Topic: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

@MarioLover92 I think battle courses may come as free updates. With race courses, the big value of buying the DLC comes in the form of GP and Time Trials (don't forget that online all the courses are available even if you don't own the DLC) meanwhile there's no equivalent for battle mode.

@Grumblevolcano That would be cool, but I don't expect that to happen because Nintendo hasn't said a word about having more battle courses.

@MarioLover92 It makes more sense to announce battle mode for Tour first as it would be a new mode for that game.

@Fizza @Ninfan @StarPoint @TommyTendo @tekoii @MarioLover92 @WoomyNNYes @BASEDSAKRI @Grumblevolcano So Bangkok Rush is coming to Mario Kart Tour on the 28th of June, a day before the rumoured Direct. This makes me think that wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass will drop immediately after the presentation on June 29th with Bangkok Rush as one of the new courses. What do you guys think? 🤔

Here's the link: https://nintendoeverything.com/mario-kart-tour-bangkok-tour-c...

@TowaHerschel7 Don't think it will, the Paris and Tokyo courses are a combination of different variants of the course (e.g. lap 1 of Paris and lap 3 of Paris for MK8 Deluxe are different numbered courses in Tour) so I don't think we'll see Bangkok Rush in MK8 Deluxe until 2023 (probably wave 5 or 6) when there's been a few more variants in Tour.

@TowaHerschel7 I'm so tired of nintendo being SO secretive about booster pass wave releases and directs that my mind's coping mechanism has already gone into nothing's-ever-coming mode. XD (If tracks do come, I'd love to learn some new tracks and place time trial times for 150cc & 200cc.)

@TowaHerschel7 There should be a 4 month gap for 6 waves in two years so we probably have until mid July. I personally want Berlin and Amsterdam. Dont think Bangkok will come this wave bc that would give ppl less of a reason to come back to tour but who knows.

@TowaHerschel7 I'd guess it's correct been a good while since the last booster.🤞

I got a question for you all. Which courses you want to see in the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?

@WaterKirby1964
From Arcade GP DX.

@WaterKirby1964 I just hope there is no problem with the game running slow, they always fix the speed of the game when releasing an new course, then after 2 months it runs slow again, 👎

@WaterKirby1964 Here's some courses that I'd love to see:

MK64: Koopa Troopa Beach, Kalimari Desert, Frappe Snowland, Wario Stadium, Banshee Boardwalk

MKDD: Mushroom Bridge, Daisy Cruiser, Mushroom City, Wario Colosseum, Bowser's Castle

MKDS: Luigi's Mansion, Waluigi Pinball, DK Pass, Airship Fortress, Peach Gardens

MKW: Toad's Factory, DK Summit, Daisy Circuit, Koopa Cape, Maple Treeway, Moonview Highway

MK7: Rock Rock Mountain, Wario Shipyard, Rosalina's Ice World, Rainbow Road

And pretty much any track from Mario Kart Tour. I won't mind seeing Mario Circuit 4 from Super Mario Kart, either. That's the only Mario Circuit track from that game that hasn't been remade.

@BASEDSAKRI @tekoii @MarioLover92 @WoomyNNYes @Grumblevolcano @Ninfan @WaterKirby1964 @Anti-Matter @StarPoint Out of curiosity has Nintendo ever announced a first party surprise at the end of a Partner Showcase before? I'm hoping we'll get a surprise announcement and trailer for wave 2 of the MK8D Booster Course Pass at the end of the Direct. 🤔

@TowaHerschel7 As far as I know, I don't think so. At this point, Nintendo will likely just shadow-drop the new courses.

@TowaHerschel7 The only 1st party related announcements previously in Partner Showcases have been Nintendo published games that were developed by 3rd parties (e.g. Shin Megami Tensei V, Bravely Default II) and games using Nintendo IP that were developed by 3rd parties (e.g. Cadence of Hyrule, Age of Calamity). So while something like Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope or Bayonetta 3 could appear, the chances of the next wave of MK8 Deluxe DLC being present is 0. Wave 2 will be a shadow drop trailer at some point in the next few weeks.

@Anti-Matter

would love to see a collection of the first three arcade games but they r hard to go back to via emulation w/o a steerling wheel and pedal, maybe labo?, still would be nice for preservations sake. if I were to pick a course it would be the rainbow rd from gp 2, the music slaps so hard.

@TowaHerschel7 No, They don't

Anyway. Here are the courses I would like to see in the Booster Course Pass:

SNES: Vanilla Lake and Mario Circuit
N64: Kalimari Desert and Frappe Snowland
GBA: Snow Land, Sunset Wilds, Lakeside Park and Bowser Castle 3
GCN: Daisy Cruiser, Dino Dino Jungle, Peach Beach, Mushroom Bridge and Mushroom City
DS: Waluigi Pinball, DK Pass and Airship Fortress
Wii: Mushroom Gorge, Toad's Factory, DK Summit, Koopa Cape, Maple Treeway and Moonview Highway
3DS: Daisy Hills, Shy Guy Bazaar, Rock Rock Mountain, Wario Shipyard, Wuhu Loop, Maka Wuhu and Rosalina's Ice World
Tour: New York Minute, London Loop, Los Angeles Laps, Merry Mountain, Berlin Byways, Sydney Sprint, Singapore Speedway and Bangkok Rush

The MK8 Deluxe news channel did an article for DS Shroom Ridge on June 21st and GBA Sky Garden on June 28th which leaves only Tour Ninja Hideaway for likely July 5th.

So it's looking likely that we'll get the wave 2 announcement in around 2 weeks.

Since people are showing off their track wishlists, I suppose I can show mine too:

N64: Wario Stadium, Kalamari Desert, D.K.’s Jungle Parkway, Bowser’s Castle

GCN: Daisy Cruiser, Peach Beach, Waluigi Stadium, Mushroom Bridge, DK Mountain, Dino Dino Jungle, Rainbow Road

GBA: Shy Guy Beach, Sunset Wilds

DS: Waluigi Pinball, Delfino Square, Yoshi Falls, Peach Gardens, Airship Fortress, Rainbow Road

Wii: Mushroom Gorge, Toad Factory, DK Summit, Koopa Cape, Maple Treeway, Moonview Highway, Rainbow Road

3DS: Wuhu Loop, Rosalina’s Ice World, Shy Guy Bazaar, Rock Rock Mountain, Maka Wuhu, Rainbow Road

I really want to see more love for Double Dash in this DLC. There are only 4 GCN tracks in the base game which is too few if you ask me. There is so, so much potential for this DLC and I cannot wait to see what's next. Hopefully, it won't be too long until the next Wave is announced; it already looks like Grumblevolcano might have the system down.