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anonymunchy on 10 February 2022
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Slownenberg said:

MK9 a Switch 2 launch game confirmed. Good to see they finally decided to add courses. This will keep MK8D selling a ton through the end of Switch's life the next two or three years.

So did I hear the pricing wrong? I thought it was saying just the initial 8 courses (the first pack) was $25. Which is a huge ripoff but wouldn't surprise me given how overpriced Smash characters were. But I see everyone on here saying it is $25 for all 6 packs (all 48 courses), if that is right that is fantastic and I will actually buy this - or just get it free through Switch Online Expansion Pack if that includes all 6 packs.

And if the Expansion Pack gives you all 48 extra courses that pretty much clears up the Expansion Pack price problems for anyone who plays Mario Kart.

It is $25 for the Booster Course Pas, so all waves. I saw a lot of people in streams misreading the pricing, thinking it would be a total of $150. This is insane value though, even better than the first DLC Mario Kart 8 got when it was on the Wii U. They are doubling the amount of courses for less than half the price of a new game. By 2023, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will have more courses than Smash Bros. Ultimate has characters.

This is probably the best move they could have done. By stretching it out over a 2 year period, they are effectively shutting down any notion of Mario Kart 9 coming to Switch and also pointing to a late 2024 or early 2025 release for their new console, at the earliest. It also gives me hope that they are going to shake things up for the next release. By adding 48 remasters, they are basically making this a Mario Kart Ultimate. I enjoy the games a lot, but I'd like to see it evolve more. Some sort of adventure mode, vehicles with different physics, boss races, revamped power-up system, dynamic courses, challenges, etc.

I'm also wondering what sort of other DLC they will be tying in to the Expansion Pass, because like this it'll grow to be a nice value.