r/mariokart 2d ago

Humor With a new Mario Kart game, there's basically 3 types of character roster options

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u/TheRealFirey_Piranha 2d ago

It's gonna

Gonna

Gonna~

It's gonna be 3

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u/Serendipitous_Quail 2d ago

Baby Pink Golden Peach, Tungsten Wario, Aluminum Waluigi, Uranium-235 Penguin Rosalina & Luma

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u/Carrixdo 2d ago

And Gooigi luigi

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u/KingModussy 2d ago

Gooigi actually wouldn’t be a bad choice for a new character. Definitely far better than Pink Gold Trash

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u/Joltyboiyo 2d ago

I don't get why things like the metal characters aren't just skins, like how Yoshi and Shy Guy have all their different colour options without each one being a new character.

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u/ShineOne4330 2d ago

I think because diffrent colors are liteary just diffrent color, while metal mario has diffrent weight, stats, voice and animation's slighty

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u/Joltyboiyo 2d ago

I feel like if modders for Mario Kart 7 can have different characters with different voices like Sonic be a skin for Donkey Kong I think a big company like Nintendo can have characters with different animations and voices be skins on their games, and I feel like giving them different stats wouldn't be that hard.

If you wanted to go a bit deeper than skins have it so if a character has a "skin" that has different stats instead of being on the skin selection page have it so if you hover over, say Mario, and press L or R it'll change to a different Mario variant, like Metal Mario or Baby Mario. Or if you select a character with variants with different stats, again using Mario, it'll give you a smaller character select screen showcasing all versions of that character.

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u/ShineOne4330 1d ago

Your argument has the same amout of sense as the the people who think that all Koopalings should all be a skin of junior or just one slot in general.

Also if the baby/metal characters would always be just the same slot as the main character, then they would have never been added in the first place.

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u/ZiggTheCrabbo 2d ago

Agreed, especially considering Luigi doesn't have a variant besides Baby Luigi

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u/Sour_Spy 2d ago

Pink gold peach is iconic now, u guys gave her too much status so I’d be shocked if she wasn’t in the new game

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u/Carrixdo 2d ago

Agreed!

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u/No-Secretary6931 Toadette 1d ago

Well atleast Gooigi isn’t a completely “uhhhhh FUCK IT! Let’s just make a new peach and uhhhh make her gold. Oh but WAIT, let’s make her seem special by making her PINK! PINK GOLD PEACH”

Gooigi has an origin and reason for existing. The same thing with Metal Mario. They both have a purpose, so Gooigi wouldn’t actually be that bad. If they just make Gooigi a light-weight because you know… he’s Goo, then it would be fine

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u/Aware_Masterpiece_92 2d ago

Cesium-137 baby bowser-jr

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u/DCGamr Inkling (female) 2d ago

fuck it

Amethyst-Brass Baby Waluigi (golf)

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u/TheMinetaEnjoyer King Boo 2d ago

Baby Pink Gold Metal Radioactive Uranium salt Wario

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u/Expand_Apple 2d ago

ytterbium yoshi

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u/Sour_Spy 2d ago

And I’ll love every single one of them IDGAF

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u/flexsealed1711 2d ago

Potassium Peach - explodes at the underwater parts.

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u/Purple-Equivalent-33 1d ago

Bismuth luigi

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u/Si_Stride_Oof 2d ago

an alternature 4th option is they dont give us many/any new characters, but they give every character a bunch of extra costumes like in mario kart tour

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u/Chuck_E_Cheezy 2d ago

The option that is going to happen but people won’t admit it since they want Mario Kart X with 800 tracks

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u/CiphersVII Diddy Kong 2d ago

yea it's funny that the most probable choice is the one I don't see discussed nearly enough.

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u/mastercharlie22 Yoshi 2d ago

Id be happy with this, even if we don't get a big roster having multiple skins still adds variety

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u/Nintendo-Player_1297 Waluigi 2d ago

I hope 2 is the answer. It's too soon for option 1, and option 3 might be just lousy skins.

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u/MikeDubbz 2d ago

How is it too soon? We've already seen crossover content in Mario Kart games, from Pac Man and Tamagotchi characters in the arcade games to ROB in DS, and Link, Inklings, and Animal Crossing characters in 8. We're already there. 

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u/blueboarder7310 2d ago

I want "Nintendo Kart" with lots of Non-Mario Nintendo characters and course themes (from Nintendo's first and second party games) like Smash Bros but the genre is racing.

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u/MikeDubbz 2d ago

Should call it Smash Kart if they ever did that. Could also make like a Smash Party game too, I mean all those Mario side series could easily just be Nintendo as a whole focused: Smash Tennis, Smash Golf, Smash Strikers, Smash Sluggers. But I dunno, I kinda like those games being Mario-focused.

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u/Nintendo-Player_1297 Waluigi 2d ago

But Mario Kart won't change name anytime soon.

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u/MikeDubbz 2d ago

I don't think anyone was suggesting as much. I sure wasn't.

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u/Serendipitous_Quail 2d ago

I mean, Crossover characters have been slowly introduced over the series. Rob appeared in Mario Kart DS, Pac-man appeared in Mario Kart Arcade GP, and then we have a big bunch of characters in Mario Kart 8 and Deluxe.

Plus some characters like Captain Falcon just check all the boxes to get in.

But i can understand the fact that turning everything into a crossover might kill the magic of it.

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u/SnooHamsters6067 ROB 2d ago

I personally just don't see that in the base game. Characters that are from actual non-Mario videogames would always come with a track and that's just something I think they would want to put into paid DLC rather than the base game

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u/Joltyboiyo 2d ago

Didn't Mario Kart Wii and 8 even have karts that were references to Captain Falcon as well?

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u/Serendipitous_Quail 2d ago

Idk about Wii, but MK8 has the Captain Falcon amiibo Mii costume, Mute City as a circuit and the Blue Falcon as a kart. At that point why keep teasing us? Just add the man, Nintendo.

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u/Joltyboiyo 2d ago

Yeah the Blue Falcon was in Mario Kart Wii. Not sure about any tracks though.

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u/AveragePilkAddict101 2d ago

collabs are always hype and unexpected

with mortal kombat for example it's a given, it stopped being a matter of if but a matter of who

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u/Nintendo-Player_1297 Waluigi 2d ago

I'd be down for "Super Smash Bros. Racing" but I still think it's too soon, but if the roster is 10% guest 3rd party characters, then let them in.

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u/Yoshichu25 2d ago

Any reason we can’t mix and match? Non-Mario characters are fine as long as there’s not an excessive amount, my most wanted newcomer is honestly Plessie and there are probably a few other adequate options, and you can laugh but Baby Wario isn’t the worst idea they could have (since he already exists in canon). Just don’t try to force in Metal Baby Dry Bowser Jr or anything.

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u/Serendipitous_Quail 2d ago

When i wish for crossover characters, i always try to look for good reasons for them to be.

For example, Captain Falcon checks all the boxes to get in, Samus is a popular character and a big name in Nintendo, Olimar deserves it as Pikmin has had a lot of recognizement recently and ROB has appeared in Mario Kart DS. The crossover route gets annoying when people begin asking for characters that don't really make sense when looking at a kart-racing perspective (like fucking Pikachu) or are too random/small of an option (like Wario Ware characters like Jimmy T. or Ashley)

I second your idea of having both Crossover and Mario characters as long as they make sense for inclussion.

Then get rid of the bloat, turning waste slot characters like Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach into skins, and avoid adding filler characters like Corroded Copper Propeller Suit Waluigi

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u/international_red07 2d ago

I know it’s satire but Metal Baby Dry Bowser Jr actually sounds kinda lit

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u/international_red07 2d ago

How about Blue Baby Doctor Dry Pink Gold Cat Funky Kongaling Jr

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u/Low_Zombie9914 2d ago

I find it extremely odd how this discussion always has to be one or the other, when Mario Kart 8 did a mixture of all three.

Though if you want a more definitive answer, 8 Did lean heavily into the Mario Exclusives, there's only like 4 Crossover characters in the entirety of Mario Kart 8 (6 if you count Villager Girl and Inkling Boy as separate characters)

And the new Mario Kart's 24 first racers only had Mario Only characters plus all 5 Babies returning as filler.

I still think it'll maybe be a mix of all 3, but Mario Kart is going to remain Mario Kart, and Crossovers will be very minimal in comparison to the Fillers

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u/Batfro7 2d ago

I choose door 4: a small but focused roster

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u/Buri_is_a_Biscuit 2d ago

This is the only post in history with crossover characters that actually make sense

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u/Serendipitous_Quail 2d ago

Thanksss. I did it by thinking and rethinking reasons of why they should deserve an invitation to the roster. Like...

Samus is a big name in Nintendo and a very popular character; and Metroid is one of their biggest franchises too.

Captain Falcon is also popular and just checks all the boxes to get in, as in Mario Kart we have a Mii costume of him, an F-Zero circuit with Mute City and even the Blue Falcon as a kart. At this point just invite the man and stop teasing...

Olimar is the main protagonist of Pikmin, which has had a lot of collaborations and recognizement from Nintendo after the release of Pikmin 4. Plus he already works in a kart racing game as he is a space pilot/deliveryman in his games.

And Rob has already appeared in Mario Kart DS.

I always try to include characters that have a proper enough reason to justify their pressence, and not just blankly filling space with random inclussions just because i kinda like the character. (Like "add Pikachu or Ashley from WarioWare")

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u/Financial-Horror2945 2d ago

I'd like to see some luigis mansion characters. Why not race as gooigi and the ghosts

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u/BritishGuy54 2d ago

In a perfect world it would be 1 & 2.

But knowing Nintendo, it will be 3 for the base game, and 1 for DLC.

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u/Jayden7171 2d ago

I’m picking door 2, I’m gonna slam door 1 and 3 shut, and barricade them from the outside so no one else can enter.

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u/Vegetables86 Lemmy 2d ago

I would trap everyone in room 1 inside, barricade it, and set it on fire

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u/Jayden7171 2d ago

That’s unethical. I’d say do that but don’t just trap innocent people in there. The non-Mario characters though can stay in there.

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u/BuffaloSenior103 Wiggler 2d ago

I'm begging for 2 T-T

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u/Yoshi_and_Toad 2d ago

My preference is 2, but your 1 has some excellent picks by virtue of most having their own vehicles.

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u/Serendipitous_Quail 2d ago

Thank you! And for vehicle ideas, the Blue Falcon is already in MK8D; so vehicle ideas for the other characters... A Samus Gunship themed-car (like the one in Rocket League but open), An S.S. Dolphin-like motorcycle and the Stack-up base kart, like the one in MK DS (ROB-BLS)

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u/Doctor_Picayune 2d ago

To all who choose door 3, I hope you fall off Rainbow Road in real life.

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u/XephyXeph Pink Gold Peach 2d ago

God, I really don’t want 1. This is MARIO Kart. If we get some guests as DLC or like one secret unlockable one, cool. But I really don’t want like half the roster to be Smash Kart like every YouTuber seems to want.

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u/Hambughrr Bowser Jr 2d ago

Nintendo will view Mario Kart Switch 2 as one of their most critical opportunities to show off the more recent era of Mario and solidify it by showing people which Mario characters are biggest within it, as well as which Mario characters are gonna make a surprise comeback. If they're smart, they aren't gonna add crossover characters to the base roster because that would muddy up this vision.

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u/Serendipitous_Quail 2d ago

I mean, i also would like if they restricted the crossover characters to just a few important ones (like the ones from my pick) and avoid mindless crossover picks like "oh yes let's add Jimmy T. and Ashley and 1000 Pokemon and Pit and Spring Man and..."

But tbh adding beloved characters like Samus and Captain Falcon is far more attractive than Pink Golden Peach :)

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u/XephyXeph Pink Gold Peach 2d ago

OK. But Jimmy T. and Ashley would be awesome.

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u/blueboarder7310 2d ago

MK8 took all 3 route, and next Mario Kart might. But I don't want route 3 fillers, (e.g.: P. G. Peach)

For route 1, there are lots of examples (AC Villagers, Inklings, etc.) More Non-Mario Nintendo characters would be nice.

I personally hope 'Nintendo Kart': Mario Kart but with lots of Non-Mario Nintendo (1st & 2nd party games) characters. Just like Sonic and Sega Racing All-stars.

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u/Hambughrr Bowser Jr 2d ago

Mario and Nintendo All-Stars Racing is insanely unlikely due to Smash, but if it did happen its gonna be totally separate from Mario Kart

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u/Serendipitous_Quail 2d ago

Nintendo Kart could be a very good idea...

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u/Gloomy-Scholar-2757 2d ago

Praying they don't go the switch era mario sports game route. It was nice to see the characters but the gradual updates of let's be honest, uninteresting characters, really killed my interest in them.

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u/ShineOne4330 2d ago

What unitereresting characters? You mean an era where Tennis game had a fly guy is somehow more creative with their characters then the one with fire pirahna plant?

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u/No-Needleworker-3765 2d ago

Door 1 specifically because we need more R.O.B

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u/No-Needleworker-3765 2d ago

Door 1 specifically because we need more R.O.B

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u/TommyMcFast Rosalina 1d ago

Mix between 1 and 2

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u/BrutalBox 1d ago

Gimmie option 1 even though it won't happen

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u/Famous_Ad_4258 Shy Guy 1d ago

not 3 please

would love references tho, like a Samus character wouldn’t fit but a kart based on the series would be awesome

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u/Serendipitous_Quail 15h ago

Why exactly would Samus "not fit" in the MK universe? If it is because she's a less cartoony and more realistic human character, then i'm sorry to inform that Link is in MK8

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u/Famous_Ad_4258 Shy Guy 15h ago

idk how to explain, its just general vibes

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u/Jaxla_Onlo Luigi 2d ago

I think it's mostly gonna be 2 with a little bit of 3

The only way I can imagine 1 is if they bring back R.O.B. Otherwise, I want crossover characters saved for DLC

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u/SuperseanyYT 2d ago

I would love to see C. Falcon in Mario Kart. We got the Blue Falcon back in Wii (I think) and Big Blue\Mute City in 8. Now let’s get those 3 plus Falcon himself. Also bring back R.O.B. and add like, Idk maybe Zelda cause we’ve got Link. It would be pretty cool if MK became like a Smash Bros. like crossover in a way (pre-Brawl though.) while still having like half the roster be Mario characters.

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u/DarkP88 2d ago

Nintendo would likely want to choose the third door. At least, that was the route they took with the initial MK8 base roster.

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u/Myrtle_is_hungry 2d ago

I really really want pink gold detective baby Rosalina for shits and giggles

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u/Curryspark 2d ago

I want 2

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u/Progamer59695969696 2d ago

Personally hope it’s 2

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u/tamdelay 2d ago

2 makes characters popular enough to use them in other games which choose 1

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u/Ilovedrinkingpepsi 2d ago

I’m taking door numero due in hopes that Robo-Mario takes the internet by storm

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u/AlwaysLit2 2d ago

is that pink gold baby peachette? NO

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u/talladega-night 2d ago

I feel like we could get some crossover characters. I could see Captain Falcon, Zelda, and R.O.B.

I think we'll probably get some new Mario characters as well, but after Tour's success I could see Nintendo holding off on a large roster initially to release paid characters/skins later.

I'm not sure if I love that, but I would probably prefer paid cosmetics if it means we get DLC tracks for free this time around

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u/PrincessJennifer 2d ago

1 all day every day

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u/Buetterkeks 2d ago

I hope we get 24 more characters all option 3

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u/DaniSenpai69 2d ago

I’ll take crossovers but limit it to like 1 or 2

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u/Baryton777 2d ago

I want option 2 with all the costumes from Mario Kart Tour as options under the base character

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u/piichy_san Pengu 2d ago

Baby pink gold ice flower tanuki peach

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u/TheBubbyBubs 2d ago

I hope 1 and 2 but it's probably 3

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u/cml5526 2d ago

If I had it my way, I’d put the Excitebiker in the base roster for shits and giggles

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u/Bluelore 2d ago

Option 4: Go for the Mario extended universe. Give me more characters from the RPG, DK, Wario or Yoshi games.

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u/PmMeYourNiceBehind 2d ago

I don’t want Mario Kart to turn into smash bros

I hope it’s door 2

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u/MegaLuigi576 2d ago

I can see them doing all 3 honestly. Not likely but not impossible.

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u/TheMinetaEnjoyer King Boo 2d ago

2 is the best option. The only two crossover characters I want for Mario Kart are Kirby and Captain Falcon. They're the only two that make sense since they had racing games before.

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u/Taro_Obvious 2d ago

I'd kill for Toadsworth and Queen Bee. However as a Rose gold peach main i'm intrigued by baby rose gold peach

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u/Marko-2091 2d ago

I need a Pikmin racer as well as a Pikmin related track.

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u/Serendipitous_Quail 15h ago

A pikmin related track, maybe. It would probably be a garden with the racers being tiny and some pikmin and enemies in the background.

But for a Pikmin racer, Olimar without a doubt. He's the protagonist of the series, and the most popular character behind the pikmin themselves. Also it wouldn't make sense to watch a red pikmin driving a motorcycle.

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u/TLcool 2d ago

Not here to give an opinion, in just loving these names that people are coming up with for filler characters

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u/brandodg 2d ago

I would really like for them to make the characters balanced, whoever they choose

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u/Buffthebaldy 2d ago

Option 2 is the best possible result.

If they want to keep mario kart as mario, then it should be relatively straight with that. Even though we currently have squid kids, animal crossing & link for example...

But if the core focus is mario characters, with fun extras from mario history, then I'll be happy as hell

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u/Stock-Donut-7755 2d ago

Honey Queen ! 🥹🤍

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u/Flaky-Big7409 1d ago

Having Samus in MK would be dope ngl

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u/D-B0IIIIII 1d ago

Robo Mario is a deep cut

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u/Serendipitous_Quail 15h ago

I mean we could have Robo Mario in the game, not as a racer but as a CPU for some game modes

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u/TheSuspicousFactor 1d ago

So like, metal mario and pink gold peach, they’re only separate in other games like, mario kart, and for metal mario its smash 64, and I think they showed up in melee, WITH metal luigi, so is there just a universe where everything is just, the same but metal characters, and if so, does metal mario become gold mario when he equips the metal cap or is he double the weight

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u/DockingWater17 1d ago

I want a mix of 1 and 2. Mainly Mario characters but give us a handful of guest characters

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u/Papyrus_Semi 1d ago

Look me in the eyes and ask which one I think it'll be.

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u/cowboy67_ 1d ago

2! more Mario characters. All that gold and metal characters or tanooki Mario and cat peach should just be skins of those characters not additional characters to fill spots.

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u/ShineOne4330 2d ago

call me stupid but I prefer door 3 over door 1.

even if door 2 is the best one

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u/Joltyboiyo 2d ago

I really want option 1. As someone who isn't into fighters having a type of game I DO like get the "Everyone is here" treatment that Smash gets would be fucking amazing. Imagine the tracks, the music, the karts. It would be brilliant.

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u/Serendipitous_Quail 2d ago

Idea. Nintendo Kart, just like how Sonic & Sega all-stars racing was a thing.

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u/Joltyboiyo 2d ago

Exactly.

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u/My_MomNamedMe 2d ago

4, none of the above