Re: Mario Kart 8
So... I have this idea for something incredible that would make me totally forgive the crap character choices they've shelled out so far.
Instead of more non-Mario franchises which ultimately make no sense considering this is Mario's universe, why not bring together the various subseries, including ones starring other characters like Wario Luigi Yoshi and DK, via various subseries-based DLC packs. We could have two or three for the more popular main series games (Galaxy pack with Honey Queen, Major Burrows and Dry Bones; Sunshine pack with Petey, Bowser Jr. and Toadsworth, etc) but also have:
-Luigi's Mansion pack (E. Gadd, Greenie, Luigi's Mansion King Boo)
-Wario pack (Captain Syrup, Mona, Jimmy T.)
-Donkey Kong pack (Diddy Kong, Cranky Kong, King K. Rool)
-Yoshi pack (Kamek, Baby Bowser, Baby Wario)
-Mario & Luigi pack (Prince Dreambert, Starlow, Fawful)
-Paper Mario pack (Merlon, Vivian, Count Bleck)
-Super Mario RPG pack (Geno, Mallow, Smithy)
-Mario Party pack (Ballyhoo, Tumble, Eldstar with other Star Spirits as alts)
-Retro Pack (Foreman Spike, Pauline, Tatanga)
-Misc. Heroes Pack (Parakarry, Stanley the Bugman, Wanda)
-Misc. Villains Pack (Wart, Grodus, Goomboss)
-FREE bonus for purchasing two or more of the above packs: Dark Side Pack (four alternate costumes: Shadow Mario, Mr. L, Shadow Peach, Dark Bowser)
To make online matches simpler, one pack downloads data for all packs, just does not unlock the characters. That way you can play online against someone with any DLC pack with only one pack. Because of the sheer quantity, each pack only adds one cup rather than two. All courses are either highly requested retro courses or related to the characters in the pack. If you have at least one DLC pack, you can race on any of the courses from every released pack, but only online with someone who has that pack.