How to Download DLC

Looking for a way to download the paid DLC* available through your active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership? Watch this quick guide on how to do it!

• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass

  First 16 courses are available now! A total of 48 more courses from throughout the Mario Kart™ series are racing to the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game as paid DLC*. Courses include those based on real-world locations like Paris Promenade and Tokyo Blur from the Mario Kart Tour game in addition to nostalgic favorites like N64 Choco Mountain and Wii Coconut Mall! Content will release in 6 waves of 8 courses until the end of 2023.

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise

  Join Lottie and her team on a distant resort archipelago and help turn the dream vacation homes of your favorite Animal Crossing characters into a reality. Get creative with furniture and design options, then share your ideas with players all over the world!

• Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion

  Play as an Octoling in this large-scale DLC* that features a full-on single-player adventure spanning 80 missions starring Agent 8, a character who awakens on a dark subway platform.

Remember, with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, not only will you have access to Nintendo Switch Online benefits, you also get access to even more benefits, including a library of Nintendo 64™ games with newly added online play for up to 4 players**, as well as retro SEGA Genesis™ games!

If you do not have a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, learn how to sign up.

* Full version of game required to use DLC for that game. Sold separately.

** Additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode. Sold separately.