Mario Kart 9 - Newcomers We Want To See

[@Mymy_64]

E.Gadd really should be in Mario Kart as he's has some importance in the franchise not only building F.L.U.D.D. but Bowser jr.'s Paintbrush that's he's known for.

[@dustymcwari4468]

E. Gadd was also planned for DS, so he's in the same boat Kamek was prior to Tour and the BCP, and his chances are a lot higher than ever because Luigi's Mansion is way better known and successful nowadays than even during the 8DX days And would be cool to add him alongside a Gooigi skin for Luigi, and the LM King Boo skin for King Boo

[@trondood]

Mannnnn what a good idea

[@Hakai_ryu]

That paintbrush which we should be reminded was most recently in Bowser's Fury

[@keeby4]

He would be my main I love Luigi’s mansion

[@gamefan6219]

He also made a robot version of Mario in Mario Kart Arcade GP

[@HighlandHellboy]

I want a goomba tower, if we can get Dr. Goomba Tower, we can get a tower of 3 where one is on the pedals, one steers with its feet and one shoots items with its feet.

[@rhettmitchell]

That would be so funny lmao. But unfortunately I think we can already see a single goomba driving in the trailer

[@willgpb_]

There's one secondary character from Mario Odyssey who I think has absolutely all the potential to become a Mario recurring character and join the spinoffs: Glydon! My boy has the charisma, he's cute like the other Dino-like creatures, he has everything! Let him thrive!

[@jorgezaldivar3113]

Based on how he looks, he might be great for sharp turns and drifting. Perhaps even in the cruiser weight class like Donkey Kong and Waluigi.

[@zeldadonkey1]

I could see Foreman Spike coming in seeing how he was in the movie

[@Rubberman202]

Seconded. I'm waiting for his comeback in the games because of the movie!

[@hoagieimpact9189]

​@@Rubberman202 Couple years ago I learned that Foreman Spike was in the Japanese exclusive Mario Golf game. So everytime a new Mario Golf game comes out I hope Foreman Spike is a playable character.

[@baileypalmer103]

I just got Diddy Kong back, really hoping Nintendo doesn't take him away again

[@dustymcwari4468]

Or better yet, bring him back, alongside Dixie, Funky, and add K. Rool as well!

[@jamesgibson4073]

BenjaMage did say that he doesn’t want to wait another 15 for his next Mario Kart appearance.

[@terrysyvertson9205]

they will

[@rhettmitchell]

If they want to make DK more relevant like with the movie and theme parks, putting in Diddy, Dixie, Cranky, Funky, and K. Rool would be a smart decision

[@ChrisMS0815]

Diddy Kong and Bowser Jr were two glaring omissions in Mario Kart 8 initially to me. The were both in the prior two mainline Mario Kart games so I thought they would always come back and when they didn't it bugged me.

[@HeroponAlexander]

I'd like to have a playable Goomba in the game. Also if they're not gonna use him in Donkey Kong games anymore at least let K. Rool appear in spin offs.

[@BBWahoo]

Did I hear pink gold daisy and metal luigi?

[@hoagieimpact9189]

@@HeroponAlexander How do characters with no hands steer a kart? ^^

[@HeroponAlexander]

@@hoagieimpact9189 Goomba can steer a kart the same way he plays baseball, or Mario Party minigames.

[@hopefulfriend4163]

I second this, but I'd suggest a King Goomba/Goomboss with an alternate skin that can be a regular Goomba as well! He was in MK DS after all!

[@dustymcwari4468]

@@hoagieimpact9189 same way they can ride a tricycle, they just can, somehow

[@FletcherReedsRandomness]

If all five babies are back, I hope that means everyone from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be returning. It would be utterly baffling if Baby Rosalina returned but not Petey Piranha or the Kongs or a certain group of seven yellow turtles with funky hair that I really want back.

[@agdillo1368]

Captain Syrup. Wario’s pirate antagonist from multiple games perfectly in position to be the "evil" mario princess character

[@usermcskull4713]

The Shake King could also be a cool deepcut, it'd be nice to get another heavyweight

[@dustymcwari4468]

​​@@usermcskull4713he would be the same size as Wario, which would be very funny And ironic, because Shake King is effectively Wario's Wario

[@ConekillerConfuzor]

Came here to suggest the same!

[@Geneolgia]

She's more of pirate / thief and that's even better because we already have three princesses, but yeah, she's perfect to fill that bad gal role.

[@unskilledgamer3642]

While it would be a cool idea it would be necessary for Nintendo to remember the Wario Land games for it to happen which is very unlikely.

[@neo_b]

my most wanted character is Nabbit, also i really hope the game have custom items for each character, and also lots of unlockable skins and outfits please dont let these Tour outfit designs go to waste!

[@hopefulfriend4163]

Nabbit was included in Tour, right? I think there's a strong chance for Nab to join! ... as long as metal luigi and bronze daisy don't join.

[@stopduty2009]

I just want them to bring back R.O.B. It makes zero sense to me that he hasn't been playable since Mario Kart DS 😢

[@jorgezaldivar3113]

I imagine that he's a heavyweight. It'll be great if they bring him back! He's been confined to Smash for quite a while. And you know what would also be great? If they added Olimar (lightweight) and Zelda (heavyweight).

[@mimikyu7163]

I remember very vividly that E.Gadd was playable in Mario Kart DS as a kid and recently learned he was never playable and now I think my mind somehow Mandela effected itself into believing that he was playable.

[@dustymcwari4468]

He was gonna be playable in DS, but I think he was replaced by Dry Bones, though now's the chance to make E. Gadd playable for real

[@terrysyvertson9205]

he was never playable

[@jorgezaldivar3113]

They were planning to add E. Gadd to the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe roster, but he never made it to the final product.

[@terrysyvertson9205]

​@@jorgezaldivar3113no, he was originally supposed to be in mario kart ds but got scrapped

[@Drybones2015]

There's so many fun and unique characters in the Mario Universe that it kills me whenever I hear/see people suggest Super Smash Kart.

[@xavikortekaas9174]

With 24 racers per race, I think they will add all the racers from previous games, including tour. I do hope characters like E.Gadd make it though.

[@barcster2003]

That's what gives some hope for a large roster 24 characters means the equivalent of the current in Mario Kart 8 deluxe is 100 characters. I dont think they will go that far but my hope would be 3 per slot so 24x3=72 and this is the next Mario kart for 8+ years. My real hope though is they start at 72 then get us to 100 through DLC. That would be 28 characters over a couple of years of DLC so presumably 4 years of 7 characters a year.

[@hoagieimpact9189]

We've seen 24 playable characters in the new Mario Kart. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Pass has 48 different characters. And I think if you do away with all the costumes, Mario Kart Tour has only 47 individual characters.

[@barcster2003]

@@hoagieimpact9189 I think we will end up with alot but there will be alot of dlc.

[@aU2times]

I don't know if I missed it, but Nabbit should be in. And the Parakoopa should return. I would also accept it if he only was a skin of the regular Koopa.

[@quinnafred]

I'm surprised we haven't seen Broozer as a racer. He's been brought into Super Mario Party and Jamboree on Switch

[@lrgcokewithlemon]

I would like some obscure characters like Sprixie:Sprixie Princesses, Wanda the fairy, Noki, Pianta, Kritter, and Tiny Kong! Even bring back Queen Bee!

[@amg1049]

More of the kong family would be really cool to see

[@lrgcokewithlemon]

@ I agree, they all have such unique personalities and looks, just give them a section

[@deanmoriarty6015]

how we have not gotten a pianta yet blows my mind

[@isafvoltage]

Piantisimo

[@lrgcokewithlemon]

@@deanmoriarty6015 they’re so expressive I have no idea

[@Nonjola]

I personally would like to see Dixie, Tiny, Lanky, Chunky and K. Rool from Donkey Kong, Captain Syrup from Wario Land, Professor E. Gadd and Hellen Gravely from Luigi's Mansion, the Viruses from Dr. Mario, and some guest characters such as Princess Zelda, Tom Nook, Captain Olimar, the Star Fox crew, and Captain Falcon.

[@terrysyvertson9205]

none of those characters are happening ever

[@danielciufo7765]

Keep dreaming 😂

[@definitelynotapervert5602]

I sincerely hope we get the WarioWare cast in this next game. I at least want characters like Ashley, Penny, Mona, Kat & Ana, 9-Volt, Young Cricket and Jimmy T.

[@CasualChris247]

i need every mario character under the sun to show up

[@terrysyvertson9205]

not happening ever, also characters from rpgs aren't allowed ever

[@rhettmitchell]

Seeing as we ended up with 48 characters in a game with 12 racers, what if we also ended up with a roster 4x the 24 racer limit? 96 would be way too much lol but I’m just doing math. Maybe 60 would be doable

[@TicTacToeCraft]

​@@terrysyvertson9205 If even crossovers are allowed, why shouldn't RPG characters be?

[@terrysyvertson9205]

​@@TicTacToeCraftthey don't actually exsist in the mainline series

[@TicTacToeCraft]

@terrysyvertson9205 And Mario Kart is a mainline series?

[@rodondendron]

We need Odyssey characters in this game. It’s crazy to me how so many fan rosters do not include Odyssey reps at all. It’s one of the best selling Mario games of all time.

[@hoagieimpact9189]

@@rodondendron The train has already passed. Pauline was the most popular character and she's the "new" chararacter that stuck with us. Even Bowser's Fury has passed. All eyes are on Super Mario Bros. Wonder now.

[@leonpgut]

I would like more of the NPC species. Piantas, Whittles, Penguins, Tostarenans, etc.

[@Funkynugget2004]

Can't add all the Kongs without adding K Rool

[@Anths_art]

9:40 that's actually one of King Bobomb's attacks in Mario 64 DS when you fight him as Yoshi lol he has absolutely no problem resorting to that😭

[@rhettmitchell]

Oh yeah omg

[@sillykola50]

Ok, so my pipe dream character, assuming we're even getting crossover characters this time around: picture Olimar directing a small team of Pikmin to control a kart. You've got one running on the steering wheel, a pair working the gas and breaks, maybe a winged Pikmin pops out when you glide. Maybe it wouldn't work in practice, but gosh if it doesn't give me the biggest smile when I imagine it.

[@HayleyAnjuna]

in Yoshi's Island the penguins are called Bumpty s

[@brandonkong4299]

Considering DK’s appearance change I wouldn’t doubt that Baby DK may be added to the game since they now have similar appearances, I’d also say DKJr isn’t likely considering Diddy Kong replaced him much like how Koopa Kid was replaced by Bowser Jr, I’d also love K. Rool to finally happen especially since his Smash debut was such a big deal and people want him to return

[@the_critical_geek]

Poplin seems like a decent addition choice if you're wanting to add Mario Wonder characters. It's basically Toad but a flower

[@jaybeans981]

I know they're only semi-related to Mario, but screw it. Give us more Wario Ware characters. Dribble and Spitz already have a custom car. So does Orbulon. Heck, let Captain Syrup tag along. But if we absolutely need to focus on Mario games, we could always get the RPG characters. Goombella, Mallow, Fawful... I would even settle for Il Pintissimo.

[@Geneolgia]

We really need more Wario stuff

[@ScooterCat64]

I would want that far more than turning Mario Kart into Smash kart

[@acarr9377]

Some solid ideas, guys. I definitely agree that E.Gadd, Cappy, Dixie and Cranky Kong are long overdue for inclusion. I'd love to see Captain Syrup and Spike make it in too. Speaking of Wario games, how about a few guys from Warioware? You mentioned Mona, who's already an ideal pick, but how about Ashley, (give her a bike based on her broomstick) Dribble and Spitz (in their taxi) and 9-Volt and 18-Volt? (perfect to go with the 3D Hot Rally kart we've seen in the initial trailer) And for some really obscure picks... Rudy the Clown from Dr Mario 64, and Stanley the Bugman from Donkey Kong 3.

[@coneg2714]

oh i'll gladly take playable ninji in the next kart, he's been my favorite to use in jamboree and super rush only non-mario character i'd like is kirby, he fits the vibe of mario kart the best considering kirby air ride. not entirely into the Nintendo Kart thing people keep throwing around but if we need to push the boundaries towards it more then let's get kirby in here

[@escargoat8552]

I say Junior is actually more likely than other Kongs not just due to his legacy but also in part due to Donkey's updated design. He looks more classic, and Junior would retain his classic design as well.

[@bejisan1]

Give Mario Kart 9 the Smash Bros treatment. Samus Aran and a Metroid stage, Starfox, and some third party IPs, Cloud and Sephiroth in Midgar, Sora, Snake from MGS... Etc

[@fireXdisaster]

Just like the Koopalings, i think the Broodals might have a chance. And if skins don't get to be a thing, i think we'll see a few more variations, like the elephants. If anti-gravity is still a thing (doesn't seem likely from what we've seen), i want Captain Falcon just to mock on the fact F-Zero is super dead because Nintendo

[@faceurhell]

The streets of New Donk City demand Chunky Kong.

[@tonyguava]

ninji is also in golf, so him getting added seems likely

[@carnage0685]

GIVE US PARATROOPA BACK AND NO ONE GETS HURT

[@ches2]

I hope if it’s “open world “ there’s still traditional tracks and cups etc.

[@toxicblast98]

If Bowser can throw red/green shells, no reason King Bob-omb can’t throw his subjects lol

[@anubisgodess2353]

Some characters I think that would be good in the new game would be Nabitt, a Ninji, and Prince Floren! I think they would all make adorable additions to the new game

[@XenoPon2]

Can't believe you didn't mention Rabbit Wario he's so obviously in! He exists, Mario kart 9 exists, what more proof do you need?!

[@crystallizedfire225]

I would love to see Captain Falcon in mario kart. It feels like the combo is not complete without him, because we have his tracks and vehicle but not himself. It does seem like it won't happen, but it would be nice to see.

[@thebwsshow9211]

This video reminds me how much I’d love to see y’all do roster build videos in the same vein as Source Gaming and Delzethin. Videos where each member of the staff (or as many as are available) brainstorm and present their own fan-made rosters for games like Smash, Project X Zone, Marvel vs. Capcom, PlayStation All-Stars, or Pokkèn, accompanied by mockup character selection screens. You could even host polls to see which roster is the most popular among the viewers!

[@Delzethin]

Well, this is awkward.

[@Rubberman202]

Big post incoming, tl;dr version - Assuming all MK8D characters come back, I want to see Professor E. Gadd, Foreman Spike, Cappy, Prince Florian, King K. Rool, obscure picks like Wart and Tatanga, and RPG characters like Geno and Vivian, hopefully they don't go overboard with non-Mario characters, but Samus and Captain Falcon would be cool too. Alright, I've been waiting for this discussion! So, because there are now (supposedly) going to be 24 racers racing at once, I'm predicting this will be the biggest roster in the entire Mario Kart series. I also predict that every character from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, plus Booster Pass, will be in this one as a result. So with that in mind, here are characters I'd love to see: -Professor E. Gadd: it feels long overdue, E. Gadd use to appear in Mario spin-offs all the time in the GameCube/GBA era, but now is relegated only to Luigi's Mansion installments, I'd like Nintendo to use him more, and Mario Kart is the best way to start that trend -Foreman Spike: I'm waiting for Nintendo to start using him more thanks to his appearance in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (just like Pauline started appearing everywhere after Super Mario Odyssey), and much like what I said with E. Gadd, Mario Kart is the logical start for Foreman Spike's return to the games. -Cappy: I love this little guy, he's so gosh-darn cute, and he's a good companion in Super Mario Odyssey, but aside from appearing as a statue in Super Mario Run, the fact that he's made no other appearances since then is a TRAVESTY! I was expecting him to get the Pauline treatment, too, but NOTHING! Really hope Nintendo fixes that with this game. -Prince Florian: I'm not AS gung-ho about Prince Florian showing up again as I am with Cappy, but I think it'd be cool to see him again in spin-offs, I just think it stinks to think he'll be one of the many new characters introduced in a new Mario game then swiftly forgotten about. -King K. Rool: unless they're just oblivious to what their fans think (which is quite possible, given how they act most of the time), they HAVE to know we love King K. Rool after he was included in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and if they're not going to make a new Donkey Kong game, Mario Kart is as good a time as any to bring him back outside of Smash. Obscure picks: I don't have that much to say about these picks individually, but in general, there are a lot of older Mario characters that I wish would come back in some way, shape, or form. I especially would like to see them come back in spin-offs like Mario Kart, because if they're going resort to padding out a roster with blatant filler characters like Baby Rosalina and Pink Gold Peach, they might as well use that opportunity to instead reach into Mario's deep history and large catalogue of characters before doing that. With that in mind, Wart and Tatanga would be good heavy-weight and light-weight additions, which solves the "new metal character" and "new baby character" situation right there, plus they're one of the few mainline Mario antagonists besides Bowser himself, so I really do think they deserve some love. Would also love to see Toadsworth again, Mouser from Super Mario Bros. 2, Captain Syrup from the Wario Land games, maybe even Donkey Kong Jr. come back, or if I'm allowed to be REALLY crazy, bring back Bowser's Brother, or Blue Bowser, from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels! Lots of possibilities with this one that I'd love to see! Mario RPG characters: I never really understood why Nintendo doesn't bother including characters introduced in the Mario RPGs in Mario spin-offs, and while I don't bother suggesting them most of the time because they never have previously, I always found the notion that they "can't" do so silly a lot of the time. They seemed to have no problem using the Star Spirits and the Goomba King (or "Goomboss") from Paper Mario in other games, so why did they stop after that? The only hurdle I could perceivably see is with Super Mario RPG characters, as they'd probably need the OK from Square-Enix to be included in anything else, which is a shame because I'd love to see Geno and Mallow in Mario Kart. Mario's partners from the Paper Mario games, ESPECIALLY Vivian, would also make good additions, I feel. Fawful from the Mario & Luigi games? Eh, even though he rather clearly died at the end of Bowser's Inside Story, logic and continuity that like never stopped Nintendo before, so sure. Would also like to see Connie from Mario & Luigi: Brothership, too. Non-Mario characters: Let me be clear about this, I DON'T want Mario Kart to turn into Nintendo Kart or Smash Kart or whatever. As you can see by how long this comment is, I have a deep love and passion for all things Mario-related, and I think it would suck for Nintendo to resort to just including other video game characters in this series before certain Mario characters got their chance to shine. That said, I'm not completely against other Nintendo characters showing up, in particular I wouldn't mind seeing Samus Aran and Captain Falcon in this one. Maybe if they work something out with their second parties, we could have Kirby and Pikachu too. People seem to think Sonic is a given, but again, third-parties are trickier to deal with I think, but it's definitely not impossible (unlike Banjo-Kazooie, who I'd just DIE if they made it happen, but I just can't see it). I just hope Nintendo is conservative about this sort of thing, OK? PHEW, OK, that's about all I had to say. Thanks to anyone who actually took the time to read all this! Looking forward to more information on this new Mario Kart!

[@TicTacToeCraft]

Samus and Captain Falcon seem too mature for a series as silly as Mario Kart imo, but I like everything else you've suggested (especially Mario RPG characters; we are in dire need of more reps).

[@Rubberman202]

@@TicTacToeCraft Link also seems "too mature" for a silly game like Mario Kart, yet here he is. And it's not even Toon Link or something like that. It still feel so odd to see him so serious while driving, then be all happy or goofy when he wins or if he gets hit by a Shell or something.

[@kellygreens6748]

I wanna see Elephant Luigi, Green Silver Luigi and Gooigi

[@plooper14]

Green bronze Luigi

[@Tartubeman]

Mario characters were chosen for Super Mario Kart for how recognizable they are from behind. How do you tell Baby Bowser from Bowser Jr from behind?

[@lordgaynondorf2148]

E.Gadd, Polterpup and a Pianta is all I want and long due.

[@Shaw4123]

I’d like to see one of those Tostarenans from Mario Odyssey; I think those were the standout NPCs from that game within the sand kingdom. They were such interesting little characters; we haven’t seen much Odyssey Rep in Mario Kart either, other than maybe Pauline, so more references to that game would be cool. Their Day of the Dead and Mexican-style clothing as little chibi characters is very cute; I'd love to see them racing around as characters. It's kind of a shame we haven't seen them in any spin-off games.

[@WingedSupernova]

Mario RPG series characters belong in the crossovers. I'd love Fawful and Dimentio in this game!

[@terrysyvertson9205]

not allowed ever

[@jetsurge250]

I want multiple Kongs, K. Rool and Poochy!

[@pjr238]

We should see guys like E. Gadd, Gooigi, more power up Mario, Bowsette, Fawful. So many possibilities

[@axemredalawadhi8482]

I wish to see Geno and Mallow but probably would require square Enix which would be suitable for DLC I guess Also I want R.O.B. And DK jr. Back

[@onga999]

I'd love to see more characters from the Wario, Yoshi and Donkey Kong games, as well as from the Mario RPG's

[@yiraw]

I'd like some from Warioware/land, it'd be a nice mix up. Even go further, give a wario game stage rather than random themed stadiums.

[@dustymcwari4468]

Wario's Shipyard's been the closest thing to that, they should bring it back at the very least, and double down on the WL references, and it would be awesome if we had a track based on Diamond City, like the arcades did

[@AStupidID]

It would be awesome to get a bunch of Kongs - Lanky, Funky, Dixie, Diddy, Cranky, Donkey Kong Jr. Also want King K Rool. Give us some F Zero characters as well. The Star Fox crew would fit in so well. Mr Game and Watch would also be really funny to have there. Kapp'n would be amazing - give him his taxi from WW or a small version of the bus from LGTTC.

[@Pandarah]

So before I watch: King K. Rool needs to be a playable character. Also (Zero Suit) Samus and Captain Falcon. Pink Gold Peach etc. should be skins, not separate characters, to keep the roster/character select screen clean.

[@rekcroom]

Jon holding onto that Boost Pad question until Daniel could finish the intro was commitment to the bit

[@droycon]

my stupid pick is the Inchworm Pipe (pipe with the Wonder Flower effect) as a racer. Every Mario Kart needs its silly pick like Honey Queen, Rob, Wiggler etc i also want Cappy and Starlow

[@SearchmanDS]

Not just ANY New Donker, but a member of the band

[@baileypalmer103]

Gotta be the Saxophone dude!

[@Sportsguy528]

I would like to see most of the characters that were playable in Tour but didn't made it to the BCP including Dixie, King Bob-Omb, Poochey, Monty and Etc., but in terms of newcomers I like to see E. Gadd, Mona and Wart

[@lrgcokewithlemon]

15:17 I also think that’s not a bike, I’ve taken the time and I think Peach is riding a SCOOTER

[@CrypticMantisTX55]

My dream roster would be that, spinoff universes need to be buffed significantly. The big one for me is: Wario. Give us WARIOWARE characters! It's an easy W! Mona, Ashley, Jimmy T, 9-Volt, Penny! Those would all be great characters! Wario Land, we at least need Captain Syrup. If you want more of a deep cut, give us Merelda (WL: Shake It) or Shakora (WL4) as well. Donkey Kong needs to have a good chunk of characters right out of the gate, not waiting until DLC and updates. Diddy, Dixie, and Funky should all be there for sure. I'd like to see Cranky and King K. Rool as well. Luigi's Mansion, give us a King Boo Luigi's Mansion skin, E. Gadd, Polterpup, and Gooigi. Yoshi's Island is mostly fine as-is, although Poochy from tour needs to come over. Assuming Kamek returns too, not much else needs to be done. In general, I hope the roster isn't padded out with a bunch of generic characters. I'd rather have niche characters like Lubba (Mario Galaxy 2) and Il Piantissimo (Sunshine) than Sumo Bro. or whatever. Broodals suck though/ At most I'd reluctantly take Madame Brood but there are so many better characters I'd rather not have 5 of them taking up space.

[@miguelangelvega7176]

Haven't finished the video but I'm going to say it: I want (strangely) Madame Grape. Fun design plus her voice clips are kind of iconic to me lol.

[@hopefulfriend4163]

Absolutely agree! She was a fun antag for Peach, and it'd feel like a really good point to show that Peach finally has her own dedicated spinoff series now like Luigi, Yoshi and Wario!

[@FoxFandango]

Nintendo, we all want the mega popular Bird the unlockable Irish golfer from the Japanese only game Mobile Golf on the Gameboy Color!

[@tomhank896]

Just look at Tour if you want to see examples of new characters and skins for this game. The amount of cool ideas locked behind gacha is insane

[@hopefulfriend4163]

Luigi's Mansion/ Superior design King Boo, Witch Rosalina, Pilot Mario, Knight Luigi, bus driver Waluigi, hiker Wario, rudolph Yoshi, Gladiator DK. Man, MKTour has had problems, but their costumes were genuinely so fun. Sucks it's a gacha, but admiring the costumes themselves is fun.

[@peter7596]

Personally, I want Luma and a toadsworth alt for toad

[@unskilledgamer3642]

Wasn't the weird phone game Mario Kart 9? In that case the game for the Switch 2 should be considered as Mario Kart 10

[@heroic_teddy]

Mario Kart Rally X is my prediction for the name. Edit: The baby penguin falling made me chuckle.

[@theothernik]

When its called Mario Kart 10

[@ForceRoundsPenguin]

Boom Boom and Pom Pom, please.

[@MrJechgo]

E. Gadd and MANY WarioWare devs (Jimmy, Mona, Ashley, 9-Volts, etc) are on my list :O Cappy and Florian as well ;)

[@TonyBorda]

I think there's a very real chance this still ends up being Nintendo Kart. With 24 possible racers at once, I'm imagining a rather large roster. I think the glimpse we've seen so far might be a large portion of the Mario characters, and the rest may be Nintendo. Or maybe a majority Mario, but still a much larger number of guests than 8.

[@zephon6745]

I would like to see Bowser's Brother and other obscure Mario characters appear in the background of stages.

[@Rubberman202]

A fellow Bowser's Brother advocate, I see. 😉

[@hopefulfriend4163]

That'd be so wild and cool! I can imagine 90% of the reaction would be "He has a brother?"

[@ivansilvarodrigues8952]

i just want luigi's mansion King boo

[@hopefulfriend4163]

Always preferred the uniquely designed maniac over the regular boo with a dollar store crown. Crazy that we had 3, arguably 4 if you count gold metal, separate Marios in 8 deluxe.

[@francistein]

Whenever Jon is on the show it's an instant watch from me

[@aricruz_]

They should blend metal Mario cat Mario etc along with Mario as a alternative skin Instead of a separate character and waste space slot

[@jcarr1289]

I'm with you. Pink Gold Cat Peach

[@aricruz_]

@ yeah like Mario kart 8 deluxe we got cat Mario and metal Mario etc as separate character See how metal and gold Mario are in one slot and you can change between the two, that’s how Mario should be Also like how yoshi you can select different colors

[@SuperMistertoast]

I don’t understand the idea that slots get „wasted“ It changes nothing about the development time if the characters are presented as skins or as distint characters. It takes nothing from you to have those characters on the character select screen.

[@aricruz_]

@@SuperMistertoast I guess wasted isn’t the right term but I just don’t like the idea of having the alternative skin as a separate slot I like the idea of being in one category with different variation

[@barcster2003]

I would defintely like the palette swaps to be costumes.

[@CommanderZaktan]

Here's my picks putside the ones from Tour who haven't been free yet. Ninji, The Broodals, Poplin, E. Gadd, King K Rool, Captain Syrup, Jimmy T., Mona

[@adamjones1951]

All previous characters should return, I want skins instead of separate Gold characters. Egadd, the ghosts, and other enemy characters and bosses!

[@leonro]

Skins might be real, considering the sheer amount of alternate costumes in tour and the fact that Peach was wearing her standard dress on a bike this time. Perhaps everyone gets a biker outfit, a power up outfit and so on.

[@josephrutkin5017]

the editing in this video is very funny, thanks to whoever (probably Daniel if I had to guess) edited it for the chuckles.

[@undercoverduck]

I'm guessing the new Mario Kart won't be numbered and will instead get a subtitle that denotes the inclusion of other Nintendo franchises. Or perhaps something like "Mario Kart: X-Over" to imply both the 10 and the crossover.

[@Logicalleaping]

I'll through my 2 cents in for top 5: Pianta: Been a reoccurring character since Sunshine (sunshine is my favourite Mario game) Diddy Kong: Feels like a must Banjo & Kazooie: would be nice to get some Diddy Kong racing veterans, TipTup would be cool too. Link: Just want to see him in this art style, preferably his original model (Alltp or latest Oot. Oot would fit well with how much Mario looks like an N64 render) Cataquack: Not really serious just think it would be funny.

[@jorgezaldivar3113]

Possible candidates in my list... Heavyweights: Plessie, K. Rool, Chunky Kong, Zelda (since Link made it to Mario Kart 8), Madame Broode (Super Mario Odyssey), Boom Boom, etc. Middleweights: Poochy (was only in Tour), Klonoa (we had Namco characters back in the arcade titles), Hammer Bro, Broozer (New Super Mario Bros.), Pom Pom, E. Gadd, Baby Wario, Baby DK, Dixie, etc. Lightweights: Olimar (we only got an Olimar-themed suit in Mario Kart 8), Cappy, Ninji, Tiara, etc.

[@ajmk2845]

K rool, Nabbit, Kirby, Cptn Falcon

[@albond]

Along with Prince Florian, how about Poplins? A good alternative to Toad

[@nathanblackburn1193]

Anyone else hoping we get Sumo Bro? (specifically the Boss Sumo Bro) They're very niche enemies, anyway most of these picks in the vid are literally never gonna happen

[@droycon]

hell yeah

[@hubadubatron1045]

quite frankly I think we need Jon in the game

[@Nate9-9]

My hot take is that I am against crossover characters

[@droycon]

i am not inherently against them, but adding them means less obscure Mario characters

[@ScooterCat64]

Same. I'm against it because it would make the series completely lose its identity and digging deeper into the Mario universe in ways that Smash couldn't is fun

[@TicTacToeCraft]

I liked the crossovers in Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe), but I'm hoping to see more references and representation from various Mario series in the new Mario Kart instead of more crossovers.

[@shajita]

Give me White Mage and Black Mage from Mario Hoops 3-3! Aside from that, E. Gadd and as many Kong family members as we can. Maybe open the world up to the WarioWare cast too. Sumo Bro would also be an excellent addition.

[@Geneolgia]

I'd love to see characters from Wario games, Captain Syrup from the Land games makes a lot of sense to fit a bad girl role, and from the Ware games my top picks are Jimmy T or Mona.

[@perkilatorxiii5179]

Can't wait to see you guys tackle courses next! The Mario Bros. Circuit being potentially designed to have unique routes on each lap makes me salivate at the thought of what other courses ware gonna be desinged this way.

[@stuffz1757]

E. Gadd and Vivian please.

[@DoctorDisasterDracula]

Honestly I wanna see some more Mario RPG characters, and maybe at max 3 Guest/3rd Party characters. I don’t want the series to turn into “Smash Kart,” but I know it wouldn’t hurt to have at least one or so Non-Nintendo characters.

[@Hundo_Mo]

Id rather have much more in world mario adjacent characters instead of nintendo characters. Seeing Link and the Inklings was neat but its MARIO kart. Give me Egadd though

[@dustymcwari4468]

Yeah, they should prioritize Mario, DK, Yoshi, and Wario, first before thinking on the guests

[@Logicalleaping]

Agree but also I want to see Link in this artstyle driving. Hopefully an classic version (ALTTP or OOT) so he actually looks normal sitting in the cart. After maining Link as my driver for what 8 years(?) I'd prefer to keep him.

[@Rdotmop]

“They should add King Bob-omb and Ninji!” Nintendo: adds Gooigi

[@am_andrew3005]

If they use guest characters from other series then Captain Falcon is an absolute must. The fact he wasn't in MK8 despite having 2 tracks is baffling.

[@Taidower]

Can I get Paratroopa back? He's only playable in Double Dash.

[@Nightswipe1]

You mentioned all kongs, but no King k rool? Or Kremlings. Would be nice to have them :) (The rollercoaster kremling from DKC2 would be a perfect fit).

[@escargoat8552]

Elephant Mario wouldn't be an alternate costume as he would have his own rig and animations.

[@TheAngel24]

The characters I'm hoping for are Dixie Kong and King K. Rool. Dixie was in Tour and K. Rool was playable in Mario Super Sluggers, so there's precedence to include him in Mario spinoff rosters. I'm also hoping they add RPG and Warioware characters, but I don't think that's likely.

[@earthboundman5]

I want Cappy, E. Gadd, Goomba, Cranky Kong, Geno, and Mallow. I also want Wiggler and Kamek back

[@alder613]

Control your hype.