In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe amiibo allows you to unlock new Mii racing suit costumes based on some of the biggest names in gaming - Mario, Donkey Kong, Sonic, Mega Man and more.
The process is really simple - enter the amiibo screen on the game’s main menu, tap your figure and it’ll be unlocked for use in any more from then on.
If you’re playing on Nintendo Switch, there is some expanded amiibo functionality, as well as the ability to unlock a Splatoon costume with its line of figures.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Mii racing suit costumes
Here is every Mii racing suit costume you can unlock in Mario Kart 8 on both Wii U and Switch:
- Mario
- Luigi
- Peach
- Yoshi
- Donkey Kong
- Link
- Captain Falcon
- Kirby
- Samus
- Fox
- Toad
- Bowser
- Wario
- Rosalina
- Pikmin
- Animal Crossing
- Mega Man
- Pac-Man
- Sonic
- Splatoon
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe amiibo list
Here is a list of every supported amiibo in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe by Mii racing suit. Note certain amiibo and one Mii racing suit works on Switch, and you only need to tap one amiibo per racing suit to unlock it for good.
Mario
- 30th Anniversary Mario
- Dr. Mario (Smash Bros. series)
- Mario (Smash Bros. series)
- Mario (Super Mario series)
- Mario (Gold Edition)
- Mario (Silver Edition)
Luigi
- Luigi (Smash Bros. series)
- Luigi (Super Mario series)
Peach
- Peach (Smash Bros. series)
- Peach (Super Mario series)
Yoshi
- Yarn Yoshi (all colours and sizes)
- Yoshi (Smash Bros. series)
- Yoshi (Super Mario series)
Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong (Smash Bros. series)
- Donkey Kong (Super Mario series)
- Turbo Charge Donkey Kong (Skylanders SuperChargers)
Link
- Link (Smash Bros. series)
- Archer Link (Breath of the Wild)
- Rider Link (Breath of the Wild)
- Majora’s Mask Link (Legend of Zelda series)
- Ocarina of Time Link (30th Anniversary series)
- Skyward Sword Link (Legend of Zelda series)
- Twilight Princess Link (Legend of Zelda series)
- 30th Anniversary Link
- Toon Link (Smash Bros. series)
- Toon Link (Legend of Zelda series)
Captain Falcon
- Captain Falcon (Smash Bros. series)
Kirby
- Kirby (Kirby series)
- Kirby (Smash Bros. series)
Samus
- Samus (Smash Bros. series)
- Zero Suit Samus (Smash Bros. series)
Fox
- Fox (Smash Bros. series)
Toad
- Toad (Super Mario series)
Bowser
- Bowser (Smash Bros. series)
- Bowser (Super Mario series)
- Hammer Slam Bowser (Skylanders SuperChargers)
Need more help? Our Mario Kart 8 guide, tips tricks and everything we know about Deluxe can help improve your racing game. Elsewhere, we have a description of shortcuts on every course, a breakdown of characters and weight classes, unlockables including Gold Mario and an amiibo and Mii racing suit list.
Wario
- Wario (Smash Bros. series)
- Wario (Super Mario series)
Rosalina
- Rosalina (Smash Bros. series)
- Rosalina (Super Mario series)
Pikmin
- Olimar (Smash Bros. series)
Animal Crossing
- Villager (Smash Bros. series)
- Animal Crossing Cards Series 1-4 - Switch only
- Blathers (Animal Crossing series) - Switch only
- Celeste (Animal Crossing series) - Switch only
- Cyrus (Animal Crossing series) - Switch only
- Digby (Animal Crossing series) - Switch only
- Isabelle (Animal Crossing series, all outfits) - Switch only
- K.K. (Animal Crossing series) - Switch only
- Kapp’n (Animal Crossing series) - Switch only
- Kicks (Animal Crossing series) - Switch only
- Lottie (Animal Crossing series) - Switch only
- Mabel (Animal Crossing series) - Switch only
- Reese (Animal Crossing series) - Switch only
- Resetti (Animal Crossing series) - Switch only
- Rover (Animal Crossing series) - Switch only
- Timmy & Tommy (Animal Crossing series) - Switch only
- Tom Nook (Animal Crossing series) - Switch only
Mega Man
- Mega Man (Smash Bros series)
- Mega Man (Gold edition)
Pac-Man
- Pac-Man (Smash Bros. series)
Sonic
- Sonic (Smash Bros. series)
Splatoon
- Callie (Splatoon series) - Switch only
- Inkling Boy (Splatoon series, all colours) - Switch only
- Inkling Girl (Splatoon series, all colours) - Switch only
- Inkling Squid (Splatoon series, all colours) - Switch only
- Marie (Splatoon series) - Switch only
