A clip from the Mario Kart World Direct has a reference to the original Super Mario Kart, but viewers spotted Nintendo’s Donkey Kong Jr. erasure.

Some have suggested Donkey Kong’s design is a return to the pre-Rare days, or following internal 2D art from 2020 ... cuts like Pauline, in the Mario Kart trailer. There are 15 characters ...

Now that Donkey Kong Bananza and Mario Kart World have adopted an open-world format, it's worth considering where Nintendo ...