New York Minute

New York Minute (referred to as New York Minute 1 from version 1.2.0 to 1.4.0) is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is named after and inspired by New York City set in nighttime, and makes its debut in the city's namesake tour and the first tour overall, the New York Tour, therefore being the first new course released in the game. However, the course has currently only appeared in the New York Tour and has yet to appear again since then. The name of the track comes from an American expression used to designate very short intervals of time. Like with New Donk City in Super Mario Odyssey, New York Minute features a number of references to Donkey Kong, including the jumbotron displaying the original arcade game.

In reference to her status as mayor of New Donk City (which is based on New York City), this course is a favorite of Pauline.

The course also appears as New York Minute R (reverse), New York Minute T (with ramps), and New York Minute R/T (reverse and with ramps).

A course combining the New York Minute courses together appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in the second wave of the Booster Course Pass.

Course layout
In the standard layout, all of the racers start the course in front of, where many sponsors can be seen. Just after the starting line, the road bends in a slight curve to the right through and ends in a bridge that leads into. In the park, the road takes a sharp turn to the left and circles back under the bridge where the racers entered the park. After the bridge, the road continues straight until it turns sharply to the right back into the city, where a blocked out entrance to the Rockefeller Center and the building itself can be seen in front. There, the players turn left and pass the Empire State Building and. After another turn to the right, the players are back at the starting line. In New York Minute R, this layout is reversed.

New York Tour
In the New York Tour, New York Minute served as the tour's signature course. It appeared as the second course in the Koopa Troopa Cup, the third course in the Diddy Kong Cup, the location of the bonus challenges in the Yoshi Cup and the Metal Mario Cup, and the location of the tour's Coin Rush. Its T variant appeared as the first course in the Mario Cup and the third course in the Dry Bowser Cup, its R variant appeared as the third course in the Bowser Cup and the second course in the Toadette Cup, and its R/T variant appeared as the second course in the Shy Guy Cup and the third course in the Metal Mario Cup. New York Minute is the first course to have its variant debut before the original course.



Sponsors

 * Burning DK (signs)
 * Propeller Toad Transport (posters)
 * 1-Up Mushroom Car Insurance Group (posters)
 * Boomerang Bros. International Airlines (signs)
 * Barrel Travel (signs)
 * Broadway Musical Entertainment (posters)
 * BaNaNa Boy (posters, signs)
 * Donkey Kong (posters)
 * Mushroom Piston (posters, signs)
 * Galaxy Air (posters, signs)
 * DK Theater (signs)
 * Propeller Toad Transport (posters)
 * Mario Automobile Association (posters)
 * Paratroopa Airlines (posters)
 * Roy Smooth Sounds (posters)
 * Lemmy's Tire Service (posters)
 * Shy Guy Metals (posters)
 * Fuzzy Battery (signs)
 * Mario Work Gear (posters)
 * Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie (posters, signs)
 * Fun Flower (posters)
 * Fountain Cafe (posters)
 * Rainbow Exploration Agency (posters)
 * Dream Gliders (posters)
 * Princess Orange (posters)
 * Red Shell Strike Equipment (posters)
 * Sunshine Airport (posters)
 * Moo Moo Meadows Milk (cargo trucks in the T version only)
 * Green Shell Taxi (taxis)

Mario Kart Tour

 * Mario Kart Tour Twitter: The course, New York Minute, makes its debut in blue! Zoom past towering skyscrapers illuminated by the neon glow of Times Square in this Big Apple-inspired course. Start your engine and get ready to race on 9/25!

Trivia

 * In a tweet about this course by the official Mario Kart Tour Twitter account, an image of the tunnel section of the city only visited in New York Minute 3 and New York Minute 4 is erroneously included.
 * New York Minute, Los Angeles Laps, and Vancouver Velocity are the only courses in Mario Kart Tour based on real-world locations that are not the capital cities of their respective countries.