As the subtitle of the game would suggest, Double Dash featured the ability for players to have two characters on one single kart, with the capacity to switch between them at the push of a button. The GameCube entry in particular, Mario Kart: Double Dash, featured what is arguably the most innovative gameplay addition to date. With these new games, Nintendo always tends to shake up the formula by adding a new gameplay mechanic or gimmick to keep things fresh. From the original Super Mario Kart on SNES, all the way up to Mario Kart Tour on mobile, Nintendo has made a consistent effort to always revamp the series and make it accessible in each new hardware generation.

The Mario Kart series has become a mainstay franchise for Nintendo, with a new installment being part of every console life cycle.

RELATED: 10 Best Mario Kart Tracks Of All Time New Mario Kart, New Ideas However, with the sixth and final DLC pack to release sometime later this year, Nintendo should look back to a previous installment and borrow one of its greatest selling points for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's last DLC offering. With 4 waves of content already added, and a new one due for release next week, fans of the game have no shortage of fun to enjoy with this robust package. To date, it has sold over 53 million units, ranking it at the top spot among the best-selling Nintendo Switch games of all time.Īs if the base game wasn't already a fantastic racer, Nintendo has been steadily adding new tracks and characters to Mario Kart 8 Deluxevia the Booster Course DLC Pack. Despite originally being a Wii U game, it found new life on the Switch's much larger install base of players, and has gone on to be one of the platform's most popular multiplayer offerings. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has proven to be a huge selling point for the Nintendo Switch since its release back in early 2017.

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