Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Update Confirms How Many DLC Characters Are Coming
gamerant.comFans of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe now have confirmation of how many new DLC characters will come to the game thanks to the release of Wave 4 of the Booster Course Pass. Ever since Birdo was announced as a new character last month, many have speculated what other new characters, if any, would be coming to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
After nearly four years of fans wondering if more courses and characters would be added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Booster Course Pass was announced to be bringing 48 courses to the game across six waves. After the most recent Nintendo Direct showed that Birdo would be coming to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe alongside a new course based on Yoshi's Island, fans had more reason than ever to be excited about the prospect of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe getting more characters from previous Mario Kart games or brand new characters altogether.
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With today's release of Wave 4 of the Booster Course Pass, the updated character select screen has given some insight into these new characters. There are now five empty character slots underneath Birdo, confirming that at least five new characters will be added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. This seemingly disputes a previous Mario Kart 8 Deluxe character leak which listed 14 different characters as DLC including Dixie Kong, King Bob-omb, Pauline, and Kamek. With only five available character slots in the current Booster Course Pass, it appears that not all these characters will be added unless another form of DLC is announced at a later time.
Mario Kart fans and online creators quickly took note of these empty character slots and went to social media to speculate on which characters could be added. Some popular
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