Mario Kart World

Man in the said:
I wonder if a lot of the unusual characters will be unlockable by exploring the open world and discovering secrets. Perhaps if you drive around Moo Moo meadows area, there's a hidden barn gate and driving through it unlocks the cow as a playable racer.
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One theory also said they pick the track hazard minions to be drivers so they can save the budget.
 
Watching Treehouse play, it looks like the coms are smarter than before, seeing the rival keep up with the player in 100cc and occasionally pass the player too even though the player was boosting a lot and not getting hit
 
Here are the stats that I was able to get from the Cow's Rally Kart...

Speed: 2.6/4
Acceleration: 1.6/4
Weight: 2.4/4
Handling: 1.4/4

This pretty much means that there are stat differences between characters, with the Cow's speed and weight being 0.4 units (out of 4) better than Mario's, but its acceleration and handling are both 0.4 units weaker as a drawback.
 
Rolla Koopa said:
Watching Treehouse play, it looks like the coms are smarter than before, seeing the rival keep up with the player in 100cc and occasionally pass the player too even though the player was boosting a lot and not getting hit
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Tree house aren't particularly good players and stronger rubber banding mechanics doesn't translate to smarter AI.
 
Chowder said:
I also just want a reason for all the generic enemies and NPCs being playable (minus Koopa, Hammer Bro, Wiggler, Chargin' Chuck, and Monty Mole) and taking up almost half of the roster when we could have gotten characters like:

The Koopalings
Metal Mario/Pink Gold Peach
Diddy Kong
Funky Kong
Dry Bowser
Petey Piranha
Peachette
RPG characters
WarioWare characters
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I think they just did it for the fun of it. Not sure yet if I like it or not.
 
I haven't heard this mentioned yet, but the Treehouse stream shows there are 7 PAGES OF CHARACTERS! (the 7th one might not be full though)

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Xiahou Dun said:
Seems like anecdote and overreliance on the word of people who spend time online, which are not the majority of the players who play Mario Kart.
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All babies returned, despite the outcry of the haters, because we know the vocal online dudes do not make up the majority of the playerbase. Hell I'd be one of the silent fans too if I didn't open my trap up here on the MarioWiki community.
 
Dorayaki said:
But it got costumes in seperate slots tho.

Which I feel like not appropriate. I think MK8 did it more properly.
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Wait, the costumes are separate slots? (Now that I think about it, this makes sense, since there isn't a separate menu for them.)
 
Now it comes to my mind, did anyone think of Bananza?

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Well, we know despite Rosalina held the soonest record of MK entry, it doesn't really become a firm pattern for newer mainline characters to get in MK soon. But nevertheless, since Bananza and MK World share a very close working period, it wouldn't be illogical to assume Nintendo notice this game and try to push its characters like they did with Rosalina.

However, it feels like old fans have great divergence toward Bananza so could it a bad idea for Nintendo if they do want to add Bananza contents to this game?
 
The game looks absolutely incredible to me! I just went on the SuperMario Wiki and it is nicely updated already. On the list of courses, there's the main new ones and this "Golden Rally" part, and the last two cups of that, Cloud and Heart Rally, both apparently contain Shy Guy Bazaar? That certainly is... bizarre. Lots of repeats for some reason.
 
Dorayaki said:
Now it comes to my mind, did anyone think of Bananza?

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Well, we know despite Rosalina held the soonest record of MK entry, it doesn't really become a firm pattern for newer mainline characters to get in MK soon. But nevertheless, since Bananza and MK World share a very close working period, it wouldn't be illogical to assume Nintendo notice this game and try to push its characters like they did with Rosalina.

However, it feels like old fans have great divergence toward Bananza so could it a bad idea for Nintendo if they do want to add Bananza contents to this game?
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And when you think it over, VoidCo will probably be a one-time only antagonist, much like what happened to the Tiki Tak Tribe and Snowmad Tribe.
 
MnSG said:
And when you think it over, VoidCo will probably be a one-time only antagonist, much like what happened to the Tiki Tak Tribe and Snowmad Tribe.
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Yeah, I've already said above this rarely happens. It's about how people react to "promotion picks". The premise is merely an assumption.

That said, I also don't agree with not adding any of the recent mainline characters overall.
 
Dorayaki said:
Yeah, I've already said above this rarely happens. It's about how people react to "promotion picks". The premise is merely an assumption.

That said, I also don't agree with not adding any of the recent mainline characters overall.
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You know, I'm actually quite surprised that Poochy hasn't popped up anywhere (yet). If a generic cow was able to get in, what's stopping Poochy from making his first playable appearance in a home console Mario Kart title?

Likewise, Dry Bowser and Petey Piranha feel left out in the cold.
 
Xiahou Dun said:
Seems like anecdote and overreliance on the word of people who spend time online, which are not the majority of the players who play Mario Kart. Jury is still out if the Koopalings are back, but Baby Rosalina still returned in spite of her online reputation being negative (that character also got an alternate outfit in Mario Kart Tour). I don't think Nintendo pays that much attention to what fans want. If the Koopalings are gone, it's not due to the apparent online reptuation. It'll be a shame, as with if Diddy Kong, Metal Mario/Pink Gold Peach, H. Queen, Paratroopa, Kamek, R.O.B., are indeed cut from the roster.
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Sounds like you liked the Koopalings being in MarioKart too, like I do.
 
Dorayaki said:
Now it comes to my mind, did anyone think of Bananza?

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Well, we know despite Rosalina held the soonest record of MK entry, it doesn't really become a firm pattern for newer mainline characters to get in MK soon. But nevertheless, since Bananza and MK World share a very close working period, it wouldn't be illogical to assume Nintendo notice this game and try to push its characters like they did with Rosalina.

However, it feels like old fans have great divergence toward Bananza so could it a bad idea for Nintendo if they do want to add Bananza contents to this game?
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It could also be a potential spoiler issue, since World comes out over a month earlier.
 
In other news, a new video was uploaded earlier today, which reveals Pauline's vehicle stats...

Standard Kart & Plushbuggy

Speed: 2.2/4
Acceleration: 2.0/4
Weight: 2.0/4
Handling: 1.8/4

Standard Bike & Cute Scoot

Speed: 1.4/4
Acceleration: 2.8/4
Weight: 1.6/4
Handling: 2.2/4

Zoom Buggy, Rally Kart, Hot Rod, Roadster Royale, & Carpet Flyer

Speed: 2.4/4
Acceleration: 1.8/4
Weight: 2.2/4
Handling: 1.6/4

Rally Bike & Fin Twin

Speed: 1.6/4
Acceleration: 2.6/4
Weight: 1.6/4
Handling: 2.2/4

Mach Rocket

Speed: 1.8/4
Acceleration: 2.4/4
Weight: 1.6/4
Handling: 2.2/4

Funky Dorrie

Speed: 2.4/4
Acceleration: 2.0/4
Weight: 2.4/4
Handling: 1.2/4

Baby Blooper

Speed: 2.0/4
Acceleration: 2.2/4
Weight: 1.8/4
Handling: 2.0/4

Tiny Titan & Bowser Bruiser

Speed: 2.8/4
Acceleration: 1.2/4
Weight: 2.6/4
Handling: 1.4/4

Billdozer & Big Horn

Speed: 2.6/4
Acceleration: 1.4/4
Weight: 2.6/4
Handling: 1.4/4

W-Twin Chopper

Speed: 2.6/4
Acceleration: 1.6/4
Weight: 2.0/4
Handling: 1.8/4

Blastronaut III

Speed: 2.2/4
Acceleration: 2.2/4
Weight: 2.2/4
Handling: 1.4/4

Source: https://youtu.be/cHaOXxtgH6U?si=pIMX2k4KG2DWcuE0
 
Sigh, I've already expressed my disappointment with this game's roster (just the newcomers, veterans are fine) over on GameFAQs. Honestly, now I know how the people who cried about Pinkgold Peach/Baby Rosalina being a "waste of a spot" felt back in 2014...This game's newcomers are the REAL wastes of space, not the metals, babies, or koopalings. Waste of development time too...development time that could've been better spent on adding other characters that would actually make nice additions and making an actual quality roster...who are these nobodies that World added

EDIT: Couldn't agree more with posts #121 and #126 by MightyMario
 
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It's fine to express disappointment but you shouldn't levy the rhetoric they used toward your characters you like toward other characters other people may like. I'm personally fond of the offbeat inclusions of Dolphin, Penguin, Piranha Plant, Conkdor and Cow Cow, and nowadays, I'm not really the type to characterize Baby Rosalina or Pink Gold Peach as waste of space since they all have fans (and they have a tendency to attract players that don't voice complaints online). I'm hoping Metal Mario and the Koopalings also come back, it was a bit concerning they weren't there.
 
To be clear, I never said I didn't like the addition of the enemies to the roster, I was just saying I wanted a reason for their inclusion.
 
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