Even though I like Luigi slightly better than Mario, his fanbase is just what really ticks me off. Especially the 'die hard' ones. Yuck.
I remember reading a story on fanfiction.net a year ago and it was a horror story. Luigi got killed early in the fic and apparently a few reviewers cussed out...
For some reason, I'm just not into Mario shipping. Everything else like the Sonic games and some cartoons I actually like to ship those characters, but the Mario characters. I'm not even sure why, I guess it's because the games have never established any characters being a 'couple' legitimately...
As much as I like him, the most overrated character in the series is by far Luigi. It doesn't help that he has a bunch of sickly obsessed fans who bash Mario whenever they can because he 'steals the spotlight' from his brother or because he's the underdog in the games, even though he is far from...
For characters that haven't been mentioned yet...
Toadette: Normal
Dixie: Normal
Goombario: Normal
Kooper: Rock maybe because of his shell?
Bombette: Steel or Fire
Parakarry: Flying
Bow: Ghost
Watt: Electric
Sushie: Water
Lakilester: Flying
Goombella: Normal
Koops: Normal/Rock
Flurrie...
YES! Dixie Kong is back! Even though I wasn't a fan of the previous DKC game they released, I'll probably get this one once I get a Wii U since it actually looks more promising.
Re: Mario Kart 8
I literally squealed with excitement once I found out Toadette is finally being included in a Mario game after all these years. It's about damn time Nintendo remembered her.