| the_dengle said: Mario Kart 8 is full of reskins, when Wii had Bowser & Dry Bowser, Koopa Troopa & Dry Bones, Mario & Luigi? Everyone hated Honey Queen and Wiggler when 7 came out. That game's full roster was 17 compared to 8's 30. It had four new drivers to 8's nine, and Lakitu was the only popular addition. Since when are Birdo and Diddy Kong "staple franchise characters?" Just because they were in Double Dash and Wii? Diddy Kong isn't even a Mario character, and Birdo hasn't had a significant role in a Mario game since that NES game that, as it turns out, wasn't even really a Mario game. Whereas the Koopalings are unique recurring boss characters in main entries of the Mario series. Yeah, unique. They're not reusing the same character model and animations 7 times over for these guys. |
What people hated or not is irrelevant! Fact is Queen Bee and Wiggler especially are better characters because they're original concepts compared to the rest of the roster and they actually originated from mainline Mario games. Pink Gold Peach and Baby Rosalina have no history with the Marioverse and the former is just a patlette swap while the latter has been done already.
As for the roster as a whole, yes Diddy, Birdo, King Boo, etc. are far more unique and original than a bunch of turtles, babys, and reskins, hence MKWii has the most diversity in it's roster. Heck even MKWii's "reskins" (their character models aren't exactly the same) in Dry Bones and Dry Bowser are still better than MK8's literal reskins as they're very relevant to Mario series. Yeah, Diddy n Funky aren't Mario characters, but they're still unique, actual characters with history, and can fit in the game since DK is there.
