Takahashi on Twitter announced that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be getting more updates in the future. The game did already get a couple of updates to patch things and to add support for new amiibo, video capture, Chinese and Korean languages, as well as Nintendo Labo.
So, when Takahashi says that it will get more updates in the future, it will probably be something along these lines, for example additional features for the new Nintendo Switch Online service.
The best case scenario would probably be some updates with smaller free DLC contents, like they did with the "Mario Kart 8 x Mercedenz Benz promotion" for the Wii U version of the game. Just with hopefully some cooler content.
But if we dream big, the game certainly has lots and lots of potential for additional DLC. I really enjoyed the Wii U game and certainly thought that the DLC was worth its money, but where they could have done so much more.
With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate coming, I also fantasized, how a "Mario Kart Ultimate" based on Mario Kart 8 probably would look like. Of course with not even a fifth of all possible retro courses available in Mario Kart 8, it would be tons of work to cover even half of it still. But you could always add more fan favorites, like N64 Kalimari Desert or NDS Airship Fortress.
And at least the game already has the majority of racers already available, where only few ones would be missing, many of them being quite obscure and large, like Wiggler, Honey Queen and Petey Piranha. This isn't counting the Arcade games, where you had Pac-Man and many other guest characters.
Anyway, I also had two major ideas for additional Mario Kart 8 DLC Packs, which I wanted to present here for the fun of it...
With Mario Kart 8 you had these promotional images, where you could see all the Koopalings driving next to each other or all the differently colored Yoshis. And I had the vision that they would do the same for the Kong family, where they could bring back both Diddy Kong and Funky Kong, while adding both Dixie and Cranky Kong. This way all the Kongs from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze would be playable in Mario Kart 8 as well.
For the same pack it also makes sense to bring back some past DK contents in Mario Kart games, like courses or vehicle parts. I chose the DK Jumbo, Barrel Train, DK Mountain and Funky Stadium, because they felt like the most prominent ones. Other possibilities would be the Rambi Rider, Wildlife, N64 DK's Jungle Parkway, NDS DK Pass and Wii DK Summit.
I originally imagined this as a free DLC update for the Wii U, which only had the four new racers and maybe some kart parts. But of course there is the potential for more additions in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, especially with the Battle Mode.
For Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS & Wii U they had this trailer, where Kirby landed on the Rainbow Road and then was surrounded by Mario Kart racers. When I first saw this, I thought that they would add Kirby to Mario Kart 8 via additional DLC... And this idea sticked around. Coming from another Nintendo Jump'n'Run series, he would match the Mario Kart aesthetics and fit in rather well, certainly a lot more than Link.
Birdo is probably one of the more popular characters still missing in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, besides Diddy Kong, so he/she/it sneaks in with this pack as well. In addition, I felt like Block Fort is a must have for any Battle Mode, while Waluigi Pinball would be a good course for the gravity feature. Since Kirby had a pinball game with Kirby's Pinball Land on the GameBoy, including this course in the "Dream Cup" would also be a nod to that.
So, when Takahashi says that it will get more updates in the future, it will probably be something along these lines, for example additional features for the new Nintendo Switch Online service.
The best case scenario would probably be some updates with smaller free DLC contents, like they did with the "Mario Kart 8 x Mercedenz Benz promotion" for the Wii U version of the game. Just with hopefully some cooler content.
But if we dream big, the game certainly has lots and lots of potential for additional DLC. I really enjoyed the Wii U game and certainly thought that the DLC was worth its money, but where they could have done so much more.
With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate coming, I also fantasized, how a "Mario Kart Ultimate" based on Mario Kart 8 probably would look like. Of course with not even a fifth of all possible retro courses available in Mario Kart 8, it would be tons of work to cover even half of it still. But you could always add more fan favorites, like N64 Kalimari Desert or NDS Airship Fortress.
And at least the game already has the majority of racers already available, where only few ones would be missing, many of them being quite obscure and large, like Wiggler, Honey Queen and Petey Piranha. This isn't counting the Arcade games, where you had Pac-Man and many other guest characters.
Anyway, I also had two major ideas for additional Mario Kart 8 DLC Packs, which I wanted to present here for the fun of it...
Donkey Kong Country x Mario Kart 8
- Diddy Kong, Funky Kong, Dixie Kong and Cranky Kong
- New vehicle parts, including the DK Jumbo and Barrel Train
- Bongo Cup, includes GCN DK Mountain and a course based on Tropical Freeze
- 2 new Battle Mode course: Wii Funky Stadium and New Donk City
With Mario Kart 8 you had these promotional images, where you could see all the Koopalings driving next to each other or all the differently colored Yoshis. And I had the vision that they would do the same for the Kong family, where they could bring back both Diddy Kong and Funky Kong, while adding both Dixie and Cranky Kong. This way all the Kongs from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze would be playable in Mario Kart 8 as well.
For the same pack it also makes sense to bring back some past DK contents in Mario Kart games, like courses or vehicle parts. I chose the DK Jumbo, Barrel Train, DK Mountain and Funky Stadium, because they felt like the most prominent ones. Other possibilities would be the Rambi Rider, Wildlife, N64 DK's Jungle Parkway, NDS DK Pass and Wii DK Summit.
I originally imagined this as a free DLC update for the Wii U, which only had the four new racers and maybe some kart parts. But of course there is the potential for more additions in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, especially with the Battle Mode.
Kirby x Mario Kart 8
- Kirby, King Dedede and Birdo
- New vehicle parts
- Dream Cup, includes NDS Waluigi Pinball and a Dream Land course
- 2 new Battle Mode courses, including N64 Block Fort
For Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS & Wii U they had this trailer, where Kirby landed on the Rainbow Road and then was surrounded by Mario Kart racers. When I first saw this, I thought that they would add Kirby to Mario Kart 8 via additional DLC... And this idea sticked around. Coming from another Nintendo Jump'n'Run series, he would match the Mario Kart aesthetics and fit in rather well, certainly a lot more than Link.
Birdo is probably one of the more popular characters still missing in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, besides Diddy Kong, so he/she/it sneaks in with this pack as well. In addition, I felt like Block Fort is a must have for any Battle Mode, while Waluigi Pinball would be a good course for the gravity feature. Since Kirby had a pinball game with Kirby's Pinball Land on the GameBoy, including this course in the "Dream Cup" would also be a nod to that.
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