Which characters do you think will be added in Mario Kart 9

[7eve70rd]

Wacky Races (1968 TV series) - Wikipedia

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Would be fun if there was a Mario Kart movie series like Speed Racer and Wacky Races.

 

[thanonyx]

Wacky Races (1968 TV series) - Wikipedia

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Would be fun if there was a Mario Kart movie series like Speed Racer and Wacky Races.

I'd watch this, besides, Mario hasn't had a cartoon since the 90s so he's WAY overdue.

 

[ciro64]

Yes, I thought it was Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at first but I noticed that Mario was in a new kart as well as the race track not being in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, (see the second screenshot below) as Mario Kart 9 was shown at 1:41 in this reveal trailer:

Some screenshots in case anyone doesn't want to watch the full reveal trailer above.

That shot where the characters are facing the camera look so good. I wish the characters were illuminated like that from all camera angles. I never liked that unreal-like visual where they apply a realistic lightning to cartoon characters, which seems to be plaguing every modern game for quite a while now.

 

[VampireLord1024]

That shot where the characters are facing the camera look so good. I wish the characters were illuminated like that from all camera angles. I never liked that unreal-like visual where they apply a realistic lightning to cartoon characters, which seems to be plaguing every modern game for quite a while now.

Maybe Nintendo will illuminate the characters from all camera angles in Mario Kart 9.

I've mainly been trying to think of then new feature/gimmick that Mario Kart 9 could have, since there's already gliders, driving underwater & anti-gravity parts.

 

[starseeker300]

Maybe Nintendo will illuminate the characters from all camera angles in Mario Kart 9.

I've mainly been trying to think of then new feature/gimmick that Mario Kart 9 could have, since there's already gliders, driving underwater & anti-gravity parts.

does there REALLY need to be a gimmick?

 

[VampireLord1024]

does there REALLY need to be a gimmick?

I suppose not but Nintendo might add one anyways.

 

[Tinhornjam]

if the amount of racers really is 24 i think theres a good chance for more deep cut characters from the mario franchise. i really want nabbit and king bob-omb!! oh and geno from smrpg would be so great too!

 

[Yankee]

24? Mario, Metal Mario, Gold Metal Mario, Fire Flower Mario, Tanuki Mario, Cape Mario, Cat Mario, Bumblebee Mario, Wonder Elephant Mario-

 

[sandogma]

24? Mario, Metal Mario, Gold Metal Mario, Fire Flower Mario, Tanuki Mario, Cape Mario, Cat Mario, Bumblebee Mario, Wonder Elephant Mario-

I know you jest but this would be the worst case scenario and yet I could see them doing this lol
Please don't do this Nintendo

 

[7eve70rd]

Will 100 Pikman carts race against the one true Mario?

 

[starseeker300]

Will 100 Pikman carts race against the one true Mario?

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https://www.redbubble.com/people/thebozle/shop

 

[hazys]

This is a very nerdy thing to wonder about but: will DK's redesign impact the rest of the DK family? They're all Rare designs, after all.

I think the base roster is going to be Mario mainstays and then they're going to add DLC guest characters for movie synergy.

 

[Ikagura]

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https://www.redbubble.com/people/thebozle/shop

That's legit adorable.

 

[Loops]

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I love this, more unique racers please! I hope MK9 isn't back to basics though, the only track shown so far seemed very 'safe' - need more footaaaaage already

 

[Ikagura]

I love this, more unique racers please! I hope MK9 isn't back to basics though, the only track shown so far seemed very 'safe' - need more footaaaaage already

Let's wait the next direct.

Also yeah, it played safe for MK8 DX' buyerbase.


I think "MKX" could be a back to roots episode since the designs are like the Super Mario Kart one.

 

[starseeker300]

turns out theres already a page on the mario wiki for this game

Mario Kart (Nintendo Switch 2)

A Mario Kart game for the Nintendo Switch 2 was revealed alongside the system in a "first-look" trailer released on January 16, 2025. It was the first Super Mario game announced for the system. It is the sixteenth entry in the Mario Kart series, and...

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I think "MKX" could be a back to roots episode since the designs are like the Super Mario Kart one.

not even remotely related to topic but when you said mkx i thought you meant mortal Kombat 10 for a second and was confused

 

[Guilherme130]

Judging from MK8, Nintendo will most likely make another metal version of an existing character

Besides that, I'm hoping they add more characters outside of Mario such as Captain Falcon and even Kirby, just like how they did with Link and Villager

 

[Ikagura]

Judging from MK8, Nintendo will most likely make another metal version of an existing character.

Well, like Clone in Smash Bros they also take less space and time to create.

Although it's now widely accepted that Metal Mario is a separate version of Mario like Dr. Mario in Melee. Hell, even Smash 64 basically introduced him as a mini-boss.

I still understand why people got upset at Pink Gold Peach and Gold Mario but I think it was mostly, like with baby variants of characters, to give a heavyweight alt for Mario and Peach.

It would've been better if the alt characters were given in a sub-menu like Yoshi's colours.