Nintendo is still supporting Mario Kart 8 after it was first released for the Nintendo Wii U nearly a decade ago. However, being that it's as old as it is and all, fans were expecting Nintendo to move on and finally make Mario Kart 9, as rumored earlier. Unfortunately, it appears that Nintendo isn't quite ready to do that just yet.
As revealed by Nintendo at its most recent Direct presentation, the Japanese console manufacturer will finally release DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. But, that's not all. Nintendo intends to continue releasing new content for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe well onto 2023.
According to Nintendo, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will get the Booster Course Pass, a paid DLC - it's free if you subscribe to the Switch Online Expansion Pack. The DLC will contain 48 remastered courses from older Mario Kart titles that will be released in six parts.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is seen as the Ultimate of the Mario Kart franchise. This is not just a subjective perspective either, as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the best-selling entry in the series. Not only that, but estimates show that nearly half of all Switch owners own Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Nintendo only reinforced this belief by turning the game into the 'Ultimate' of the Mario Kart franchise. The DLC will add nearly every Rainbow Road iteration, improvements to the battle mode, as well as several new characters like Link, among others.