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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass: tracks, price and everything you need to know
We take a look at all the details of the booster pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. How much it costs, how many tracks it will have and when they will be available.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is about to become once again one of the big stars of Nintendo Switch. When it was announced in the last Nintendo Direct that the successful racing game -more than 43 million units in less than five years- was going to receive a Booster Course Pass, we realized that the company's plan is to expand this release as much as possible during the current generation. But how many tracks will it include? When will they arrive? We review the release schedule, how many rounds there will be, their price and what options we have to access this overwhelming batch of additional content for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass: what is it and how will it be released?
The Booster Course Pass is a paid expansion pack for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe only on Nintendo Switch. A total of 48 more remastered tracks from the previous eight Mario Kart games (the seven main ones plus Mario Kart Tour) will be added to the already existing 48 tracks in the title. This Booster Course Pass will consist of six waves of eight remastered tracks per wave. The first wave arrives this Friday, March 18 with the first two cups (each cup, as always, has four tracks). That is to say, this Friday we will be able to play the first installment with the first eight tracks.
- 48 remastered tracks from previous Mario Kart games.
- A total of six waves (each with eight tracks).
- Each installment has two cups (each cup has four tracks).
- The six waves will arrive from now until the end of 2023.
All tracks confirmed for the first release of the Booster Course Pass (wave 1 of 6)
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)
All tracks are selectable in all game modes; both single player and local and online multiplayer.
Pricing and how to play the Booster Course Pass: options available
To play the Mario Kart Booster Course Pass we will have two options: buy the DLC for $24.99 in the eShop or being subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.
Players subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack: there is no need to buy the Course Pass; it is already included as long as we have a subscription. In this case, you require an Internet connection at the time of starting the game (not for offline play once verified).
Buy the Booster Course Pass in the eShop for $24.99. You keep it forever and it does not require internet connection to access the content.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is available exclusively for Nintendo Switch in physical and digital format. As a base, the game comes with 48 tracks; once the sixth and final installment of the Course Pass is released, the game will have a whopping 96 tracks.
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