The Super Mario Bros. Movie Appears to Have Influenced a Major Mario Kart 9 Character's Redesign

Nintendo has finally revealed the Nintendo Switch 2 and alongside it Mario Kart 9, but fans have noticed one character in particular has received a major redesign seemingly inspired by The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

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Only a very brief look at Mario Kart 9 was shared, and Donkey Kong only appeared in a few scenes himself, and not particularly clearly, so it will be a while before the designs can be compared side by side, but it is already notably different.

What Happend

In anticipation of this event, the console reveal trailer included just a few hints of the Nintendo Switch 2, focusing mostly on how it looks. It did confirm the hardware is mostly backwards compatible, the Joy-Cons feature a mysterious new button, and that a theory about using the controller as a mouse appears spot on.