Mario Kart Tour boasts a whopping 220 playable characters, though many of them are variants. A good chunk of the “new” courses coming to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as paid DLC are brought over from Mario Kart Tour, after all. Mobile game Mario Kart Tour offers even more possibility. Who’s next? With an existing roster of more than 40 playable characters - not including many multi-colored Yoshi and Shy Guys - who’s left to join Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Past games, like Mario Kart Wii and Double Dash hint at a few candidates. The addition of Birdo and additional racers makes the Booster Course Pass’ $24.99 price much more compelling. Previously, Nintendo had only committed to new courses - 48 in total - being added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Just as exciting, Nintendo also promised that additional returning characters from the Mario Kart series will be added in future waves of the Booster Course Pass. The Yoshi’s Island track and fan-favorite Birdo are headed to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sometime this spring in wave 4 of Nintendo’s Booster Course Pass DLC. Nintendo had a surprise for Mario Kart fans on Wednesday during its Nintendo Direct presentation, revealing that an all-new course and a familiar face are coming to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch.

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