Nintendo has finally released DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which is officially the best-selling Switch game with 43.35 million copies sold at the last count. By the time it's finished Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Pack will contain 48 tracks taken from previous games in the series.
The tracks will be released in six waves — the first one launched in March 2022 and the final one is coming at the end of 2023. We've also listed all existing Mario Kart 8 tracks below.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Release Date
The first wave of circuits arrived on Friday March 18th, 2022.
Subsequent waves will take place all the way up until the end of 2023. Don't expect Mario Kart 9 any time soon!
What Time Does The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Release?
Wave 1 is available now.
Nintendo's Australian site was the first to give an exact time for that region: Friday 18/03/2022 10:00 AEDT.
Nintendo of Europe then confirmed that Wave 1 would be available at 00:00 CET on 18th March, and 23:00 GMT.
We'll update this guide when a date for the Wave 2 courses is announced.
- Despite no official announcement, fans are speculating that Wave 2 could potentially drop around the time of a June 2022 Nintendo Direct, or soon after. However, at the time of writing Nintendo hasn't even confirmed that there will be a Direct showcase in June, despite traditionally presenting one annually during E3 week (which was cancelled this year, of course). Watch this space.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Price
The DLC costs $24.99 USD / $32.99 CAN / £22.49 but comes at no additional cost if you own a paid Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.
If you're buying the pass, this is a one-off cost; once you've paid the cash, you'll get access to every wave of tracks as they're released until the end of 2023.
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Do I Need The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass To Play The New Tracks?
Nope! Nintendo has confirmed that only one player needs the Booster Course Pass to play online in Friends and Rivals races:
Courses from wave 1 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass can be played from March 18th locally or online in Friends and Rivals races, even if only one player owns the Booster Course Pass or has access to it as part of a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. From March 22nd, courses from wave 1 will also appear in the Random selection when playing Global or Regional races with anyone online.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Confirmed Tracks
Here are the courses that are confirmed so far.
Wave One (Golden Dash Cup & Lucky Cat Cup) - March 18th, 2022
Golden Dash Cup
- Paris Promenade (Mario Kart Tour)
- Toad Circuit (Mario Kart 7)
- Choco Mountain (Mario Kart 64)
- Coconut Hall (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)
Wave Two (Turnip Cup & Propeller Cup)
Turnip Cup
- Courses TBA
Propeller Cup
- Courses TBA
Wave Three (Rock Cup & Moon Cup)
Rock Cup
- Courses TBA
Moon Cup
- Courses TBA
Wave Four (Fruit Cup & Boomerang Cup)
Fruit Cup
- Courses TBA
Boomerang Cup
- Courses TBA
Wave Five (Feather Cup & Cherry Cup)
Feather Cup
- Courses TBA
Cherry Cup
- Courses TBA
Wave Six (Acorn Cup & Spiny Cup)
Acorn Cup
- Courses TBA
Spiny Cup
- Courses TBA
Datamined Mario Kart 8 Booster Pass Courses - Officially Unconfirmed
With access to the Booster Pass, certin enterprising fans have been able to find references to the following courses which may be scheduled to appear in future Waves (via 'MrNantendo' on Twitter):
– Sydney Sprint (Tour)
– LA Laps (Tour)
– New York Minute (Tour)
– Koopa Cape (Wii)
– Maple Treeway (Wii)
– Mario Circuit (SNES)
– Vanilla Lake (SNES)
– Rainbow Road (3DS)
The above courses are officially unconfirmed at present, although it seems likely they'll form part of the remaining DLC tracks.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Existing Tracks - Complete List
Below is a full list of every course available in the base Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game on Switch, listed by Cup:
Mushroom Cup
- Mario Kart Stadium
- Water Park
- Sweet Sweet Canyon
- Thwomp Ruins
Shell Cup
- Moo Moo Meadows (Mario Kart Wii)
- Mario Circuit (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)
- Cheep Cheep Beach (Mario Kart DS)
- Toad's Turnpike (Mario Kart 64)
Flower Cup
- Mario Circuit
- Toad Harbor
- Twisted Mansion
- Shy Guy Falls
Banana Cup
- Dry Dry Desert (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)
- Donut Plains 3 (Super Mario Kart)
- Royal Raceway (Mario Kart 64)
- DK Jungle (Mario Kart 7)
Star Cup
- Sunshine Airport
- Dolphin Shoals
- Electrodrome
- Mount Wario
Leaf Cup
- Wario Stadium (Mario Kart DS)
- Sherbet Land (Mario Kart 64)
- Music Park (Mario Kart 7)
- Yoshi Valley (Mario Kart 64)
Special Cup
- Cloudtop Cruise
- Bone-Dry Dunes
- Bowser's Castle
- Rainbow Road
Lightning Cup
- Tick-Tock Clock (Mario Kart DS)
- Piranha Plant Slide (Mario Kart 7)
- Grumble Volcano (Mario Kart Wii)
- Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 64)
Egg Cup
- Yoshi Circuit (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)
- Excitebike Arena
- Dragon Driftway
- Mute City
Triforce Cup
- Wario's Goldmine (Mario Kart Wii)
- Rainbow Road (Super Mario Kart)
- Ice Ice Outpost
- Hyrule Circuit
Crossing Cup
- Baby Park (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)
- Cheese Land (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)
- Wild Woods
- Animal Crossing
Bell Cup
- Neo Bowser City (Mario Kart 7)
- Ribbon Road (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)
- Super Bell Subway
- Big Blue
This article is part of our Mario Kart 8 Deluxe guide series, featuring tips, hints, tricks and unlocks for the best kart racing game on Switch. You can find the Full Character Roster, every course in the game, including the DLC tracks, and How To Download And Access the DLC itself.
We also explain How To Build The Best Kart, How To Unlock All Gold Mario And All Gold Kart Parts, How To Avoid Blue Shells, How To Farm Infinite Coins, How To Drift, Slipstream, And Boost, and How To Get A Rocket Start, as well as Explain And Rank Every Item, list every every compatible amiibo and unlockable Mii Costumes, explore The Difference Between 'All Items' And 'Frantic Items', plus give an in-depth explanation of All Control Options And Assists and How To Turn Automatic Steering On And Off.
Comments (46)
This is going to be a lot of fun.
Best Direct to date
I'll be disappointed if they use the Mario Kart Tour version of old tracks and I didn't like Choco Mountain (one of the best Mario Kart tracks in my opinion) in the trailer... but I already pre-ordered it. Nintendo has ripped me off with this game: Mario Kart 8, paid DLC, Mario Kart 8 DX with fixed battle mode and the already paid DLC, paid DLC... 🤣 I wonder if the next time we'll see Mario Kart Ultimate with every single Mario Kart track now that they have "remastered" many of them. I'd pre-order that as well.
Everything I need to know except the most important thing, file size!
Is it £24.99 or £22.49 as you have both in the article?
@andyg1412 It's £22.49 or €/$24.99.
@Banjo- and will cost you $24.99 / £24.99.
Whilst the NSO offer is tempting, I don’t want limited access DLC so will buy instead.
@FX102A yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I have the expansion pack, but I would much rather own the DLC. On the other hand, it’s DLC, you never really own it 👎🏻
@andyg1412 Typo @Damo
@Banjo- Thanks, I've removed that line as it's redundant.
@Damo Now it looks better, yep.
@andyg1412 If most of MK8D's current file size (6.9GB) is tracks, then maybe the new 48 tracks will add another 5-7GB.
If you get the dlc through the NSO expansion do you get to keep it after the subscription ends or does the dlc just delete itself or some *****?
Little mistake I noticed while looking at the courses,
Shroom Ridge was originally released on the DS and not the 3DS
48 tracks is a MASSIVE amount of content.
The base game only had 32 tracks.
@Banjo- I would love to see Mario Kart Ultimate.
Can we talk about something equally important, balancing the karts? Every meta driver online is Waluigi with wiggled bike and azure wheels.
Crazy that we're getting new courses for this, and so many as well! I'm intrigued to see what the other ones will be.
Though I'd love more characters too... at least add Pauline and maybe like Birdo or something, it's honestly baffling how inconsistent the rosters are for these spin-off games.
I would've liked to see more added to the battle mode too though, such as more old battle courses, and things like shine runners or something.
Didn't I have a comment here? What happened?
All i ask for is Waluigi Pinball and Wario Coliseum
@Abweegee nope. You only have access to the DLC if you have an active NSO + Expansion Pack. I rather just buy the DLC separately.
@SteelRain I didn't know that. Can I read about that somewhere?
@SteelRain is that confirmed? The article here suggests it's a one off cost and you'll have access to every wave. I.E. you won't have to pay for a 2nd years subscription to get the waves coming out next year. Not sure where NL got that from or if that's correct. It would be nice to get clarification from an official source.
I have NSO+, yet it is still possible for me to preorder the DLC.
So if I become an online member this year 2022
I get this years downloads, and if I continue to be a member in 2023 I get next years downloads, what happens in 2024 if I don’t renew my online membership can I still play the DLC?
@Weapon90 You loose all DLC. I prefer buy DLC so it is mine forever.
Nintendo finally realised they were sitting on a potential goldmine! Unfortunately though, it looks like we won’t get MK9 until at least 2024 (on Switch 2?’
@Franklin yes because if you unsubscribe from the expansion pack you lose it. Buy it outright and it's yours forever!
@andyg1412
do you really?
Wait, isn’t Shroom Ridge a Mario Kart DS track? Why does the official website say it’s a 3DS track, lol.
@SteelRain agree. I think getting dlc in the expansion pass is a rip off and really stupid.
lot of fun? not at the 1st 8 because i still hate all the other tracks, especially moo moo meadows.
it's cool they add tracks from the tour because really who plays mobile games (especially at home when you have a pc and console)
hoping they add wario stadium n64, but with a glass wall and added lakitu no cheating (taking shortcuts) shortcuts are not fun, back in the day the cpu could never beat players on that track so yeah why play it.. no competition always 1st place is not fun.
ghost valley and bowsers castles are cool to, that mall i don't like, yoshi valley i think we see in the trailer i don't like to, better that n64 track with the giant egg, and luigi raceway.
they should remove the crazy 8 because it's just bad, players can get it if in 2nd place and get a easy win
@TopazLink i like the new tracks, but still online is no option because i have no mood to play the old 2014 tracks again.. played it on wii u and on switch so old and not fun to me.. i rather play on gamecube again or n64
I’m so unbelievably excited to be getting new tracks!
I just hope Dino Dino Jungle is one of the courses. It's one of my favorites from Double Dash!
for what people are paying, and being forced to buy a year in advance, i think they should get the dlc for keeps. good grief 🙄
Treating this crap like a Smash Pass ...
I was so pumped up when they anounce this, only to realize they are taking 2 frikin' years to realese the full dlc. I swear Nintendo makes this on porpuse just to piss me off
They technically have a Mario Kart 9.
Mario Kart World Tour.
So next will be Mario Kart X.
Mortal Kombat 2009 was a reboot but with MK X it makes 2009 still part 9. Thus, World Tour is in fact a Mario Kart 9.
@theelite there are tracks from GC and N64 on it.
Choco Mountain from N64 I enjoy and Yoshi Valley.
@EriXz yep, yep, to make only you angry.
Also, 1.75 years not full 2.
@PARK1755 the game itself says DS. Website is wrong
@TopazLink Double Decker, Block Fort, Skyscraper, Big Donut would be fun to bring back in Battle for sure 😃
hopefully nintendo does not wait 5-6 months to release a wave.
"certin" enterprising fans.
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