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When Mario Kart 8 was first released for the Wii U in 2014, you could scan your Amiibo to receive an in-game Mii Driving costume. Each costume was themed around the Amiibo character that unlocked it. Amiibos were relatively new at that time, but just about every Amiibo available unlocked something. Mario Kart 8’s updated Switch port, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe intends to continue that tradition.

Yesterday, Nintendo updated the Amiibo page for the port to show that over 50 Amiibos will be compatible with the game at launch. There are currently more than 20 Mii costumes that will be available at launch if you have the corresponding Amiibo.

Here’s a list of the usable Amiibo categorized into series:

The Legend of Zelda

  • 8-bit Link
  • Breath of the Wild Archer Link
  • Breath of the Wild Rider Link
  • Ocarina of Time Link
  • Wind Waker Link

Splatoon

  • Inkling Girl (and recolor)
  • Inkling Boy (and recolor)
  • Squid (and recolor)
  • Callie
  • Marie

Super Mario

  • Mario
  • Gold Mario
  • Luigi
  • Peach
  • Rosalina
  • Toad
  • Yoshi
  • Bowser
  • Wario
  • Donkey Kong

Super Smash Bros.

  • Mario
  • Luigi
  • Peach
  • Rosalina
  • Bowser
  • Yoshi
  • Wario
  • Dr. Mario
  • Donkey Kong
  • Link
  • Toon Link
  • Fox
  • Samus
  • Zero Suit Samus
  • The Villager
  • Kirby
  • Captain Falcon
  • Olimar
  • Mega Man
  • Sonic
  • Pac-Man

 

Yoshi’s Woolly World

  • Green Yoshi
  • Pink Yoshi
  • Blue Yoshi
  • Big Yoshi

Animal Crossing

  • Isabelle (summer and winter uniforms)
  • K.K. Slider
  • Tom Nook
  • Resetti
  • Blathers
  • Celeste
  • Timmy and Tommy
  • Digby
  • Lottie
  • Rover
  • Mabel
  • Reese
  • Cyrus
  • Kicks
  • Kapp’n
  • All Animal Crossing amiibo cards, including the Sanrio ones.

Super Mario Maker

  • 8-bit Mario (classic and modern)

Kirby

  • Kirby

The game will also feature various updates to Mario Kart 8. Some of the more notable additions include Battle Mode, Dual Item capacity(similar to Double Dash), returning items(Feather and Boo) and 5 brand new characters(King Boo, Inkling Boy, Inkling Girl, Dry Bones, Bowser Jr.).

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will launch for Nintendo Switch on April, 28th, 2017 for $59.99 starting price.

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