

In 2017 Nintendo released the enhanced version of the game, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, for Nintendo Switch. Mario Kart 8 was released as a Wii U game first in 2014, which, to be fair, didn’t see as much action as it could have because of the poor sales of the Wii U. The laziness of Nintendo's move becomes almost overt when factoring in that this is the third time that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is being expanded upon.

What the release of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course DLC Pack shows is that Nintendo had a truly ridiculous number of legacy Mario Kart tracks at the ready to build into a new experience, but instead, Nintendo chose to support this existing game. fighters as well as almost every stage from the past decade of Super Smash Bros. Smash Ultimate included all 74 past Super Smash Bros. The rumor mill seemed to think that such a game would turn out to be a sort of Mario Kart "Ultimate", following in the vein of Super Smash Bros. In fact, in the weeks leading up to the event, numerous leaks had led fans to believe that a Mario Kart 9 reveal would be part of February's Direct. This is a lot of additional content for an extremely popular game, but the disappointment is that many were really anticipating a Mario Kart 9 announcement by Nintendo.

Related: Mario Kart 8 Highlights Nintendo's Roster Problem Confirmed additional tracks in Mario Kart 8's first Booster wave include Toad Circuit from Mario Kart DS, Choco Mountain from Mario Kart 64, and the Coconut Mall from Mario Kart Wii. The tracks will be released in six waves, with the first wave of tracks coming in March and the final wave coming at the end of 2023. For a one-time cost of $24.99 - or at no additional cost for players that own the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership - players are entitled to all four dozen tracks as they release. The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC (quite a mouthful!) features 48 tracks from throughout the history of Mario Kart.
