Share this: There’s no question that “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” is an essential game for Nintendo Switch owners. Although the game is just an updated version of “Mario Kart 8,” which came out nearly three years ago for the Wii U, it still offers more than enough reasons for people to but it, even if it’s essentially for the second time. But just because it’s being released on a system that’s vastly superior to the Wii U, doesn’t mean “Deluxe” improves upon the original as much as it should. In fact, Nintendo missed a few opportunities when porting the game to its newest console. Here a few areas where “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” either improved, or failed to improve upon the original. Improved: Battle Mode [embedded content] Without