{"id":537116,"date":"2026-03-08T06:31:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T06:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-is-out-and-you-have-to-download-it-manually-from-the-eshop"},"modified":"2026-03-08T06:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T06:31:32","slug":"the-mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-is-out-and-you-have-to-download-it-manually-from-the-eshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-is-out-and-you-have-to-download-it-manually-from-the-eshop\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass is out, and you have to download it manually from the eShop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-is-out-and-you-have-to-download-it-manually-from-the-eshop.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Nintendo has released the Booster Course Pass DLC for <strong>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/strong>, and alongside of the DLC is an update which you will need in order to play the new DLC.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the new DLC, you will have to download it manually from the eShop. Why? Because apparently there isn&#8217;t an option to do it otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>After you have updated your game to version 2.0, in order to acquire the Booster Course Pack, you will need to go to the Switch eShop and search for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and manually download the new DLC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-is-out-and-you-have-to-download-it-manually-from-the-eshop\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-is-out-and-you-have-to-download-it-manually-from-the-eshop\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo has released the Booster Course Pass DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and alongside of the DLC is an update which you will need in order to play the new DLC. Speaking of the new DLC, you will have to download it manually from the eShop. Why? Because apparently there isn&#8217;t an option to do it otherwise. After you have updated your game to version 2.0, in order to acquire the Booster Course Pack, you will need to go to the Switch eShop and search for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and manually download the new DLC. 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