Important
- In order to play the content in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC, you must have Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (sold separately).
You can play the content in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass by purchasing it on Nintendo eShop or by downloading it at no additional cost if you have aNintendo Switch Online + Expansion Packmembership.
Use the table below to understand the difference between purchasing the DLC and downloading it for free with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.
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| Cost | Price available on Nintendo eShop | As part of membership for no additional cost |
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| When it can be played | Indefinitely | For the duration of the active membership |
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What to do
Will you be accessing theMario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass through a Nintendo eShop purchase or through a free download as part of a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership?
Nintendo eShop purchase Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack download
- Purchase the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC on Nintendo eShop.
- The DLC must be downloaded to your console to access the content. If it has been deleted, it can be redownloaded on Nintendo eShop.
- Ensure that your Mario Kart 8 Deluxesoftware has beenupdated to the latest version.
- LaunchMario Kart 8 Deluxeand proceed through your selected game mode:
- Single Player: Grand Prix, Time Trial, VS Race
- Multiplayer: Grand Prix, VS Race
- Online Play: Friends and Rivals
- Wireless Play
- Upon reaching the course selection screen, any new cups released as part of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass can be accessed by pressing the L Button or R Button or by moving the Left Stick upwards.
- When playing Online Play in Global, Regional or Tournament mode, any courses released as part of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass will appear randomly among the selection of courses offered before each race.
- For information on which courses are currently available, please see our Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass official page.
- Begin a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership or join a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack family membershipif you do not already have an active membership.
- Download the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC for free from the Nintendo Switch Online menu on Nintendo eShop.
- Ensure that your Mario Kart 8 Deluxesoftware has beenupdated to the latest version.
- LaunchMario Kart 8 Deluxeand proceed through your selected game mode:
- Single Player: Grand Prix, Time Trial, VS Race
- Multiplayer: Grand Prix, VS Race
- Online Play: Friends and Rivals
- Wireless Play
- Upon reaching the course selection screen, any new cups released as part of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass can be accessed by pressing the L Button or R Button or by moving the Left Stick upwards.
- When playing Online Play in Global, Regional or Tournament mode, any courses released as part of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass will appear randomly among the selection of courses offered before each race.
- For information on which courses are currently available, please see our Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass official page.
Playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass content without a standalone purchase or Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass membership
Players who have not purchased the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass separately or accessed it for no additional cost as part of a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership can still play the new available courses in the following scenarios:
- Via Online Play > Friends and Rivals mode, if the room host has purchased the content or has access to it through a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. All players in a Friends and Rivals room can freely choose from the cups and courses available to the room host.
- Via Online Play > Global, Regional and Tournament modes, available randomly as part of the courses offered before each race.
- For information on which courses are currently available, please see our Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass official page.
- Via Wireless Play, if the room host has purchased the content or has access to it through a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. All players in a Wireless Play room can freely choose from the cups and courses available to the room host.
