Nintendo has reveal Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass Wave 2, a new premium DLC bundle that includes a mixture of eight remastered and completely brand new circuits. Booster Course Pass Wave 2 will be out on 4th August 2022 next week.
As with Wave 1, the eight tracks included in Wave 2 are being organised into two new cups: the Turnip Cup and the Propeller Cup.
The Turnip Cup includes:
- New York Minute – Mario Kart Tour
- Mario Circuit 3 – Super Mario Kart
- Kalimari Desert – Mario Kart 64
- Waluigi Pinball – Mario Kart DS
The Propeller Cup includes:
- Sydney Sprint – Mario Kart Tour
- Snow Land – Mario Kart Super Circuit
- Mushroom Gorge – Mario Kart Wii
- Sky-High Sundae – New!
Sky-High Sundae is a new sweet treat-themed track, that Nintendo describe as follows:
With splits, drops and jumps galore, Sky-High Sundae is a high-speed treat. Glide through the giant gelato, up the sorbet slopes and past the curve of cafes to reach the frozen finish line!
The DLC pass costs £22.49 / €24.99 for a whopping 48 courses being added to the game, putting rumours of Mario Kart 9’s development to one side (for now). These will be delivered through six waves of eight tracks (two cups) each spread out over the next 18 months. However, if you subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online: Expansion Pack, then it is bundled in with your sub. That’s quite a sweetener when you’ll need Switch Online in order to play these tracks online anyway.
Perhaps one of the most controversial aspects of the whole Booster Course Pass has been some of the track selection, which draws notably on content for the mobile game Mario Kart Tour, and the tonal shift in the graphics design. A lot of that holds true for Wave 2, with a pair of tracks from World Tour and a very toon-y looking new circuit that will be a bit jarring in comparison to the tracks from the original game release. Even so, there’s also some great selections including, and Kalimari Desert from Mario Kart 64 is sure to be a fan-pleasing pick, in particular.
For Wave 1, which released earlier this year, I said:
“As you play more, I’m sure it’s a tonal difference that will fade as you get used to it, but it does slightly undercut what Nintendo are selling and makes it feel like these were intended for another game – Mario Kart Tour, if this suspicion holds true. Then again, it’s hard to complain when there is such a huge wealth of circuits coming to the game through the Booster Pass’ six waves. It’s the gameplay that matters most, and the sheer variety of circuits that Nintendo are throwing into the mix is huge. They’re doubling the amount of tracks in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and it means that I and millions of others are sure to come back to the game and enjoy what it offers all over again.”
Source: Nintendo
