Off to the races.
Here at Eurogamer, we’re still reeling from Wednesday night’sNintendo Direct.
Sure, there wasPikmin 4.Metroid Prime, pffft.
I heard some guy calledLinkwas there?
But the most important announcement was of course, the one, the only,Birdo.
Specifically, multi-coloured Birdos playable inMario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Which begs the question, who else would we like to see added as a racer inMario Kart 8?
We’re not talking just the roster of all previous Mario Kart games.
No, I know we can go bigger than that.
So what else could we connect into our MKU?
The Mario Kart Universe, of course.
The first obvious choice would be Sonic.
I’m thinking Sonic on Heelys, Tails with a homemade jetpack, Shadow on Dark Rider.
This then opens up the door to Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing and its sequel Racing Transformed.
He could be driving himself, or he could be controlling a car remotely from the stands.
He became a Pocket Circuit pro, after all.
The other obvious choice would be the Rabbids.
Adding the Rabbid versions of Mario, Luigi and Peach would be amazing.
And come on, Birdo needs Rabbid Peach to join her girl gang.
Looking into some of Mario’s lesser-known appearances pulls out some real gems.
In 2005, EA released NBA Street V3.
Other playable characters included the basketball legends LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal.
And Ad-Rock, MCA and Mike D from the Beastie Boys??
That’s a wild line-up right there.
