Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass Wave 1 Update Out Now, Launch Trailer Released

Nintendo revealed last month that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe would receive 48 new tracks in 2023. The tracks will be released in six waves with eight tracks each. 

A little more than a month after the original Wave 1 of Booster Course Pass was released, along with a 2.0.0 update. This update adds new courses to the game and prepares them for online play. It also fixes minor bugs. A new trailer has been released by Nintendo that highlights eight of the new courses in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. 

These courses include: Paris Promenade (above), Toad Circuit; Choco Mountain; Coconut Mall; Tokyo Blur, Shroom Valley, Sky Garden and Ninja Hideaway. While some of the Wave 1 courses have been in existence since Mario Kart Tour, others are brand new. 

What does the 2.0.0 update do to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? here’s what’s new: 

DLC support

• Now supports Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass (Wave 1: 8 courses)
• If someone in the lobby has the “Booster Course Pass,” all players can select one of the pass courses.
  • This supports “Friends,” “Wireless Play,” and “LAN Play.”
• You can now play online starting on March 21st and you will be able to select a course from the Booster Pass.
  • Supports “Worldwide,” “Regional,” and “Tournaments.”
  • Even if the player does not own the “Booster Course Pass,” they can play courses from the pass randomly.

All

• Reduce the time taken for an Item Box’s regeneration to be used by another person.

Resolved Issues

• This issue has been fixed. 12 people were being matched up online and it caused a communication problem.
  • To play online, you will need the most recent update data.
  • If you download the latest update data, you will not be able to do “Wireless Play” or LAN Play” with other players who are using data from a previous update. 
• Update data includes fixes for issues that enhance gameplay experience and additional content not included here.
• To download updates data you will need to have enough memory on your computer or microSD card.

For more about Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, read Game Informer’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review and then catch up on all the details surrounding the game’s new Booster Course Pass. 

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