Mario Karting

Wave 1 of Booster Course Pass Now Available in the US

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Wave 1 of the Booster Course Pass DLC for Mario Kart 8 is now available for download in the US. The DLC contains two more cups, which are the Golden Dash and the Lucky Cat cups. Also, don’t forget that the MK Racers tournament is this Sunday, March 20th, at 1 PM EST. Don’t miss out on your chance to win a free game! More website updates are coming soon, so keep your eyes peeled! UPDATE: MK Racers is now delayed to March 26th!

Mario Kart Version 2.0.0 and All DLC Cups

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This will be another short post, and it looks like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has been updated to 2.0.0. Wave 1 courses of the new Booster Course Pass aren’t available just yet and are expected to be available later in the day. You can view all of the future DLC cups with this new update on the courses screen. The new cups will be Turnip Cup Propeller Cup Rock Cup Moon Cup Fruit Cup Boomerang Cup Feather Cup Cherry Cup Acorn Cup Spiny Cup Seems we have alot to look forward to in the future! UPDATE: The patch notes are located here.

MAR10, McDonald’s and MK Racers Update

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Nintendo will be holding a sale for Mario games for MAR10 which includes Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. This is the perfect opportunity to grab some games that you have been on the fence about and to get in on the Mario Kart action on March 18th with the Booster Course Pass. The following games are on sale: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – $39.99Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Sets (Mario and Luigi) – $49.99Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – $39.99New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – $39.99Luigi’s Mansion 3 – $39.99Yoshi’s Crafted World – $39.99Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – $9.99Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – $41.99 The sale ends on March 13, 2022 and the full list of games are available here so act fast! Another thing I want to mention is that Mario Kart toys are back at McDonald’s, and you can view a picture of the toys below: The last thing I want to update you about is the MK Racers tournament and that the rules have been updated.

Certain Site Issues Fixed

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We’ve heard there were issues happening on the website and have fixed some of the problems. I have also gotten reports of images and parts of the website appearing differently in other resolutions and have fixed the problems. Please continue to let us know if there are other issues with the website through our contact form. Our site is still fairly new, and the current template may change in the coming months due to some of the problems that were found.

Events Update

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In celebration of the Booster Course Pass DLC that is coming out on March 18th, there will be a tournament on March 20th at 1 PM EST. This tournament will not be streamed, but instead will be held in our chat room on MarioKarters. There will also be a prize for this tournament which will be one $60 game on any platform! The limit will be 22 racers so please sign up early if you intend on joining! UPDATE: The rules were changed to 11 racers.

Welcome To Mario Karting!

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Hello and welcome to the grand opening of Mario Karting! We’re a new fansite that will be dedicated to bringing you the latest news in Mario Kart! As you may have heard, there will be more DLC coming to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in waves for the next two years and we will be here to cover all the latest courses for the game! There will be a post detailing yesterday’s updates soon. We will also have events & tournaments from time to time so keep your eyes peeled! I would also like to take the time to thank everyone who had a helping hand in making this website a reality. There’s alot of names to list and I do not want to leave anyone out so thank you so much! Enjoy your stay!

MK Racers Tournament

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Date: Sunday March 26th, 2022Type: Single EliminationTime: 1:00 PM ESTType: 150ccLimit: 11 racers (Rule changed)Game: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Sign Up: Tournament Completed Rules: 3 Grand Prixs/Cups We will be the only ones hosting the room and staying in last place! If we have a full room, the bottom 5 racers will be eliminated in the first grand prix and in the second grand prix, the bottom 4 will be eliminated. This rule will be changed depending on how many participants we have. There will be a 3 minute no-show period before the tournament starts. If you do not show up then you WILL be DQ’d! Disconnection rules: If the whole room disconnects, then we will start over from the same course or grand prix. If only a player disconnects, then they can rejoin for the next course in the grand prix and will not receive points for the course they disconnected on. We reserve the right to ban or remove anyone at any time for not following rules. Cups: Bell CupGolden Dash CupLucky Cat Cup Prize: One $60 game on any platform. First place only! (Rules are subject to change at anytime) Congrats to GinjaNinja for winning the tournament!