Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Update Patch Notes 2.2.0 for December 7

Nintendo has released a new update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which now sees the game at version 2.2.0.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Patch Notes 2.2.0 details :

Support for DLC
  • Now supports paid DLC: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, Wave 3 (two cups and eight courses).
General
  • Added “Custom Items” to item Rules.
    • This is a feature that lets you decide which items appear.
    • This is supported in VS Race, Balloon Battle, Coin Runners, Shine Thief, Renegade Roundup, Playing with friends, Tournaments, and Wireless Play.
    • Items that have not been set to appear may still appear according to the connection environment and game situation.
  • When getting struck by lightning while gliding through the air, the glider no longer closes.
  • When a user cannot download any new ghost data, they can now delete all the ghost data they downloaded until then.
  • The period of invincibility after spinning or crashing now changes, depending on the driver or machine parts.
  • Deleted “Recommended” in Tournaments.
Fixed Issues
  • Fixed an issue where coins would not be added when touching an opponents’ Crazy Eight coin.
  • Fixed an issue where there was a communication error when using the item Boo.
  • Fixed an issue where using the Super Horn would not hit more than one opponent at the same time
  • Fixed an issue where, when selecting a team, the COM characters that actually play in the game were not the same as shown on selection screen.
  • Fixed an issue where the warning sound was not playing when a Red Shell or Spiny Shell comes from behind.
  • Fixed an issue where images in SNES Mario Circuit 3 would look distorted.
  • Fixed an issue where a player could not acquire multiple items in a row in GBA Snow Land.
  • Fixed an issue where points would not be added to a member list, when spectating an online match.
  • Other adjustments and corrections were made to improve the gameplay experience.

Mario Kart 8 wiki :

Developer(s) Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Director(s) Kosuke Yabuki
Producer(s)
  • Hideki Konno
  • Yasuyuki Oyagi
Programmer(s) Yusuke Shiraiwa
Artist(s) Masaaki Ishikawa
Composer(s)
  • Shiho Fujii
  • Atsuko Asahi
  • Ryo Nagamatsu
  • Yasuaki Iwata
Series Mario Kart
Platform(s)
  • Wii U
  • Nintendo Switch
Release Wii U 

  • JP: May 29, 2014
  • WW: May 30, 2014

Nintendo Switch

  • WW: April 28, 2017
Genre(s) Kart racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer