So, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's online isn't superior to the Wii U version's.

[Lonely_Dolphin]

RolStoppable said:
As far as I know, Nintendo's to-be-paid online service doesn't launch until summer, so the free trial period hasn't started yet.

That's not to say that you are wrong in saying that paid online isn't better online. Subscriptions exist because companies can get away with it. Consoles are closed ecosystems. Gamers are already paying for servers with the purchase of online-enabled games, but they are getting charged a second time just because.

Ka-pi96 said:

Well it would mean they could advertise it as "new and improved" when they start asking for money for it.

 

 

Here's the full deets:

http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/12/14057166/nintendo-switch-paid-online-service

So the online play we have right now is the free trial, thus the quality of it wont be any different once it's time to pay for it.