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The '''Yoshi Tour''' was the ninety-third tour of ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', which began on April 5, 2023 and ended on April 18, 2023. It | The '''Yoshi Tour''' was the ninety-third tour of ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', which began on April 5, 2023 and ended on April 18, 2023. It was rerun from April 3, 2024 to April 16, 2024 as the game's hundred-and-nineteenth tour. | ||
The tour added [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]], which first appeared in Wave 4 of the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass | The tour added [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]], which first appeared in Wave 4 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'', and [[GBA Yoshi Desert|Yoshi Desert]], returning from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' for the first time as a classic course; the R/T variant of [[N64 Yoshi Valley]] was also introduced. In addition to the Yoshi's Island course being themed around ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', many other [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi''-franchise]] items were also introduced in this tour, including [[Poochy]]'s first playable appearance in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] and a [[Yoshi Cookie]]-themed glider. During this tour, some courses featured [[spring egg]]s, which gave bonus points and [[event token]]s when interacted with. | ||
The introduction of Poochy makes this the first tour since the [[Piranha Plant Tour]] to introduce a brand new driver, as well as the first tour since the [[Los Angeles Tour (2022)|2022 Los Angeles Tour]] over a year prior to introduce a new character to the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. This is the first tour since the [[Super Mario Kart Tour]] to include different ending music after the trailer's music, which is an arrangement of the "Goal & Score" fanfare from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', which serves as the goal and results theme for the Yoshi's Island track. This was also the first tour since the [[Sundae Tour (2022)|2022 Sundae Tour]], 17 tours prior, to not introduce any new gold item. Excluding tours that introduce re-routes of courses, this was the first tour to introduce both a new course and a classic course since the [[Paris Tour (2019)|2019 Paris Tour]], and was also the first tour overall to introduce a new course, a classic course, and an R/T variant simultaneously. This was also the first tour since the [[Animal Tour]] ten tours prior to feature the [[Snap a Photo]] bonus challenge. | The introduction of Poochy makes this the first tour since the [[Piranha Plant Tour]] to introduce a brand new driver, as well as the first tour since the [[Los Angeles Tour (2022)|2022 Los Angeles Tour]] over a year prior to introduce a new character to the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. This is the first tour since the [[Super Mario Kart Tour]] to include different ending music after the trailer's music, which is an arrangement of the "Goal & Score" fanfare from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', which serves as the goal and results theme for the Yoshi's Island track. This was also the first tour since the [[Sundae Tour (2022)|2022 Sundae Tour]], 17 tours prior, to not introduce any new gold item. Excluding tours that introduce re-routes of courses, this was the first tour to introduce both a new course and a classic course since the [[Paris Tour (2019)|2019 Paris Tour]], and was also the first tour overall to introduce a new course, a classic course, and an R/T variant simultaneously. This was also the first tour since the [[Animal Tour]] ten tours prior to feature the [[Snap a Photo]] bonus challenge. | ||
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This was the tenth tour in a row to share the same name as a previous tour. Additionally, it was the final tour to introduce a brand new character to the ''Mario Kart'' series. | This was the tenth tour in a row to share the same name as a previous tour. Additionally, it was the final tour to introduce a brand new character to the ''Mario Kart'' series. | ||
The rerun of this tour | The rerun of this tour was the first Yoshi Tour not to run through Easter. | ||
==Spotlight Shop== | ==Spotlight Shop== | ||