McDonald's Philippines Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Happy Meal promotion (2024)
McDonald's Philippines ran a Happy Meal promotion featuring the game Mario Kart 8 Deluxe from November 15 until November 29, 2024 .[1]
Background
The 2024 promotion is an upgraded rerun of the 2022 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe promotion, which was run in countries like the United States and Australia but not in the Philippines. In the previous promotion, Yoshi was riding a motorbike while Peach was riding a hoverbike. In the 2024 promotion, the two character's vehicles were replaced with traditional karts. Two new karts were added: the Gold Mario Kart and the Pink Gold Peach Kart.
A major difference between the previous run is that all figures have swappable chassis in the 2024 edition.
About
The following toys were available during the campaign:
- Mario Kart
- Luigi Kart
- Donkey Kong Kart
- Peach Kart
- Bowser Kart
- Toad Kart
- Toadette Kart
- Yoshi Kart
- Gold Mario Kart
- Pink Gold Peach Kart
Note that advertisements label Gold Mario Kart and Pink Gold Peach Kart as "exclusive" since they weren't available in the 2022 campaign, although technically Yoshi Kart and Peach Kart are also new additions.
Differences in Philippine promotion
The toy boxes in the Philippines have simpler designs compared to other countries like the United States and Japan and do not include both the Nintendo Switch and the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe logos. McDonald's Philippines also did not have a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe-themed Happy Meal cardboard box and instead used a generic Happy Meal box.
According to the packaging, the toys distributed in the Philippines were made in Indonesia, while toys in the United States were made in Vietnam.
In other countries
This 2024 promotion was first run in Australia on September 5, the United States on October 30, and Japan on November 15.
Gallery
Reference
- Happy Meal Mario Kart. Circa November 2024. McDonald's Philippines press team. McDonald's Philippines website. Retrieved on 2024-11-15.