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It's more like they couldn't. Time constraints. They did have enough time for 7 Koopalings and Inklings though. Priorities.
 
It still boggles the mind how people consider the Koopalings as being wasted slots. I mean, before Mario Kart 8, they were never playable, so it felt like a big opportunity to give them more attention.
 
It's more like they were a bit of a resource sink. I figured novelty was more important than getting veterans in but novelty wears off and Koopalings don't really justify their priority over veterans in my opinion. Metal Mario and Pink Gold Peach at least have an excuse of taking no time to model and rig, just need animations and a logo mostly.
 
Ironically, Metal Mario and Pink Gold Peach can also be considered wasted slots to some people. But the reason why they're separate from Mario and Peach was because of the significant weight differences. Heck, even Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach were treated as separate characters.
 
MnSG said:
Ironically, Metal Mario and Pink Gold Peach can also be considered wasted slots to some people. But the reason why they're separate from Mario and Peach was because of the significant weight differences. Heck, even Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach were treated as separate characters.
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Wait what's the difference between tanooki and regular Mario/Peach ?
 
Nic said:
Wait what's the difference between tanooki and regular Mario/Peach ?
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In Mario Kart 8, Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach both sacrificed some weight to boost their acceleration. This means that Tanooki Mario is slightly lighter than Mario, while Cat Peach is slightly lighter than Peach.
 
As someone that uses light characters with high acceleration, this is very helpful. Thanks.
 
MnSG said:
Ironically, Metal Mario and Pink Gold Peach can also be considered wasted slots to some people. But the reason why they're separate from Mario and Peach was because of the significant weight differences. Heck, even Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach were treated as separate characters.
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They aren't a resource sink, like I said, they're here to pad a roster and not take up too much time making, as I do think Koopalings take more time than the metals. Metals are like clones from Smash Bros, put in when time intensive but even less resource intensive than Dr. Mario since a large diverse roster isn't really a priority for Mario Kart in general. They're treated as peripherals. Karts have more diverse stats than them by far.
 
Mario thought: How did they get the sea cacti in Yoshi's Story to have 12 different possible colors & 3 possible sizes while also making sure to make their positions finite & fixed but making it so their size/color is random every time they're on screen