An Assortment of Items to Turn the Tables!

Now hold two items at a time!

In Mario Kart 8, you can hold up to two items, greatly increasing your options for race strategy!

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?

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Use Wireless Play to connect up to 8 nearby Nintendo Switch consoles.

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Attach a Joy-Con for an authentic behind-the-wheel experience.
Release Date: 17 January 2020, Friday
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  • Banana

    Spins karts that drive over it.

  • Triple Bananas

    Three Bananas will orbit your kart.

  • Green Shell

    Travels in a straight line and knocks over the first kart it hits.

  • Triple Green Shells

    Three Green Shells will orbit your kart.

  • Red Shell

    Homes in on the kart in front of you and knocks it over.

  • Triple Red Shells

    Three Red Shells will orbit your kart.

  • Spiny Shell

    Homes in on the lead kart and knocks it over.

  • Bob-omb

    Explodes after a certain period of time or when a kart hits it.
    Karts caught in the blast will spin or be knocked over.

  • Mushroom

    Gives your kart a short boost.

  • Triple Mushrooms

    Three Dash Mushrooms will orbit your kart.

  • Golden Mushroom

    For a period of time, use a Dash Mushroom with each press of the L Button.

  • Bullet Bill

    Transform into Bullet Bill for a while.
    You will speed along the course automatically, knocking over any karts you hit.

  • Blooper

    Shoots ink at all karts in front of you, obscuring their vision for a while.

  • Lightning

    Lighting falls on your rivals and destroys any items they're holding.
    They'll also be shrunk and slowed down for a while.

  • Super Star

    Makes you invincible for a while.
    Your speed is also increased, and any kart you hit will be knocked over.

  • Fire Flower

    For a while, each press of the L Button throws a fireball.
    Karts hit by a fireball will spin.

  • Boomerang Flower

    Throws a boomerang up to three times.
    Any karts hit will spin.

  • Piranha Plant

    A Piranha Plant will be attached to the front of your vehicle for a while.
    When it bites, your kart will also get a small boost.

  • Super Horn

    Emits a large sonic blast to knock away nearby karts and items.

  • Crazy Eight

    Eight items will orbit your kart. Pressing L uses the item currently in front of you.

  • Coin

    Gives you two coins.
    The more coins you have, the faster your kart becomes.

  • Feather

    Your kart jumps high into the air, allowing you to fly over items like Bananas and shells.
    * Only available in Battle mode.

  • Boo

    Your kart turns invisible for a while, and you'll pass through items like Bananas and shells.
    In addition, you'll steal items from rival players.