Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Custom Items update lets players pick their power-ups

Free update Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, available right now, promises to create all kinds of mayhem — the good kind — in offline VS Races and some online team modes. Players can now choose which items they want to see in the game. They can also assign these items to particular teams.

You can create custom items to let players pick which power-ups will appear in their boxes or turn them all off. You can choose to do all-Bullet Bill power ups or mix and match classics. Super Mario Kart power-ups.

If you’re immediately thinking: Ah, my God, how would an all Blue Shells race look? You’re all right!

This works both ways. You can get rid of the power-ups that stop you in your tracks once you’re there!

It also means you can get rid of coins as an Item Box prize, because who else doesn’t Loathe picking up change when you’re desperate for a Red Shell or a Fire Flower?

Right now, the update is free. It arrives alongside the launch of the premium Booster Course Pass’s third wave of DLC, which adds another eight tracks to the game, for a total of 24. There will be three additional waves of DLC in 2023, bringing the total to 48. The Booster Course Pass costs $24.99, but it’s also included with the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription, at $49.99 per year.