Iwata goes to three guys that are on the development staff of Mario Kart Wii to ask a few questions.
The staff tells us that Mario didn't start off as Mario in the Mario Kart series, but rather as a man in overalls. The game didn't even start off as a racing game but more off as a free roaming game.
The staff also talks about how they didn't want a rehap of what happened in the DS version where little by little the track became deserted. That's why in the Wii version they plan on changing that.
Also don't forget to to catch up on the golden wii wheel prototype that Ashida made when they thought about making one.
Iwata:
Why did you decide on using Mario?
Konno:
Well, in the very first prototype, there was a guy in overalls sitting in the kart.
Iwata:
Wait just a minute! I can’t let that slip by. Did you just say a guy in overalls?
Konno:
Sounds like Mario, doesn’t it? It wasn’t like I forgot to put Mario’s moustache on him or something, though... (laughs)
Iwata:
How long was it before Mario himself actually appeared in the karts?
Konno:
It was about three to four months after we started development, when we had created a prototype involving two karts racing simultaneously.
Miyamoto:
At first, no racing was involved. It was just two karts moving around freely. Then we noticed that it looked neat if you stopped one car and looked at the other car flying by. We decided to see what it would look like with Mario in one of the karts, and everyone thought that looked even better. Who knows, maybe the designer who drew the overalls on the earlier guy intended that it be changed to Mario all along!
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