The latest Patch for Switch’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe edition has just dropped fixing a couple of the usual bugs and adjusting items.
For items, the boomerang has been altered: Once caught The boomerang item will now return to your first item slot whenever possible. Items used to block attacks will now be discarded. Players in online races who fall behind will receive support items to aid them in catching up. Players using an item after a Super Horn in online races will allow it to remain available to other players.
The Mii racing suit has also been fixed, allowing players to still control their kart after the timer runs out.
check out the full patch list below:
Mario Kart 8 Version 1.2
- Players can use Pikmin-themed amiibo to unlock a Pikmin Suit for the Mii driver.
- Race rules and course name are now displayed on loading screens for online and wireless play, as well as Mario Kart TV.
- Players who are behind in online matches will receive items geared toward catching up more frequently.
- In online matches, no more than two Piranha Plants will be granted as items at the same time.
- Controls are no longer unresponsive when the timer runs out when choosing a Mii racing suit for online matches.
- When a player uses an item right after the Super Horn in online matches, that item will now remain available for other players.
- Item wheel no longer spins continuously in online matches.
- Online matches now end as intended 30 seconds after the first place racer finishes.
- The Boomerang now returns to the first slot, if possible, after a player catches it.
- Items shown in a player’s item slots now display correctly when holding an item behind them.
- No longer possible to use an item after it has been used to block an attack.
- Communication errors no longer occur frequently while spectating or after spectating online matches.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Edition is out now, exclusively to the Nintendo Switch.
