Mario Kart 8 Cheats For Wii U

1. Rocket Boost

   Press and hold the accelerator button when "2" stops fading in and starts fading out for a rocket boost at the start of the race.

   Contributed by: Mrakainus 

2. Unlockable Racers

   In Grand Prix mode, get first place on any Cup in any engine class and you will be given one of 13 additional characters at random - however you can not repeat the same cup with the same engine class to earn more characters.

   Contributed by: psi_kever 

3. Unlocking Vehicle Parts

   Vehicle parts are unlocked at random every time you get 50 coins. Once you reach 1000 coins total kart parts are unlocked every 100 coins. The only exceptions to this rule are the gold parts. You need to collect a grand total of 2,800 coins to unlock all non-gold parts. You can get coins during a race, but only the coins you have when you finish a race (max of 10 coins per race) will be added to your total. (If you play local multiplayer, all coins held by all players at the end of a race will be added to your total, allowing you to potentially get up to 40 coins per race if you have four players.)

   Contributed by: Lavapool632 

4. Alternate Title Screen and True Ending Credits

   Complete every single cup with a first place unlocks new alternate Title Screens and unlocks the true ending credits

   Contributed by: MBBDarigon 

5. Manually choosing the season on the Animal Crossing DLC Track

   If you hold a specific button while selecting the Animal Crossing stage with A, you can actually choose what season you play on. These are: L for Spring R for Summer zL for Autumn zR for Winter

   Contributed by: Tingloid 

6. Grand Prix Stars

   Getting 1st place in a Grand Prix will reward you with a gold trophy and up to 3 stars based on the number of points you had.

   Unlockable
   Earn 54 or 55 points (Two 1st and Two 2nd place finishes OR Three 1st and One 3rd or 4th Place finish)	1 Star
   Earn 57 Points (Three 1st place finishes and One 2nd place finish)	2 Stars
   Earn 60 Points (Four 1st place finishes)	3 Stars

   Contributed by: sonicfan210 

7. Miiverse Stamps

   There are 62 Unlockable Miiverse Stamps in Mario Kart 8: 30 character stamps and 32 track stamps.

   Unlockable
   Finish 1st in any Grand Prix with that character	Character Stamp
   Beat the normal staff ghost time for track	Track/Course Stamp

   Contributed by: sonicfan210 

8. Gold Parts

   Unlockable Gold Kart parts

   Unlockable
   Collect 10,000 Coins (Multiplayer gives players the total amount of Coins collected by all players during each race)	Gold Glider
   Get at least one star (54 points or more) on every 150cc and Mirror Mode race	Gold Standard Kart
   Beat all of the Time Trials Staff Ghosts OR collect a total of 15,000 Coins	Gold Tires

   Contributed by: Hinoken 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Cheats For Nintendo Switch

1. Gold Mario

   Place first in all 12 200cc cups. Gold Mario will then be available as an alternate color for Metal Mario.

   Contributed by: LuigiSan 

2. Choose the season on the Animal Crossing track

   When starting a race on the Animal Crossing track while playing offline in any mode other than time trials, hold one of the four shoulder buttons (L for Spring, R for Summer, ZL for Fall, or ZR for Winter) to choose the season the track appears as.

   Contributed by: LuigiSan 

3. Turbo Boost at Start of Race

   To get a turbo boost at the start of a race, simply wait until the number 2 in the countdown appears, then hold A until the race begins. If done right, you will receive a turbo boost as soon as the race starts.

   Contributed by: Dev 

4. How to use LAN play.

   To use LAN play, on the opening screen where it says Press "L" and "R" to play, hold down "L" and "R". While holding "L" and "R", press down on the Left Stick. At this point you may let go of those three buttons. LAN play will now be an option instead of Wireless play.

   Contributed by: CoolGuy3000 

5. Fast Coin Farming

   1: You need two Joy-Cons, two single ones are ok, you get two if you buy the Switch.
   2: Select Multiplayer mode, then select 2 players.
   3: Select VS Race
   4: It doesnt matter which Character or Vehicle you choose, one that got Speed AND Accelerationwould be good (like Mario)
   5: While setting up your Vehicles, press the + or - on each controller and make sure the settings are like this:
   -- Auto Steering: ON
   -- Control: Joystick (motion control will NOT work)
   -- Auto Accelerate: ON
   6: After setting up the Karts, the next screen takes you to race settings. Select 200cc Race at the very top, and then copy the setting below:
   -- Teams: No Teams
   -- Items: No Items
   -- COM: No COM
   -- COM Vehicles: All Vehicles
   -- Courses: Choose
   -- Race Count: 48 Races (this number can change, however, 48 is ideal if you will be coin farming for an hour or two)
   7: After this, it is time to pick the track. Select either Mute City (last track in the Egg Cup) or Big Blue (last track in the Bell Cup) and start the race.
   8: At this point, you can set both controllers down and let the game do the rest.
   **Each race takes about 2 minutes & 30 seconds so you can complete a cup about every 10 minutes. I hope you enjoy this and go get yourself that Gold Glider! **

   Contributed by: rkuhns610 

6. Alternative title screens

   Once having won gold trophies for all 150cc mirror and 200cc cups, alternate title screens will start to appear.

   Contributed by: jumballi 

7. LAN Play Option

   On the main menu, press L3 while holding L and R. The "Wireless Play" option will turn in to a "LAN Play" option.

   Contributed by: IPlayVideoGames 

8. Unlock Mii Racing Suits

   Use amiibo to get racing suits!

   Unlockable
   Use the Smash Bros Villager or Animal Crossing series Isabelle amiibo	Animal Crossing Suit
   Use the Smash Bros Bowser or Mario series Bowser amiibo	Bowser Suit
   Use the Captain Falcon amiibo	Captain Falcon Suit
   Use the Smash Bros Daisy amiibo or Super Mario Daisy amiibo	Daisy Suit
   Use the Smash Bros Donkey Kong or Mario series Donkey Kong amiibo	Donkey Kong Suit
   Use the Smash Bros Fox or Star Fox series Fox amiibo	Fox Suit
   Use the Smash Bros Kirby or Kirby series Kirby amiibo	Kirby Suit
   Use the 8-Bit Link, Smash Bros Link or Legend of Zelda series Link amiibo.	Link Suit
   Use the Smash Bros Luigi or Mario series Luigi amiibo.	Luigi Suit
   Use the Smash Bros Mario or Mario series Mario amiibo	Mario Suit
   Use the Mega Man amiibo	Mega Man Suit
   Use the PAC-MAN amiibo	PAC-MAN Suit
   Use the Smash Bros Peach or Mario series Peach amiibo	Peach Suit
   Use the Olimar amiibo	Pikimin Suit
   Use the Smash Bros Rosalina or Mario series Rosalina amiibo	Rosalina Suit
   Use the Smash Bros Samus or Metroid series Samus amiibo	Samus Suit
   Use the Sonic amiibo	Sonic Suit
   Use the Inkling Boy or Inkling Girl amiibo	Splatoon Suit
   Use the Toad amiibo	Toad Suit
   Use the Smash Bros Wario or Mario series Wario amiibo.	Wario Suit
   Use the Woolley World Yoshi, Smash Bros Yoshi or Mario series Yoshi amiibo	Yoshi Suit

   Contributed by: manueldiaz, timham25 

9. Gold Parts

   Unlockable Gold Kart parts

   Unlockable
   Collect 5,000 coins in total.	Gold Glider
   Win every Cup with at least a single star on Mirror Mode in Grand Prix.	Gold Standard Kart
   Beat every Staff Ghost in Time Trial mode at 150cc.	Gold Tires

   Contributed by: butterball_88 

10. Unlockable Parts

    Through playing Grand Prix mode, you will earn coins. Collect enough to unlock a random kart/wheel/glider part. This will continue until all regular parts are unlocked.

    Unlockable
    Collect 30 Coins total	Part 01
    Collect 60 Coins total	Part 02
    Collect 90 Coins total	Part 03
    Collect 120 Coins total	Part 04
    Collect 150 Coins total	Part 05
    Collect 180 Coins total	Part 06
    Collect 210 Coins total	Part 07
    Collect 240 Coins total	Part 08
    Collect 270 Coins total	Part 09
    Collect 300 Coins total	Part 10
    Collect 330 Coins total	Part 11
    Collect 360 Coins total	Part 12
    Collect 390 Coins total	Part 13
    Collect 420 Coins total	Part 14
    Collect 450 Coins total	Part 15
    Collect 500 Coins total	Part 16
    Collect 550 Coins total	Part 17
    Collect 600 Coins total	Part 18
    Collect 650 Coins total	Part 19
    Collect 700 Coins total	Part 20
    Collect 750 Coins total	Part 21
    Collect 800 Coins total	Part 22
    Collect 850 Coins total	Part 23
    Collect 900 Coins total	Part 24
    Collect 950 Coins total	Part 25
    Collect 1000 Coins total	Part 26
    Collect 1050 Coins total	Part 27
    Collect 1100 Coins total	Part 28
    Collect 1150 Coins total	Part 29
    Collect 1200 Coins total	Part 30
    Collect 1250 Coins total	Part 31
    Collect 1300 Coins total	Part 32
    Collect 1350 Coins total	Part 33
    Collect 1400 Coins total	Part 34
    Collect 1450 Coins total	Part 35
    Collect 1500 Coins total	Part 36
    Collect 1600 Coins total	Part 37
    Collect 1700 Coins total	Part 38
    Collect 1800 Coins total	Part 39
    Collect 1900 Coins total	Part 40
    Collect 2000 Coins total	Part 41
    Collect 2100 Coins total	Part 42
    Collect 2200 Coins total	Part 43
    Collect 2300 Coins total	Part 44
    Collect 2400 Coins total	Part 45
    Collect 2500 Coins total	Part 46
    Collect 2600 Coins total	Part 47
    Collect 2700 Coins total	Part 48
    Collect 2800 Coins total	Part 49
    Collect 2900 Coins total	Part 50
    Collect 3000 Coins total	Part 51
    Collect 3100 Coins total	Part 52

    Contributed by: Dev, TuxedoAlex, ShadowMario3