Mario Kart's next installment could find a fantastic source of inspiration in Diddy Kong Racing when it comes to new features ...

The game in question is none other than Diddy Kong Racing, the 1997 hit from Rare that remains the only true kart-racing rival to Mario’s series ... on the Nintendo DS) and centered around ...

The first look at Mario Kart 9 seems to indicate it will be one ... took precedence over Diddy Kong and Birdo, both of whom were made available via DLC expansions years later.

Donkey Kong has looked pretty much the same since Rare put out Donkey Kong Country in 1994, but it looks like Mario Kart 9 might be a turning point for the character, as he now resembles his Super ...

And Donkey Kong looks different. In the new Mario Kart game, Nintendo has changed the Donkey Kong design everyone is used to something that resembles his look in the recent Mario movie ...

Donkey Kong could be headed for an overall redesign. Fans got a quick glimpse of the great ape in the Switch 2 demo reel with (what appears to be) Mario Kart 9 ... it's unclear if Diddy Kong ...

Nintendo is going all in on the Donkey Kong redesign spotted by fans in the Mario Kart 9 gameplay debuted during the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal event. Donkey Kong has had the same design for years ...