Nintendo patched an 'up yours' gesture out of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Nintendo's latest patch for Switch port Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has removed an unfortunate animation some might call offensive that Inkling Girl, one of the game's 42 racers, made after successfully taking out a fellow racer.

Prior to the patch Inkling Girl span around and gave an 'up yours' gesture to her competitors. It understandably isn't something Nintendo wants a character in its family-friendly game to be doing.

Nintendo's patch notes (available in full below) for Version 1.1 only says her animation has been adjusted, and not why, but a NeoGAF user quickly noticed, sharing before and after screenshots (also below).

Nintendo has tweaked the animation so Inkling Girl's left arm no longer rests on her right one, making the gesture more of a fist pump.

The 'up yours' gesture isn't particularly offensive in the UK or US, but in Brazil and Colombia it's the equivalent of a raised middle finger. In Malta it is seen as an obscene insult towards its target's mother.

The latest patch also introduced changes to online play, including a longer invincibility period after being hit by an item, the ability to create a friend lobby if you have 100 friends or more, and other changes.

Version 1.1

• Opponents' names are displayed in the rear view mirror view in online matches
• Invincibility period after a spin-out or crash is longer in online matches
• Up to two players can spectate a friend group while they wait to join
• 'Worldwide' and 'Regional' modes add players to Mirror and 200cc matches less often
• Can now properly create a friend lobby when you have 100 or more friends
• Inkling Girl's animation has been adjusted
• Starting positions in online races now properly reflect the order in which players join
• Driver Miis now properly showing facial expressions
• Tournament clock now properly reflects real-world time

Mario Kart 8 brings together the original 2014 Wii U release with all its post-launch DLC for Nintendo Switch, and it's enjoyed a successful launch. It was the top-selling game physically in the US during the month of April, after just two days on sale.

You can read our five star review of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe here.

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