Wave 3 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass revs up for 8 additional courses on 7th december

Eight more courses are bringing festive fun to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC for Nintendo Switch on 7th December. Wave 3 includes the frolicking fields of DS Peach Gardens and originally from Mario Kart Tour, the frosty merriment of Merry Mountain, which features seasonal sights and sounds to take in while cruising around the track’s frigid peaks and towering pines. Plus, enjoy the colourful views of London Loop from Mario Kart Tour and navigate galactic turns in the 3DS Rainbow Road course, just to name a few.

Wave 3 includes the Rock Cup and the Moon Cup, with classic courses appearing from the Mario Kart series across the Wii, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS and Mario Kart games. Each course can be played locally or online. Courses are divided as follows:

Rock Cup

• London Loop –Leave your rivals gobsmacked as you drift around familiar landmarks and into first place in this course, inspired by England’s capital, originating from Mario Kart Tour.
• Boo Lake – Get your feet wet on this spooky, Boo-filled track set on a haunted lake in this course that originated in Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
• Alpine Pass – Careful, sharp turns and bouncing boulders abound on this high-altitude course from Mario Kart 7.
• Maple Treeway – Leap through the fall foliage and race across massive trees on this course from Mario Kart Wii.

Moon Cup

• Berlin Byways – Watch out for falling Whomps and Thwomps as you make your way around the stunning sights in this course that originated in Mario Kart Tour.
• Peach Gardens – Chirping birds, bopping Chain Chomps and fields of flowers flourish on this course set in the vast gardens of Peach’s castle from Mario Kart DS.
• Merry Mountain – Hit the halfpipe and bank up the snowy hills on this charmingly festive course that first appeared in Mario Kart Tour and features massive candy canes and wrapped gifts galore.
• Rainbow Road – Rainbow Road winds and twists around multiple planetoids on this celestial course that originated in Mario Kart 7 for Nintendo 3DS.

With the upcoming launch of Wave 3, which will join Wave 1 and Wave 2, half of the Booster Course Pass courses will be playable, with another 24 still to come next year. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass includes six separate waves, with eight courses each, which will all be released by the end of 2023.