
It’s certainly a pretty odd cross-promotion, and the Mercedes-Benz does looks quite out-of-place in Mario Kart, but hey, free is free. However, the fact that the Mercedes-Benz cart is being released as a single, free, download suggests that additional DLC karts and characters may make their way to Mario Kart 8 in the future. U, for example, had the New Super Luigi U DLC made available both as a digital download, and as a retail disk.

Nintendo has been dipping its toes into DLC this generation, a practice which the company was slow to adopt. After buying the pass, youll get access to each wave of. The first is to buy it outright from the Nintendo eShop for 25. “Stay tuned for more info!” The initial Japanese announcement also stated that the DLC was coming in “summer,” so we will probably end up seeing it at the same time, if not shortly after, Japan. There are two ways to get Mario Kart 8 Deluxes Booster Course Pass.

“We’re planning to release a GLA-Class kart from Mercedes-Benz for Mario Kart 8 this summer,” said NOA over its official Twitter account. At the time, the DLC was only announced for Japan, but now, Nintendo of America has confirmed that it will also be coming to the US. Weve been patiently waiting since it was announced in August, but The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 has joined the starting line and is now. Remember that bizarre Mario/Mercedes-Benz crossover commercial? Well, as part of an on going cross-promotional campaign for Mercedes’ new GLA class car, a “Mario Kart-ified” version of the vehicle was announced to be coming as Mario Kart 8‘s first piece of free downloadable content. The Mercedes-Benz-themed Mario Kart 8 kart will be available as a free download. A total of 48 courses from throughout the Mario Kart series are racing to the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game as paid DLC Speed through location-based courses.
