Mario Kart 8 on Switch will get more DLC characters — who could be next?
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 8Deluxe for Nintendo Switch. The Yoshi’s Island track and fan-favorite Birdo are headed to MarioKart 8 Deluxe sometime this spring in wave 4 of Nintendo’s Booster Course Pass DLC.
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. Previously, Nintendo had only committed to new courses — 48 in total — being added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The addition of Birdo and additional racers makes the Booster Course Pass’ $24.99 price much more compelling.
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. Mobile game Mario Kart Tour offers even more possibility. 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.
Mario Kart Tour boasts a whopping 220 playable characters, though many of them are variants. For example, in addition to regular ol’ Mario, Tour feature Musician Mario, Santa Mario, Builder Mario, Chef Mario, Sunshine Mario, Halloween Mario, Golf Mario, and… a whole lot more Mario. But Tour also includes some drivers that aren’t available in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (or any other Mario Kart game).
Here are some of the best candidates for future Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC from Nintendo’s mobile Mario Kart game.
Perhaps the most obvious choice for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s future driver class
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