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 {{italic title|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' – Booster Course Pass}}
 [[File:MK8DBoosterCoursePassArtwork.jpg|thumb|400px|Key artwork for the Booster Course Pass DLC (as of Wave 1)]]
-The '''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' – Booster Course Pass''' is a DLC expansion pack for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', announced during a Nintendo Direct held on February 9, 2022. The pack includes 12 additional [[cup]]s, for a total of 48 additional courses (bringing the total number of courses in the game to 96), most of which are [[Classic course|remastered versions]] of courses from other ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' games, including ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. The courses also received visual improvements and new music arrangements, and are based on their designs from ''Mario Kart Tour'' (with the exception of [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]], which is currently absent from said game). The pack marks the longest gap between the original release of a ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' game and the release of its DLC, releasing nearly five years after ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' did. The pack also makes ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' the first ''Mario Kart'' game to feature classic courses from games following the original game's release, with ''Mario Kart Tour'' and its reappearing courses debuting after ''8 Deluxe'' was initially released. In addition to the courses, starting with Wave 4's release, the pass also features brand new playable characters for the game.
+The '''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' – Booster Course Pass''' is a DLC expansion pack for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', announced during a Nintendo Direct held on February 9, 2022. The pack includes 12 additional [[cup]]s, for a total of 48 additional courses (bringing the total number of courses in the game to 96), most of which are [[Classic course|remastered versions]] of courses from other ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' games, including ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. The courses also received visual improvements and new music arrangements, and are based on their designs from ''Mario Kart Tour'' (with the exception of [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]], which is currently absent from said game). The pack marks the longest gap between the original release of a ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' game and the release of its DLC, releasing nearly five years after ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' did. The pack also makes ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' the first ''Mario Kart'' game to feature classic courses from games following the original game's release, with ''Mario Kart Tour'' and its reappearing courses debuting after ''8 Deluxe'' was initially released. In addition to the courses, starting with Wave 4's release, the pass also features additional playable characters for the game, which also return from other ''Mario Kart'' games.
 The pack is set to be released in six waves by the end of 2023. It can be purchased on its own, but is also included in the [[Nintendo Switch#Nintendo Switch Online|Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack]] membership<ref name=FirstTrailer>Nintendo (February 9, 2022). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uZDbDoDAq4 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass DLC - Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 9, 2022.</ref> as well as in the digital-only ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Bundle (Game + Booster Course Pass).<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/mario-kart-8-deluxe-bundle-game-plus-booster-course-pass-switch/ Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe Bundle (Game + Booster Course Pass)]. nintendo.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230128063850/https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/mario-kart-8-deluxe-bundle-game-plus-booster-course-pass-switch/ Archived] January 28, 2023, 06:38:50 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> The first wave of the DLC was made available to pre-load on March 15, 2022, and was released on March 18, 2022. In Mainland China for the Tencent release, waves release later than they do internationally, with the pack set to completely release by the end of 2024 rather than 2023.<ref name=China>[https://www.nintendoswitch.com.cn/mario_kart_8_deluxe/coursepack/ 马力欧卡丁车8 豪华版 | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂 | 腾讯] Retrieved October 2, 2022.</ref> If the player has purchased the Booster Course Pass or currently has a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, a small icon of a [[Super Star]] can be seen next to the version number on the game's title screen.