How to Access Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC Content
In this article, you'll learn how to access the content included in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC.
Important
In order to play the content in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC, you must have Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (sold separately).
You can play the content in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass by purchasing it on Nintendo eShop or by downloading it at no additional cost if you have a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.
Use the table below to understand the difference between purchasing the DLC and downloading it for free with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.
Nintendo eShop Purchase | Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Membership | |
Cost | Price available on Nintendo eShop | As part of membership for no additional cost |
Who can play | - All Users on the console where the account that purchased the DLC has loaded the virtual game card. - The account that purchased the DLC can also play on any console using the online license setting. | - Any account with an individual membership - All accounts that are part of a Nintendo Account family group with a family membership |
When it can be played | Indefinitely | For the duration of the active membership |
Internet requirements | - Internet connection not required to access content - Internet connection and Nintendo Switch Online membership required to use online features | - Internet connection required when launching the game - Internet connection required to use online features |
Save data | - Stored on the console - Nintendo Switch Online membership required for save data backup feature | - Stored on the console - If membership expires, save data is retained and can be accessed again after purchasing another membership or purchasing the DLC separately |
What to do
Will you be accessing the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass through a Nintendo eShop purchase or through a free download as part of a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership?
Purchase the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC on Nintendo eShop.
The DLC must be downloaded to your console to access the content. If it has been deleted, it can be redownloaded.
Ensure that your Mario Kart 8 Deluxe software has been updated to the latest version.
Start the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe software from the HOME Menu and proceed through your selected game mode:
Single Player: Grand Prix, Time Trial, VS Race
Multiplayer: Grand Prix, VS Race
Online Play: Friends and Rivals
Wireless Play
At the course selection screen, press Up on the control stick to view the Booster Course Pass courses available to play.
When playing Online Play in Global, Regional or Tournament mode, any courses released as part of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass will appear randomly among the selection of courses offered before each race.
Begin a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership or join a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack family membership if you do not already have an active membership.
Download the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC for free from the Nintendo Switch Online menu on Nintendo eShop.
How to download the DLC as a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack member
Select the Nintendo eShop icon on the HOME Menu to open the Nintendo eShop.
Select the Nintendo Switch Online menu on the left.
Under "Expansion Pack Content", select the icon for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC.
Under "Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Content", select Download.
Ensure that your Mario Kart 8 Deluxe software has been updated to the latest version.
Start the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe software from the HOME Menu and proceed through your selected game mode:
Single Player: Grand Prix, Time Trial, VS Race
Multiplayer: Grand Prix, VS Race
Online Play: Friends and Rivals
Wireless Play
At the course selection screen, press Up on the control stick to view the Booster Course Pass courses available to play.
When playing Online Play in Global, Regional or Tournament mode, any courses released as part of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass will appear randomly among the selection of courses offered before each race.
Playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass content without a standalone purchase or Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass membership
Players who have not purchased the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass separately or accessed it for no additional cost as part of a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership can still play the new available courses in the following scenarios:
Via Online Play > Friends and Rivals mode, if the room host has purchased the content or has access to it through a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. All players in a Friends and Rivals room can freely choose from the cups and courses available to the room host.
Via Online Play > Global, Regional and Tournament modes, available randomly as part of the courses offered before each race.
For information on which courses are currently available, please see our Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass official page.
Via Wireless Play, if the room host has purchased the content or has access to it through a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. All players in a Wireless Play room can freely choose from the cups and courses available to the room host.