Despite the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 being accompanied by the newest incarnation of Mario Kart, Mario Kart World, the game’s immediate predecessor, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, is still going strong despite being nearly a decade old and having long since released all of its DLC content. As much as Nintendo would probably prefer that everyone migrate over to World, the writing on the wall is pretty clear: people still want to play 8 Deluxe, and the best course of action is to provide updates to facilitate that.
This week, Nintendo released the new version 4.0.0 patch for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. While it was already possible to play the game on Switch 2 consoles due to their inherent backwards compatibility with Switch games, this patch is designed to bring the game’s performance a little more in line with the console’s higher output, improving visuals and shortening load times. In addition to these practical bits, the patch has also added a couple of balance tweaks and, more interestingly, a couple of entirely new features.
The patch has already rolled out to all Switch and Switch 2 users. If your console is set to Auto-Update games, you’ve probably got it...
