What is the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Pass?

The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Pass takes a note from the successful Fighter Passes for Super Smash Bros.

Ultimate, giving fans regular content drops that expand upon an already popular game.

Unlike the Fighter Passes, though, this content can’t be bought a la carte.

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The first wave hit on March 18, 2022.

Release dates for the remaining waves has not been detailed.

How much does the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Pass cost?

There are various options to purchase the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Pass.

But that’s not your only option.

The Booster Pass is also included with the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.

That costs $50 per year, and also gets you other Switch Online benefits.

What does the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Pass include?

The booster pass includes all 48 remastered tracks, to be released in six waves of eight tracks each.

Fighter Passes–but we know it will be a mixture of tracks from throughout the series history.

That includes all seven previous console Mario Kart games, along with Mario Kart Tour on mobile.

That’s a lot of tracks to choose from.

So far, we only know the first wave tracks, which you could find below.

Mario Kart Tour is the most heavily represented, with three tracks out of eight represented.

Wave 1

Why Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?

You may have wondered: why Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?

Those are fair questions.

It hasn’t gotten many updates since launch, and it’s had no content updates during that time.

To start, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the Nintendo Switch’s best-selling game, by a huge margin.

According toNintendo sales data, it has sold 43 million copies as of December 31, 2021.

It makes sense that Nintendo would want to capitalize on its success.

Another factor may be the success of Super Smash Bros. We may ultimately see other games get their own content included in the Expansion Pack on a semi-regular basis.

The first wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Pass content is now available.

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