Ninja Hideaway
- This article is about the race course from Mario Kart Tour. For its musical theme, see Ninja Hideaway (theme).
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| Appears in | Mario Kart Tour (2021) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 1) (2022) | ||||||||||
| Cup | Lucky Cat Cup | ||||||||||
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| Previous | GBA Sky Garden | ||||||||||
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- “You gotta have some sweet ninja skills to get first on this one.”
- —Jordan, Play Nintendo[1]
Ninja Hideaway is a race course from Mario Kart Tour that was introduced in the 2021 Ninja Tour as its featured course. The course takes place at a Japanese dojo called Ninja Manor[2][3] and features two routes that drivers can alternate between: one main, ground-level route and one elevated route usually accessible through regular ramps or Glide Ramps. The course is strewn with obstacles such as ninja Shy Guys and Ceiling Needles. On the front of the manor are the kanji「忍道」("way of the ninja"), written from right to left as「忍道」. Wario-related iconography can be seen throughout Ninja Hideaway, such as depictions of his mustache and nose on the front of one of the buildings, as well as garlic motifs seen on windows, banners, and fences, referencing Wario's love for garlic.
Ninja Hideaway reappears in the Booster Course Pass DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as the fourth and last course of the Lucky Cat Cup.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Course layout[edit]
In the standard layout, the course begins atop part of the manor rooftop before moving onto an arched bridge. A right turn appears at a Chain Chomp motif, followed by a wooden deck with two left turns. At the second left turn, there is a wooden staircase leading up to an upper level. If this route is not taken, the player then moves into multiple rooms inside the manor with a few shoji doors and Ceiling Needles, the last of which serves as a platform on the upper route and can lead to another upper area filled with coins. After another left turn, the player encounters a few ninja Shy Guys before taking a glide ramp past Shy Guys on kites and air-blowing bamboo stalks to a pagoda - this applies to the upper route as well. The pagoda's upper path features a few floorboards the player can traverse, while the lower path features a sewer system with running water. Both paths curve left and lead to a side roof with a grated path above, along with a few upwards wind currents produced by pinwheels. The course then makes an S-curve to the finish line, along with a glide ramp on the left that the player can use to access the upper floor of the manor.
The course also appears as Ninja Hideaway R (reversed), Ninja Hideaway T (with ramps) and Ninja Hideaway R/T (reversed with ramps). The former two debuted alongside the normal variant in the 2021 Ninja Tour, while the latter debuted in the Mario vs. Peach Tour. In the T and R/T variants, all Ceiling Needles and glide ramps on the course are removed. In the T variant, the staircase at the beginning is blocked off, and racers use a glide ramp just before the S-surve.
Appearances[edit]
For this course's tour appearances, see List of Ninja Hideaway tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which Ninja Hideaway and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of Ninja Hideaway tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
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