Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Just Changed Forever 

Honestly this is awesome, seems like the meta will be way more diverse and you will no longer lose cause your favourite character isn’t viable

Nintendo is doing everything in their power to make this DLC more than just tracks. I mean it started with small things like faster item box respawns, but that quickly shifted to what's basically modded items and now they’re making it so anyone can compete with top players no matter what combo they want to use. This game is headed in the right direction and despite Wave 5 and 6 not being a thing yet, it's definitely established itself as the true "Deluxe" version it always should have been!

Mario fully stock being one of the best setups in the game is one of the greatest things I’ve ever heard.

I've never found the Waluigi/Wild Wiggler spammed as bad as the Funky Kong/Bowser Bike in Wii, but more character (and kart) diversity is definitely needed regardless!

In Worldwide lobbies, Japan has shifted over to Rosalina/King Boo/Link on the Cat Cruiser/Teddy Buggy and Roller/Sponge wheels. It's crazy how fast the meta's changed.

i dont even play mk8 deluxe but the fact that the new meta (seemingly) allows people to finally play their faves without feeling like theyre throwing is nice!

I’ve always played with my favorites instead of the meta so I’m glad to see with the update that more people will feel comfortable doing the same. I’m very excited to see some wacky combos online again after I finish the grandprixs of the new cups

I love using random parts with whatever character I decide to use. This is going to make the game so much more fun!

I think it looks safe to say that even if there is technically a new meta, the playing field is more even than it was. It’ll still be viable to use Roy, DK online after this, just not as much of a no-brainer clear cut choice as before. Hopefully we see maybe a wee bit more character diversity online now.

Dry Bones meta?! Mario Standard Kart sounds pretty great ngl

One thing I like about this is that while it did make light characters more viable, it didn’t completely destroy the heavier characters and I’m still probably going to run my classic Morton Mr Scooty combo

As someone who adores Baby Luigi, I'm happy to see lightweights being buffed Also Link being slightly better is nice too

Been a Mr. Scooty main since Day 1 in the Wii U days. Always loved just how funny and small it was, I got lucky that it ended up being viable

Make no mistake. The rollers is still meta for sure. But it’s definitely good to see new setups emerging. It was pretty boring seeing Wild Wigglers all the time. But I’m completely content sticking to the pipe frame setup. Never lets me down 💯💯

Well, the full standard combo IS better than the "meta" combo on Toad Circuit because it's Toad Circuit. Both builds are optimized in terms of Pareto efficiency (which means you can't increase one stat without decreasing the other) when it comes to mini turbo and ground speed. Meta combo is 16 MT and 10 Speed, while full standard is 13 MT and 13 Speed. So yeah, on a track like Toad Circuit where there are lot of straight lines, full standard has a huge +3 advantage on speed.

I always ran an Isabelle, Mercedes racer and rollers and i played wave 4 the first time and immediately noticed a huge performance difference. I’m glad they’re balancing, it was much needed

Mario being the new S tier would be perfect considering people always say "Who picks Mario in Mario Kart", *You* do now lmao Awesome video!!!

Honestly, I'm so happy about this patch. It's such a shame whenever you're using your favorite characters and you lose because of the unbalanced racers and kart combos and this is exactly what MK8D's online mode needed.

Seeing Nintendo change everything shows how much the stats changed and now they will have more variety. More drivers could be used along with various combos.

I enjoy using upper middeweights with the Inkstrike and Rollers. Really nice balanced combo that reminds me of Weegee Wiggler but more adaptable

everything about this newest wave seems good for the game honestly; there was a new shortcut added which could be a sign to come; all the tracks look really good; and stats have been shifted which makes it look like theres a lot more variety which is great

Day 1 Rosa mains rise up 😮‍💨

As a standard Mario user myself before this patch (sometimes b-dasher thrown in for MKDS nostalgia) This is absolutely hilarious to see

I've been a loyal Mario man in every game from Smash to Mario Kart so to see him get this buff makes me grin the widest grin I've ever had since I first played this series on N64

As an all standard combo player, i couldn't be happier.

I'm so happy that you have gave us more insight into what exactly nintendo did

I’ve been using shy guy, pipe frame, and slims for a long time now. And after this update I think that combo has gotten better

This is awesome!! I have been playing Mario Kart for a good week again and I’ve been seeing the waluigis everywhere with that yellow cart but now I’m excited for the present and future. Definitely is gonna be fun to see NEW ways of Competition.

I'm just so excited for Teddy Buggy, Blue Rollers, and King Boo to become even better! I've been ride or die King Boo since MKWii and seeing him become nigh meta is such a treat.

Thank you. I was tired of seeing Purple Mario riding a yellow centipede who has eaten too many mushrooms in every race. This is a breath of fresh air.

I’m glad there was finally a meta change but, I would MUCH rather the meta be waluigi wiggler then standard EVERYTHING!

The Walaluigi Wiggles were literally Wii Funky kong again. So I'm glad people know that more characters exist now! This was a much needed update!

Link on the BiddyBuggy with the roller and paper glider is the new meta I mained Link before it was cool.

I'll stop playing as DK when you pry this banana from my cold dead hand.

What a time to be alive!! We survived the Waluigi Wiggler onslaught and came out the other side!

Now I might actually be able to use Toadette in the badwagon with monster wheels. It always felt like trading fashion for function, but now I can't wait to try to own the road with a bad combo.

It's nice to see them make it a lot more open to "good combos". But why wait until now, and also, won't there just be a new "best combo"?

It seems Rosalina is the new meta as I saw 6 in 2 different lobbies today

My go to combo is still toadette with Yoshi bike with azure rollers. I got so use to inside drifting. Hopefully something good change with the patch notes in future waves!

YES this is so much better. Part of the fun is seeing all the goofy kart and character combos

Ive always stuck with the middle weight, pipe frame, roller wheels. It did get annoying facing a whole lobby of meta vehicles, but I would win a lot of them if you were good enough

My strategy is Medium Mii, Circut Special, Blue Standard, and Super Glider, I feel like that it's somewhat buffed because I noticed how it has a little more speed.

This is real funny because a few days before the update I was actually playing Mario with an all standard Kart. It was really tough keeping up with waluigis and required a lot of item usage but I was usually able to keep top 3 or top 5.

wow! i always used to use the teddy car and the light blue rollers because i liked how they looked together (i usually picked either lemmy or dry bones or yoshi because i like those characters) and now that car is meta? thats so cool! :)

I'm glad your content is really creative, keep it up!

Finally Waluigi meta era is over

Fun side note, If you use king boo, pipe frame, rollers and the plane glider, you get perfectly balanced stats Slightly lower speed then Mario standard everything, but higher everything else.

I use Dry Bowser, B-Dasher, Slicks, and standard/cloud glider, works like a charm.

I am so happy about this patch, I am a Link main and while he always was a viable character it was only with a certain type of kart. Now everyone can use any combination they want and still be on a solid middle ground, this really brings back the TRUE customisation side of MK8!

I'm alright with a new "objective best"ish kinda meta forming if that's just how it goes. However, so long as it's actually close like with your Boo vs Mario example, I think that this game will finally be in a healthy spot. So many combos and characters just for Waluigi to be the only one (playing anyone else, even a decent combo, just makes losing sting a little too much regardless of skill) was super lame. If the difference is like just a few milliseconds, and you can compensate your characters strengths and weaknesses with karts like how you SHOULD HAVE from the beginning... MAN I'm excited! I can finally fucking play Yoshi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i honestly just loved using the default kart combo, just because the get-up is just clean for a standard

Mario: So many years playing Waluigi, and where did that bring you? Back to me. What a King

I love this update. I love to try out new kart combos every race session online, so I always am playing with slightly different stats, but I hate it when everyone else just picks some boring meta. it's not super detrimental, but very noticeable. Hopefully this ends soon & builds stop being objectively better than others in every way

I love this change. Finally going to get some diversity in car combos

I have run some calculation and my prediction would be: - *Characters:* Daisy-Peach-Yoshi-Birdo / Iggy-Luigi or Ludwig-Mario / King Boo-Link-Rosalina seem to be the top contender, sorted from Handling to Speed. Choose the one that suit your playstyle. - *Bodies:* Teddy Buggy-Cat Cruiser are on top. It was already very good before they go that Mini-Turbo boost. It is basically the Wild Wiggler with more Mini Turbo, Weight and non-Ground Handling but lower Off Road. So if you used the Wild Wiggler, go Teddy Buggy. Mr. Scooty and Biddybuggy are also still good, depends if you want more Handling / Acceleration. To be fair, a lot of Bodies are great: the Wild Wiggler and same are great, so is Streetle and same, the Pipe Frame and same, or the Standard Kart and same. - *Wheels:* Roller-Azure Roller are still on top, but not as dominant. Standard-Blue Standard and Cushion-Sponge are decent too. Sure you can go Link - Teddy Buggy - Standard, but Peach - BiddyBuggy - Roller is still great trading Speed for more Handling, Acceleration and Mini-Turbo.

I immediately noticed this when I played the new tracks on 200cc with shy guy, bidy buggy, small tires and paper plane that I completely speeded through the tracks and the mini turbo lastet way longer and was much better

Regardless of meta, as long as your kart build isn't absolutely terrible, it seems you can play with what you want without a massive disadvantage

Glad to see the meta starting to change!

This video has aged like fine wine my friend. Standard tires, standard glider has changed the game forever. I tried Iggy, Pipe Frame, Standard Tires, Standard Glider and the results blew my mind. I couldn’t believe it how comfortable and crazy fast this combo is. Rollers and Paper Glider is still reliable online for sure. But it’s definitely no longer the only viable kart setup online anymore. Nintendo was not kidding when they said they improved the performance of other characters and kart parts. This patch was a serious game changer 💯💯

It is undeniable we are living through Mario kart history. This will become a golden age of Mk8d: the chaotic era when experimentation was a good thing and there was no meta

Can't Believe Birdo Would have the best combo

As a Toadette and Daisy main this is so exciting to see! I've always loved using the lighter characters.

A really good combo for me, link + standard hyrule set. His drifts, handling and turbos are insane, at least in 200cc.

I'm glad it is changing but I hope it means there are several combos which give similar performance to keep the fields varied. I personally run what I fancy running but meant online races where pointless so I stuck to local multiplayer, custom races and battles. Now I hope I can run online with something more varied and still be competitive.

Amazing video as always JPG!!!

Wow almost any combo can be good for competitive which is crazyy

You mean i can finally use my favorite combo of lemmy, mach-8, slim, Wario glider? HELL YEAH THIS UPDATE ROCKS

I only tested out my ‘Orange set’ (Daisy, Sport Bike, Sponge tires and Flower Parachute) and it won the first 3 online matches I’d done since I put the game down competitively 3 years ago. Basically, this update rocks, and I can actually use bikes now. Hell yeah.

I just love that the lightweights finally got a great buff

I am really hoping that this patch works as intended and there isn't one dominant meta anymore. What I'm worried about is that if a new meta emerges, it would mean that all the time trials before the update got murdered for no reason

I've always used Mario, Sport Bike/B Dasher, Ancient Tires, any glider It's actually so good, even before the patches

Oh. My. Gosh. Where do I even begin with this video?! It's safe to say that "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Just Changed Forever" is the most revolutionary video I've seen on RU-vid in my entire life. First of all, the content creator who made this video must have some kind of direct line to the Mario Kart gods, because the amount of insider knowledge they have is insane. They revealed brand new features that I never even thought were possible in Mario Kart. I mean, I've been playing this game for years and thought I knew everything about it, but boy was I wrong. And let's talk about the editing. It's like a cinematic masterpiece. The way they seamlessly blended real-life footage with in-game footage is beyond impressive. I felt like I was watching a Hollywood blockbuster. The special effects were out of this world. But what really blew me away was the music. The soundtrack was composed specifically for this video, and it's so catchy and memorable that I can't get it out of my head. I even found myself humming it throughout the day. Overall, "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Just Changed Forever" is an absolute must-watch for anyone who calls themselves a Mario Kart fan. You won't regret it. I'm already eagerly anticipating the creator's next video because if it's anything like this one, it's going to be a game-changer.

rosacruiser meta is real

I'm happy that the 'meta' is now pretty much everything, if you use your favourite characters strengths properly, you'll be on an even playing field

This was such an amazing video! Exciting times for mario kart right now!

I tend to use Mario + Biddybuggy + Leaf Wheels + Gold Glider. It works pretty well, and if mario in standard kart is doing great, then I'm sure this will be good for me.

THANK YOU NINTENDO! While I want karts parts (and maybe characters) to be a purely cosmetic choice so a lot of "bad" kart bodies get some representation in the game (kinda like how ctr nitro fueled characters could change their stats with the engines, and the rest were only for the looks), this new patch looks great to see a lot of new variety in game when it comes to racing online and in time trials! Now we just need a custom lap option and maaaaaaybe...... a battle course booster pass

The funny thing was that most people online were using waluigi wiggler as a crutch and they were very beatable most of the time if u are slightly good at the game I use inkling with varmint and normal wheels cause It looks cool and has decent stats, and it wasn’t that hard to beat the 5 ppl using waluigi every game This patch is nice cause now I can use combos just cause they look cool and don’t have to think about stats all the time, having cars invalidated by not having max acceleration

I had always played as Medium Mii, 300SL and Mercedes tires, aka identical to standart Mario. I am so happy for this.

Childhood some of the best memories was me and my old friends from vegas playing Mario Kart

How much do you think this will affect the time trailing community?

The rule of cool is more important then peformance. Bowser on a tiny scooter just looks uncanny

It’s crazy that you made this video, cause I was playing Grand Prix and kept losing to standard kart Mario in 150cc and was freaking out hahaha

It’s quite impressive with the changes stats, I have been online for a bit and while I have not seen any Waluigi with wigglers online, I’m glad to see that new combos can now beat Waluigi with any type of combos you want! And honestly I’m happy with that!

Bro this was such a great and helpful video tysm ☺️

Not been too deep on MK8D's meta, though I've been Koopa + Mr.Scooty + Leaf Tires + Hylian Kite and kinda placed somewhere around middle a lot of the time. This might actually get me to go dig in deeper with this newly refreshed meta... exciting.

Dude thanks for the tips! It's mind blowing!

Wow, didn't expect this. Wish i still had my switch and copy of mk8. It'd be fun to grind time trials and work out the best setup for me. Nice clean driving in this vid as well gg

Okay, after watching this video and using the MK8DX Builder, I am going to predict that middle-weight characters are going to be the new meta characters. Correct me if I am wrong, but middleweight characters have the best mix of stats out of all weight classes in the game. Rollers are still going to be the meta I think, as well as standard bike and all those vehicles. But gliders might change to gliders like gold glider, super glider, etc.... I too am looking forward to see the new meta combos.

I've mained blue falcon before the buff, I did notice myself seeming slightly faster than normal lately

Great vid. I like using Mario, Teddy Buggy, Azure Roller and paper glider!

finally a mega change! i’ve always used koopa troopa, with gold kart, slick wheels, and gold glider and still will but will be nice to see people use something else

I love seing more variety and I love being able to play whatever I feel up to without feeling like I "miss out" or I "handicap myself".

i beat my record on mario stadium with the standard set with no mushrooms after a bit of goofing with combos, i found that dry bowser, wiggler, leaf wheels, paper glider is slightly better with dry bowser still having slightly more acceleration than the standard, meaning it is slightly better for online glad that there are more combos around, with a few meta staples still sticking around

NO WAY. This alone might get me back to playing this game, this is perfect

I don't have much experience with Mario Kart, I just play the arcade version and the demo when I'm in the Technology section of a Target. But now, I'll try this "A bit more speed, a bit less acceleration" thingy when I'm in that Target, all while I try to make the kart look aesthetically pleasing.

Lol king boo with the cat car is what I normally use😂

I might go back to the Inkling and Grizzco Bike (Jet Bike) / Slick Tires combo.

My combo was always Gold Mario, Jet Bike, Rollers, and the airplane glider & I’d always have a massive lead in any CC but suddenly my gap isn’t as big as it used to be (and no haven’t gotten worse lmao)

i use my Mii with the Kart combo of B-Dasher body, Slick wheels and Waddlewing glider... just a bit away from maxing out my speed. never knew how fast i was going until i checked the stats.