After this week’s update, if you’re playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe online on the original Nintendo Switch versus a Switch 2 player, you may have an advantage. Nintendo released a major update to version 4.0.0 just a few days ago. It came with all sorts of goodies for Nintendo Switch 2 users, such as higher resolution and additional player support when playing split-screen multiplayer. GameXplain has now pointed out some interesting discrepancies between the two systems. Hazards are appearing on Nintendo Switch 2 that are apparently not on Switch 1. On one circuit, the person on Nintendo Switch 2 encounters gas cans that are not present on Switch 1. On another circuit, which is Mario Circuit GBA, there are no black tires on Nintendo Switch while seen on Switch 2. This happens in different parts of the track. The good thing is that these dangers are not directly on the track. They’re more on the sidelines, although it can get problematic, especially if you’re looking to make up some time by going off-road a bit when using a mushroom. There may also be a strange glitch in the Piranha Plant Pipeline. GameXplain points out some oddities where item boxes don’t sync between players. However, it’s not immediately clear if this is a Nintendo Switch 1 versus Switch 2 issue or something more general. Here’s a closer look at the differences: You can find the full patch notes for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 4.0.0 update here. We also have a new comparison of Nintendo Switch 2 vs. Switch 1 for the game here. Did you download the update yourself and test it? If so, have you noticed these problems? Let us know in the comments. Related
