{"id":126380,"date":"2022-07-08T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-134240"},"modified":"2022-07-08T12:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T12:15:00","slug":"petey-piranha-takes-to-the-road-in-mario-kart-tours-latest-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/08\/petey-piranha-takes-to-the-road-in-mario-kart-tours-latest-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Petey Piranha Takes To The Road In Mario Kart Tour&#8217;s Latest Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4193da05f3a29\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4193da05f3a29\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<section class=\"title\">\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"description\">The Piranha Tour kicks off next week<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"byline\">\n<ul class=\"article-author\">\n<li class=\" first\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/users\/61767\/avatar.jpg\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"Olliemar28\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"authors last\">by <a class=\"author-name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/users\/Olliemar28\">Ollie Reynolds<\/a> <span class=\"icon icon-time\"><\/span> <span>11 hours ago<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"I5_e5q9PsYY\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The latest major update for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/mobile\/mario_kart_tour\">Mario Kart Tour<\/a> is due to go live next week on July 12th and adds a brand new character to the ever-growing roster of drivers: Petey Piranha.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right, everybody&#8217;s favourite Piranha Plant is taking a vacation from his vacation in Isle Delfino to duke it out with Mario and Co. in the Piranha Tour. Naturally, Petey&#8217;s kart of choice is designed in the shape of a warp pipe to ensure Petey can sit and drive with optimum comfort and style. Nintendo previously teased the new update just yesterday via Twitter:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s a bit early, but here&#8217;s a sneak peek at the next tour in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarioKartTour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MarioKartTour<\/a>! It looks like the stage will be set in an enormous and rather dimly lit pipe. Thrilling races await, but watch out for dangerous enemies! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LU4azfbitQ\">pic.twitter.com\/LU4azfbitQ<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Mario Kart Tour (@mariokarttourEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mariokarttourEN\/status\/1544940959406108673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Piranha Tour will kick off at 11:00pm PT on July 12th and replaces the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/06\/mario-kart-tour-heads-to-bangkok-in-the-latest-major-update\">Bangkok Tour<\/a>, which saw players take to the streets of Thailand&#8217;s capital and gave Daisy a brand new kart and swanky set of gear.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will you be checking out the Piranha Tour when it launches next week? Tell us in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I5_e5q9PsYY\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I5_e5q9PsYY\">youtube.com<\/a>, via <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/gonintendo.com\/contents\/6177-piranha-plant-tour-revealed-for-mario-kart-tour\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gonintendo.com\/contents\/6177-piranha-plant-tour-revealed-for-mario-kart-tour\">gonintendo.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/nintendolife.com.ssl\/super-mario\/related-info\/fe53117d5654ba04473d03289be1772a @ 2022-07-09T00:32:11+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<\/dd>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Piranha Tour kicks off next week by Ollie Reynolds 11 hours ago [embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube The latest major update for Mario Kart Tour is due to go live next week on July 12th and adds a brand new character to the ever-growing roster of drivers: Petey Piranha. 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