Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update
Definition
A digital software patch or content addition for the Nintendo Switch title 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe', typically involving technical stability improvements, balance adjustments for character stats, or the integration of the 'Booster Course Pass' downloadable content.
A collective phenomenon of gamers collectively checking their eShop download queues in the vain hope that Nintendo will finally add their favorite obscure track from the GameCube era.
Examples
I spent three hours refreshing the eShop waiting for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update, only to find it was just a tiny patch fixing a minor collision glitch on Moo Moo Meadows.
If Nintendo releases one more Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update that doesn't include the Waluigi Pinball remix I deserve, I might have to write a very polite email.
My internet speed is so slow that the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update is currently downloading at the pace of a blue shell crawling toward a player in first place.
Checking for a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update has become the modern equivalent of waiting for a kettle to boil, except the kettle is a Japanese multinational corporation.