Nintendo has just revealed details for Mario Kart 8’s second wave of updates, and fans were treated to a sweet surprise: an original race track. The Sky-High Sundae will be available as part of the next installment of Mario Kart 8 DLC, and it looks incredibly edible—beautiful. I meant beautiful. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — Booster Course Pass – Wave 2 Release Date – Nintendo Switch This colorful course is filled with ice cream cones, scoops, pops and ice cream parlors. The Sky-High Sundae is so cute, maybe you won’t feel so bad about getting hit by a turtle shell from behind. This DLC pack will be the first time the ice cream-themed course has appeared in the Mario Kart series. In addition to the Sky-High Sundae, seven other classic tracks are added to Mario Kart 8 as part of the Turnip Cup and Propeller Cup. They include New York Minute, Mario Circuit 3, Kalimari Desert, Waluigi Pinball, Sydney Sprint, Snow Land and Mushroom Gorge. These tracks are remasters of courses from the Super NES, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS, Wii, and handheld versions of Mario Kart. They will soon join the first wave of DLC, which included Coconut Mall, Choco Mountain, Toad Circuit, Shroom Ridge, Sky Garden, Ninja Hideaway, Paris Promenade, and Tokyo Blur. Mario Kart 8 is still selling incredibly well, despite the eight years that have passed since its first release on the Wii U, which is probably why we’re getting DLC instead of the next installment in the series. However, the DLCs have been the subject of controversy. Fans say the remastered courses look like a graphical downgrade from the quality they’ve come to expect from Mario Kart 8. Nintendo seemed to have made some revisions to brighten up the DLC courses, though players were still divided on whether or not the tracks improved enough. The second wave of Mario Kart 8 DLC will be available from August 4th. It can be purchased separately from the base game and is also included with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription. The rest of the DLC will be released in late 2023. The Sky-High Sundae will also come to the Mario Kart Tour mobile game at a later date.
