Garfield Kart Mocks Mario Kart Over Upcoming Shutdown
Originally published Jul 11, 2026
By Blair Marnell · GameSpot
AI-generated summary based on GameSpot · Aggregated by GamingCurve · Human-reviewed and approved on Jul 11, 2026
Key points
- Garfield Kart's social media team mocked Nintendo's decision to shut down Mario Kart Tour.
- Chris Pratt voices both Mario and Garfield in their respective media franchises.
- Mario Kart Tour will be shut down on September 29, ending Nintendo's mobile Kart series.
- Mario Kart World remains the best-selling Switch 2 game and received a recent update.
The social media team for Garfield Kart: Furious Racing and Garfield Kart 2: All You Can Drift has mocked Nintendo's decision to shut down Mario Kart Tour this fall. The Garfield Kart account on X highlighted its own game's stability by stating it 'will not randomly kill your game license.' While Garfield Kart lacks the popularity of Mario Kart, both franchises share a connection through Chris Pratt, who voices Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Garfield in an animated film. Mario Kart Tour will be shut down on September 29, marking the end of Nintendo's mobile Kart series after seven years. Meanwhile, Mario Kart World remains the best-selling Switch 2 game and received a recent update with new content.
Read the original story: GameSpot — by Blair Marnell