Feeling positive about Kart Racers 3! There were a lot of things I liked about 2, so if they clean up the physics more (and remove the diaper stink bomb, not only is it gross as **** but The Loud House deserves a WAY better item concept. Lily's been toilet trained for two years at this point...) and expand upon the existing content while adding more and you've got a great game on your hands! The voice acting at launch will be the icing on the cake! Third time's the charm!
Now to the matter of character slots! With Jojo out there will be at least 11 slots open for new characters. Predicting that the models will be tweaked and that the turtles will use their 80's designs due to the success of NASB (and the Apple Arcade tennis game already did this with Mikey). Here's who I think could take those slots!
30: April O'Neill - Nick's not gonna miss the chance to add more TMNT + her newly-revived fame from NASB and Shredder's Revenge!
31: Spongebob Slot - Likely either Krabs or Plankton!
32: Avatar Slot - Avatar only has two drivers in 2, and they press Avatar specifically in the marketing. Any member of Aang's group will likely take this slot! Most likely Zuko, though Toph, Katara, or Sokka could as well!
33: Lana Loud - From one of Nick's cash cows and loves driving and racing in her home series!
34: The Wild Thornberrys Slot - Eliza was in Nicktoons Racing back in the day and was included as a DLC character in the Apple Arcade tennis game, likely due to Nigel's reception in NASB! Not sure if they'd go for Nigel or Eliza, but they're by far the most likely choices!
35: Filburt - We're probably gonna get more 90's nostalgiabait and Rocko is one of Nick's go-tos in this regard (and Rugrats already has four characters so I don't see them dipping for a 5th unless they go for maybe Susie Carmichael).
36: Powdered Toast Man - Ren and Stimpy are already in + 90's nostalgia + renewed interest from NASB. Seems like a shoe-in! He was also a pit crew member and a (VERY FUN!) frenzy item in 2, so eyes are on him!
37: Danny Phantom Slot - More wishful thinking, but I think Danny could finally break his streak of being stuck alone. There's a lot of places they could go with this! Vlad, one of Danny's Friends, a member of the rogue's gallery, Jack or Maddie Fenton, could be any of them! More attention has been on Danny lately, from NASB to the Smite crossover so I can see this happening!
38: Jenny Wakeman - Another choice I can see being spurred by her popularity in NASB! She also got into the Smite crossover so Nick clearly wants to use her more!
39: Jimmy Neutron - Been getting a lot of love lately from Nickelodeon, they no doubt see the demand for more Jimmy! Plus the devs in this case are a little more "corporate" so to speak, so I really don't see them going for Hugh.
40: Garfield - Nick's been really pushing Garfield lately, and combining his NASB and Apple Arcade tennis appearances it seems like a shoe-in that he'd get into this as well!
Not sure how many we'll get over 40, but it looks like we'll have a lot of room for new characters!