Mario Kart Tour and FFVII Ever Crisis Join Mobile Game Sunset Trend
Two major mobile titles, Mario Kart Tour and Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis, are shutting down. Both games will cease online operations in late September and early October. This marks another significant retreat from ambitious mobile adaptations by major gaming companies.
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- Mario Kart Tour and Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis are the latest online games due to sunsetMario Kart Tour will cease operations on September 29th after seven years, with no offline version planned. Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis will shut down on October 6th due to the costs of maintaining its quality, though Square Enix is accelerating story events before its closure.
The retreat from mobile games continues as Mario Kart Tour and Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis will be taken offline later this yearNintendo and Square Enix are shutting down their mobile games, Mario Kart Tour and Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, respectively, later this year. Mario Kart Tour will cease service around September 29-30, while Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis will end on October 6. This follows a trend of major companies retreating from ambitious mobile adaptations of big intellectual properties.