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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Final Booster Course Pass Wave Includes New Tracks, Racers, Music Player, And More
Nintendo has revealed that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass Wave 6, the final wave of DLC for the uber-popular kart racer, goes live next week on November 9. It includes eight new courses, including fan favorites like Mario Kart Wii's Rainbow Road, four new racers, a new music player feature, and more. With it being the final wave of DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it brings the game's course count up to 96, which is double the 48 available in the base game.
Alongside today's release date news and details, Nintendo has released a course overview trailer for the DLC that you can watch below:
Wave 6 adds new cups to the game in the Acorn Cup and the Spiny Cup, which together add eight more courses to the rotation. These courses come from Mario Kart games from the SNES, GameCube, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, and the mobile-exclusive game, Mario Kart Tour. Here's what to expect in each:
Acorn Cup
- Rome Avanti (from Mario Kart Tour)
- DK Mountain (from Mario Kart: Double Dash)
- Daisy Circuit (from Mario Kart Wii)
- Pirahna Plant Cove (new)
Spiny Cup
- Madrid Drive (from Mario Kart Tour)
- Rosalina's Ice World (from Mario Kart 7)
- Bowser Castle 3 (from Super Mario Kart)
- Rainbow Road (from Mario Kart Wii)
Alongside these new courses, Wave 6 includes four new racers in Funky Kong, who debuted in Mario Kart Wii, Diddy Kong from Mario Kart: Double Dash, and Pauline and Peachette from Mario Kart Tour. Elsewhere in Wave 6, players will receive 16 additional Mii Racing Suits, with a bonus Daisy Racing Suit unlockable by scanning any Daisy Amiibo. Plus, this final DLC adds a new Music Player feature to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which allows you to listen to music from each course starting November 9.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass Wave 6 is the final wave of DLC for the game. It goes live on November 9. The entire Booster Course Pass can be purchased for $24.99, or by becoming a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscriber.
Catch up on all the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass offerings by clicking the links below:
For more, read Game Informer's Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review.
[Editor's Note: This article has been corrected to state that the wave includes four new racers; not three]
Are you hopping back into Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to check out this final wave of courses? Let us know in the comments below!
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