New Mario Kart 8 DLC pack and 4.0 patch ready to download

After the great quality and value of its first add-on content pack, it was only natural that fans of Mario Kart 8 were eager to get their hands behind the wheel of the second DLC, entitled Animal Crossing X Mario Kart. The launch day was today and, even if we were expecting the download to be ready later in the afternoon, we can now confirm it's available now on a Wii U near you.

Besides, the server maintenance downtime announced yesterday took less time than expected, and therefore online races are back as well.

This means you can purchase and/or download 2 new Cups and some new vehicles and characters, and as a free download you can also try the new, much faster and difficult 200cc class, among other new features. And as online mode is live, there are some players competing in the new 8 circuits already.

The combined download weighs about 1.4GB, while the specific new content alone is 972MB (European version). Keep in mind it firstly downloads 4.0 update patch and then the new content.

Here on Gamereactor we've already downloaded and installed MK8 DLC Pack 2, and will review the content this very week. Meanwhile, you can learn about all the new features debuting today with this overview.