Mario Kart: World will be released simultaneously with the Switch 2 on June 5, and its many new features are exciting, including a huge optional character lineup with a total of 50 people.24 of them are the main characters and 26 are detailed NPC drivers - the main characters can unlock a series of weird, cute and cool costumes, while NPCs do not have this feature.However, not all major characters have the same number of unlockable costumes, which has sparked heated discussions in the Mario Kart: World community.

The two Nintendo classic characters have the lowest number of costumes in the game: Donkey Kong and Pauline each have only one unlockable costume.This naturally caused a question among community players: Why didn’t Donkey Kong receive “royal treatment” like other protagonists? Some players even joked that the baby characters in the Mushroom Kingdom have more costumes than him.

"I'm not wrong? Donkey King Kong only has one set of clothes, while Luo Jieta Baby has at least four sets?" Someone questioned on the X platform.

"Donkey Kong only has two sets of clothes??? This game cannot be played, I want a refund." Another person joked.

"I wasn't going to use Donkey Kong in the new Mario Kart, but they only gave him one unlockable outfit, which is a little weird." Another post reads, "Other characters like Pauline or Shy Guy also have one or two outfits, and they should get more. Hopefully there's a free DLC to improve that."

Some Mario Kart: World players even speculate that Donkey Kong and Pauline each have only one outfit because Nintendo plans to launch large-scale expansion during the July "Donkey Kong: Canary" event.

There is a theory that collects multiple clues, suggesting that the DLC expansion is a foregone conclusion: including Didi King Kong not appearing on the character list, Donkey Kong’s main series of games (except arcade games, including musical elements), and Donkey Kong only has one outfit (other King Kong characters who have appeared in "Mario Kart" in previous generations have not appeared in "Mario Kart: World").

Although this theory may simply be regarded as players' desire for more game content, the previously leaked "Donkey Kong Carnival" information may prove the existence of DLC.

At present, Nintendo has not disclosed too much information about "Donkey Kong: Canary" and has not clearly explained why Donkey Kong and Pauline only have one set of costumes in "Mario Kart: World".Perhaps the player's speculation is reasonable: we may usher in the DLC of "Mario Kart: World", and while paying tribute to these two Nintendo iconic characters, it will directly link it with "Carnival".

Just imagine: When Nintendo launched the "Donkey Kong Carnival", all Mario Kart: World players used and showed off many new outfits of Donkey Kong and Pauline in the 24-person online "Knockout Tour" - isn't this the most basic marketing method? Although I'm not a business major, this seems to me to be an introductory marketing strategy!In any case, time will give the answer.

In addition, Nintendo has long been adopting a similar strategy: it often uses Tetris 99's "Maximus Cup" event to promote new games, the most recent in-game promotional event for the release of "Alien Sword X: Ultimate Edition".Will Mario Kart: World be exploited in a similar way?

Nintendo will launch "Donkey Kong: All-Open" on the Nintendo Switch 2 platform on July 17.Mario Kart: World is now available on Switch 2.