Nintendo has released a new software update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which now sees the game on version 2.2.0.
This has introduced the third wave of the Booster Course Pass, adding the Rock Cup and Moon Cup – eight courses that have been remastered from across the Mario Kart series. Those new courses are:
Rock Cup
- London Loop (Mario Kart Tour)
- Boo Lake (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)
- Alpine Pass (Mario Kart 7)
- Maple Treeway (Mario Kart Wii)
Moon Cup
- Berlin Byways (Mario Kart Tour)
- Peach Gardens (Mario Kart DS)
- Merry Mountain (Mario Kart Tour)
- Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 7)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is now available at retail and digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Update Version 2.2.0 Patch Notes
Support for DLC
- Now supports paid DLC: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, Wave 3 (two cups and eight courses).
General
- Added “Custom Items” to item Rules.
- This is a feature that lets you decide which items appear.
- This is supported in VS Race, Balloon Battle, Coin Runners, Shine Thief, Renegade Roundup, Playing with friends, Tournaments, and Wireless Play.
- Items that have not been set to appear may still appear according to the connection environment and game situation.
- When getting struck by lightning while gliding through the air, the glider no longer closes.
- The period of invincibility after spinning or crashing now changes, depending on the driver or machine parts.
- When a user cannot download any new ghost data, they can now delete all the ghost data they downloaded until then.
- Deleted “Recommended” in Tournaments.
Fixed Issues
- Fixed an issue where coins would not be added when touching an opponents’ Crazy Eight coin.
- Fixed an issue where there was a communication error when using the item Boo.
- Fixed an issue where using the Super Horn would not hit more than one opponent at the same time.
- Fixed an issue where images in SNES Mario Circuit 3 would look distorted.
- Fixed an issue where a player could not acquire multiple items in a row in GBA Snow Land.
- Fixed an issue where points would not be added to a member list, when spectating an online match.
- Fixed an issue where, when selecting a team, the COM characters that actually play in the game were not the same as shown on selection screen.
- Fixed an issue where the warning sound was not playing when a Red Shell or Spiny Shell comes from behind.
- Other adjustments and corrections were made to improve the gameplay experience.
