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title: "Fan Mod – Kirby, Samus, and Pirahna Plant added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe"
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description: "Nintendo fans are now one half-step closer to racing as their favorite characters in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Oh Nintendo just make some DLC for it!"
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Fan Mod - Kirby, Samus, and Pirahna Plant added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Fan Mod – Kirby, Samus, and Pirahna Plant added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/fan-mod-kirby-samus-and-pirahna-plant-added-to-mario-kart-8-deluxe.jpg "Fan Mod – Kirby, Samus, and Pirahna Plant added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/fan-mod-kirby-samus-and-pirahna-plant-added-to-mario-kart-8-deluxe.jpg)Nintendo fans are now one half-step closer to racing as their favorite characters in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Oh Nintendo just make some DLC for it!

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## [](#fan-mods)Fan Mods

A wave of fan mods are presently making their way to the Nintendo Switch port – adding characters such as Kirby and Samus Aran into the racing title. While the models are currently perhaps not the best, some are a bit crude-looking.

But those mods do look fun in execution.

And while of course this needs a hacked Nintendo Switch to be executed this also alerts something; the community has some great ideas! We want more content for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe … not something that strange.

Nintendo be sure to keep an eye out on these things … a lot of things are things YOU should be doing.

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