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This a list of sponsors that have only appeared in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. For other sponsors that have appeared in these games, as well as at least one other title, see List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series.

1-Up Fuel

1-Up Fuel trackside banner.
A 1-Up Fuel trackside banner

1-Up Fuel is a fuel company that appears as one of the sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The company presumably produces fuel for the Karts, Bikes and ATVs in the game from or using 1-Up Mushrooms. Despite being named 1-Up Fuel, the Mushroom depicted in its logo more closely resembles the color scheme of a Mini Mushroom, as it is a mid-blue with white spots. It is advertised by means of trackside banners, posters and is also included on a map.

Course Means of Advertisement
Wii Moo Moo Meadows Trackside banners
N64 Toad's Turnpike Sign
GBA Mario Circuit Trackside banners
GCN Yoshi Circuit Trackside banners
Super Bell Subway Posters, Local Information Map (Exit C, D3)

1-Up Mushroom Car Insurance Group

A 1-Up Mushroom Car Insurance Group poster

The 1-Up Mushroom Car Insurance Group is one of the sponsors that appears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The company presumably acts as an insurer for the Karts, Bikes and ATVs in the game, and probably uses 1-Up Mushrooms to regenerate any damaged or broken vehicles. The posters advertising the group feature Toad with six 1-Up Mushrooms, though the face can only be seen of one of them. It is advertised using posters, signs and is also included on a map.

Course Means of Advertisement
N64 Toad's Turnpike Signs
Super Bell Subway Posters, Local Information Map (Exit A, A3, B2, B3, C4)

1-Up Racing

Template:More images 1-Up Racing is a sponsor that appears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The logo for the company, which appears to be simply a racing sponsor, consists of the word "1-UP" in green pixelated writing, with the word "Racing" in a handwritten script font below. The logo is in green and white, the same colors as the cap of the 1-Up Mushroom, and is always on a circular backdrop, like the spots from the 1-Up Mushroom's cap. It is the only sponsor in the game to be only advertised on a vehicle bodies and not in any courses.

Kart Body Part Means of Advertisement
Circuit Special Decals
Sport Bike Decals

100% Organic Antifreeze

A 100% Organic Antifreeze poster

100% Organic Antifreeze is a sponsor in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe that produces antifreeze for the various Karts, Bikes and ATVs in the game. The posters and logo feature the head of an Ice Flower stylised to look like a droplet melting from the ice at the top of the poster into some antifreeze at the bottom of the poster, and the dot on the "I" in "Antifreeze" has been replaced with a leaf from the flower. Presumably the company produces the antifreeze using or from Ice Flowers. It is advertised by means of trackside banners, posters, varnishes and is also referenced on a map.

Course Means of Advertisement
Mount Wario Trackside banners
GCN Sherbet Land Trackside banners
Ice Ice Outpost Trackside banners
Super Bell Subway Posters, Local Information Map (Exit A, B2)
Kart Body Part Means of Advertisement
Circuit Special Decals
Other Media Means of Advertisement
Loading Screen Logo

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BaNaNa Boy

"Let one Slip! BaNaNa Boy" sign.
The BaNaNa Boy trackside banners

BaNaNa Boy is a banana-based drink company that appears as a sponsor in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The company has two different trackside banners which it uses to advertise, which only differ by the color of the background and speech bubble. One of the color schemes is red with a green speech bubble, while the other is green with a red speech bubble. They both feature a Banana saying the tagline "Let one slip!" alongside the company's name, which is in the same green, yellow and orange gradient as the Banana itself in a script font. It is advertised by means of trackside banners, cans in vending machines and is also mentioned on a map.

Course Means of Advertisement
DS Cheep Cheep Beach Trackside banners
DS Wario Stadium Trackside banners
Super Bell Subway Cans, Local Information map (Exit A, C3, B3)

Bob-omb Plugs

Bob-omb Plugs logo from Super Bell Subway.
Graffiti depicting the Bob-omb Plugs logo

Bob-omb Plugs are a type of plug which appears as a sponsor in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The company produces plugs which resemble Bob-ombs, but replace the fuse with the plug pin itself. Although the official logo is not seen within any of the courses, some graffiti can be seen in Super Bell Subway which shows what is presumably a stylised version of the logo. This graffiti depicts it with a plug on the right hand side, the word "Bob-omb" in all capitals and blue on the left with the word plugs, also stylised in all capitals, below the plug on the right in pink.

Course Means of Advertisement
Super Bell Subway Graffiti

Boomerang Bros. International Airlines

A Boomerang Bros. International Airlines poster

Boomerang Bros. International Airlines (Often abbreviated to BBIA) is an airline that appears as a sponsor in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It runs flights to some of the courses from the game, so presumably transports the racers to these locations for the races. It appears to be run by Boomerang Bros. The logo consists of the name or initials in a navy blue sans-serif font, with the first "I" in "International" being replaced with a red-striped blue Boomerang. It is advertised by means of posters and trackside banners, appears on planes and departures boards, and is referenced on a map.

Course Means of Advertisement
Sunshine Airport Trackside banners, posters, planes, departures boards, intercom announcements
N64 Toad's Turnpike Buses, signs
GCN Yoshi Circuit Trackside banners
Super Bell Subway Local Information map, Exit A, B3, B4, C3
Kart Body Part Means of Advertisement
Circuit Special Decals

The announcer on the intercom in Sunshine Airport mentions a flight provided by Boomerang Bros. International Airlines, "This is the final boarding call for Boomerang Bros. International Airlines, Flight 117a to Sweet Sweet Canyon, departing from Gate 3", however this is inconsistent with the departures boards around the airport, which list the same flight as being number 4300.

12:20 15:00 Sweet Sweet Canyon BBIA 4300 Sweet Sweet Canyon 12:20 3
13:15 20:25 Sherbet Land BBIA 1924 Sherbet Land 13:15 3
14:00 16:00 Shy Guy Falls BBIA 1970 Shy Guy Falls 14:00 3
The Boomerang Bros. International Airlines flights from the Sunshine Airport departures board.

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Bowser Oil

Bowser Oil logo from Excitebike Arena.
The Bowser Oil logo.

Bowser Oil is a sponsor that appears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe that presumably supplies oil for the Karts, Bikes and ATVs used in the game, run by Bowser. The logo of the company is the name written in a simple, black font, with the centre of the "O" in "Oil" being replaced with a Bowser symbol. It appears on a yellow background, occasionally with a black and white checkered line underneath. It is advertised by means of trackside banners, signs, flags and promotional tents, and is also referenced on a map and is the main sponsor on the black, purple and yellow varnish of the Circuit Special.

Course Means of Advertisement
Mario Kart Stadium Signs, trackside banners, promotional tents
DS Wario Stadium Signs, trackside banners
Excitebike Arena Promotional tents, signs, trackside banners, flags
Super Bell Subway Local Information map, Exit A, B3, C3
Kart Body Part Means of Advertisement
Circuit Special Decals
Other Media Means of Advertisement
Loading screen Logo
End of the credits Logo

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Chain Chomp Racing Chains

A Chain Chomp Racing Chains trackside banner.

Chain Chomp Racing Chains is a sponsor that appears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The company presumably produces racing chains from the chains on the back of Chain Chomps for the racers to use. The trackside banners feature the Mario Party 8 artwork of a Chain Chomp, alongside the word "Chain Chomp" in red and "Racing Chains" underneath it in black. The chain at the top of the trackside banner is the same one from the Chain Chomp artwork, just rotated. The company is advertised by trackside banners, appears on a varnish and is also referenced on a map.

Course Means of Advertisement
GBA Mario Circuit Trackside banners
Super Bell Subway Local Information map, Exit C, D2
Kart Body Part Means of Advertisement
Sport Bike Decals

Fuzzy Battery

A Fuzzy Battery trackside banner.

Fuzzy Battery is a type of battery that appears as a sponsor in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The logo consists of the company name in a curled font, with a black and yellow gradient fill and a white outline surrounding a 2D image of a Fuzzy with the same color scheme. This appears on one of two backgrounds with a lightning bolt, one in which the bolt is yellow with a red outline on a black background, and the other which is black with a yellow outline on a red background. It is advertised by means of trackside banners, promotional tents, signs, flags and the batteries themselves.

Course Means of Advertisement
Mario Kart Stadium Signs, promotional tents, trackside banners, batteries
Twisted Mansion Trackside banners
GBA Mario Circuit Trackside banners
GCN Yoshi Circuit Batteries
Excitebike Arena Promotional tents, flags, trackside banners, signs
Other Media Means of Advertisement
Loading screen Logo

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Galaxy Air

Galaxy Air/GXA logo from Excitebike Arena.
The Galaxy Air logo

Galaxy Air (Often abbreviated to GXA) is an airline that appears as a sponsor in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It runs flights to some of the courses from the game, so presumably transports the racers to these locations for the races. It appears to be run by Lumas, and is named after Galaxies from Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. The logo consists of a simplified image of a yellow Luma alongside three stripes, two being dark blue and the other being turquoise. Beneath this is the company name in a simple dark blue font. There are many variations of the logo however. One variation puts the stripes behind the Luma and gives it an outline, and "Galaxy Air" appears on the right hand side instead. This variant has many different color schemes. The other main variant shortens the stripes and adds GXA above Galaxy Air on the right hand side, and also comes in two variations.

As well as the variations, Galaxy Air also advertises using posters which illustrate specific destinations. One of these is for Dry Dry Desert, and features an image of GCN Dry Dry Desert as the background with the Galaxy Air logo in the top left corner. In front of this is a green dune shape which says "Mysterious Sands." and "Dry Dry Desert" on it, and features Toad's Mario Party 8 artwork on it. There is also a rectangular version of it which shows a smaller section of the course and places Toad above the dune. Another one is for Sweet Sweet Canyon and is fairly similar in layout, but now has a pink ribbon with a magenta and white trim at the bottom instead of dunes. This now reads "The Sweetest Memories!" and "Sweet Sweet Canyon" instead, and features Princess Peach's New Super Mario Bros. Wii artwork behind the ribbon instead, whereas Toad is in front. The rectangular variant has the same changes as the Dry Dry Desert one. The other poster is for Water Park, and is completely different from the other two. It has the Galaxy Air logo in the top right hand corner in a yellow trapezium, which also says "Welcome to Water Park", with the "Welcome to" in orange and the rest in red. below this is an orange stripe which has "New attraction!" written on it in yellow, accompanied by another orange stripe at the bottom. in between these stripes is an image of Water Park, specifically focussed on the Sub Coaster ride, which is most likely the new attraction, and the New Super Mario Bros. artwork of Koopa Troopa.

Galaxy Air is advertised by means of posters, trackside banners, and signs, as well as appearing on planes, buses and departures boards, is mentioned by the airport intercom and appears on a varnish.

Course Means of Advertisement
Toad Harbor Posters
Sunshine Airport Posters, trackside banners, rotating screen displays, planes, departure boards, intercom announcements
N64 Toad's Turnpike Buses, signs
GCN Yoshi Circuit Posters
Excitebike Arena Trackside banners, signs, commentator's towers
Super Bell Subway Posters
Kart Body Part Means of Advertisement
Circuit Special Decals
Other Media Means of Advertisement
End of the credits Logo

The announcer on the intercom in Sunshine Airport mentions two flights provided by Galaxy Air, "Passengers departing on Galaxy Airlines, Flight 2580, bound for Dolphin Shoals, should proceed to customs and immigration at this time." and "Paging Galaxy Airlines, Flight 2218, passenger Ms. Birdo, please proceed to the information counter on Floor 2.". The intercom does get the company's name wrong in both of these announcements. In an earlier build of the game at an E3 demo, the starting line for Toad Harbor featured a blue starting line with Galaxy Air logos, however this was replaced in the final game with a yellow and orange one with Flower Cup logos and different textures.

12:05 13:00 Dolphin Shoals GXA 2580 Dolphin Shoals 12:05 1
12:55 18:35 Bone Dry Dunes GXA 2218 Bone Dry Dunes 12:55 1
13:50 14:40 Dry Dry Desert GXA 7706 Dry Dry Desert 13:50 1
Galaxy Air flights from the Sunshine Airport departures board.

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