Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Custom Match

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To ensure you receive the most accurate and up-to-date information, this article will connect you directly with Nintendo’s Customer Support database.

Nintendo Customer Support: How to Start a Local or Online Multiplayer Game (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)

HOME TEAM

• Select the following options as they appear on the screen: "Online Play"
  • Confirm "1p" if each player is using their own system
  • Confirm "2p" if two players will be competing from the same system 
• Select the "Friends" option --> "Create Room", then "Yes"
  • Lobby host: once the room is created, click the "+/-" button to view the room code. Share this in the Generation Esports match chat so all other players can join the private room. 
    
• Choose and confirm the Racer/Kart frame, glider, and wheels
  • Click "A" to confirm 
• The game lobby settings should read as follows: 
  • 150cc Race
  • Team Game
  • Normal Items
  • No COM
  • All Vehicles
  • 4 Races
• Lobby Host assigns players to blue or red team 
  • Home = Red
  • Away = Blue
• All players select "OK" when in the lobby and ready to begin
• All players select "Random" from the track list 
  • If a player does not select "Randon" and that chosen track is selected, all players must head back to the lobby and restart the course selection process. 
• Once a race is completed, all players return to the game lobby and select "Random" again to decide the next course.
  • Repeat this step until all races are recorded