including some who weren't present in Mario Kart 8 and its DLC. Although some of these characters have made other playable appearances prior, others would be entirely new to the franchise.

New vehicle types ... coming over a decade after Mario Kart 8 was first released for the Wii U. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the definitive Mario Kart title with over 40 characters to play as.

which made the Japanese company rebrand it as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch release. It was truly a success. The company added a paid DLC with 48 new tracks and eight new characters ...

On this new track, we see 15 different characters racing, which is already more than the 12-player cap Mario Kart 8 Deluxe had. An overhead view of a race’s starting line also shows potential ...