Nintendo has released a new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update 2.2.0 on Switch. According to the official Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update 2.2.0 patch notes, the latest update added support for paid DLC: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, Wave 3 (two cups and eight courses). Apart from this, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe version 2.2.0 also includes a brand new Custom Items feature.
Previously, a major update 2.1.0 added quality of life changes and improvements. Unfortunately, players are still facing bugs and issues with the game. Today’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe version 2.2 will fix a few of these issues.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Update 2.2 Patch Notes – December 7, 2022
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.
Now supports paid DLC: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, Wave 3 (two cups and eight courses).
- The third wave of tracks for the game’s Booster Course Pass.
- Two cups have been added with four tracks each.
- The Rock Cup contains London Loop (Tour), Boo Lake (GBA), Rock Rock Mountain (3DS), and Maple Treeway (Wii) while the Moon Cup is comprised of Berlin Byways (Tour), Peach Gardens (DS), Merry Mountain (Tour), and Rainbow Road (3DS).
- Added a new Custom Items feature. it’s now possible to choose which items appear in offline VS Races and certain online modes. Players can allocate specific items to each team in Team Races and Battles.
How to download the update?
- On the HOME page, press ‘+’
- Now, scroll to ‘Software Update’
- Select ‘Via the Internet’.
That way you’ll be all set when the content’s unlocked.
You can download the latest MK8Deluxe update 2.2.0 on Switch.
