Can we please not derail the thread with a race argument?
I'm just going to suggest what I posted in the general speculation thread.
Custom color slots like KOFXIII. Change whatever colors you want. Skin tone, hair color, clothing sets (i.e. change Mario's red cap & shirt to "x color" and his blue overalls to "y color".) (Example: Make a PKSparkxx color swap for Mario
) This would definitely save modders a lot of time/work as anyone would be able to create custom colors with ease.
Inklings will definitely have multiple skin tones as they already do in Splatoon. The Villager will possibly be next in to receive those in Animal Crossing, I'm actually surprised they haven't done it yet given that it's the same team. Though Splatoon came after so it's likely that's the first game where they finally thought to do it.
Overall having alts with adjusted skin tones is fine imo, other fighting games have been doing it for ages. If they were actually overhauling a character for the sake of it then yes, I'd be in Zesty's camp. I'd rather they utilize existing characters and push them to the forefront or make new ones.
In short Doc Louis for Smash.
That's not a joke btw, Doc is genuinely one of my favorite Nintendo characters. I want a Punch-Out game where he and Mac meet for the first time. Doc recounts his own career to a rookie Mac, and the entire game takes place in flashback sequences of Doc in his prime back when he was on the road to becoming world champion.
As for an Ice Climbers reboot, I'd be fine an updated version of the classic Ice Climber as an e-shop title. New levels, enemies, some new gameplay elements, but generally speaking, keeping the same arcade style feel.
If we're going the full distance like with KIU, then I'd like a 3D platformer with emphasis on vertical/tall worlds for the Icies to actually "climb" so to speak.