Mario Kart 9 is the perfect opportunity to bring the spotlight to forgotten characters and show fans what they are missing.

This relatively plain name is standard practice for the opening track in Mario Kart games, with Wii U turned Switch game ...

Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Wario, Bowser and Toad will round out a truly all-star lineup of more than 30 courses drawn from every Mario Kart game. That's right – players will tour courses from ...

look closer and all the characters in the Mario Kart clip have a softer, more cartoonish look. Nintendo similarly redesigned Princess Peach in the box art for Princess Peach: Showtime! to be ...

and Peach can be seen with vehicles not available inside Mario Kart 8, the current iteration of the series. What's more, the starting grid appears to show a total of 24 cars going into the race ...

Daisy and Peach. But Donkey Kong is the one grabbing the most attention. Many eagle-eyed fans have pointed out that Donkey Kong's design is entirely different from the one in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ...