Mario Kart 8 item probability distributions

The following distributions are used by version 4.1 of Mario Kart 8 to determine the probability of obtaining a certain item when an Item Box is opened.^[1] The tables have the same structure seen in Mario Kart 7, with the column number of each item being the same for the items featured in both games and the probability coded as a percentage multiplied by two.

Title screen (ST)

These item probability distributions are used in the demonstrations of the gameplay that are shown in the title screen. Although 20 sets are defined for them, only the second, third and fourth actually contain at least a probability value different from zero.

Item probability distributions (Title screen, second set)
Distribution
1	100	60		10			30
2	40	50	70	20		10	10
3	30	50	50	20		20	10	20
4	30	50	30	40	10	20		20
5	30	40	10	60	30	20		10
6	30	40		70	40	10		10
7	30	40		70	50	10
8	30	30		80	60
9	30	30		80	60
10	30	20		80	70
11	30	20		70	80
12	30	20		60	90

Item probability distributions (Title screen, third and fourth set)
Distribution
1	200
2	200
3	200
4	200
5	200
6	200
7	200
8	200
9	200
10	200
11	200
12	200

Races (S2)

During races, each probability distribution is chosen depending on the distance from the frontrunner in the moment the Item Box was opened. The distance reported is the one at which the switch to the next distribution happens.
Versus races feature five additional distributions sets whose distributions are all made to obtain a specific item and whose purpose is unclear. Most of them are reported without the distance as it is not determined whether they are used by drivers controlled by players or by the software.

Grand Prix races

Item probability distributions (Grand Prix races, drivers controlled by players)
Distance (units)
400	65	50	5	5											5		70
1000	20	25	50	20	10								10	10	5	5	15	15	10	5
2000	10	20	30	25	15			15					10	15	5	10	5	10	10	15	5
3300		15	20	50	5	5		60					5	5		10			10	10	5
5500			10	30		5	5	85	25	10		25									5
8000				10			5	65	40	30	5	40									5
13000							5	35	35	60	10	55
26000								10	30	85	15	60
999998								30	40	70		60
999999								30	40	70		60

Item probability distributions (Grand Prix races, drivers controlled by software)
Distance (units)
300	50	40	15	10											5		70	10
700	25	30	60	15	5								5	10	5	5	20	10	10
1300	30	35	30	25	10			10					10	5		10	15	10	10
2600	30	35	15	45	10	5		25					5	5		5	5		15
4500	30	35	5	50		5	3	47	10			10							5
7000	15	20		50			4	58	20	10	3	20
13000	10	10		30				57	30	30	3	30
26000	10	10		10				42	30	55	3	40
999998				30				60	30	50		30
999999				30				60	30	50		30

Versus Races

All Items

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, All items, drivers controlled by players)
Distance (units)
400	60	50	5												5		80
1000	15	25	45	20	10			5					10	10	10	5	20	10	10	5
2000	5	15	35	30	10			25					10	15	5	10	5	10	10	10	5
3300		15	18	50		5	2	65	10				5			5			10	10	5
5500				25		10	5	85	33	10	2	25									5
8000				10			5	65	40	30	5	40									5
13000							2	40	30	65	8	55
26000								20	25	90	10	55
999998								40	30	70		60
999999								40	30	70		60

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, All items, drivers controlled by software)
Distance (units)
300	60	45	15												5		75
700	30	35	55	10	5								5	10	10	5	20	10	5
1300	30	35	30	20	15			10					10	5	5	10	10	10	10
2600	30	40	15	40	10	10		20					5	5		5	5		15
4500	30	40		50		10	5	40	10			10							5
7000	15	30		55			5	40	20	10	5	20
13000	10	10		40				45	30	30	5	30
26000	10	10		20				30	30	55	5	40
999998				30				60	30	50		30
999999				30				60	30	50		30

Mushrooms Only

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, Mushrooms Only, drivers controlled by players)
Distance (units)
400	100			100
1000	100	50		50
2000	100	85		15
3300	70	130
5500	30	130	40
8000		120	80
13000		80	120
26000		40	160
999998		100	100
999999		100	100

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, Mushrooms Only, drivers controlled by software)
Distance (units)
300	120			80
700	120	40		40
1300	110	80		10
2600	110	90
4500	90	80	30
7000	70	70	60
13000	50	60	90
26000	50	60	90
999998	50	110	40
999999	50	110	40

Shells Only

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, Shells Only, drivers controlled by players)
Distance (units)
400	100			100
1000	90	30		40	30	10
2000	60	60		10	40	30
3300	40	65	5		50	40
5500	20	70	10		50	50
8000		60	10		50	80
13000		50	10		50	90
26000		50	10		50	90
999998	200
999999	200

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, Shells Only, drivers controlled by software)
Distance (units)
300	120			80
700	90	50		40	20
1300	80	70		10	40
2600	70	65	5		60
4500	60	55	5		80
7000	45	50	5		100
13000	35	40	5		120
26000	25	30	5		140
999998	200
999999	200

Bananas Only

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, Bananas Only, drivers controlled by players)
Distance (units)
400	100	100
1000	115	50	35
2000	120	15	65
3300	110		90
5500	80		120
8000	50		150
13000	20		180
26000	20		180
999998	200
999999	200

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, Bananas Only, drivers controlled by software)
Distance (units)
300	120	80
700	130	40	30
1300	140	10	50
2600	130		70
4500	110		90
7000	90		110
13000	70		130
26000	70		130
999998	200
999999	200

Bob-ombs Only

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, Bob-ombs Only, drivers controlled by players)
Distance (units)
400	100	100
1000	130	70
2000	160	40
3300	180	20
5500	190	10
8000	200
13000	200
26000	200
999998	200
999999	200

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, Bob-ombs Only, drivers controlled by software)
Distance (units)
300	120	80
700	150	50
1300	170	30
2600	190	10
4500	190	10
7000	200
13000	200
26000	200
999998	200
999999	200

Additional sets

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, additional Mushrooms Only distributions, drivers controlled by players)
Distance (units)
400			200
1000			200
2000	200
3300	200
5500		200
8000		200
13000		200
26000		200
999998		200
999999		200

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, additional Mushrooms Only distributions, drivers controlled by software)
Distance (units)
300			200
700			200
1300	200
2600	200
4500		200
7000		200
13000		200
26000		200
999998		200
999999		200

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, additional Shells Only distributions)
Distribution
1			200
2			200
3	200
4	200
5		200
6		200
7				200
8				200
9				200
10				200

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, additional Bananas Only distributions)
Distribution
1		200
2		200
3	200
4	200
5	200
6			200
7			200
8			200
9			200
10			200

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, additional Bob-ombs Only distributions)
Distribution
1		200
2		200
3	200
4	200
5	200
6	200
7	200
8	200
9	200
10	200

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, second set of additional Mushrooms Only distributions)
Distribution
1			200
2	200
3		200
4		200
5		200
6		200
7		200
8		200
9		200
10		200

Frantic Mode

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, Frantic Mode, drivers controlled by players)
Distance (units)
400	30	25	10	25											10		45	30	25
1000	5	5	30	20	15			10					15	15	15	15	5	20	20	10
2000			10	10	15	5	5	25	15				15	20	15	15		10	15	20	5
3300				5		10	10	45	40	15		20	5	5	5	5			10	15	10
5500							10	45	55	30	5	40								10	5
8000							5	35	55	45	5	50									5
13000								25	40	65	10	60
26000								10	30	85	10	65
999998								30	40	70		60
999999								30	40	70		60

Item probability distributions (Versus Races, Frantic Mode, drivers controlled by software)
Distance (units)
300	35	35	20	15											5		60	15	15
700	15	20	45	15	10			10					10	10	10	10	10	15	20
1300	15	20	25	20	15			30	10				10	10	5	10		10	20
2600	15	20	10	25	10	10	5	40	20			10	5	5		5		5	15
4500	15	20		25		10	5	40	30	15	5	30							5
7000	10	10		20			10	35	40	30	5	40
13000	5	5		15			5	30	35	50	5	50
26000	5	5		10				25	30	60	5	60
999998				20				30	30	60		60
999999				20				30	30	60		60

Special purpose (S3)

These five distributions are used for special item drops, such as the items dropped from broken crates.

Item probability distributions (Special purpose)
Distribution
1	70	70	60
2	200
3	70	70	60
4	200
5	200

Battle Mode (S4)

In Battle Mode, the probability depends both on the time and on the number of balloons left. The conditions reported here are derived from the official Prima Games guide.^[2]
Just like with Versus Races, there are additional distributions sets whose purpose is unclear.

All Items

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, All items, drivers controlled by players)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2	30	130			10							30
More than 2	2	15	110		5	15					5		50
More than 2	1		75		10	20			10		15		70
Between 2 and 1	More than 2	20	135			10							35
Between 2 and 1	2	10	100	5	5	15					10		55
Between 2 and 1	1		15	15	10	20	10	5	15	5	20	10	75
Less than 1	More than 2	20	130			10							40
Less than 1	2		95	10	5	15				5	10		60
Less than 1	1			20	10	20	10	10	15	10	15	10	80
	0	100	100

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, All items, drivers controlled by software)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2	20	165			5							10
More than 2	2	10	140		10	10							30
More than 2	1		100		20	30							50
Between 2 and 1	More than 2	20	150			10							20
Between 2 and 1	2	10	110	10	10	20							40
Between 2 and 1	1		35	20	20	15	10	10	10	5	10	10	55
Less than 1	More than 2	20	135			5							40
Less than 1	2	10	85	20	10	20				5			50
Less than 1	1		20	30	20	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	60
	0	200

Mushrooms Only

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, Mushrooms Only, drivers controlled by players)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2	200
More than 2	2	140	60
More than 2	1	100	100
Between 2 and 1	More than 2	180	20
Between 2 and 1	2	120	80
Between 2 and 1	1	70	100	30
Less than 1	More than 2	170	30
Less than 1	2	100	80	20
Less than 1	1	50	90	60
	0	200

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, Mushrooms Only, drivers controlled by software)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2	200
More than 2	2	120	80
More than 2	1	80	120
Between 2 and 1	More than 2	160	40
Between 2 and 1	2	100	100
Between 2 and 1	1	40	120	40
Less than 1	More than 2	150	50
Less than 1	2	70	100	30
Less than 1	1	20	100	80
	0	200

Shells Only

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, Shells Only, drivers controlled by players)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2	160		40
More than 2	2	140		60
More than 2	1	80	20	100
Between 2 and 1	More than 2	140		60
Between 2 and 1	2	100	20	80
Between 2 and 1	1	50	40	110
Less than 1	More than 2	130		70
Less than 1	2	70	30	100
Less than 1	1	30	50	120
	0	200

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, Shells Only, drivers controlled by software)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2	170		30
More than 2	2	140		60
More than 2	1	80	30	90
Between 2 and 1	More than 2	160		40
Between 2 and 1	2	110	20	70
Between 2 and 1	1	50	40	110
Less than 1	More than 2	150		50
Less than 1	2	90	30	80
Less than 1	1	30	60	110
	0	200

Bananas Only

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, Bananas Only, drivers controlled by players)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2	200
More than 2	2	170	30
More than 2	1	130	70
Between 2 and 1	More than 2	170	30
Between 2 and 1	2	130	70
Between 2 and 1	1	80	120
Less than 1	More than 2	150	50
Less than 1	2	100	100
Less than 1	1	50	150
	0	200

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, Bananas Only, drivers controlled by software)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2	200
More than 2	2	160	40
More than 2	1	120	80
Between 2 and 1	More than 2	160	40
Between 2 and 1	2	120	80
Between 2 and 1	1	70	130
Less than 1	More than 2	140	60
Less than 1	2	90	110
Less than 1	1	40	160
	0	200

Bob-ombs Only

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, Bob-ombs Only, drivers controlled by players and drivers controlled by software)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2	200
More than 2	2	200
More than 2	1	200
Between 2 and 1	More than 2	200
Between 2 and 1	2	200
Between 2 and 1	1	200
Less than 1	More than 2	200
Less than 1	2	200
Less than 1	1	200
	0	200

Additional sets

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, additional Green Shells and Bananas Only distributions)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2		200
More than 2	2		200
More than 2	1		200
Between 2 and 1	More than 2		200
Between 2 and 1	2		200
Between 2 and 1	1			200
Less than 1	More than 2		200
Less than 1	2		200
Less than 1	1			200
	0	200

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, additional Mushrooms Only distributions)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2	200
More than 2	2	200
More than 2	1	200
Between 2 and 1	More than 2	200
Between 2 and 1	2	200
Between 2 and 1	1		200
Less than 1	More than 2	200
Less than 1	2		200
Less than 1	1		200
	0	200

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, additional Green Shells Only distributions)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2	200
More than 2	2	200
More than 2	1	200
Between 2 and 1	More than 2	200
Between 2 and 1	2	200
Between 2 and 1	1		200
Less than 1	More than 2	200
Less than 1	2	200
Less than 1	1		200
	0	200

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, additional Bananas Only distributions)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2	200
More than 2	2	200
More than 2	1	200
Between 2 and 1	More than 2	200
Between 2 and 1	2	200
Between 2 and 1	1		200
Less than 1	More than 2	200
Less than 1	2		200
Less than 1	1		200
	0	200

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, additional Bob-ombs Only distributions)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2	200
More than 2	2	200
More than 2	1	200
Between 2 and 1	More than 2	200
Between 2 and 1	2	200
Between 2 and 1	1	200
Less than 1	More than 2	200
Less than 1	2	200
Less than 1	1	200
	0	200

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, additional Green Shells and Bananas Only distributions)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2		200
More than 2	2		200
More than 2	1			200
Between 2 and 1	More than 2		200
Between 2 and 1	2		200
Between 2 and 1	1			200
Less than 1	More than 2		200
Less than 1	2			200
Less than 1	1			200
	0	200

Frantic Mode

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, Frantic Mode, drivers controlled by players)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2	20	50		10	30			20		20		50
More than 2	2	10	30		10	30			20	10	20	10	60
More than 2	1		5	10	10	25	10	5	20	15	15	15	70
Between 2 and 1	More than 2	10	40		10	30			20	10	20	10	50
Between 2 and 1	2		20	10	10	25		5	20	20	20	10	60
Between 2 and 1	1			20	5	20	10	10	20	20	15	10	70
Less than 1	More than 2		40		10	30			20	15	20	15	50
Less than 1	2		20	15	5	20		10	20	20	20	10	60
Less than 1	1			30	5	10	10	20	20	20	15	5	65
	0	90	80			30

Item probability distributions (Battle Mode, Frantic Mode, drivers controlled by software)
Minutes left	Balloons left
More than 2	More than 2	35	55		10	25			15		20		40
More than 2	2	15	45	5	10	25			15	5	20	10	50
More than 2	1		20	10	10	25	10	10	15	10	20	10	60
Between 2 and 1	More than 2	25	50		10	25			15	5	20	10	40
Between 2 and 1	2	10	25	15	10	20		10	15	10	20	10	55
Between 2 and 1	1		10	25	10	15	10	15	15	15	15	10	60
Less than 1	More than 2	15	50		10	25			15	10	20	15	40
Less than 1	2		15	20	10	20		15	20	15	20	10	55
Less than 1	1			30	10	15	5	20	20	20	15	5	60
	0	100	70			30

References

^ A transcription of the item probability distributions and the conditions to obtain them in version 4.1 of Mario Kart 8. Google Docs (English). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
^ "Battle Item Probabilities" – Musa, Alexander (May 30, 2014). Mario Kart 8 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16328-6. Page 19.

[1] A transcription of the item probability distributions and the conditions to obtain them in version 4.1 of Mario Kart 8. Google Docs (English). Retrieved June 28, 2024.

[2] "Battle Item Probabilities" – Musa, Alexander (May 30, 2014). Mario Kart 8 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16328-6. Page 19.

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		Boomerang Cup	Tour Bangkok Rush • DS Mario Circuit • GCN Waluigi Stadium • Tour Singapore Speedway
		Feather Cup	Tour Athens Dash • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Moonview Highway • Squeaky Clean Sprint
		Cherry Cup	Tour Los Angeles Laps • GBA Sunset Wilds • Wii Koopa Cape • Tour Vancouver Velocity
		Acorn Cup	Tour Rome Avanti • GCN DK Mountain • Wii Daisy Circuit • Piranha Plant Cove
		Spiny Cup	Tour Madrid Drive • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World • SNES Bowser Castle 3 • Wii Rainbow Road
Battle courses		Wii U	Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • Mario Circuit • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley • Toad Harbor
Battle courses		Switch	3DS Wuhu Town • GCN Luigi's Mansion • SNES Battle Course 1 • Urchin Underpass • Dragon Palace • Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Lunar Colony
Other
Items			Banana • Blooper • Boo • Boomerang Flower • Bullet Bill • Coin • Crazy Eight • Feather • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Piranha Plant • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Horn • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Course objects			Antigravity Panel • Arrow field^c • Barrel • Bath Bomb^c • Beach Ball^c • Bell^a • Board • Bob-omb Car^c • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Bus • Bumper^c • Cannon • Car • Cargo truck • Cash • Ceiling Needle^c • Coin • Crate • Current • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Drain pipe • Falling Pillar • Fire • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Flipper^c • Glide Ramp • Goal Ring^c • Hoop^c • Hot-air balloon • Half-pipe^c • Ice • Icicle^c • Item Box • Lava Geyser • Leaf pile^a • Master Sword^a • Mecha Piranha Plant^c • Metal ball^c • Millstone • Mine Cart^a • Mushroom Platform^c • Mushroom Trampoline^c • Oil slick • Pickup truck • Pit^a • Ring • Rupee^a • Snowboy^a • Snowman • Spin Boost Pillar • Spinner • Submarine • Table^c • Tire • Toy Duck^c • Toy Goomba^c • Traffic cone • Train^a • Volcanic debris • Water Geyser^c • Winged Cloud^c
Enemies and species			Big Wiggler^c • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bouncing Note • Bowser Monument • Bulber^c • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Clampy^c • Deku Baba^a • Dolphin • Dry Bones • Exploring Shy Guy^c • Fire Piranha Plant^c • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Freezie • Frogoon • Fuzzy^c • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Goonie^c • Hammer Knight • Huffin Puffin^c • Incoming Chomp^c • Innertube Goomba^c • Jellybeam • Keese^a • Manta • Mecha Cheep • Mechakoopa • Mini Toad^a • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Mr. Resetti^a • Nep-Enut^c • Noki • Penguin^c • Petal Guy^c • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Ptooie^c • Raving Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench^c • Screaming Pillar • Shoe^c • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Small bird • Snowboarding Shy Guy^c • Star Thwomp^a • Stilt Guy^c • Swoop • Thwomp • Tiki Goon • Toad • Unagi • Whomp^c • Yoshi
Techniques			Anti-gravity • Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Boost • Spin Turn • Jump Boost • U-turn • Underwater driving
Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings			Amsterdam (Canal)^c • Athens (Hadrian's Arch · Parthenon) ^c • Bangkok^c • Berlin (Berlin Wall · Brandenburg Gate · Charlottenburg Palace) ^c • Bowser's Castle • Daisy Cruiser^a • DK's Tree House • Hammer Bros. Sphinx • London (Big Ben · Tower Bridge · Tower of London) ^c • Luigi's Mansion • Madrid (Prado Museum · Ventas Bullring) ^c • New York (Empire State Building · Statue of Liberty · Rockefeller Center) ^c • Paris (Arc de Triomphe · Cathedral of Notre Dame · Eiffel Tower · Louvre) ^c • Rome (Colosseum · Spanish Steps · Trevi Fountain) ^c • Peach's Castle • Sydney^c • Tokyo^c • Vancouver^c
Official tournaments	Mario Kart 8		Mario Kart 8 promotion tour • Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014
	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Worldwide	My Nintendo Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Community Challenge
		North America	NOA 150cc Tournament and NOA Battlethon • Mario Kart North American Open • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Holiday Fun Run • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023 Qualifier • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023
		Australia and New Zealand	2017 online tournaments • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Saturdays • Mario Kart AU/NZ My Nintendo Cup • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: AU/NZ Grand Prix
		China	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Summit Invitational Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Tournaments (2021 Tencent series) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe National Battle Team Open Tournament / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Open Team Championship
		Europe	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Seasonal Circuit • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023
		Hong Kong	Nintendo HK 2021 Cup
		Japan	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage
		Spain	TorneoMK8D
		UK and Ireland	Nintendo UK VS Cup • Nintendo VS UK Cup
Miscellaneous			Andrew Trego • Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8^a • "Blue Shell Blues" • Cheese^a • Emblem • Finish line • From the Pit • Gallery (Deluxe) • Ghost • Glitches • Gravity • Heart^c • Highlight Reel • Hyrule Castle^a • In-game statistics (Deluxe) • Item probability distributions • Lakitu • The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8^a • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass^c • Mario Kart Band • Mario Kart TV • Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8^a • Miiverse • Nintendo Music • Poochy^c • Pre-release and unused content • Soundtrack • Sponsors • Staff (Mario Kart 8 · Mario Kart 8 Deluxe · Booster Course Pass) • Stamp (list) • Update history
Related Play Nintendo activities			Mario Kart 8 Party Starter • Take a spin in one of these beauties! • Get behind the wheel! featuring Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Gaming gardens trivia quiz • Leaf it to me • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Memory Match-Up • One cup, four tracks… • Racing through this poll
Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 ^a Indicates downloadable content in Mario Kart 8 Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ^b Indicates content available in version 1.6.0 and later of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ^c Indicates content available in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass

Mario Kart 8 item probability distributions

Contents

Title screen (ST)

Races (S2)

Grand Prix races

Versus Races

All Items

Mushrooms Only

Shells Only

Bananas Only

Bob-ombs Only

Additional sets

Frantic Mode

Special purpose (S3)

Battle Mode (S4)

All Items

Mushrooms Only

Shells Only

Bananas Only

Bob-ombs Only

Additional sets

Frantic Mode

See also

References