All the villain characters (maybe minus DK) are on the bottom two rows, so I'm going to guess that the very last one could be Bowser Jr. (makes sense to put him next to the Koopalings) and less likely but maybe Dry Bowser. The other two could be Dry Bones or Diddy Kong, but maybe we could even see a Baby Rosalina?
However this is already a sizable roster, even if my favorites aren't in there. Something tells me there could be more spaces than what's in that picture, though.
I wouldn't be surprised if there is another row on the bottom there. If you were designing this for that number of characters wouldn't you centralise it?
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I wouldn't be surprised if there is another row on the bottom there. If you were designing this for that number of characters wouldn't you centralise it?
Not necessarily. The current design let the A+B button info stand out more, and the eye focus in windows is more comfortable a bit above the vertical center (that's the approach OSX uses when auto-positioning dialog boxes, for example).
The full roster?
Newcomers:
1. Nabbit
2. Kamek
Returning characters:
1. Diddy Kong
2. Birdo
3. Bowser, Jr.
4. Dry Bones
5. King Boo
6. Mii
Looking at these icons again, some of them look rough, like the ones for King Boo and Dry Bones. I'd be cautious if I were you, unfortunately. I was getting pretty happy until I looked closer.
The full roster?
Newcomers:
1. Nabbit
2. Kamek
Returning characters:
1. Diddy Kong
2. Birdo
3. Bowser, Jr.
4. Dry Bones
5. King Boo
6. Mii
Looking at these icons again, some of them look rough, like the ones for King Boo and Dry Bones. I'd be cautious if I were you, unfortunately. I was getting pretty happy until I looked closer.
I don't think that's the thing that's dodgy about it. Look again, all of the ones with non-single-point eyes are looking directly out of the screen. None of the new characters shown on this roster are. Also rather co-incidental that the characters and karts that have been selected are identical to the ones in the screen already floating around. Yes?
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Yeah, I'm just gonna regard this pic with the same air I have for Smash rosters. It's probably just someone's prediction. I could see this being the case very easily. Birdo, King Boo, Diddy, and Bowser Jr. haven't missed a console version since Double Dash, and Nabbit could very easily be this game's one-off character.
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I don't feel like Wario Colosseum would really gain that much from the update. Or any Double Dash course, for that matter.
Don't underestimate it though. Nintendo has done a superb job with re-fitting the retro tracks. Even if it weren't in, I think a track that could benefit a lot from Mario Kart 8's anti-gravity mechanic is Ribbon Road (even though a Bowser track is the most likely).
The portrait suggests a lot of wavy roads:
Although I agree that any other Double Dash track at this point might not gain that much.
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Super Smash Bros. Wii U & 3DS + All DLC
Mario Kart 8 + All DLC
Mario Golf: World Tour + All DLC
Mario Kart 7
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
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Mario Kart 8 + All DLC
Mario Golf: World Tour + All DLC
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Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Since there's only one unnannounced retro track, let's make a pool, shall we?
SNES Bowser's Castle 1
SNES Bowser's Castle 2
SNES Bowser's Castle 3
GBA Bowser's Castle 4
GCN Bowser's Castle
DS Bowser Castle
Wii Bowser's Castle
Another Track I Didn't Mention
Which one is the most likely to return?
EDIT: By the way, 3DS Bowser's Castle is impossible since there can't be 2 retro tracks from the same MK in the same Retro Cup.
Personally, I hesitate between GCN Wario Colosseum and GBA Ribbon Road, both tracks could have a lot of potential in this game.
As we already had this discussion, I'll give an abridged version of my answer. I think it'll be DS, but Wii and Double Dash are by no means out of the question. I really don't expect a flat Bowser Castle.
Maybe they'll pick a SNES Bowser's Castle and slant it all over like that one section of the Mario Circuit track from Super Circuit?
Or maybe they'll not use a Bowser's Castle retro track for the first time ever. It's possible.
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