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Revision as of 20:11, November 21, 2022

This article is about an upcoming DLC pack. Editors must cite sources for all contributions to this article. Edits that do not follow this standard may be reverted without notice.

Key artwork for the Booster Course Pass DLC in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Key artwork for the Booster Course Pass DLC (as of Wave 1)

The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass is a DLC expansion pack for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, announced during a Nintendo Direct held on February 9, 2022. The pack includes 12 additional cups, for a total of 48 additional courses (bringing the total number of courses to 96), most of which are remastered versions of courses from other Mario Kart games, including Mario Kart Tour. The courses are based on their designs from Mario Kart Tour, with the exceptions of DS Shroom Ridge, GBA Snow Land, and DS Peach Gardens, which are currently absent from said game. However, the courses have received visual improvements and new music arrangements compared to Mario Kart Tour. The pack marks the longest gap between the original release of a Mario game and the release of its DLC, releasing nearly five years after Mario Kart 8 Deluxe did. The pack also makes Mario Kart 8 Deluxe the first Mario Kart game to feature classic courses from games following the original game's release, with Mario Kart Tour and its reappearing courses debuting after 8 Deluxe was initially released.

The pack is set to be released in six waves by the end of 2023. It can be purchased on its own, but is also included in the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.[1] The first wave of the DLC was made available to pre-load on March 15, 2022, and was released on March 18, 2022. For the Tencent release in Mainland China, the first two waves of the DLC were made available on September 26, 2022, with the rest of the waves set to release by the end of 2024. If the player has purchased the Booster Course Pass or currently has a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, a small icon of a Super Star can be seen next to the version number on the game's title screen.

The courses shown in the key artwork use official screenshots and in-game course icons from Mario Kart Tour. Some screenshots of the courses show Paris Promenade and Paris Promenade 3 with barrier fences from that game. The artwork also features an official screenshot of the ninja Shy Guys in Ninja Hideaway, which originated from the Ninja Tour's in-game preview. Some promotional material for Wave 1, primarily the infographic showing all the courses in the wave, also used Tour screenshots. However, Wave 2's promotional material used in-game screenshots from 8 Deluxe for every course in both waves.

Several minor adjustments to the courses in Wave 1 were made upon the release of Wave 2, such as their course icons being slightly brighter, and the sand and dirt on some courses now leaving tire marks. Additionally, the final car section in Wii Coconut Mall was adjusted, making the cars serve as hazards and move sporadically in random directions (except for Time Trials, in which they remain stationary).

Courses

Each of the six waves features two cups, each with four courses, for eight courses per wave.[1] As of the third wave, there is one course from Super Mario Kart, two courses from Mario Kart 64, three courses each from Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, and Mario Kart 7, eight courses from Mario Kart Tour, no courses from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and one new course. Excluding the Tour courses, DS Shroom Ridge and GBA Snow Land are currently the only courses in the Booster Course Pass that had not previously appeared as classic courses, while Sky-High Sundae is currently the only course to make its series debut in the pass.

Only Mario Kart Tour's city courses are labeled as Tour tracks in-game, as shown by Ninja Hideaway, Sky-High Sundaea, and Merry Mountain lacking the Tour prefix.

In the British English version of the game, 3DS Rock Rock Mountain is known as 3DS Alpine Pass.

Wave 1
Released on March 18, 2022
Wave 2
Released on August 4, 2022
Wave 3
Releasing on December 7, 2022[2]
The Golden Dash Cup Emblem
Golden Dash Cup
The Lucky Cat Cup Emblem
Lucky Cat Cup
The Turnip Cup Emblem
Turnip Cup
The Propeller Cup Emblem
Propeller Cup
The Rock Cup Emblem
Rock Cup
The Moon Cup Emblem
Moon Cup
Tour Paris Promenade Tour Tokyo Blur Tour New York Minute Tour Sydney Sprint Tour London Loop as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Tour London Loop[2]
Tour Berlin Byways as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Tour Berlin Byways[2]
3DS Toad Circuit DS Shroom Ridge SNES Mario Circuit 3 GBA Snow Land GBA Boo Lake as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
GBA Boo Lake[2]
Peach Gardens in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
DS Peach Gardens[2]
N64 Choco Mountain GBA Sky Garden N64 Kalimari Desert Wii Mushroom Gorge 3DS Rock Rock Mountain as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
3DS Rock Rock Mountain[2]
File:MK8-Course-MerryMountain.jpg
Merry Mountain[2]
Wii Coconut Mall Ninja Hideaway DS Waluigi Pinball Sky-High Sundae Wii Maple Treeway as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Wii Maple Treeway[2]
3DS Rainbow Road as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
3DS Rainbow Road[2]
Wave 4
Releasing in 2023
Wave 5
Releasing in 2023
Wave 6
Releasing in 2023
File:MK8D BCP Fruit Emblem.jpg
Fruit Cup
File:MK8D BCP Boomerang Emblem.jpg
Boomerang Cup
File:MK8D BCP Feather Emblem.jpg
Feather Cup
File:MK8D BCP Cherry Emblem.jpg
Cherry Cup
File:MK8D BCP Acorn Emblem.jpg
Acorn Cup
File:MK8D BCP Spiny Emblem.jpg
Spiny Cup
Locked Fruit Cup course from the Booster Course Pass Locked Boomerang Cup course from the Booster Course Pass Locked Feather Cup course from the Booster Course Pass Locked Cherry Cup course from the Booster Course Pass Locked Acorn Cup course from the Booster Course Pass Locked Spiny Cup course from the Booster Course Pass
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Locked Fruit Cup course from the Booster Course Pass Locked Boomerang Cup course from the Booster Course Pass Locked Feather Cup course from the Booster Course Pass Locked Cherry Cup course from the Booster Course Pass Locked Acorn Cup course from the Booster Course Pass Locked Spiny Cup course from the Booster Course Pass
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Pricing

Region Cost
Japan ¥2,500
United States US$24.99
Canada CA$32.99
Brazil R$128.00[3]
Mexico MX$593.00[4]
United Kingdom £22.49[5]
Eurozone €24.99[5]
Switzerland CHF 35[6]
Russia ₽2075[7]
Israel ₪89[8]
Australia AU$37.50[9]
New Zealand NZ$41.25[9]
South Africa R450.00[10]
South Korea ₩25,000[11]
Hong Kong HK$169[12]
China ¥119 RMB[13]

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

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Internal content

A leak for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass, featuring several unreleased courses, including T variants.
Internal key artwork

An alternate version of the key artwork exists in the game's files as of version 2.0.0, showing several currently unreleased courses. This banner also uses official screenshots and in-game course icons from Mario Kart Tour, including icons for T and R/T variants. Several tracks included in Wave 2 appear in this banner, including Tour New York Minute and Sky-High Sundae, though the SNES Mario Circuit art used within it is not that of SNES Mario Circuit 3. Several more appear, though many are too blurry to be properly identified; however, the starting area of GCN Waluigi Stadium, the snowboarding section of Wii DK Summit, and the underwater portion of Wii Koopa Cape all appear. The banner also had screenshots for Amsterdam Drift and Bangkok Rush before their official reveals for Mario Kart Tour.[14]

Among the game's internal data, there exist prefixes for upcoming courses: "SNES" (denoting a Super Mario Kart course) is allocated to one upcoming course, "GBA" (Mario Kart: Super Circuit) to two upcoming courses, "GCN" (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) to four, "DS" (Mario Kart DS) to one, "Wii" (Mario Kart Wii) to three, and "Tour" (Mario Kart Tour) to 8. There are also five courses without a prefix.[15] The prefixes were laid out in a set order for each cup, though while the order panned out for Wave 2, Wave 3 was altered, with several courses being moved around and the GCN course being dropped in favor of Wii Maple Treeway. It is unknown how future waves will change, or if the number of prefixes for each game will change in the future.

In version 2.1.0, music snippets for many unreleased courses were added to the game's files, including those of all of Mario Kart Tour's new courses up to Tour Bangkok Rush, as well as all other courses featured in Wave 3 (present prior to their official reveals), GBA Sunset Wilds, and either GCN Waluigi Stadium or Wario Colosseum (although the former is seen on the banner).[16]

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese マリオカート8 デラックス コース追加パス
Mario Kāto 8 Derakkusu Kōsu Tsuika Pasu
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Additional Course Pass

Chinese (simplified) 马力欧卡丁车8 豪华版 新增赛道通行证[17]
Mǎlìōu Kǎdīngchē 8 Háohuábǎn Xīnzēng Sàidào Tōngxíngzhèng
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Additional Course Pass

Chinese (traditional) 瑪利歐賽車8 豪華版 新增賽道通行證[12]
Mǎlìōu Sàichē 8 Háohuábǎn Xīnzēng Sàidào Tōngxíngzhèng
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Additional Course Pass

Dutch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Circuit-uitbreidingspas
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Circuit Expansion Pass
German Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster-Streckenpass
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass
Italian Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Pass percorsi aggiuntivi
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Additional Courses Pass
Korean 마리오 카트 8 디럭스 - 부스터 코스 패스
Mario Kateu 8 Dileogseu - Buseuteo Koseu Paeseu
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass

Portuguese Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Passe de pistas adicionais
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Additional Courses Pass
Russian Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Талон на дополнительные трассы
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Talon na dopolnitelnyye trassy
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Additional Tracks Ticket

Spanish Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Pase de pistas extras
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Extra Courses Pass

Trivia

  • The pass was once erroneously referred to as the "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pack" on the official North American webpage.[18] This error has since been corrected.
  • The countries of most of the 150cc staff ghosts for Mario Kart Tour's city courses match the cities' respective countries: Tour Paris Promenade's staff ghost is French, Tour Tokyo Blur's staff ghost is Japanese, and Tour New York Minute's is American.
    • Tour Sydney Sprint's is an exception, as its staff ghost is Japanese. This is likely because no staff ghost in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is Australian.

Notes

a - The filename for Sky-High Sundae in the internal data for Mario Kart Tour features the "mob" platform code, an indicator used exclusively for new courses that were introduced in Mario Kart Tour.

External links

References

  1. ^ a b Nintendo (February 9, 2022). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass DLC - Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Nintendo (November 21, 2022). Wave 3 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass arrives December 7th!. YouTube. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Mario Kart8 Deluxe para o console Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Brasil. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Mario Kart8 Deluxe para la consola Nintendo Switch. Nintendo América Latina. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Nintendo UK (February 9, 2022). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC is on the way! (Nintendo Switch). YouTube. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  6. ^ Nintendo France (February 9, 2022). Du contenu téléchargeable arrive pour Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ! (Nintendo Switch). Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  7. ^ Nintendo Россия (February 9, 2022). Скоро выйдет DLC для Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! (Nintendo Switch). YouTube. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  8. ^ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass! – הרחבה דיגיטלית. Nintendo Israel. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  9. ^ a b NintendoAU (February 10, 2022). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC is on the way! (Nintendo Switch). YouTube. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  10. ^ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe § Paid DLC courses are coming to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! nintendo.co.za. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  11. ^ (February 10, 2022). 『Nintendo Switch Sports』, 『제노블레이드 크로니클스 3』, 『파이어 엠블렘 무쌍 풍화설월』 등, Nintendo Switch 소프트웨어와 서비스의 최신 정보를 전달! Nintendo Korea. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  12. ^ a b (February 10, 2022). 《Nintendo Switch 運動》、《異度神劍3》和《瑪利歐激戰前鋒 戰鬥聯賽》等 Nintendo Switch專用遊戲軟體最新資訊公開! 多款支援中文作品預定發售! Nintendo HK. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  13. ^ 马力欧卡丁车8 豪华版 | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂 | 腾讯 Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  14. ^ File:MK8D Booster Course Pass Banner Amsterdam and Bangkok.pngMedia:MK8D Booster Course Pass Banner Amsterdam and Bangkok.png
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  17. ^ (February 10, 2022). 《Nintendo Switch 运动》、《异度神剑3》和《马力欧激战前锋 战斗联赛》等 Nintendo Switch专用游戏软件最新资讯公开! 多款支持中文作品预定发售! Nintendo HK. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  18. ^ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — Booster Course Pass for the Nintendo Switch™ system — Official Site. Nintendo. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.