-Motion blur when boosting is present in LAN and online mode. In earlier builds, it was also present in splitscreen.
-The game now renders in native 1080p when docked in TV mode, instead of the 720p in the original Wii U version; however, it will still render in 720p on Tabletop or Handheld mode.
-The shadows present are of higher quality in multiplayer.
-If a Blooper is about to ink the player as they cross the finish line, the player will still get inked.This is unlike the Wii U version, where the Blooper disappears instead.
-If the Smart Steering mode is on, the player's vehicle will have an antenna sticking out its rear end. The antenna blinks when Smart Steering is active.
-The course map color on the race tracks is now white instead of blue, including the maps of all three Rainbow Roads and GCN Baby Park, which originally had multiple colors. Some of the Battle stages have colored lines on their maps.
-Several courses that feature confetti flying around the start/finish line, such as Mount Wario, now have confetti on the ground of the course near the finish line.
-When using the rearview mirror, the characters will move their eyes just a little bit to the side to look back.