Mario Kart 8's Final Roster Will Only Have 30 Characters!? <(o_O<)

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AZWification said:

Einsam_Delphin said:

That's because MK7's character roster was limited in general, hence the lack of Waluigi. Diddy Kong and many other Double Dash newcomers also weren't in MKDS, but still made it to MKWii, and we're already seeing that again with MK8, though all of them may not make it this time, but we only now know that. Prior to this screenshot, I'd always expected Diddy Kong to be in here, especially with Tropical Freeze boosting his popularity.

Yeah. That happened thanks to time constrains since Mario Kart 7 had to be out in time for Christmas!

Yeah, but thankfully that's not the case with Mario Kart 8. They gave it a spring release window, and now they're gonna launch it at the latest possible time within that window! I'd think this would mean the game will be fully featured and will include all the necessary characters, though I guess who is necessary is a matter of opinion. I'd like to think Bowser Jr. should be here, but with seven of Bowser's other kids here, it can be argued that Jr. is unnecessary/redundant.