This is similar to the approach Nintendo took with the Animal Crossing: New Horizons' "Happy Home Paradise" DLC, which also had the same basic price point. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe owners can buy the Booster Course Pass on its own, but Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers will get free access to the new courses. It's a one-time transaction that literally doubles the number of courses in the game. The announcement in today's Nintendo Direct indicated that the Booster Course Pass is all-inclusive there are no complicated tiers or individual course purchases. When players buy the initial expansion pass for $25, they will automatically receive new courses as soon as they become available. Pre-orders are already available as of this writing. Nintendo didn't reveal how much time will pass between waves, but all six waves should be released by the end of 2023. It's a smart move because 48 courses all at once might feel overwhelming, and this way players have a lot to look forward to after their initial download.
The update also contains fixes to issues that improve the gameplay experience, and other content that is not listed.Nintendo is easing players into the abundance of new courses by releasing just eight at a time, over a course of six waves. If you want to play the game online, you will need to apply the new update whether you bought the DLC or not. In total, there will be 48 remastered courses released over six waves by the end of 2023.Īs far as what to expect with the new update, it not only supports the new DLC, but it fixed an issue where a communication error occured when 12 people matched during online play. And this is just the first wave of the DLC as it only includes the Golden Dash Cup, Lucky Cat Cup and eight courses remastered from the Mario Kart series.
Remember though: it's only free if you are a sub, so if you aren't, the pass will run you $24.99. If you are a Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscriber, once on the game's eShop page, you will see the option to download the content. Why? Because apparently there isn't an option to do it otherwise.Īfter you have updated your game to version 2.0, in order to acquire the Booster Course Pack, you will need to go to the Switch eShop and search for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and manually download the new DLC. Speaking of the new DLC, you will have to download it manually from the eShop. Nintendo has released the Booster Course Pass DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and alongside of the DLC is an update which you will need in order to play the new DLC.
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