Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was officially announced during the "Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017" event on January 12, 2017.
All the racers and tracks return from Mario Kart 8, including the ones from both DLC packs. There is also a revamped battle mode, featuring Bob-omb Blast and Balloon Battle.
New racers:
- Inkling Boy (from Splatoon)
- Inkling Girl (from Splatoon)
- Bowser Jr.
- Dry Bones
- King Boo
New items:
Downloadable content
Booster Course Pass
A total of 48 remastered courses from other Mario Kart games. The DLC will be released in six waves of eight courses, starting March 18, 2022, and going through the end of 2023.
- Price: $24.99 (free for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members)
Updates
Version 1.7.2
- USA: May 25, 2021
- Japan: May 26, 2021
- Europe: May 26, 2021
- Australia: ?
Version 1.7.1
- USA: January 23, 2019
- Japan: January 23, 2019
- Europe: January 23, 2019
- Australia: ?
Version 1.7.0
- USA: September 19, 2018
- Japan: September 19, 2018
- Europe: September 19, 2018
- Australia: ?
Version 1.6.0
- USA: July 19, 2018
- Japan: July 20, 2018
- Europe: July 20, 2018
- Australia: ?
Version 1.5.0
- USA: June 25, 2018
- Japan: June 26, 2018
- Europe: June 26, 2018
- Australia: ?
Version 1.4.0
- USA: December 12, 2017
- Japan: December 13, 2017
- Europe: December 13, 2017
- Australia: December 13, 2017
Version 1.3.0
- USA: October 18, 2017
- Japan: October 19, 2017
- Europe: October 19, 2017
- Australia: October 19, 2017
Version 1.2.1
- USA: August 9, 2017
- Japan: August 10, 2017
- Europe: August 10, 2017
- Australia: August 10, 2017
Version 1.2.0
- USA: June 28, 2017
- Japan: June 29, 2017
- Europe: June 29, 2017
- Australia: June 29, 2017
Version 1.1.0
- USA: May 17, 2017
- Japan: May 18, 2017
- Europe: May 18, 2017
- Australia: May 18, 2017
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