Mario Kart World producer: ‘It didn't seem necessary' to add characters from other Nintendo games

Mario Kart World producer: ‘It didn’t seem necessary’ to add characters from other Nintendo games | VGC

Kosuke Yabuki also revealed who his favourite Mario Kart World racer is…

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TL;DR: Mario Kart World sticks strictly to the Super Mario universe—no guest stars from Zelda, Animal Crossing or Splatoon this time—because producer Kosuke Yabuki and his team felt non-Mario characters would clash with the game’s heavily themed world and weren’t really needed.

Yabuki also revealed that among all the quirky new racers (like the fan-favourite Cow), his personal pick is the Cow too—mainly for the love it’s getting online, not because it’s the fastest. Despite the open-world experiment feeling a bit light, VGC’s review confirms the core Mario Kart action still shines when you hit Grand Prix, VS Race or online multiplayer.