Nintendo has released a massive update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (you read the title correctly). The 2017 predecessor to Mario Kart World (and one of the best-selling games of all time) has now been improved further when playing on Nintendo Switch 2. Version 4.0.0 offers higher resolution for sharper visuals, much like with yesterday’s Pikmin 3 Deluxe update, and support for 5-8 player split-screen, CameraPlay, and shorter load times. Races will also now feel slightly faster for both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 players; “the equivalent of one coin” to be exact. Check out the full patch notes below!
Latest update: Ver. 4.0.0 (Released September 1, 2026)
Support for the Nintendo Switch 2 system
- Added support for the Nintendo Switch 2 display and high-resolution TVs, allowing for clearer visuals.
- Shortened the loading time before races and battles begin.
- Added support for 5–8 players in Multiplayer.
- You can connect up to seven Nintendo Switch controllers (Joy-Con or Nintendo Switch Pro Controllers) to the Nintendo Switch 2 system. In order to play with eight people, you need at least one Joy-Con 2 controller or a Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller.
- Added CameraPlay support.
- A USB camera (sold separately) is required to use CameraPlay.
- Players can turn camera ON or OFF in Multiplayer (2-4 players) and Online Play modes.
- In order to use a camera on the internet, players must participate in a GameChat session. The camera footage and microphone audio will be sent only to GameChat members.
- When the camera is ON, the player’s face is displayed during the race.
General
- Increased player speed during races by the equivalent of one coin.
- Players will not slow down while using Boo to become invisible, even when entering an offroad area.
- Players with access to the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass will have “96 Races” added to the “VS Race” rule settings.
That sounds like hell, you will have 20 pixels for your screen. But that is a cool feature.
20 pixels isn’t that bad for us but its still a cool feature.
Holy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. This is gonna be soooo good for playing with my brothers and cousins!
They truly are completely unpredictable
Switch 2 players: Can we get a gameplay update for Mario Kart (World)?
Nintendo: Yea I gotchu fam updates MK8 Deluxe speed to invalidate previous time trials
One of the biggest selling games on Switch but one of the last to get an update. I guess World did need every incentive to buy that it could get, it’s kind of forgettable unlike 8 and 8DLX.
i forgot all about 8 since world released, played that enough in 14 years for a lifetime. i’m having a lot more fun in world. but to each their own
I played World for a bit on my brother’s Switch 2, it was right around the time they made the change with getting regular races a lot less. Pushing those races more out of reach rather than accommodating them as a game mode felt obstructive and unobliging from Nintendo. I know there is the larger intermission camp that didn’t notice + didn’t care, but I was affected.
Both have their place on the switch 2. I think 8 deluxe is more accessible and has more courses, but world has a very fun system of mechanics to master and its single player offerings are better then 8.
MKW also feels better to play than 8.
Yes the karts feel great, no doubt about that
Mk world was such a let down. Like it seemed as if they wanted to make an open world/rpg/gta style car game. But it seems rushed, unfinished, uninspired, and really basic. I’m glad mk8 got the much needed update.
I can’t really say Mario kart world was rushed, it took them 6 years to make. I honestly think my only problem with it is some of the intermission tracks are annoying and online doesn’t have that many options. But all those problems are fixed if you just join the MKW discord and join lobby’s. I currently prefer it to 8 because it has a lot more replay value in terms of mastering each course.
No it was 8 years not 6.. And quite embarrassing IMO considering Diddy Kong Racing is still better for the single player mode, and literally only took a couple of years for Rare to make. Yes it was faster to make games with lesser graphics back then but still.. 8 years for MKW with a giant desert world seems very excessive and disappointing. People are just glazing Nintendo at this point and love just about anything they put out regardless if it’s bare minimum effort.
To be honest, I hav never played DKR. I will give it a shot eventually, but I really enjoyed the free roam mode in MKW. I just listened to a ton of YouTube videos while driving around every course to get every collectible. I would have preferred a full on storymode, but free roam mode is like comfort food.
This is not Nintendo throwing World under the bus, by the way. They’ve had a steady pipeline of updating Switch 1-era games to take advantage of the Switch 2’s increased power. Starting with New Super Mario U and then continuing on through Odyssey, ARMS, Captain Toad, Zelda Breath of the Kingdom, Splatoon 3, Pikmin 3…
This wasn’t on my bingo card.