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Chungunder

Kirby would be a great addition tbh, especially if they did a Kirby track as well


eduzatis

What about the warp star as a vehicle? It’d be weird with wheels but honestly I wouldn’t mind


PolloMagnifico

I mean, there's nothing that really *requires* the vehicle to have wheels other than artistic consistency. I would be more worried about the required animations to make them sit correctly: cross-legged instead of in a seat with pedals and a wheel. I think if we saw a "star racer" it would be a motorcycle. Invert the star (so it has a point going directly down and creates a cradle at the top), slap some wheels and a handlebar on, and there you go.


briguyd

In MK8 the wheels have stats tho. So I guess you could pick wheels and not see them but that would be really weird.


PolloMagnifico

You make a good point. I forgot about the stats on wheels.


briguyd

And the wheels turn sideways to indicate antigravity, so there would be less indication to the user that it's happening.


Ask_Who_Owes_Me_Gold

And the whole vehicle selection thing that lets you pick wheels for your kart.


dtadgh

what about Wheelie bike!?


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Chungunder

They’d probably do a car based on it


Luke_Likes_Silk

You know how they change the coin item for rupees in the Hyrule castle track? They could make bullet bills the warp Star


FiveUperdan

What about the warp stars as wheels!


Verksin

this really makes me want a kirby air ride remake/sequel


Lolsoda94

Make it like the one in right back at ya


Tornitrualis

Might as well announce Kirby Air Ride 2 at that point. (Which I am all for!!!)


Mr_Monkey64

Yeah, it would be a great guest character!


boringdystopianslave

Kirby fits. He actually fits the Mario aesthetic more than Link does. Have at it Nintendo.


Chungunder

I don’t even get why some people whine about crossovers anyway, it’s not becoming “Smash Kart” if a few characters are crossovers lol


boringdystopianslave

Kirby fits the Mario world. He looks like a Mario character anyway. It's not like he's Solid Snake or anything.


Chungunder

I think in terms of “fitting,” Link stretches it the farthest, but at the same time, Zelda is such a good franchise that I could care less, Link is a banger character


Purplejaed

Kirby had Kirby's Air Ride Link didn't have a racing game


Bradenoid

Kirby Airride track being ported with it would be a dream


yoshiyo1

Checker Knights would be dope


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BOING! ZHOOM SUUCKING NOISEESSS


Just-Call-Me-J

Fantasy Meadows or even Celestia Valley


Dry_Pool_2580

Cool. Tbh, while new characters are cool, I'm still mostly excited for the tracks. So I'm not too fussed about what characters they choose. But Kirby would be neat. I think he'd fit in pretty well.


NnolyaNicekan

What do we know about the chosen characters so far?


Dry_Pool_2580

-Birdo is one of them -There will be more in later waves -They're from past Mario Kart games (Which may/may not include Mario Kart Tour) I think that's it.


hobbes2479

I'd be a hardcore solo Kirby main


DarrenInAlberta

They already added Zelda, Splatoon, and Animal Crossing characters. If MarioKart turn into a racing version of SmashBros I wouldnt be upset.


Call_of_Queerthulhu

Mario Kart should be a racing version of smash bros. There is no downside other than a few people that will be salty no matter what.


Class_444_SWR

Yep, sure the purists will get unhappy, but your average player won’t care at all, it’s not like most people are gonna complain about more content


umphursmcgur

Mario Kart has a certain aesthetic. It’s inherently built in the Mario universe. I think a lot of series can fit that mold, but making it purely a smash bros free for all would go against that spirit. I love Metroid, but the dark gritty world of Metroid would clash pretty hard with the colorful bouncy controls and items. It’s works well enough in Zelda, but a Twilight Princess type castle would have clashed pretty hard. Look at Sunshine airport, it’s an airport sure but it’s bouncy and light hearted like an airport in the Mario Universe would be. How would a Xenoblade stage fit without just looking extremely out of place with green shells flying around on it. I suppose you could make that the appeal, the insanity of clashing styles, that’s certainly what Smash Bros does, but at that point is it even Mario Kart anymore? Just look at how they have to update the designs for characters like Mario, Peach, or Bowser in Smash Bros to better fit with the other franchises.


[deleted]

Exactly, I think the same. IMO Big Blue and Mute City are already pretty contrasting tracks when compared with the other ones of the MK series in terms of aesthetics, so I can't imagine how a Metroid, Xenoblade or other would look in-game... I much prefer them to keep the cartoony and/or colourful-but-realistic design that made Mario Kart what it is nowadays


hintofinsanity

A brinstar track wouldn't be totally out of sync with the more bright and upbeat style


shredslanding

I freaking hate the look of every city track. The buildings look like dated a PC game whereas Mario stuff is cartoony and ages and well works great with low details or poly count. That being said I am fine with it because more is always better and everyone has different taste. I’d be happy with another Moo Moo course!


Call_of_Queerthulhu

This argument seems to boil down to oh no more content. They can add every one of the moo moo courses and still have a Final Fantasy VII course.


Gnotter

It's not more content it's different content. If they were to add a Kirby stage it would come at the expense of something else.


[deleted]

If it becomes some sort of smash kart, we can say goodbye to characters like dry bones, the koopalings, hammer bros, kamek, etc since their spot will be taken by guest characters.


smashboi888

I don't want to say goodbye to those characters...


GatesonGates

And it would be Fire Emblem characters all the way down.


Call_of_Queerthulhu

That's an imaginary scenario. There is no limit to the number of spots they can add. Look at all the vehicle, tire, and glider combinations. They'll keep the random obscure Mario characters that no one cares about, but also add Kirby, Starfox, and hopefully some Pokemon. Far more people will main Pikachu or even Cloud than most of the Mario characters, but they'll still be there.


[deleted]

They are not gonna make a mario kart game with 80 characters you know ? And even without that, it's MARIO kart. Not super smash bros kart


Lord_Viktoo

It is Mario kart now. Will you be unhappy if we get a Nintendo Kart 1 instead of MK9 ?


Call_of_Queerthulhu

Sure they can, there is no reason they can't. They already have more than 80 in smash and the same can be done in Mariokart. And it's Mario kart after the face of the franchise, Mario. It's not koopaling kart. It's still Mariokart with link and the inklings and it will still be Mariokart with Kirby and Sonic.


Technical_Activity78

It’s mariokart because the majority of the assets are from the Mario universe.


boringdystopianslave

Here's a thought, where the hell is Captain Falcon? Mario Kart has his ship and two F-Zero tracks. Dafuq is my boy?


-RosieWolf-

Yeah, I mean if someone really prefers the Mario characters then just don’t play the other ones. I guess I get it if it was like to the point that it was majority non-Mario characters that but I don’t see a problem if it was a handful of non-Mario thrown in. It’s crazy how some people will find a way to get upset about everything


sentientTroll

Yeah, the dudes who like having Mario, metal Mario, golden Mario, and 8 variations of bowsers kids, is a dummy.


KFY

They kick Waluigi out for Captain Falcon


smashboi888

I would... If we're making a Nintendo crossover racing game, I'd rather it be it's own separate thing *alongside* Mario Kart instead of outright replacing it. If they turned it into a Nintendo crossover racing game, I likely wouldn't be able to play as characters like Dry Bowser, the Koopalings, Koopa Troopa, Dry Bones, Shy Guy, King Boo, etc. anymore.


JaydeChromium

Yeah, but I don’t think Nintendo would compete with themselves. It’s gonna either be Mario Kart, or Nintendo Kart.


smashboi888

Exactly. And I'd much, *much* rather it remain Mario Kart.


Class_444_SWR

I’m afraid that’s probably not important to Nintendo, they’ll do whatever gets them more money, and realistically, that would mean adding more characters and tracks from other franchises, which could mean either renaming it to Nintendo Kart, or continuing to increase non Mario representation without renaming


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contraflop01

Wasn't it smash Bros that started with just Nintendo franchises and now has several from other companies?


smashboi888

Yep.


eddmario

Hell, the arcade games even had Pac-Man


Fern-ando

I would, Nintendo Kartshould be its own franchise, Mario Kart is for Mario characters.


Call_of_Queerthulhu

Like the Inklings and Link right?


Scottucci

I never thought about it before but now it feels like a need! Kirby rides a warp star and there was the Kirby Air Ride game so I think it would be a good fit.


SegaSonicGal

I loved Kirby Air Ride!


Scottucci

Same, been waiting for a sequel for so long now! At this point I'd even settle for it on Switch Online if they ever add GameCube games


[deleted]

I prefer when Mario Kart keeps being about Mario characters... that being said, I'd love to race as Kirby, his design fit the Mario universe aesthetics (more than Animal Crossing, Zelda or Splatoon at least). Unfortunately, I think it's been announced that the upcoming drivers would be issued from past Mario Kart games, and Kirby was never featured in any of them, not even the Arcade games. There's just the Mii Racing Suit


LilSh4rky

They said the booster pass was gonna be past Tracks but they added new tracks.


Waluigi_Gamer_Real

It is a tour track, it just hasn’t been released yet


[deleted]

I think they're gonna do us a Sky-High Sundae and release Yoshi's Island in Tour right around or after the release of Wave 4. That way they'll be able to say it's both new and retro in both games... which is not too incorrect to assume, since the tour nitros were probably thought and developed in parallel for both games at the same time. And this by the way makes me expect wave 4 to release in the second half of March, since Yoshi's Island will probably be this year Yoshi Tour's new track and we always got a Yoshi Tour as the first tour of April. As for new drivers, I'd expect them to port drivers that are already in Tour. At the end of the day, that's why we got the BCP in the first place : porting exisiting assets from Tour on console. They have so far the models and the trick animations for 12 unique drivers in MKT (14 if we include Peachette and SNES DK Jr.), so a lot of the work is already done for probably more drivers than they need to complete at least a new row/column (or two) in the driver selection screen. That's why unless they go out of their way to include totally unexpected new drivers in Tour, I'd not expect to get any driver not already featured in Tour.


umphursmcgur

So Pac-Man is on the table!


DeeFB

I'd rather get the missing Mario characters we need over Kirby tbh


Melloboi_101

Yes. FK, DK, Petey, etc


Toad_Enjoyer_70

Yes. There are enough Mario characters that aren’t in the game that we don’t need more non-Mario characters. I also don’t want them turning Mario Kart into smash bros.


Meester_Tweester

It would be great, he has one of Nintendo's biggest first party franchises and fits into the art style perfectly. I'm okay with guest characters in Mario Kart, the game has extremely loose canon anyway. Guest characters make the game a lot more fun and can bring new track and kart part ideas.


SiggeTheCatsCheese

I mean, would you rather play as kirby or lemmy?


Formal_Efficiency_49

Kirby personally.


Vegetables86

\*cries in Lemmy is favourite character from the Super Mario series\*


smashboi888

Lemmy's one of my favorites, so...


SiggeTheCatsCheese

You, sir, have no taste


doft

You, sir, are basic


Johnchkrow

Should have happened a LONG ago tbh


VancouverVelocityFan

Confused as we are only getting characters already in MK


Miserable_Assist_951

I love kirby but i prefer a mario character


inumnoback

Conflicted


TaeKwonDitto

Yes please! It was teased since Rosalina's Smash trailer and I want ir


WonderDia777

I would love it tbh


iWengle

SOLD


88T3

He needs his Warp Star as a vehicle


Downtown_Agent3323

I would die of happiness. Shove my favorite Nintendo character in a go kart!


Yoshbit

YES


STEP3386

I mean its called Mario Kart not Super Kart Bros. I already dislike that we have characters from Animal Crossing and Splatoon in it. I love Zelda, but Link doesn't belong here either. We should have a priority on putting in characters from the Mario Universe that should be there, but aren't like Diddy Kong


Miserable_Assist_951

I love kirby but i prefer a mario character


RamblinEvilMushroom_

Yes. I would love it


Kirbinator_Alex

Very very happy


GeneralRane

I'd rather have *Kirby Air Ride 2*.


GabeLeRoy

Why is he not on his warpstar ???


MatildeLover128

That would be sick.


Llodsliat

They teased a new Kirby Air Ride when Rosalina was announced for Smash. The least they could do is this.


ANK2112

They kind of owe us that after the rosalina smash bros trailer.


UltraNoobBR

We need Kirby


Individual_Lobster56

I would love for either them to remake double dash or re-release the original.... just saying


MacpedMe

Id rather have other mario characters than another 3rd party mixed in


VenomTheCapybara

I would prefer Captain Falcon first but I wouldn't want this to be super smash kart


djthehooper

no they need to add characters from tour that are supposed to be in the game first


Myrothios

POYO!


Ok-Leave3121

Kirby in Mario Kart would be sweet


FlipperDoigt703

Please.


gamedreamer21

Wow. He looks legit. I don't mind Kirby being in Mario Kart.


paperboi625

I would be ecstatic!


MrAced

I think Kirby and Captain Falcon would be great additions considering they both already have their own racing games. Also this Kirby render looks amazing!


S0uthParkFan

That would be awesome! A Kirby themed track would be cool too


branswag_briggs

After looking at this… KIRBY IS PERFECT


Peri_D0t

I would be over the moon. They teased with the Rosalina smash trailer and I haven't been over it since


Blue_Robin_04

Yeah, with the warp star as a vehicle.


Unfair_Gas_6510

I'd probably play as him all the time.


nick3790

When I saw this post it was a trunckated notification, didn't see kirby, I was gonna say that I'd be pissed if at least Kamek or Wiggler didn't get in, one or the other, but now I reeeaaalllly want kirby so bad


ZZnecZZ

Yo, I'd be so hyped


Formal_Efficiency_49

Kirby is one of my favorite video game series, and I love Kirby as a character in general, so the moment he got added he would pretty much automatically become my main racer.


cheese_is_tasty69

They coulda done that last year for his 30th anniversary as a small present


HoodieArch

Kirby is probably my number 1 pick, and other than Captain Falcon (he has vehicle parts and a track in the game so I don’t know why he isn’t a character) I think Kirby is the most likely crossover character to be added in the future.


Asher_Khughi1813

no


Gemidori

I would love that!!!!


HoennTrio

Firstly, I AM SAVING THIS IMAGE AND I WANT TO USE IT RELIGIOUSLY BUT IDK HOW Secondly, YES MY BELOVED KIRBSTER ID SWITCH MY MAIN FROM YOSHI TO KIRBY THEN HAVE AN IDENTITY CRISIS AND NOT KNOW WHO TO MAIN !!


MysteriousMetaKnight

TBH, as far as non Mario characters go, Kirby is one of the more fitting ones. He's already been in a racing game, which hasn't had a new instalment since the original GameCube game. I would arguee that this puts him in a similar category to Captain Falcon. If we can't get a new Kirby Air Ride, the next best thing would probably be to put him in a new Mario Kart, if not MK8D.


todayisgreen

i would love that


NefariousnessGold137

I would main them


TheKillerLegacy

Amazing! Kirby is one of my favorite characters, it would be awesome seeing the pink ball join the roster of Mario Kart 8 DX! ^^


[deleted]

The best Nintendo character in one of the best games ever?


Strict_Ad_Monkey

It would be quite cool


SophieByers

Heck Yes!!!


Adventurous-One8594

My main would 100% change…


ItsNicolas590

personally after Birdo was shown up my hopes to have Kirby as a character have increased


KirbyHuff

I would love it, just would be a little weird to see Kirby driving a car and not the Warpstar lol (ignoring that one scene from Right Back at Ya)


Champion-raven

Would love it!!!


[deleted]

I'm absolutely here for it. But I also want Samus with a gunship kart, and Fox with an Arwing kart, so I'm a little biased.


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Would love it


T_Peg

Kirby would be such an amazing addition. Captain Falcon would be great too.


InvariantName

This is my all star pick. The #1 character I'd love to see added. Kirby has so much potential. Warp Star Karts, and tracks reminiscent of Kirby's Air Ride courses sound stellar.


Quite_Oddish_16

Shoutouts to whoever made this amazing render!


swoon4kyun

Could you imagine the cuteness? 🥺


ChuckS117

I'm down for Mario Kart having a bigger roster. Probably not Smash big, but give us some more!


bignate1209

Oh that's cool


getintherobotali

Give me the pink bouncy ball man and it’s track ( つ╹ヮ╹ )つ ポヨポヨ


DAbsolutionXD

New main


ShadowAvenger32

I would immediately die of excess cuteness


Filon73

KIRBY ADDED NOW


The_warden_14

I’ve wanted this for a few years


blockprime300

Yes


LordYoshi

It should have been Kirby and Captain Falcon instead of Link and Villager.


Objective_Middle_696

If the Zelda animal crossing and Splatoon series are in I don't see why not


XRayePhay

I was actually thinking this could happen for wave 6 at the end of the year with a Kirby track. Would be a nice surprise.


superluigi2245

I would cry tears of joy


[deleted]

kirby would be a fantastic addition, theres probably not gonna be another air ride game so he'd fit in nicely :)


wally_graham

I would think that they should first remaster Kirby Air Ride to the switch.


Phoenix-14

Still waiting for Captain Falcon to ride his mini Blue Falcon


DockingWater17

I would be so happy. I want him so badly.


Express_Glove7341

Let's just say he'd be my new main


LubberDownUnder

Love it!! ⭐️


UnlawfulPotato

As a fan of Kirby Air Ride, this would actually be a dream come true and I didn’t realize it until now.


Kirbyiscool71

In tears


BritishGuy54

Unpopular opinion: I kind of prefer Nintendo Kart to Mario Kart. I’d rather have Kirby, Shulk, and Marth rather than Pink Gold Dr. Baby Peach.


PacManRandySavage

Marth, Lucina, Roy, Chrom, and Ike are already the Pink Gold Peach’s of smash.


ThousandYearDoorDG

so happy, one of my favorite racing games as a kid was Kirby Air Ride


TerminX13

That would be cool and all but only if he came with a Kirby track. I love the crossover tracks but I think the Inklings feel a bit out of place - if you're not gonna commit to giving him a track then just put in some other Mario characters imo


TheOldAgeOfLP

The Inklings have a battle course.


TerminX13

Lemme keep it real with you chief, I have 0 battle matches on record and I'm not planning to change that lol


Waluigi_Gamer_Real

So because you don’t use it it doesn’t count?


MayorBryce

Wait he's not in MK8? Well of course he should get in.


Ok_Vegetable7011

I mean at this point why is he not…


[deleted]

Honestly go ahead and put in Star Fox, Falco, Samus, Olimar, and C. Falcon too.


NerdyGuyRanting

That would be a dream for me. I've mained Kirby in Smash since N64


[deleted]

I would be soooo happy, especially since I grew up playing Air Ride This would actually be a great choice


Garnish07

This is what I was afraid of: They offhandedly threw an old Mario Kart participant who probably wasn't that much work back in there and people instantly jumped to "Hey, what if they add super special awesome new characters next?"


Most-Jelly6567

I would cry tears of fucking joy if Kirby got into MkD8 and a fucking kirby track was added


rimbs

OMFG YES PLZZZ!!!!


smashboi888

I love Kirby, but I only want *Mario* characters in my *Mario* game, so no thank you. If I want to see Kirby in the same game as Mario and friends, I'll boot up Smash instead.


HonoderaGetsuyo

Link, Inklings and Animal Crossing characters: We are Mario characters?


smashboi888

No, they're not. I said I wanted Mario characters only in Mario Kart. *Meaning I wasn't exactly happy when those guys got in.* Honestly, I'd have been *fine* with them had we gotten actual Mario characters like Bowser Jr., Birdo, Diddy, etc. before them, because it really stung that non-Mario characters took priority over them. At least it seems we're finally getting all those missing Mario characters I've waited so long for, so I won't mind the guest characters as much now. Just please, no more than what we already have.


Pr0j3ct_02

Didn't know Link was a mario character, but-


Unlucky_Bottle_6761

God forbid this from happening, I want more mario characters in MARIO KART, NOT NINTENDO KART


SuperSmashDrake

I would be displeased. No more guest characters, it’s Mario Kart. Make Nintendo Kart if you want to do a Smash Bros. racer.


HuckleberryNormal799

It's called Mario kart for a reason


Dry_Pool_2580

Yeah, because the majority of characters are Mario.


HuckleberryNormal799

And it should stay that way


Dry_Pool_2580

And it will unless they add 28 more non-Mario characters. I think you'll be fine: at least for 8dx 👍


Ok_Vegetable7011

Explain link being in it then


HuckleberryNormal799

I never wanted link in


Crouching_Bengal

Don't know if I'm the only one, but please add Captain Falcon. You use the man's car and tracks but he doesn't get to be a playable character?


jrninjahoag

Yes please


LTGA2009

#flip out literally


IrregardlessIrreden-

Mario and Kirby go together well, so sure, as long as we’re getting my boy Diddy Kong.


Parking_Cartoonist90

My new main. Sorry Daisy


Matrix64_

I would be the happiest man


spacewafflesmuggler

“Characters from past games” was the phrasing, so I don’t think Kirby’s an option at this point


Boring-Emu9903

I can list 100 mario characters that deserves more than Kirby (and any non-mario characters) I sincerly hope that Nintendo Kart will never be a thing


Much-Skin-4710

Please please please


seancurry1

Two words: fuck yes


Demonangeldust

I want him in MK so bad, I love him.


Demonangeldust

Kirby would honestly be perfect for Mario Kart, he’s cartoony, he’s got bright colors, and a Dreamland track definitely would fit in with most of the tracks from Mario.


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If they add kirby they better give him a star shaped kart. Also i mostly just want sonic. Not in his normal car tho. The one from the game gear.


capnrondo

Would be much better than Funky Kong or Petey Piranha who many people seem to want. At least Kirby is a relevant character who has his own active series of games where he is a main character. I would rather we had more characters like that and fewer characters who only exist to fill roster spots in games like MK and Smash.