Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s Booster Course Pass Wave 1 gets a launch trailer

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Nintendo has dropped the first wave of DLC courses for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe via its new Booster Course Pass on Nintendo Switch.

The first wave comprises of eight courses sorted into two cups of four tracks each. As detailed in the original announcement, the tracks originally featured in older Mario Kart games. The tracks are playable locally or in Friends and Rivals races from today. They’ll then be added to the Random pool of courses in Global & Regional online races from March 22.

Today’s tracks in Wave 1, along with their original games they’re from, are as follows:

Golden Dash Cup

  • Paris Promenade (Mario Kart Tour)
  • Toad Circuit (Mario Kart 7)
  • Choco Mountain (Mario Kart 64)
  • Coconut Mall (Mario Kart Wii)

Lucky Cat Cup

  • Tokyo Blur (Mario Kart Tour)
  • Shroom Ridge (Mario Kart DS)
  • Sky Garden (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)
  • Ninja Hideaway (Mario Kart Tour)

There’ll be five more waves after this one, adding a collective 40 more additional courses. Nintendo say all six waves will be out by the end of 2023. The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass is available now from the Nintendo eShop. Alternatively, you can find it included with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

  • Platform(s): Nintendo Switch
  • Genre(s): Racing