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On the one hand, I'm pretty excited. On the other hand, I'm annoyed that they're dipping into characters such as Baby Peach for this game while great characters like Paper Mario sidekicks or Rosalina go ignored.

Anyways, in case anyone was wondering what's going to be in the game, here's what we know so far:

32 tracks.
Nintendo Power says 18 playable racers plus a Mii. Famitsu says 24 playable characters plus a Mii.
12 characters per race.

32 tracks. 18 new. 18 old. So far, only the Special Cup tracks are unknown. Old tracks may have extra ramps and such added for more tricks.

New Tracks:
* Luigi Circuit
* Mario Circuit
* Moo Moo Meadow
* Wario Goldmine
* Coconut Mall
* DK Summit
* Mushroom Gorge
* Toad's Factory
* Daisy Circuit
* Koopa Cape
* Vermilion Woods
* Roaring Volcano

Classic Tracks:
* SNES Mario Circuit 3
* SNES Ghost Valley 2
* N64 Bowser's Castle
* N64 Sherbert Land
* N64 Mario Raceway
* GBA Shy Guy Beach
* GC Waluigi Stadium
* GC Peach Beach
* DS Mario Circuit
* DS Peach's Garden
* DS Delfino Square
* DS Yoshi Falls
 
I'm...having trouble getting excited about this game. The few gameplay videos I've seen have looked pretty underwhelming, and the online portion (no real nicknames? no real chat?) really hurts what could have been a more awesome game.

Now I'm sure that when I get the game, I'll have tons and tons of fun with it. But at this point, it's really hard to feel hyped up about it.
 
I've heard rumours Wart will finally make a comeback.

I like that.
 
I want to get hyped because...well, we´ll get Mario Kart Wii before Brawl here...*cries*
 
I actually can't wait for this game; I've loved the Mario Kart series since I got my SNES.

I'm a little disappointed, however, that, when it comes to the retro tracks, they're focusing the most on the DS tracks, when they're the least retro of them all.
 
I think the DS has some of the best tracks though, too bad they don't have Waluigi's Pinball (But there are a lot of DS levels), I thought the gamecube one was Wario Stadium though? (I could be wrong). I don't know, say I have ADD, but I think a lot of the old stages on the SNES and N64 are boring now, unless they are fixed up.

I'm about as excited as I am for all the other mario kart games. I like them, but it's no system seller for me. I think it's too bad what people are saying about the wheel mode, I really hope it's refined before release as that was the main selling point for me. (But now it's the stages, stages like the mall and the mine look really cool)

As for Characters... I think Rosalina would look weird in a kart... but I think she'd still be awesome in the game. If there are 26 characters.. then it'd be awesome if she was among those super secret characters. I also would prefer some of the characters like the Koopa or the Parakoopa to be altered to be one of the Paper Mario Characters. I always liked them too.
 
Diddy is another one of the characters, apparently.

I thought the gamecube one was Wario Stadium though? (I could be wrong)
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Double Dash had Waluigi Stadium (monster truck track) and Wario Colosseum (Giant Cage).
 
Diddy was kinda expected.

Really don't see why so many people want Rosalina though. She was cool in Galaxy...but driving a kart?

I'm guessing ROB might be one as well, due to Nintendo reviving him. Really hope they dig into some forgotten ones (Tatanga) or awesome dudes (Monty Mole) instead of giving us BABY WARIO AND BABY DONKEY KONG!
 
Wow, Ghost Valley 2 huh? That was one of my favorites in SNES MK. Mario Circuit 3? Meh.

I want to see this game in action, because in the stills the graphics look a little flimsy. Though in all fairness, I don't think intricate detail is really important in a racing game like this...

Also wanna see how the Wii steering wheel works out... (the Wiil? D: )
 
What the fuck?! Why did they waste four spaces on babies, one of whom isn't even a main fucking character? Did this turn into Mario Muppet Babies all of a sudden?!
 
Birdo, what the fuck? I never even knew it was that popular. I really must admit that I completely loathe that thing from the bottom of my heart since I first saw it in the first GBA Mario game.

DD:
 
People are trying to say it's fake by noting that the Birdo looks like a piece of art from Mario Party with a bigger bow and a pacifier shopped into it's mouth and the egg cart looks almost identical to Baby Peach's Cheep Cheep Kart.
 
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People are trying to say it's fake by noting that the Birdo looks like a piece of art from Mario Party with a bigger bow and a pacifier shopped into it's mouth and the egg cart looks almost identical to Baby Peach's Cheep Cheep Kart.
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Yeah, I noticed that too. I wouldn't be surprised if it was photoshopped.
 
Who would want to fake Birdo really, lol, does anyone actually like Birdo? Anyways, either way... I guess I wouldn't care too much.. when ever I see Birdo, It reminds me of the scandalous Mario Character. Which makes me laugh.

It is laughable to have Roselina in a kart... it was the first thing I thought too, but she's an interesting character. It's not exactly like the idea of most of the characters in karts isn't laughable either. I just think she'd be neat of a choice. As for adding casual characters, (besides koopa, & parakoopa) I think Shyguy would be nice to appear again, as with Hammer Brothers, Monte Mole, or Dry Bones..

I'm pretty excited for this... (well above normal) I don't think I ever get excited for Mario Kart. I really hope, however, that there are people fine tuning the Wii controls while the rest are debugging and coding. It isn't acceptable for me to have broken Wii controls on a Nintendo game, of all the people familiar with the hardware, Nintendo should know.
 
That's not Birdo (who I like), but Baby Birdo.

But yeah, seems it's fake.
 
For those keeping track, Toadette and Rosalina have been revealed as racers.

And the full track list is as follows;

Mushroom Cup:
Luigi Circuit
Moo Moo Meadows
Mushroom Gorge
Toad's Factory

Flower Cup:
Mario Curuit
Coconut's Mall
DK Summit
Wario's Gold Mine

Star Cup:
Daisy Circuit
Koopa Cape
Maple Treeway
Thundering Volcano

Special Cup:
Yoshi Desert
Moonview Highway
Bowser's Castle
Rainbow Road

Shell Cup:
Peach Beach (GCN)
Yoshi Falls (DS)
Ghost Valley 2 (SNES)
Mario Raceway (N64)

Banana Cup:
Sherbet Land (N64)
Shy Guy Beach (GBA)
Delfino Square (DS)
Waluigi Stadium (GCN)

Leaf Cup:
Desert Hills (DS)
Mario Circuit (GCN)
DK Jungle Parkway (N64)
Bowser Castle 3 (GBA)

Lightning Cup:
Mario Circuit 3 (SNES)
Bowser's Castle (N64)
DK Mountain (GCN)
Peach Gardens (DS)

People who claim to have recieved reviewer copies of the game in EU are saying the complete list of racers is:

* Baby Mario
* Baby Luigi
* Baby Peach
* Toadette
* Bowser
* Donkey Kong
* Koopa Troopa
* Luigi
* Mario
* Peach
* Toad
* Waluigi
* Wario
* Yoshi
* Toadsworth
* Shy Guy
* Diddy Kong
* Princess Daisy
* Princess Rosalina
* Birdo
* Boo
* Wiggler
* Dry Bones
* R.O.B.
* Mii

If so that sucks, becasue I actually liked Boswer Jr. but at least Rosalina is in there.
 
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Wiggler? How would that thing even fit in a kart?
 
All reports indicate he looks hilarious doing it. It's early enough for this information to come out and it's the same sort of thing that happened for Brawl so I'm willing to believe it and think that he's either coiled up or flailing around humorously.
 
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