{"id":6184,"date":"2022-09-02T10:17:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T10:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/02\/mario-kart-tour-to-remove-gacha-elements-next-month\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T10:17:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T10:17:37","slug":"mario-kart-tour-to-remove-gacha-elements-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/02\/mario-kart-tour-to-remove-gacha-elements-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario Kart Tour To Remove Gacha Elements Next Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

An in-game shop will be implemented.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nintendo has announced<\/a> a handful of new updates coming to its mobile racing game, Mario Kart Tour, throughout September. But one big change \u2014 coming in October \u2014 is that the game will no longer have gacha elements, instead opting for what it’s calling a ‘Spotlight Shop’.<\/p>\n

If you’ve ever used a capsule toy machine or a gachapon machine, then you have a pretty good idea of what gacha games are like. They entice you to spend in-game currency \u2014 which you can either earn by playing the game or get by spending real money \u2014 to buy random in-game items. Popular games that use gacha include Genshin Impact<\/a>, Dragalia Lost<\/a> (which is sadly closing down<\/a> in November), Fire Emblem Heroes<\/a> (which is Nintendo’s most-popular mobile game) and Pok\u00e9mon Masters EX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read the full article on nintendolife.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[#item_image]Mario Kart Tour To Remove Gacha Elements Next Month<\/p>\n

An in-game shop will be implemented.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nintendo has announced<\/a> a handful of new updates coming to its mobile racing game, Mario Kart Tour, throughout September. But one big change \u2014 coming in October \u2014 is that the game will no longer have gacha elements, instead opting for what it’s calling a ‘Spotlight Shop’.<\/p>\n

If you’ve ever used a capsule toy machine or a gachapon machine, then you have a pretty good idea of what gacha games are like. They entice you to spend in-game currency \u2014 which you can either earn by playing the game or get by spending real money \u2014 to buy random in-game items. Popular games that use gacha include Genshin Impact<\/a>, Dragalia Lost<\/a> (which is sadly closing down<\/a> in November), Fire Emblem Heroes<\/a> (which is Nintendo’s most-popular mobile game) and Pok\u00e9mon Masters EX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read the full article on nintendolife.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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