Update: Nintendo has waved the checkered flag! Wave 2 is now available to race for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe owners in all regions! Stay tuned, download your updates and pull up at the starting line.
We’ll see you there and keep an eye on our impressions of eight courses in the near future!
Original article [Thu 4th Aug, 2022 11:40 BST]: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be full of new and old racers when Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass launches later today on Switch!
Final revealed last week After a lot of fan speculation, Wave 2 brings eight more courses to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, on top of the first eight that Wave 1 took us back to March.
The update drops at 3pm BST today, so get ready to go back to the driver’s seat. No official time has been confirmed for other regions, but we suspect it will be roughly the same time across the board.
In case you forget which courses are being added in Wave 2, we will assist you:
- Radish Cup
- New York Minute Tour (Mario Kart Tour)
- SNES Mario Circuit 3 (Super Mario Kart)
- Desert N64 Kalimari (Mario Kart 64)
- DS Waluigi Pinball (Mario Kart DS)
- Propeller Cup
- Sydney Sprint Tour (Mario Kart Tour)
- GBA Snow Land (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)
- Wii Mushroom Canyon (Mario Kart Wii)
- Sky-High Sundae
Of particular note is the final pitch in the Propeller Cup, Sky-High Sundae, it’s a whole new course. While all seven other backtracks have been added to the mobile game Visiting Mario KartSky-High Sundae is launching in Deluxe version before coming to your phone.
Remember, if you have a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass subscription, you’ll get access to these new courses for free. If you haven’t, and you haven’t purchased the Course Booster Card, you can get it now!
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Will you play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe today? Which course do you want to try out? Let us know in the comments section!
