Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Races with Chaos and Friends part 4: Talking About Online
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Mario Kart 8 is a kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo, and first released for the Wii U in 2014. It retains Mario Kart series game mechanics, where players control Mario franchise characters in kart racing, collecting a variety of items to hinder opponents or gain advantages in the race. Mario Kart 8 introduces anti-gravity driving on walls or ceilings, and allows players to bump into each other for a short boost. It has single-player and multiplayer modes, including online via the Nintendo Network.
Mario Kart 8 was a critical and commercial success. Critics praised its new additions, tracks, graphics, gameplay, and orchestrated soundtrack, but criticized its limited battle mode. It is the best-selling Wii U game, with more than eight million copies sold worldwide. Nintendo continued to release patches and downloadable content, including additional characters, vehicles, and tracks, and support for Nintendo's Amiibo figurines.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, an enhanced version for the Nintendo Switch, was released in April 2017. It was also a critical and commercial success, with critics lauding the expansion of the battle mode, and became the best-selling Switch game. Both versions have sold a combined total of more than 51 million copies, making it one of the best-selling video games of all time.
In February 2022, Nintendo announced the "Booster Course Pass", a DLC season pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The pass adds 48 tracks from previous Mario Kart games, set to be released in six waves of eight tracks through the end of 2023. The first wave of tracks, released on March 18, 2022, largely consists of tracks ported from Mario Kart Tour; as a result, critics and consumers had mixed opinions regarding the shift in art style and graphics compared to the tracks in the Deluxe base game.