Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's DLC Physical Release In Japan Includes A Game Card

Seems a bit odd they didn't wait just a bit longer to have all the DLC on a cart.

But watch it become a real collector's item in the future when the servers and shop are no more....

they finally did it, mario kart 8 deluxe DELUXE

I think it's pretty dumb to re-release the game with the DLC included on a cartridge if they don't actually include the entire DLC on it

But I guess they wanted to have a "new" Mario Kart on the shelves for christmas

I might get the UK version if this JUST for the trinkets.

@FishyS wasn’t Nabbit canon from the start…?

I seem to recall Nabbit was a major new character/enemy in NSMBU

That's pretty dumb. If it included all the DLC on cart I might have actually bought this version (if it came out in Europe) but this just seems like a weird choice not to include everything on cart. Doesn't really seem very worth it that way if you already have the original Deluxe release plus have the DLC purchased.

I think selling a box with a code and just a couple of stickers is just creating more (e)-waste. So I won't be bothered to buy it. (and I already have the DLC trough NSO)

Pointless to do a physical release if it doesn't include all dlc on a CART! You know, the REASON one would buy a physical game.
This has me boiling. It's so stupid and wasteful!

I never understood why they didn’t do this for smash. When the switch eshop inevitably goes down both fighter passes go down with it, like what just happened on 3DS and Wii U

Don't worry nintendo will release mario kart 8 super Deluxe on switch 2 with all the dlc, they are trying to beat gta V

@FishyS well yeah he wasn’t playable originally, but that kind of doesn’t define how canon a character is. Nabbit is very much part of the “story” of the game he debuts in.

Yeah, with Peachette there would be more of an argument, being an easy-mode power up form added in a re-release (though she’s technically just Toadette).

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Deluxe

I did not get any of the dlc
But I might pick it Up if it comes out over here 😊

@FishyS @Eel Yeah, Nabbit was already 100% canon in NSMBU. He was literally part of the story, playable or not.

While they're in stupid mode why not rerelease Smash with some but not all of the DLC!?!

Now if only Nintendo would do this with their other games with mass DLC. I'm still waiting on Smash to get this treatment.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe… Deluxe! For a limited time only!!

They released Zelda BotW and Splatoon 2 also with the DLC on the card in Japan. It never came to the west

I guess I will import that Mario Kart game even without the 6th wave on the card. But all from DLC 1 to 5 is too much to miss.

@FishyS Technically Peachette is a powered-up Toadette, so she falls into a similar category as Tanooki Mario/Cat Peach.

On that note, does anyone find it odd that Nintendo is adding 4 characters but there were only 2 slots left? Perhaps more are coming that haven’t been revealed!

The lack of wave 6 makes this such a wasted opportunity.

@FishyS Peach was just the friends we made along the way.

Waiting for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Turbo and Knuckles Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series.

If this gets released in North America, I might finally consider buying Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. I'm one of the few Switch owners who avoided it for so long.

I don’t understand the point of this if you still need to download courses.

I expected this to show up eventually instead of a Mario Kart 9, but not in an incomplete state. What a waste.

I have the japanese BotW dlc release because it plays in english. I'll get the MK8 one too. I wish the splatoon 2 one played in english.

That's lame, why not wait for wave 6 to complete first? It's only a few more months. Just delay the cartridge release til 2024. Nintendo must be desperate for holiday cash. Where's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Deluxe with all DLC? That one is complete so why not a cartridge version of that too?

Even though it's missing the final wave, the timing makes sense. My bet is that this will also be released in the rest of the world this way too. So this game coming out before the holiday season is a big deal for Nintendo, that's why they can't wait for the final DLC to come out.

Mario Kart 8: Deluxe: Definitive Edition
(but without the last wave of the DLC)

What’s the price in Japan, is it base game + dlc or just the base game or somewhere in between? For $60 I’d buy a complete edition even if I had to download course 6. But at this point it’s a 10 year old game, 6 years on Switch, even with a $30 pass it shouldn’t be more than $60 complete.

Oh well maybe for $70 all on cart on Switch 2 in faux k with HDR. Just think we’ve still never seen any Nintendo first party game with HDR even after all this time of HDR TVs. Some of them should look quite nice.

@rjejr play asia has the game with the DLC listed for $55. Not bad. Enterprising people would probably be able to sell their original Mario Kart 8 for $25-40 and recoup some of the cost.

@nathatruc

I believe this will happen, and as cheap as it is, I hope it is so. Maybe they will upscale the graphics and stuff. I'd be okay with that. But yes, I think the odds of this happening are pretty strong.

How many times are they going to release a 10 years old game lmao

@CaleBoi25 yes it was SURPRISING to say the least. I kinda knew Diddy and funky were gonna get picked.
I think they might merge characters into 1 slot (I am thinking mainly tanooki Mario and cat peach as costumes. But I've seen people say the villager characters into 1 slot, or even splatoon characters).
I would love to see more character but Pauline was my ask and I am satisfied. Wouldn't mind costumes being added.

Hoping MK10 will have all the costumes from Tour and then some more.

@WoomyNNYes botw+dlc has english.

@WoomyNNYes
BotW+DLC did include English support. Splatoon2+DLC didn't, as the original Japanese Splatoon2 didn't. If MK8D+DLC follows the pattern of matching the Japanese release, it should include English.

BotW+DLC and Splatoon2+DLC were also sold in Asia (there were Hong Kong/Korea versions of BotW+DLC and a Hong Kong version of Splatoon2+DLC), so the +DLC releases could even be a way of reaching nearby Asian markets that don't have an eShop, or have a severely locked down eShop but can play imported carts (China).

@Manguy888A $55 for the complete bundle isn't too bad actually.

Nintendo probably did reach the space capacity on a Switch cart. A very stupid decision, though Nintendo has decided that certain segments of the consumer base will purchase it.

The only reason to purchase this, is if you don't already own the game, or the game possibly improves online code, and/or fixes glitches that (negatively) interfere with gameplay.

That is so dumb releasing the incomplete Booster Course Pass, they should have been patient and waited for a complete release.

@Captain-N They didn't reach the space capacity of the Switch cart. It's just very difficult to put content on a cartridge that isn't out yet. I would have preferred if Nintendo released this DLC physical release after wave 6 is released. But can also understand Nintendo wants to target the holiday sales.

Quality! I am off to Japan in November.

Will pick the Mario deluxe up as well as Binding of Isaac Repentance and BOTW with DLC.

@FishyS at the same time we have variations of mario and peach which are just powered-up versions of the characters so I don’t find it so weird. It is nice having all the princesses in one game now.

@FishyS burn burm them with fire(mostly Peachette, Nabit is good)

@rwalsh6882 more than they need as they know most people will lap it up and double dip

well that's nice but why not wait until wave 6 to do a complete version? not to say that won't happen as well...

@adrianfrg That's misleading cause without wave 6 it's still not a definitive version.

@WoomyNNYes The thing is Japan is the only country not to fully embrace digital download. My guess as to why those physical release never got here was cause the west are embracing digital download more and only get them through digital download.

@Piyo You will have to if they started doing that Super Mario 3D All-Stars limited crap again. Even worst if it's digital download only.

Maybe this oddity (incomplete DLC) is just the first print run, and they’ll update it once wave 6 is out.

The western release is a product I don’t understand at all. How is it physical? It’s a bit of merch and a code. In a box. Ah yeah so it’s all aboutr turning it into a better Christmas / birthday present. That must be it.

The stupidest thing about this release is that you'll still have to download the BULK of the DLC (which is contained within the software updates, with the "DLC" merely unlocking access to that content).

Nevertheless... it's still a much better physical release (and value proposition) than the base game that is widely in circulation, and I'm surprised by the lack of mark-up (as it's about US$60!).

Either way, the fact that Nintendo are releasing this so prematurely is bloody infuriating, and I can only hope and pray that they will issue a reprint with absolutely everything on the cart sometime next year (either way, importing this will be a bit of a gamble).

And as much as it p's me off, even if Nintendo do not issue a reprint... I would still be begrudingly inclined to double-dip.

@mariomaster96 : The Christmas theory would make sense if not for the fact that Nintendo are releasing it 2 weeks from now! It would have made more sense to release it in late November or early December (affording them extra development time). Plus, I don't know how big Christmas shopping is in Japan. I suppose it couldn't be too far removed from how it is in the West, where it's essentially been reduced to a materialistic and secularised shell of its former being.

@Stamina_Wheel : Mario Tennis Aces didn't have "DLC", per se, as all of the additional content was included via software updates, and Nintendo tends to include software updates on cartridges in reprints of first-party games (with the likely exception of Smash Ultimate as that would now require a 32GB cartridge, and from a cost perspective, it would make little sense to use a higher-capacity cartridge unless Nintendo were to make a "Complete Edition" release at some point).

@NintendoWife : The great thing about the complete Japanese Zelda:BOTW release is that it includes absolutely everything on the cart. No downloads whatsoever.

@Captain-N @Stamina_Wheel : MK8D isn't even close to exceeding the capacity of the 16GB cartridge that current prints are already using, and there is no way that Wave 6 will cause it to tip over. The current build of the game stands at 10.2GB (with about 3.2GB of that being patches/DLC).

@Yosti they can put it all on a cart now and release it when wave 6 drops in time for the holidays.

@Yosti There is the possibility that they already have it completed, or will before they start manufacturing physical copies of MK8Dx with waves 1-5. However, there is also a possibility you are correct in this case.

@Sisilly_G Thanks for the actual file size numbers. I was curious about the game size.

@TheBlayman Then you would still need an internet connection to check fit you are allowed to play wave 6 from the cartridge?

@Piyo I was replying to a theoretical idea that the wave 6 dlc is on the cartridge before the release date.

@Yosti I mean manufacturer the cartridges now and have them release it in stores the day wave 6 drops.

Just to let you all know my game turned up today from japan it has no updates its all on the cartridge. its a shame we have to download wave 6 but I'm happy to have 88 tracks all on one cartridge.