Mario Kart 8un jeu sorti pour la première fois il y a dix ans sur la Wii U, n’est toujours pas fait. La version Switch 2017 du jeu est actuellement au milieu d’une série de contenus téléchargeables qui apportent non seulement de nouveaux parcours au jeu, mais également de nouveaux pilotes.

Nous avons accueilli Birdo (aux côtés d’un L’île de Yoshi cours) dans la dernière mise à jour, publiée aujourd’hui, mais cette nouvelle capture d’écran prise après son installation montre qu’il y a encore de la place pour cinq autres :

Cinq de plus ! Cinq personnages mystérieux dans un jeu Nintendo propriétaire populaire ! Vous savez ce que cela signifie, tout le monde. Cela signifie qu’il est temps pour spéculation.

Alors que la série aimait auparavant garder les choses dans le Royaume Champignon, Mario Kart 8 les mises à jour ont lentement introduit des personnages d’autres franchises Nintendo, allant de Zelda pour Splatoon. Ce qui signifie que ces cinq personnages pourraient, en vrai Smash Bros. la mode, venir de partout.

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Maybe it’ll be someone new, but expected. Samus is an obvious choice here, especially as a car based on her ship would be such an obvious combo (and a Metroid-themed course would also kick ass).

Maybe it’ll be a different take on an existing character. There are multiple Marios here…is there room for a second Link? A Wind Waker Link, perhaps? If it’s good enough for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it’s good enough for Mario Kart 8.

It could, however, be someone else. Nintendo has a long, long history, after all. It’s a little weird that characters from F-Zero, a Nintendo series about racing cars, aren’t featured here in Mario Kart 8, a Nintendo game about racing cars. Captain Falcon would slot right in, especially since there’s already an F-Zero course (and vehicle!) in the game.

Maybe it’s time for some Pikmin? Punch-Out? Is Arms too obscure a reference in 2023? Maybe the space is being left for the movie versions of some famous Mario characters?

Maybe you should take over now. Nintendo-related speculation is hard work.

UPDATE: This might help narrow it down. Nintendo says in a press release accompanying today’s DLC that “Two upcoming waves of DLC are still to come, featuring more returning courses and characters from across the Mario Kart series”.

“Returning characters” certainly kills off some of the wilder suggestions above! And leaves us with possibilities like Petey Piranha and…Wiggler?