Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge - General Discussion

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.