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The latest patch for Nintendo Switch’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe fixes a number of niggling bugs players have had, but best of all, you can use a Pikmin-themed amiibo to unlock a Pikmin outfit for your Mii character.
Download patch 1.2 now and you’ll also see that online matches finish 30 seconds after the first player-controlled driver crosses the finish line, as intended; you can’t deploy an item after it’s already been used to block an attack; and the item wheel doesn’t just constantly spin in online matches anymore.
You can have a look at the full patch notes below:
- Players can use Pikmin-themed amiibo to unlock a Pikmin Suit for the Mii driver.
- Race rules and course name are now displayed on loading screens for online and wireless play, as well as Mario Kart TV.
- Players who are behind in online matches will receive items geared toward catching up more frequently.
- In online matches, no more than two Piranha Plants will be granted as items at the same time.
- Controls are no longer unresponsive when the timer runs out when choosing a Mii racing suit for online matches.
- When a player uses an item right after the Super Horn in online matches, that item will now remain available for other players.
- Item wheel no longer spins continuously in online matches.
- Online matches now end as intended 30 seconds after the first place racer finishes.
- The Boomerang now returns to the first slot, if possible, after a player catches it.
- Items shown in a player’s item slots now display correctly when holding an item behind them.
- No longer possible to use an item after it has been used to block an attack.
- Communication errors no longer occur frequently while spectating or after spectating online matches.
