New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Trailer Offers A Closer Look At Booster Course Pass Wave 1 DLC

When it was first announced, critics of the “Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack” expressed concerns that the amount of content provided by the pass was far too slim to justify the price of $49.99 per year.

TechRadar called it a “bad deal” outright in October 2021, essentially saying that there just isn’t enough in the retro console or Switch DLC catalogs to justify paying for the highest-tier service vs subscribing to a basic “Nintendo Switch Online” plan, which includes what’s widely considered a decent backlog of Nintendo classics at only $19.99 per year, or $3.99 per month, or $7.99 for three months.

Since then, “Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack” has gradually increased in value, slowly adding new games to its N64 and Sega Genesis catalogs, such as the widely acclaimed “The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask,” and now with the addition of this “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” DLC rollout, it’s becoming clear that Nintendo’s strategy is to slowly develop its high-tier premium content library over time – which may just make it worth the $49.99 asking price, at least sometime down the line.

If you don’t want to shell out for a subscription in order to get the “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass” and start playing the new DLC pack today, you can purchase it independently from the Nintendo Switch Store for $24.99.