While it is looking possible that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the Nintendo Switch’s Mario Kart release for the console, at the very least, fans are getting new tracks for the game. Nintendo has rolled out the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC for the popular game, which between now and the end of 2023, will provide players with a total of 48 remastered courses from across the franchise, released over six waves. The first wave, available now, consists of eight courses split over two cups.
The first wave includes the Golden Dash Cup and the Lucky Cat Cup, where players will be able to zoom up escalators and through storefronts in Wii Coconut Mall, dodge falling boulders in N64 Choco Mountain, rush by the roaring crowds in 3DS Toad Circuit, careen over the clouds in GBA Sky Garden and traverse through tight traffic in DS Shroom Ridge. And for the first time, you’ll even be able to choose your own path in Tokyo Blur, Paris Promenade and Ninja Hideaway from the mobile game Mario Kart Tour.
You can see all eight tracks in action via the above trailer.
The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass is available as either a separate purchase via the Nintendo eShop or by maintaining an active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, the latter also providing access to Happy Home Paradise DLC for Animal Crossing – New Horizons, and a curated library of Nintendo 64 games to play on your console.
