Mario Kart Tour adds Lederhosen Luigi riding a hot dog

I have not played Mario Kart Tour again, but Nintendo finally added a feature that absolutely convinced me to play. You can now race in a hot dog kart. You can see the hot dog kart – which Lederhosen Luigi dutifully rides – in the image above. Naturally, Luigi is also holding a toasted weenie while driving his new kart. Is not the sausage thing you’ve seen all day? Two hands on the wheel, mate!

The “Fast Frank” kart (as well as Luigi’s new fit) is part of Mario Kart Tournew location in: Berlin. See, now it all makes sense. Berlin tour in Mario Kart Tour is available now through January 26.

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Beyond the German-inspired items, players can also fly the ‘Butterfly Wings’ glider and, in week two, play as Penguin Luigi, Builder Luigi or classic Luigi. There are also new vehicle elements: the Sushi Racer kart and the Blooper Wingtip glider. But those other costumes and karts mean nothing to me – I’m ready for all the hot dogs, all the time.

Mario Kart Tour was released in September 2019 for Android and iOS devices. Real-time multiplayer was officially added to the mobile kart racing game in March 2020. An update the following July added landscape mode – players are no longer required to play in portrait mode.

Can you think of anything better than winning a race as Penguin Luigi on a hot dog kart? I can not.