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Wario, Waluigi, Bowser, and DK, like always. Though I'll definitely use all the Koopalings too. I've loved them since I played SMB3 all those years ago.
I will play as Luigi 95% of the time. I might switch to different characters like Wario and Shy Guy, but I will mainly play as Luigi.
Toad is also a favorite of mine.My mains will be Mii and Toad, plus Ludwig. He's the coolest Koopaling.
, but I need my Ding!
I need my Pimplant!We don't even have Ding! I have my Dong
And with my Ding I also need my King [Boo]!
Well that's news to me... Still, I wish her name could've been something more catchy than along the lines of "Pink Gold Peach." Just doesn't really roll off the tongue, or sound cool while you're saying it, ya know?"Pink Gold" is an alloy of gold and copper. It's also known as Russian Gold, Red Gold, and Rose Gold. I guess they wanted Pink Gold Peach to made of a metal that's different from Metal Mario.
And yes, I did look up what Pink Gold was since she was revealed.
The sad thing is, it wouldn't be hard for most people who had at least a clue of what characters composing the Mario series were to make a better attempt at a roster than this. Seems to me like they weren't even trying with this one, or really just focused all their intentions on other mechanics, rather. The game still looks fun, of course, but so far to me it's lacking in the "polished" factor that would have truly made this iteration stand out in my mind, anyway.
It'll be good, but there's so much potential being untouched that it's bothersome to fans.
I agree. It just seems like the game could be holstering so much more content-wise, and yet instead, we're left with the same 32-course Grand Prix (which we had since DS), no fully fleshed out single player/mission mode, or unique racing mode with alternative toggable options as you hinted at.
Possibly try some of the others out too. Wonder what kinds of vehicle combinations I can make to my preference 
I don't find taking Peach's model, swapping the colour and modelling some hair over one eye incredibly innovative honestly. To each their own I guess. But yes I'd of rather they stuck to legit babies like Baby DK and Baby Wario if we really needed more baby characters.
Probably going to go for Yoshi, Toad(both are obvious), Lakitu, Luigi and Ludwig.
I wasn't talking about Pink Gold Peach, I was talking about Baby Rosalina. I don't understand why Baby Rosalina is such a sin, when it's actually a new design. Technically, her and Baby Daisy are the most "new" characters in the history of Mario Kart, as they were made to debut in Mario Kart. They invented these designs for MK. So why are they shunned for being "unoriginal" when they are literally a new design? No matter how much you love other characters on the roster, saying they are more inventive is flat out wrong, because they've had their designs ripped right out of other games. Not that I have a problem with that, but I'm just pointing out how saying Baby Rosalina is un-inventive is objectively wrong. She may not be inventive in general, but she's more inventive than other characters on the roster, as she is new, and isn't just a re-skin.
You forgot Toadette btw, but I can understand your point. I disagree, but I can understand it.
However, I basically agree on this. There's still a lot of good characters and really neat picks and it shouldn't put you off buying the game, it's just a shame the Metal Mario, Pink Gold Peach(**** name btw) and Baby Rosalina(and the inevitable Mii) were the last characters to be shown.
I didn't say Baby Rosalina and Baby Daisy were inventive per se, but as far as characters in Mario Kart go, yes, they are inventive. Because they are completely new versions of characters, while every other character is just ripped from from the Mario games, or is just a reskin of an already present character. Baby Daisy and Rosalina are second only to Toadette in terms of originality (who I could put forward a similar argument for that people are throwing at Baby Rosalina, in that it's just a pink Toad with a few tweaks to the Toad model. Toadette is a character that never appeared before showing up in Mario Kart though).
While thats technically true, Toadette was only first officially CALLED that and been given a specific Model/Coloration/Character in Double Dash. Female Toads existed for multiple years prior to Toadette being officially deemed an actual character, so while its true Toadette was TECHNICALLY created in Double Dash, Toadettes (not just this specific one) were a thing for years and the concept wasnt as random and out of nowhere as these Baby versions were due to this.
Indeed, it's adorable. But a father and son team playing Bowser and Bowser Jr. would also have been adorable with the latter having a larger fanbase. Or DK and Diddy. Who again has a larger fanbase. Both characters are popular with kids too.
Lemmy Koopa
I hope that you're being sarcastic there. It's bad enough to see everyone using Metal Mario in Mario Kart 7. The last thing we need is for players to always abuse Metal Mario and Metal Peach like crazy.
Yep, I'm a big nay-sayer to character stat bonuses. I got pretty sick of Funky Bike Wii and Daisy Bike Wii. I say pick whoever the heck you feel like and rely purely on your kart / bike customisation to dictate your stats, and that's it.
That would just mean everyone keeps using the same kat/bike/ATV combination for every race. The character choices kinda balance this out, really.
There's no point going on about "better alternatives" yet (BTW Baby Rosalina was likely added BECAUSE Rosalina is really popular). There could still be unlockables and DLC characters. Plus, I do recall a hint of at least Birdo being in the game, so I do highly doubt this is the full roster. Again, it should be noted that MKWii had NO indication of there being unlockable characters on the character select screen (I can't speak for the other games because the only other MK games I had a lot of time with were MKDS and MK Double Dash, and my memory is hazy regarding those).
Yeah, maybe they've held back with characters people wanted for DLC in order to get more sales. Sneaky, but it'll probably work if they put Diddy, Bowser Jr and Birdo(to a lesser extent) in a pack since the three are pretty popular. Maybe we'll get Petey, King Boo or Nabbit too.
To be fair I think it's really unfair to shun character additions people want in order to add OCs that are just remodelled versions of other characters.
They're not shoe horning her. Shoe horning is when you put them in places they don't make sense. But why shouldn't Rosalina be included in Mario games that are a celebration of the franchise, when she is a main character? Honestly, I feel at this point, people are just looking for someone to point the finger at when certain characters don't make the cut in Mario Kart and Smash, and Rosalina has been the unlucky choice for some reason. People go on about how she has "been in everything", but she's only been in 10 games (including the ones that have yet to be released, but we know she is in). 3 main series games, 4 Mario Kart games, and 3 other games (including Smash). In three of these appearances, she is not playable. The amount of games Rosalina has been in at least fits on my computer screen very easily. And she has skipped out on plenty of games since her debut, including 3 Mario Party games (and even in the one she is in, she is not playable), 3D Land, various sports games (one of which she was supposed to be in, but was cut from), the Mario & Sonic games, and more. Yet, Birdo's appearances can't even fit on my monitor screen. Same will be said about many other characters people are getting worked up about.
