Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge - General Discussion

[Pacific]

Makes yuh wonder why Mii Maker on Switch 2 didn't give them an overhaul with the ears and the amount of customization found in Miitopia.

 

[GA-MBIT]

I thought I'd share a fun fact as someone with pre-existing attachment and knowledge to the medium represented with SNW.

I never really noticed this since these are 2D renderings of the Miis, but they got visible ears on them, which they didn't normally have.
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And then three months ago, the new Tomodachi Life got announced, which does give them ears like we see here.
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Very interesting to see that even SNW had a form of production foreshadowing in it (especially considering this was first made in 2020 for when it first opened in Japan). Heard this was also the case with Mando's helmet being in that one gift shop in Galaxy's Edge before The Mandolorian was even announced.

This may be weird to mention now that I recall the last posts were about how the pre-show drags on, but if there's one thing I can appreciate from it, it's this (And even then you still see them at the end of the ride before you get back to the station). I still remember being pleasantly surprised to see that Miis were represented when I was going through the queue for the first time, since it basically immortalized them. Helped that the Nintendo Museum also has them as an option for your badge, and now here we are with a new game for them on the horizon.

It's interesting to see how early some of these calls were made! I wonder when Junior's paintbrush + Clown Car combo design was established as he shares it with Bowser's Fury back in 2021.

 

[BriefCasey]

Makes yuh wonder why Mii Maker on Switch 2 didn't give them an overhaul with the ears and the amount of customization found in Miitopia.

I think I've got a possible reason; backwards compatibility with Switch 1 games that weren't designed with those in mind, especially since people playing on both platforms can play together (I.e. MK8D, Smash Ultimate).

That said, hoping the new stuff sticks for any future in-house Mii focused games. Fingers crossed the full customization's coming back in the first place, let alone the ability to import Miis from Miitopia into Living The Dream.

 

[Jerroddragon]

After Playing Mario Kart 9....there are a few courses I would not mind seeing replace area's in the ride

The underground Pipes (easily the weakest area for me) and Mansion Part (Id only replace this if they put a Luigi mansion ride/experience in the park)

But Boo Cinema would be soooo much fun to included, Dino Dino Jungle would be fun as well. No idea if they will ever update the ride but would not mind if they did

 

[Freak]

After Playing Mario Kart 9....there are a few courses I would not mind seeing replace area's in the ride

The underground Pipes (easily the weakest area for me) and Mansion Part (Id only replace this if they put a Luigi mansion ride/experience in the park)

But Boo Cinema would be soooo much fun to included, Dino Dino Jungle would be fun as well. No idea if they will ever update the ride but would not mind if they did

The ride has only been open for 2 1/2 years. Won’t happen for a while if ever lol

I would love to see the cow added in as a character in the VR. Better yet have a meet and greet for the cow during FFN!

 

[TheUniC6]

After Playing Mario Kart 9....there are a few courses I would not mind seeing replace area's in the ride

The underground Pipes (easily the weakest area for me) and Mansion Part (Id only replace this if they put a Luigi mansion ride/experience in the park)

But Boo Cinema would be soooo much fun to included, Dino Dino Jungle would be fun as well. No idea if they will ever update the ride but would not mind if they did

The ride has only been open for 2 1/2 years. Won’t happen for a while if ever lol

I would love to see the cow added in as a character in the VR. Better yet have a meet and greet for the cow during FFN!

There was an article a while back when MK debuted in Japan saying the screen media and gameplay portions on the visors were built in a gaming engine so that they could drop updates for either new MK game releases or holidays.

Super Nintendo World Mario Kart Ride Built in a Game Engine

The Mario Kart ride at Super Nintendo World uses a game engine, allowing executives to easily make changes to the ride over time.

gamerant.com

 

[GA-MBIT]

I have doubts that those kinds of updates ever happen. Updates like that require a lot of time, money, and effort; especially with third-party IP, and especially when working with IP holders like Nintendo who are notorious for their micromanagement and weird, opaque requests. Feels a lot more like the USF Treehouse of Horrors layover than a Star Tours 2.0 scenario.

Also, I doubt they'd ever need to update it either. Mario Kart is based off of MK8, the longest running game in the franchise and one made during the "generic" era of the Mario brand when they were really sticking to the basics of the IP. I think it'll age remarkably well; potentially better than the entire DKC land next door over in Epic and Japan.