSamurai Tour was the sixty-sixth tour ofMario Kart Tour which began on March 23, 2022, and ended on April 5, 2022. Fitting the theme, the tour addedMario wearing theSamurai Helmet andSamurai Armor fromSuper Mario Odyssey as a playable character, as well as introducingPeach in a heart-themed yukata (her overall appearance being based on her appearance inBowser's Kingdom inSuper Mario Odyssey), a pink-coloredShy Guy (Ninja), and Wave 2 of Mii Racing Suits. The tour also introduced many other Japanese-based items like theWarrior Wagon and theOrigami Glider.Ninja Hideaway also returned as the signature course of the tour, in line with the course's inclusion in Wave 1 of theBooster Course Pass DLC forMario Kart 8 Deluxe. Although this tour did not introduce any new courses — the first to do so since the2021 Space Tour nine tours prior - it featured the debut of3DS Wario Shipyard and3DS Bowser's Castle's R/T variants. This makes the tour the first of two tours in 2022 to not introduce a new course, with the second being the2023 New Year's Tour. This tour'sCoin Rush course wasSNES Ghost Valley 1, which was reused from the2020 Halloween Tour. The menu's background featured Ninja Manor as the landmark for this tour, which was reused from the2021 Ninja Tour. This would be the last appearance ofSNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 until theSunshine Tour, thirty-five tours later in 2023. This tour's trailer featured falling cherry blossom petals during its opening splash screen.
This was the last tour to feature the eighth set ofExpert Challenges, which started in theSingapore Tour.
The 2.5 Year Anniversary Celebration started in this tour, which includes a new set of challenges. A pipe containing tickets,coins, andrubies, as well as drivers, karts, and gliders, has also been added to the Token Shop, and can be pulled a total of thirty-one times; the cost for the initial pull is 50event tokens, increasing with 10 tokens for every subsequent pull until the sixteenth, then with 50 tokens between the seventeenth and the twenty-first pulls. From the twenty-second pull onwards, the pipe costs 500 tokens per pull.
Starting from this tour, theRoyal Parachute glider is available in regular tour pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe.
Spotlights[edit]
| Samurai Pipe 1 March 22, 2022, 11:00 p.m. (PT) – April 5, 2022, 10:59 p.m. (PT) | Samurai Pipe 2 March 29, 2022, 11:00 p.m. (PT) – April 5, 2022, 10:59 p.m. (PT) | ||||
| Drivers | Karts | Gliders | Drivers | Karts | Gliders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario (Samurai) | Warrior Wagon | Origami Glider | Peach (Yukata) andDaisy (Yukata) | Sakura Quickshaw andFestival Girl | Springtime Crane andYukata Ribbon |
Special pipe[edit]
| Shinobi Pipe March 26, 2022, 11:00 p.m. (PT) – March 31, 2022, 10:59 p.m. (PT) | ||
| High-End Spotlight Driver | High-End Drivers | High-End Karts |
|---|---|---|
| Pink Shy Guy (Ninja) | Shy Guy (Ninja),King Bob-omb, andKing Bob-omb (Gold) | Jade Hop Rod,Crimson Hop Rod,Dark Hop Rod, andSakura Hop Rod |
- Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 忍者水管[?] Rěnzhě Shuǐguǎn | Ninja Pipe | |
| German | Shinobi-Röhre[?] | Shinobi Pipe | |
| Italian | Tubo shinobi[?] | Shinobi pipe |
Cups[edit]
Dry Bowser Cup Ranked cup (week 1) | Ninja Hideaway R | 3DS Wario Shipyard R | 3DS Bowser's Castle R/T | Glider Challenge | ||||
Toad Cup | Wii Mushroom Gorge R | RMX Choco Island 2R | SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T | Time Trial | ||||
Mii Cup Ranked cup (week 2) | Ninja Hideaway R/T | DS Waluigi Pinball R | 3DS Wario Shipyard R/T | Goomba Takedown | ||||
Toadette Cup | Wii Mushroom Gorge | RMX Vanilla Lake 1R | SNES Ghost Valley 1R | Snap a Photo | ||||
Fire Bro Cup | SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 | Ninja Hideaway R | 3DS Bowser's Castle | Steer Clear of Obstacles | ||||
King Boo Cup | RMX Choco Island 2T | DS Waluigi Pinball | N64 Kalimari Desert 2R | Combo Attack | ||||
Cat Peach Cup | RMX Vanilla Lake 1T | SNES Ghost Valley 1T | Ninja Hideaway | Time Trial | ||||
Peach Cup | N64 Kalimari Desert 2T | 3DS Bowser's Castle T | SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R | Ring Race | ||||
Wario Cup | DS Waluigi Pinball T | Ninja Hideaway T | 3DS Wario Shipyard T | Break Item Boxes | ||||
Pink Gold Peach Cup | RMX Vanilla Lake 1 | RMX Choco Island 2 | SNES Ghost Valley 1 | Do Jump Boosts | ||||
Bowser Cup | Ninja Hideaway | Wii Mushroom Gorge T | 3DS Wario Shipyard | Smash Small Dry Bones | ||||
Daisy Cup | 3DS Bowser's Castle R | N64 Kalimari Desert 2 | Ninja Hideaway T | Vs. MegaKing Boo | ||||
Signature kart sets[edit]
Drivers with a corresponding cup are bumped one rank up in every course of their cup.
| Cup | Driver | Kart | Glider |
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| First course of every cup | — | — | |
| Second course of every cup | |||
| Third course of every cup | |||
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Today's Challenge[edit]
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 race inWii Mushroom Gorge R in theToad Cup usingCaptain Toad 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 |
| 1-4, 6-9, 11-13 | Free pipe launch |
|---|---|
| 5, 10 | Rubies ×5 |
| 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[edit]
Gold cells indicate rewards that are exclusive to Gold Pass members.
| Droplet Glider | Shy Guy | Green Kiddie Kart | Pink Shy Guy | Baby Mario | Poltergust 4000 | Wicked Wings |
| Grand Stars | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 85 | 100 | 115 | 130 | 145 | 160 | 180 | 200 | 215 | 230 | 240 | 250 | 255 | 260 | 265 | Total | Grand total | |
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| Free pipe launch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coin | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 500 | 1000 | 3000 | 7600 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1000 | 600 | 1000 | 2000 | 4600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rubies | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Item tickets | 10 | 10 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Star tickets | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Point-boost tickets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level-boost ticket | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New content[edit]
Drivers[edit]
Mii Racing Suits[edit]
Karts[edit]
Gliders[edit]
Courses[edit]
3DS Wario Shipyard (R/T)
3DS Bowser's Castle (R/T)
Paid banners[edit]
| Name | Availability | Cost | Contents | Banner image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value Pack | March 23, 2022 – April 5, 2022 | US$1.99 |
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| Driver Point-Boost Tickets 10 Ticket Set | March 23, 2022 – April 5, 2022 | US$3.99 | ||
| Shy Guy (Gold) Pack | March 23, 2022 – April 5, 2022 | US$19.99 | ||
| Peach (Happi) Pack | March 23, 2022 – April 5, 2022 | US$39.99 |
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| Ninja Scroll Pack | March 23, 2022 – April 5, 2022 | US$39.99 |
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| 8-Bit Bullet Bill Pack | March 30, 2022 – April 5, 2022 | US$19.99 | ||
| Mario (Hakama) Pack | March 30, 2022 – April 5, 2022 | US$39.99 |
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Challenges[edit]
| Tour Challenges 1 | Tour Challenges 2 | Gold Challenges | ||||||||
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| Completion reward: | Completion reward: | Completion reward: | ||||||||
| Do 50Mini-Turbo boosts. | Land 5 hits withBananas. | Get 1st place in a 100cc or higher race 2 times in a row. | Do 5Rocket Starts. | Land 3 hits withGreen Shells. | Drive a distance of 20,000 or more. | Do a total of 5Slipstream boosts. | Land 5 hits withBob-ombs. | Race in auto mode. | ||
| Usepoint-boost tickets 3 times. | Get 3rd place or higher in a race 30 times. | Cause opponents to crash using aMega Mushroom. | Get 1 item from the Daily Selects section of the Shop. | Do 10Mini-Turbos in a single race using a driver wearing earrings. | Earn a score of 7,000 or higher on 3 T or R/T courses. | Use alevel-boost ticket. | ActivateFrenzy mode 5 times using a driver with a mustache. | Do 100Jump Boosts. | ||
| Get a Fantastic combo a total of 5 times. | Glide a total distance of 5,000. | Race in every course of every cup, including bonus challenges. | Cause an opponent to crash while gliding. | Earn a total score of 20,000 or higher in theBowser Cup. | Get an item from the Tier Shop. | Cause opponents to crash in Frenzy mode. | Earn a total score of 25,000 or higher in theWario Cup. | CompleteCoin Rush 1 time. | ||
| Premium Challenges | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cost: US$4.99 | ||
| Three in a row reward: | ||
| Completion reward: | ||
| Lakitu ×1 | Koopa Clown ×1 | Wario Wing ×1 |
| Land 5 hits with Green Shells. | Land 10 hits with Bananas. | Land 10 hits with Bob-ombs. |
| Coins ×3,000 | Rubies ×10 | Kartpoint-boost ticket ×3 |
| Do 50 Jump Boosts. | Participate in a race. | Do 100 Mini-Turbo boosts. |
| Normal kartlevel-boost ticket ×1 | Super kart level-boost ticket ×1 | High-End kart level-boost ticket ×1 |
| Get 1st place in a race 10 times. | Get 1st place in a race 15 times. | Get 1st place in a race 20 times. |
| Kart Pro Challenges | Tour Multiplayer Challenges | |||||
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| Three in a row reward: | Three in a row reward: | |||||
| Completion reward: | Completion reward: | |||||
| Join a multiplayer race. | Join 3 multiplayer races. | Join 5 multiplayer races. | Land 3 hits with Green Shells in multiplayer. | Land 3 hits with Bananas in multiplayer. | Do 3 Rocket Starts in multiplayer. | |
| Get 1 win in Kart Pro. | Achieve a winning streak that includes 3 1st-place wins. | Achieve a winning streak that includes 2 1st-place wins. | Land 3 hits with Red Shells in multiplayer. | Join a multiplayer race. | Use the Bullet Bill item in multiplayer. | |
| Join 10 multiplayer races. | Get 3rd place or higher 3 times in a multiplayer race. | Get 3rd place or higher 5 times in a multiplayer race. | Do 50 Jump Boosts in multiplayer. | Do 50 Mini-Turbo boosts in multiplayer. | Cause opponents to crash 30 times in multiplayer. | |
| Total Points Challenge 1 | |
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| Points | Rewards |
| 350,000 |
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| 300,000 |
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| 250,000 | |
| 200,000 | |
| 150,000 |
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| 100,000 |
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| Total Points Challenge 2 | |
|---|---|
| Points | Rewards |
| 900,000 |
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| 800,000 | |
| 700,000 | |
| 600,000 | |
| 500,000 | |
| 400,000 | |
Initial pipe appearance rates[edit]
All-Clear Pipe[edit]
The All-Clear Pipe randomly shoots out one of the following regular High-End items. The appearance rate can be viewed via the "Pipe content" link on the Gold Pass purchase screen.
Samurai Pipe 1[edit]
| Items obtained from a new Samurai Pipe 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Item | Normal | Super | High-End | Featured High-End | |||||||||||
| Driver | Kart | Glider | Driver | Kart | Glider | Driver | Kart | Glider | Driver | Kart | Glider | ||||
| Amount | 32 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Samurai Pipe 2[edit]
| Items obtained from a new Samurai Pipe 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Item | Normal | Super | High-End | Featured High-End | |||||||||||
| Driver | Kart | Glider | Driver | Kart | Glider | Driver | Kart | Glider | Driver | Kart | Glider | ||||
| Amount | 31 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
Shinobi Pipe[edit]
| Items obtained from a new Shinobi Pipe | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Normal | Super | High-End | Featured High-End | |||||||||||
| Driver | Kart | Glider | Driver | Kart | Glider | Driver | Kart | Glider | Driver | Kart | Glider | ||||
| Amount | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mii Racing Suit Shop[edit]
Banner items[edit]
| Name | Starting date | Cost | Contents | Banner image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Bob-omb Mii Racing Suit | March 23, 2022 | 70 100 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively | King Bob-omb Mii Racing Suit ×1 |
Other items[edit]
| Items available in Mii Racing Suit Shop (March 23, 2022 - April 5, 2022) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mario Mii Racing Suit Amount: 3 | Peach Mii Racing Suit Amount: 3 | Donkey Kong Mii Racing Suit Amount: 3 |
Token Shop[edit]
The limited-time event whereevent tokens appeared began on March 23, 2022 and ended on April 5, 2022. Event tokens could be earned by causing opponents to crash.
| Token Shop (March 23, 2022 - April 5, 2022) | ||
|---|---|---|
| King Boo Amount: 1 | Dark Clown Amount: 1 | Lightning Oilpaper Amount: 1 |
| Ruby ×3 Amount: 5 | Coin ×500 Amount: 10 | Coin Rush ticket Amount: 1 |
| Point-boost ticket (driver) Amount: 5 | Point-boost ticket (kart) Amount: 5 | Point-boost ticket (glider) Amount: 5 |
| Pipe Amount: 31 | Level-boost ticket (Normal kart) Amount: 3 | Level-boost ticket (Super kart) Amount: 1 |
| Star ticket Amount: 5 | Points-cap ticket (Normal kart) Amount: 1 | Points-cap ticket (Super kart) Amount: 1 |
Tier Shop[edit]
The shop features a variety of set and randomized items available for purchase. The item slots in the shop are unlocked based on the highest tier of players.
| Items available in Tier Shop (March 23, 2022 - April 5, 2022) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Black Shy Guy Amount: 1 | Crawly Kart Amount: 1 | Crimson Crane Amount: 1 |
| Items available in Tier Shop (March 23, 2022 - April 5, 2022) | ||
| Donkey Kong Amount: 1 | Green Circuit Amount: 1 | Heart Balloons Amount: 1 |
| Items available in Tier Shop (March 23, 2022 - April 5, 2022) | ||
| Level-boost ticket (Normal) Amount: 3 per week | Level-boost ticket (Normal) Amount: 3 per week | Level-boost ticket (Normal) Amount: 3 per week |
OR | OR | OR |
| Level-boost ticket (Super) Amount: 2 per week OR Level-boost ticket (High-End) Amount: 1 per week | Level-boost ticket (Super) Amount: 2 per week OR Level-boost ticket (High-End) Amount: 1 per week | Level-boost ticket (Super) Amount: 2 per week OR Level-boost ticket (High-End) Amount: 1 per week |
OR OR | OR OR | OR OR |
| Points-cap ticket (Normal) Amount: 1 per week | Points-cap ticket (Super) Amount: 1 per week | Points-cap ticket (High-End) Amount: 1 per week |
| Level-boost ticket (High-End) Amount: 1 per week | Level-boost ticket (High-End) Amount: 1 per week | Level-boost ticket (High-End) Amount: 1 per week |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 武者ツアー[?] Musha Tsuā | Warrior Tour | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 武士巡回赛[?] Wǔshì Xúnhuí sài | Warrior Tour | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 武士巡迴賽[?] Wǔshì Xúnhuí sài | Warrior Tour | |
| French | Saison des Samouraïs[?] | Samurai Season | |
| German | Samurai-Tour-Saison[?] | Samurai Tour Season | |
| Italian | Tour dei samurai[?] | Samurai Tour | |
| Korean | 무사 투어[?] Musa Tueo | Warrior Tour | |
| Portuguese | Temporada Samurai[?] | Samurai Season | |
| Spanish | Temporada samurái[?] | Samurai Season |

