Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 5 Launches July 12 - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 06 July 2023 / 3,852 Views

Nintendo announced Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 5 will launch on July 12.

Wave 5 will add two new Cups with four courses each, as well as four new playable characters.

View a trailer of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 5 below:

Read details on the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 5 content below:

New Courses

Koopa Cape (Mario Kart Wii)
Los Angeles Laps (Mario Kart Tour)
Moonview Highway (Mario Kart Wii)
Squeaky Clean Spring (New)
Athens Dash (Mario Kart Tour)
Daisy Cruiser (Mario Kart: Double Dash)
Sunset Wilds (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)
Vancouver Velocity (Mario Kart Tour)

New Playable Characters

Birdo
Petey Piranha
Wiggler
Kamek

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.

13 Comments

Shatts (on 06 July 2023)

Nice Koopa cape was my favorite course on the Wii. Now we just need Wii ranbow road, Wii has a lot of good courses since it already looked like modern ones instead of 2D.

CaptainExplosion (on 06 July 2023)

I hope in the next wave we get Dixie Kong. ^^

VAMatt (on 06 July 2023)

MK8 is a great game. But, it kinda upsets me when I am reminded that we're getting content for it instead of MK9 in 2023.

Scoopz VAMatt (on 06 July 2023)

Why would that upset you? Swtch isnt that much more powerful than the Wii U. Id much rather MK9 be a system seller for the Switch 2 with the vastly improved physics, course complexity and visuals that a next gen system could offer. MK9 on the Switch wouldve been more of the same. Youre getting more of the same with the booster course pass.

VAMatt Scoopz (on 06 July 2023)

You make good points. However, it's not just about more powerful hardware. There's always something different with each Mario Kart, gameplay wise.

And, in any case, if switch hardware would be a limiting factor in making MK9 a special game, that doesn't change the fact that it's past time for a new Mario Kart.

Scoopz VAMatt (on 06 July 2023)

Theres only ever been one iteration of Mario Kart per system. That avoids over saturation and its why the series sells so much. Its just like GTA. Because theres only one new GTA per generation, its an evergreen seller. You wouldnt get that with multiple iterations per gen.

So i disagree that its past time for a new one. Its time for a new one when theres a new generation of hardware to allow the new ideas and features of the game to be expressed in the best way. Ahead of that Nintendo has done the right thing and satisfied fans with this DLC.

MK9 is arriving on the platform it belongs...the Switch 2

VAMatt Scoopz (on 06 July 2023)

We're still playing the Wii U's Mario Kart. So, where is the Switch's iteration?

Anyway, the reality is that I've been playing MK8 for something like 9 years now. I was ready for a new one 5 years ago.