They've done a slight change to most character, but I think Bowser's the next biggest change. Someone, maybe from Good Vibes Gaming, pointed out that his proportions look a little different.
I think Mario looks really good personally. Minimally changed but nice and round.
This could be like, a retro DK skin, like baby mario. Or evidence of a redesign. Too early to say, but it certainly stood out to me on a second viewing of the mario kart part of the trailer.
There was always the question of whether the movie designs would be ported into the games, and it's possible that's all that has happened here. That said, I would be surprised if this new DK appearance wasn't uniform across all games if this is what they've decided to do.
I think it would make sense for them to show the main DK design in this trailer, so my bet is that that is the new DK. I kinda hope you're right though, not sure I like this design.
I thiiink in an earlier shot in the trailer, you can see DK from above and see he's wearing a red tie, which probably means it's DK. Would be very cool to see DK Junior again, though I seem to recall Donkey Kong Country implying the current DK is DK Junior anyway.
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I think Mario looks really good personally. Minimally changed but nice and round.
I found it. At 4:36 they talk about the redesign. Sounds a bit like this is the New one for games as well🤷♂️
Also, new Mario Kart, yippee!