Mario Kart Jewel Circuit Challenge
The Mario Kart Jewel Circuit Challenge was a promotional campaign held by Nintendo in collaboration with the Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore from April 25 through July 24, 2025. The challenge was a stamp rally in which participants had to visit a number of Mario Kart–themed displays throughout the Jewel Changi Airport complex in order to collect six unique stamps on a designated stamp rally card. Participants could redeem a completed card for a Mario Kart sticker pack, each depicting one character and three items selected at random. There were a total of four character and five item designs obtainable as part of these sticker packs. The route followed by participants within the complex in pursuit of completing this challenge was likened by Jewel Changi Airport to a "real-life Rainbow Road".[1]
This campaign served as an advertisement for a number of limited-run promotions available within the precincts of the complex.
Stamp collection points[edit]
The following were the locations of the Mario Kart displays installed throughout the complex, which served as collection points for the stamps. Each display depicted a character, a power-up item, and a coin, and its base platform resembled a portion of SNES Rainbow Road.
| # | Location | Subjects depicted | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | Power-up item | ||
| 1 | Level 1, East Garden | Yoshi gliding while in his Pipe Frame | Super Star |
| 2 | Level 3, near T2 Linkbridge | Bowser holding a Red Shell while driving his Standard ATV from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Spiny Shell |
| 3 | Level 3, near T3 Linkbridge | Mario driving his Pipe Frame | Triple Mushrooms |
| 4 | Level 4, near Nintendo POP-UP STORE | Luigi driving his Pipe Frame | Triple Green Shells |
| 5 | Level 4, near Forest Valley East Trail | Donkey Kong holding a boomerang while driving his Standard Bike from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Banana |
| 6 | Level 5, near Canopy Bridge Entrance | Peach driving her Pipe Frame | Golden Dash Mushroom |
Related promotions[edit]
Within the Jewel Changi Airport[edit]
- The Nintendo POP-UP STORE was open at the Jewel Changi Airport complex during the same period of time as the Jewel Circuit Challenge, allowing visitors to purchase Super Mario and other Nintendo merchandise that is typically only sold in Nintendo's Tokyo stores.[2]
- Until July 6, 2025, individuals who spent a minimum of S$80 in a single transaction at any of Jewel Changi Airport's eligible outlets were entitled to enter a guaranteed-win gashapon draw, which involved an exclusive large Tomy plush toy of a Dash Mushroomnote among a multitude of prizes.[3] From May 1 through May 12, 2025, it was possible to earn a gashapon token for a guaranteed-win draw by taking a photograph of oneself with the two Mario Kart displays at Forest Valley and sharing it on social media with the hashtag "#JewelCircuitChallenge" while tagging the airport's official account.[4]
Special prices in Mario Kart Tour[edit]
From April 30 through July 23, 2025, in celebration of the Jewel Circuit Challenge campaign, items and features in Mario Kart Tour that were purchasable via microtransactions were sold at reduced prices.[5][6] This promotion aligned with the in-game tours starting from the 2025 Bowser Tour up until and including the 2025 Pipe Tour. Below are the discounted in-game items alongside their original and reduced prices.
| Item | Original price → reduced price | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore[5] | Thailand[6] | ||
| Premium Challenges | S$6.98 → S$3.48 | ฿179.00 → ฿89.00 | |
| Premium Challenges+ | S$14.98 → S$7.48 | ฿349.00 → ฿179.00 | |
| Premium Challenges++ | S$28.98 → S$14.48 | ฿729.00 → ฿269.00 | |
| Gold Premium Challenges | S$21.98 → S$10.98 | ฿549.00 → ฿279.00 | Only in the 2025 Mario vs. Luigi Tour |
| Set of 10 driver point-boost tickets | S$5.98 → S$2.98 | ฿149.00 → ฿79.00 | |
| Dry Bones Dasher | S$5.98 → S$2.98 | ฿149.00 → ฿79.00 | Only in the 2025 Bowser Tour |
| Mach 8-R | S$5.98 → S$2.98 | ฿149.00 → ฿79.00 | Only in the 2025 Mii Tour |
| Silver Cupid's Arrow | S$5.98 → S$2.98 | ฿149.00 → ฿79.00 | Only in the 2025 Princess Tour |
| Glittering Glider | S$5.98 → S$2.98 | ฿149.00 → ฿79.00 | Only in the 2025 Princess Tour |
| Red Emblem | S$5.98 → S$2.98 | ฿149.00 → ฿79.00 | Only in the 2025 Mario vs. Luigi Tour |
| Green Emblem | S$5.98 → S$2.98 | ฿149.00 → ฿79.00 | Only in the 2025 Mario vs. Luigi Tour |
| Fish Bone Ferry | S$5.98 → S$2.98 | ฿149.00 → ฿79.00 | Only in the 2025 Night Tour |
| Boo Pipes | S$5.98 → S$2.98 | ฿149.00 → ฿79.00 | Only in the 2025 Pipe Tour |
| Wiggler Parachute | S$5.98 → S$2.98 | ฿149.00 → ฿79.00 | Only in the 2025 Pipe Tour |
Gallery[edit]
Jewel Circuit Challenge installation depicting Super Mario characters racing on Rainbow Road
Another Jewel Circuit Challenge installation, depicting a Banana between two Item Boxes
Footnotes[edit]
note - Originally meant to represent a Super Mushroom.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "From now till 24 July 2025, Jewel transforms into a real-life Rainbow Road with the Mario Kart Jewel Circuit Challenge, inspired by the familiar race course from the Mario Kart game series!" – Information page for the Mario Kart Jewel Circuit Challenge. jewelchangiairport.com (English). See § External links.
- ^ "Nintendo POP-UP STORE in SINGAPORE is opening again in Jewel for a limited time period which coincides with the period of JEWEL CIRCUIT CHALLENGE." – April 25, 2025. Collaboration Campaign with Jewel Changi Airport and POP-UP Store are back in Singapore. nintendo.com (English, Singapore). Retrieved May 23, 2025. (Archived May 3, 2025, 21:50:32 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Terms and conditions for the Jewel Circuit Challenge promotion (PDF). Jewel Changi Airport. Retrieved May 23, 2025. (Archived May 22, 2025, 20:39:05 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ "REDEEM A SURE-WIN GACHAPON TOKEN" section, information page for the Mario Kart Jewel Circuit Challenge. jewelchangiairport.com (English). See § External links.
- ^ a b Green Arle (May 9, 2025). Mario Kart Tour (Jewel Circuit Challenge Singapore Special Event & Announcement) (9-5-2025) #shorts (0:25). YouTube. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ a b April 25, 2025. "Special Prices" section, "A Message from the Mario Kart Tour Team!" notification in Mario Kart Tour. Nintendo (English). Retrieved May 23, 2025 from googleapis.com. (Archived April 27, 2025, 08:42:44 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Mocchi- Super Mario™ Super Mushroom Mega Plush Toy, 15 inch. tomy.com. Archived November 7, 2024, 03:19:43 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
External links[edit]
- Information page for the Mario Kart Jewel Circuit Challenge. jewelchangiairport.com (English). Retrieved May 23, 2025. (Archived April 25, 2025, 06:51:43 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
