Yes, with the sole exception of Gold Mario, the Switch version of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe unlocks all the characters from the start. This is a significant difference from the Wii U version, where characters were unlocked randomly by winning cups.
With it being a re-release of a game many people had already bought and played, Nintendo opted to include most of Mario Kart 8's content available right from the start. Specifically, most of the playable roster of characters and every racetrack, inclu
To celebrate the recent launch of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC, we’ve put together a big list of all the unlockables it has to offer (which isn’t very many, but still).
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe features almost all characters unlocked from the start, including DLC and Mii. The only unlockable is Gold Mario, earned by winning all 200cc Grand Prix cups.
We show how to unlock all the secret unlockables in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Switch, including Gold Mario, Gold Kart Parts like the Gold Body, Gold Wheels, & Gold Glider, as well...
