Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass DLC Adds 48 Remastered Courses - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 09 February 2022 / 2,868 Views
Nintendo during the Nintendo Direct announced Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be getting paid DLC.
The Booster Course Pass will be adding 48 remastered courses to the game from throughout the Mario Kart franchise. The content in the DLC will be released in six waves of eight courses from March 18, 2022 until the end of 2023.
The Booster Course Pass is priced at $24.99, however, it will be included free for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers.
View the trailer for the DLC below:
"Speed through location-based courses like Paris Promenade and Tokyo Blur from the Mario Kart Tour game in addition to nostalgic favorites like N64 Choco Mountain and Wii Coconut Mall," reads information on the first wave.
Wave 1 adds two cups of four courses each. The Golden Dash Cup will have the following tracks - Paris Promenade, Toad Circuit, Choco Mountain, and Coconut Mall. The Lucky Cat Cup will have the following tracks: Tokyo Blur, Shroom Ridge, Sky Garden, and Ninja Hideaway.
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Very good deal in my opinion. btw: I think that basically means a Switch2 console is for almost 100% not launching before 2024. Not that this is a big surprise, I know^^
Well, shit. I've avoided buying MK8D out of principle (I played the hell out of MK8 and don't want to validate Ninty's practice of retreading games that loyal Nintendo fans have already paid for). But, with 48 more tracks, I may have to take the plunge
Rest assured, I'll be buying the game used ;-)
As I've retained, Mario Kart 9 is probably going to be a Switch 2 launch title. They're just holding us over with this and I don't mind to be honest. I really want to see what the Mario Kart team does with more powerful hardware.
This is absolutely massive. Way more than I could have hoped for. It's now more likely than ever for MK8 to outsell Wii Sports.
I would've been happy with just 8 courses at that price. This is insane and awesome! As crazy as it sounds, MK8 DX could possibly outsell Wii Sports even without MK8 Wii U included in the total!
I think most people would have been happy with a quarter of the tracks being added, this is way beyond what I expected
DA FUQ?!? Yeah Mario Kart 9 isn't coming anytime soon xD
I think that would have always been the plan. Nintendo have only ever released 1 Mario Kart game per console, with 8DX being the only port due to the short lifespan of the Wii U.
Plus, with the game still selling like crazy, there’s no need for MK9 until the Switch successor comes around.
Wow.
Hopefully they'll port some Mario Kart GP tracks on there. That would be lovely.
Incredible price for a DLC and even more impressive coming from Nintendo. The fact that this is also included in the expansion pass is insane. 48 TRACKS !!! For FREE if you have the other subscription.
This also tells us that Switch won't be replaced at all until atleast 2024. The dev kits were definitely for a Switch pro, i'm pretty sure they will follow up with that plan and reveal it maybe sometime this year.
Not free if you have the other subscription. The moment you stop paying the subscription, you lose access to the 48 tracks. They are not yours. So it's not free, like other consoles. I love theses 48 tracks, but I´d like more battle tracks, because 90% of my time playing MK8 is on battle modes!
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