{"id":662546,"date":"2026-04-02T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mario-kart-8-deluxe-dlc-wave-2-announced"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:00:17","slug":"mario-kart-8-deluxe-dlc-wave-2-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/mario-kart-8-deluxe-dlc-wave-2-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Wave 2 announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mario-kart-8-deluxe-dlc-wave-2-announced.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nNintendo has detailed the second dollop of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC headed to your Nintendo Switch on 4th August &#8211; and there&#8217;s some proper bangers in the roster.\n<\/p>\n<p>N64 classic Kalimari Desert is included, as is DS masterpiece Waluigi Pinball. Mushroom Gorge from Mario Kart Wii, Snow Land from Mario Kart Advance, plus Mario Circuit 3 from the SNES are also in.<\/p>\n<p>These are joined by New York Minute and Sydney Spring from smartphone spin-off Mario Kart Tour, plus the new Sky-High Sundae track &#8211; a future Mario Tour addition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mario-kart-8-deluxe-dlc-wave-2-announced\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mario-kart-8-deluxe-dlc-wave-2-announced\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo has detailed the second dollop of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC headed to your Nintendo Switch on 4th August &#8211; and there&#8217;s some proper bangers in the roster. N64 classic Kalimari Desert is included, as is DS masterpiece Waluigi Pinball. Mushroom Gorge from Mario Kart Wii, Snow Land from Mario Kart Advance, plus Mario Circuit 3 from the SNES are also in. These are joined by New York Minute and Sydney Spring from smartphone spin-off Mario Kart Tour, plus the new Sky-High Sundae track &#8211; a future Mario Tour addition. 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