What should Mario Kart be renamed to?

[Dr. Peach]

Now that Mario Kart is evolving, I think Mario Kart should receive a name change to reflect the new types of vehicles added. I think A proper name should be Mario All Star Racing or Nintendo All Star Racing or Mario and Nintendo All Star Racing.

 

[YuruNex]

How about it just stays "Mario Kart"?

 

[Meta Knight]

Yeah if they put All-Stars Racing it would sound like what Sega did.

If they did have to rename something other than a number they'd probably name it "Mario Kart NX" So if they were to name it that a tagline on the back could be "The next xtreme racing game"

 

[Magikrazy]

Special guests aren't a new thing, Pwwnd.

They've been around since DS and the first arcade game.

 

[Dr. Peach]

Yeah if they put All-Stars Racing it would sound like what Sega did.

If they did have to rename something other than a number they'd probably name it "Mario Kart NX" So if they were to name it that a tagline on the back could be "The next xtreme racing game"

But Mario Kart is more than just about karts, it's about motorbikes and all terrain vehicles now. Plus it has crossovers. It needs a name change to reflect the new features.

 

[Magikrazy]

That would confuse people into thinking it's something different.

 

[Meta Knight]

Mario Kart has been around for over 20 years now. It would be strange to suddenly change the name of the franchises.

 

[YuruNex]

It would be strange to suddenly change the meme of the franchises.

erm

can't tell if you meant name or not

 

[Meta Knight]

Blame mobile

 

[Dr. Peach]

That would confuse people into thinking it's something different.

Do you mean most of it's casual audiences or just the people who buy it?

They wouldn't really be confused. They'll say it's the same game but with a rebranding.

 

[Glowsquid]

Mario Modelista

 

[Ray Trace]

Mario Why Should We Arbitrarily Rename A Strong Brand Name Into Something Stupid Kart

 

[Toad Eightyfive]

Yeah if they put All-Stars Racing it would sound like what Sega did.

If they did have to rename something other than a number they'd probably name it "Mario Kart NX" So if they were to name it that a tagline on the back could be "The next xtreme racing game"

But Mario Kart is more than just about karts, it's about motorbikes and all terrain vehicles now. Plus it has crossovers. It needs a name change to reflect the new features.

The Holy Roman Empire was actually a secular German federation of city-states. The guinea pig is actually a South American rodent. And the Big Ten conference has four colleges more than its name suggests.

Get over it. Sometimes the title of something isn't exactly indicative of its content. It just works well enough as a name.

 

[Baby Mario Bloops]

With 4 out of the 5 titles including "All-Star", even though non-Mario characters were only in the latest one due to DLC, it seems trivial. There are guest stars like people have mentioned above.

Also, with the rebranding, you got to think about it from a financial stance. Why change the name of a 20+ year series that have been stapled to at least 30 million people (based on MKW sales), with merchandise, products, and other goods known to even more people that immediately recognize it? It's such a minor change that affects a lot more than you think. Some people just buy games based on the series (hence, Paper Mario, Zelda, New Super Mario Bros.). A name change will make people think there is something different, or that it is a knock-off of Mario Kart and tons of other scenarios that would be negative for the name change.

Is there Mario in the game? Yes. Is there Karts in the game? Yes. Mario Kart.

 

[GBA]

merry-o go-karting Xtreme

 

[RandomYoshi]

"I'm butthurt over the fact that there are non-Mario characters in a Mario Kart game"-thread number 3249908432

get original

 

[freakworld]

@thread

crash team racing

 

[Crackin355]

Yarn Yoshi Kart.

All the characters are replaced with Yarn Yoshi variants.

 

[TinTinfinite]

Metal Clone Kart (all the characters are in metal form)

or

Kart: Mario Babiez (a spin-off of Mario Kart)

 

[Glitchy Bowser Jr.]

"Mario Kart" is fine. It doesn't need a change.

 

[Dr. Peach]

Mario Why Should We Arbitrarily Rename A Strong Brand Name Into Something Stupid Kart

It is just to reflect on the added material.

 

[freakworld]

honestly, the only name change i want is back to "Super Mario Kart"

it sounds better tbh

 

[Nathan Fielder]

big rigs: over the rainbow road racing

 

[Stargazing]

well rob existed in ds and no one gave a shit about changing mario kart's name

it's just now even though the non-mario characters are absolutely optional

 

[Magikrazy]

In the Super Mario games, you can now play as Peach and Toads. We should change to Super Mario Bros and a Toad or Two and Possibly Peach.