Mario Kart 8’s new Booster Course Pass tracks betray their mobile origins

Mario Kart 8 is a stunningly successful game with over 50 million copies sold across Wii U and Switch – so it’s not surprising that Nintendo has returned with a content expansion for its blockbuster kart racer. Dubbed the Booster Course Pass, this expansion includes a whopping 48 courses split over six waves of course releases, with the last drop scheduled for late 2023. So far, 16 courses have been delivered but players and press alike have complained about basic layouts and graphical downgrades. At the heart of the issue is that the bulk of these tracks have been ported from Mario Kart Tour, a mobile game with simplified graphics and gameplay. So how do these new Booster Course tracks stack up – are they a good fit or is the distance from mobile just too large?

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