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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]]
-The '''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' – Booster Course Pass''' is a DLC expansion pack for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', announced during the February 2022 Nintendo Direct. The pack includes twelve 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 use their designs from ''Mario Kart Tour'', but with visual improvements and new music arrangements. 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 pass is being released through six waves, with each wave containing eight total courses (divided into two cups of four courses each). All waves are set to be released by the end of 2023. The pack marks the longest gap between the original release of a ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' game and the release of its DLC, with the first wave 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 ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' was initially released.
+The '''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' – Booster Course Pass''', also formatted as '''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'': Booster Course Pass'''<ref>As written on the second slide of the carousel at the bottom of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20230613163634/https://www.nintendo.com.au/tournaments Nintendo AU/NZ Tournaments] page. nintendo.com.au. Archived June 13, 2023, 16:36:34 UTC from the [https://www.nintendo.com.au/tournaments original] via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 13, 2023. ({{media link|Nintendo com au screenshot Nintendo AUNZ Tournaments.png|Screenshot}}.)<br>"''Wave 4 is out now!''<br>"'''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass'''''<br>"''Courses from other titles in the series are coming to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe!''"</ref>, is a DLC expansion pack for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', announced during the February 2022 Nintendo Direct. The pack includes twelve 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 use their designs from ''Mario Kart Tour'', but with visual improvements and new music arrangements. 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 pass is being released through six waves, with each wave containing eight total courses (divided into two cups of four courses each). All waves are set to be released by the end of 2023. The pack marks the longest gap between the original release of a ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' game and the release of its DLC, with the first wave 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 ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' was initially released.
 The Booster Course Pass can be purchased on its own, but it is also included in a [[Nintendo Switch#Nintendo Switch Online|Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack]] subscription,<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> In Hong Kong, activation codes for the Booster Course Pass are additionally distributed in physical [[Nintendo Switch]] game cases, though buyers must own a copy of the base game to be able to use a code.<ref>Nintendo.hk (July 15, 2022). [https://www.facebook.com/Nintendo.hk/photos/3164757967073998/ 【香港資訊】 《瑪利歐賽車8 豪華版 新增賽道通行證》的盒裝版於本日發售！ 內附《瑪利歐賽車8 豪華版 新增賽道通行證》下載序號的卡片 ※要遊玩此新增內容，需要《瑪利歐賽車8 豪華版》本篇的遊戲軟體（另售）。 官方網頁 ]. ''Facebook''. Retrieved February 22, 2023. ([https://archive.ph/oIkSb Archived] February 23, 2023, 00:26:59 UTC via archive.today.)</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 subscription, a small icon of a [[Super Star]] can be seen next to the version number on the game's title screen.