Hello, Mario Karters.

I'm posting this update to give you all a heads-up for what's to come.

First, depending on your area of the world, starting tonight - February 7th, or tommorow - February 8th, we'll have a new Tour for Mario Kart Tour starring a brand new non-city Tour Track - Pirahna Plant Cove. 

In Pirahna Plant Cove, racers will traverse & navigate through omninous sunken underwater ruins, with occassional routes taking place on parts of the ruins that are above the ocean surface, as well as a nearby jungle island; all while avoiding treacherous enemies like underwater Thwomps & island-inhabiting Pirahna Plants, and seeing Cheep-Cheeps, Bulbers, and Maw-Rays / Unagis swimming around or settling still the ocean without them interfering with the racers.

Judging what we could make from the Tour's trailer & screenshots, this would be the first non-city Mario Kart Tour track to have more than 1 route. We'll know for sure what the track is like when it comes.

But the big news is the first 2023 Nintendo Direct comes tomorrow - February 8th, at 5:00 Easten / 2:00 PM Pacific (check your time zones for more info).

Coincidentally, this date, February 8th, is 1 day short of the day of last year's February Nintendo Direct - February 9th, which was also the day when the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was announced. So... Happy 1st Anniversary to the Booster Course Pass, I guess.

 Anyway, considering the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass is still ongoing at the time of the announcement of this upcoming February Nintendo Direct tomorrow, I have a feeling we may likely get our first look at the first wave in the second year of Booster Course Pass (2023) - Wave 4.

As we know, Wave 4 will kick off the second half of the Booster Course Pass, which will all take place during 2023, just as Wave 1 kicked off the first half of the Pass that took place in 2022.

Wave 5 will serve as the midpoint of the second half, just as Wave w served as the midpoint for the first half.

And finally, by the end of 2023, Wave 6 will conclude the second half of the Booster Course Pass AND the entire Pass overallb, just as Wave 3 concluded the first half by the end of 2022.

Needless to say, regardless if the Booster Course Pass is still ongoing or has ended around the end of 2023, our desires for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe remain the same.

As I've stated before on my update on January 12th, now more than ever, we need to continue spreading our desires to everyone in any way we can that Nintendo needs to implement more content into Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, especially...

A.) More Characters like Pauline, Kamek, Birdo, Petey Pirahna, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Funky Kong, Hammer Bro, etc.

B.) More Vehicles like the Wild Wing, Super Pipe Frame (Hint: Cubical Engine, Dual-Exhausts), Royale, Flame Flyer, Streamliner, Blue 7, B-Dasher Mk. II, Banana Master, Comet Tail, Carrot Kart, etc.

C.) More Wheels & Gliders.

D.) More Items like the Mega Mushroom, Ice Flower, Tanooki Leaf, Fake Item Box, etc.

And E.) Additional Content such as Character Alts, a Mirrored 200cc mode, Vehicle Paints, More Battle Maps, "Mission Mode", etc.

ESPECIALLY as a means to preserve the majority (if not all) of the aforementioned content from Mario Kart Tour into Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, in case Mario Kart Tour ever discontinues.

That means we keep spreading the word to everyone we can, and we keep sharing & signing petitions sharing our desires like these. 

- https://www.change.org/p/more-dlc-racers-and-vehicles-for-mario-kart-8-deluxe

- https://www.change.org/p/more-characters-in-mario-kart-8-deluxe

As I've mentioned in my update in December of 2022, if anything else comes up, like when the remaining 3 waves of the Booster Course Pass being announced and/or released, I'll be sure to give you all updates & continue spreading the word on our desires.

And if you'd like to read what I think to how Nintendo can implement more characters, vehicles, wheels, gliders, items, & other content into Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, such as via a 2nd DLC Pass, unlockables in a "Mission Mode" and/or In-Game shop, or some other methods to implement said content into MK8DX, feel free to visit the prior update linked below.

- https://www.change.org/p/more-dlc-racers-and-vehicles-for-mario-kart-8-deluxe/u/31155048

Most of all, for any potential Character, Vehicle, Wheel, Glider, & other piece of content in Mario Kart Tour that could be implemented into Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, click the next link below to look through them.

https://www.mariowiki.com/Gallery:Mario_Kart_Tour_sprites_and_models

And that's not even to mention that thr vehicles we saw in the trailers for The Super Mario Bros. Movie would make awesome content to add into Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a way to promote thr movie.

As I've said before & will say again, just like last year in 2022, let's continue the race into 2023 & keep going with letting everyone & especially Nintendo hear our desires for Nintendo to give Mario Kart 8 Deluxe more characters, more vehicles, more gliders, more wheels, more items, and any additional content they can think of like character alts., a Mirrored 200cc mode, & more; and, in turn, preserve said content from Mario Kart Tour into Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Once Mario Kart 8 Deluxe gets said content, which it rightfully needs, we'll be happy to truly & officially declare that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" of the Mario Kart series.

Good luck everyone, keep on racing, & LET'S-A GO! XD