Well one of the leaked characters definitely looks of colour to me.
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Inkling Boy & Girl are the first black non-Mii characters in Mario Kart
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Well one of the leaked characters definitely looks of colour to me.
Vigilant Gambit
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I don't think this counts at all. But it would be cool if they added black characters to Mario Kart.
Well, the main hub of Splatoon is a parody of Shibuya (called by the pun name "Booyah" base) so i guess you could say they are japanese.
Garcia el Gringo
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Love it, even if it's a guest character. I'd love it even more if Odyssey introduced a human/esque character of color that the Mario series could call its own.
Seriously. As a (black) kid you eventually go through all the phases to rationalize not seeing any characters of color in games and settle on what's there.
But then it happens and you just can't stop grinning.
Especially when the Inklings are cute and charming as fuck and they didn't fuck up with the various shades.
They were claimed day and date. :lol:
Garrett Hawke
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It's probably up there.
The inklings are honestly among my favourite Nintendo designs ever, they just ooze personality, and the diversity is awesome.
foxuzamaki
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There is a black/dark skin fighter in ARMS yet to be officially revealed
Dyson Industries
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paragonpro
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Some of you guys smh, try putting yourselves in someone elses shoes before you go and shit on their parade. Hopefully this is the first step of many to introduce a more diverse cast to nintendo, it would be great to see a black mario princess or character, or the option to play as a black, asian, or latino link in the next zelda if they give us more creation Options.
It's some much appreciated diversity on the roster.
I personally love the way the black Inkling Girl looks. Her dark skin tone and purple hair goes especially well with courses at sunset, like Dragon Driftway and Animal Crossing [Autumn]. I noticed this while watching the GameXplain video, and it made her one of the first characters I want to try. Very striking color scheme.
Also pleased to see Dry Bones back, and I've recently taken a liking to Bowser Jr. thanks to his excellent implementation in Smash.
Really looking forward to MK8DX!
I personally love the way the black Inkling Girl looks. Her dark skin tone and purple hair goes especially well with courses at sunset, like Dragon Driftway and Animal Crossing [Autumn]. I noticed this while watching the GameXplain video, and it made her one of the first characters I want to try. Very striking color scheme.
Also pleased to see Dry Bones back, and I've recently taken a liking to Bowser Jr. thanks to his excellent implementation in Smash.
Really looking forward to MK8DX!
Inferno313
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And yet Nintendo isn't making games exclusively for Japan.
Garrett Hawke
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What percent of Japan is an Italian American stereotype 🤔
doesn't America buy more games than Japan?
Vital Tundra
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Honestly it's a pretty big deal. Seems kinda overlooked when Splatoon was released, though. Nintendo has a very big problem with light skinned characters. Not that it's a problem problem, as I believe a creator can make whatever character they want without the need for someone calling it racist and what not, but the fact of having this characters is a great thing.
James Scott
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Zelda also shows a diversity push. Middle eastern inspired race and even the Hylians come in various skin tones on top of age and body type diversity
Mihael Mello Keehl
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lol
Mufausa The 3rd
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Nintendo loves black people.
And before you say something to me, shut up. I am black myself.
This is just for shits and giggles..
And before you say something to me, shut up. I am black myself.
This is just for shits and giggles..
Wet Bloodfart
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I fail to see how this is a big deal. This is a franchise where you can pick bones, baby plumbers, and literal ghosts as your character. It's not really the vessel for statements on identity, to be honest.
Definitely; it may not seem like much, but it's actually astounding to think that something as big as Mario Kart has lacked non-Mii, human characters of any ethnicity other than Caucasian.
Same with Smash (I guess you can argue Ganondorf & maybe that one Olimar costume, but there aren't even any non-white human women, except maybe Nana). I don't even know who they could add; I haven't played BotW, but aren't there a lot of cool/prominent new Gerudo characters?
Muchi Muchi Pink
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No.
Garrett Hawke
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Okay lol I'm sure the various baby plumbers and bones around the world feel very represented.
Also wtf is a race statement actually
I believe the new Splatoon Amiibo are black inklings, so they are being recognized somewhat.
Wet Bloodfart
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That's exactly my point. It's not a universe steeped in reality, so why try injecting reality into it?
Honestly a lot of anime characters don't look asian at all. More like western with asian features mixed in. Same in games tbh.
I, for one, need to see the statistics of Hylians/elfish featured people in Japan.
Smiles and Cries
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no
there is one tan looking woman teased but havent seen her 100%
Yes ARMS may turn to have one but don't hide it for later.
Also Minmin is cute and all with the Ramen bowl but a black character with a KFC bowl is not gonna fly
As a black man it sounds like comedy gold but that shit will backfire so hard
that is why I am a weirded out by Minmin it is touching a line that people are not even talking about
Its nice to see people that look like you represented in games even if you don't pick them. I'm happy its becoming more common place especially in the indie scene.
Come to think of it i can't think of the last indie game with a decently sized playable cast that didn't have several ethnic groups represented. It will be nice when companies like Sony, MS and Nintendo catch up without shoehorning and misrepresentation.
Baron von Loathsome
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The question about having PoC in these games is not so much why, but why not?
Not being the real world is not a good excuse, and if anything, it's more reason to put them in there.
Garrett Hawke
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Alcotholic
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Could we expect a PoC lead character from nintendo in the future?
This is kind of a weird sentiment to me when I can look at this post and think "hmm, look at all this wacky ass shit that's been introduced *before* a basic nice looking whimsical black character in this 20+ year old franchise."
Garrett Hawke
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Well they did that when they added very obviously white humanoid characters.
This is kind of a weird sentiment to me when I can look at this post and think "hmm, look at all this wacky ass shit that's been introduced *before* a basic nice looking whimsical black character in this 20+ year old franchise."
For real. It's about damn time
Vital Tundra
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Oh snap I forgot about the 2nd version of Those amiibo. Cool stuff.
These look "tan" to me, but it's still nice to see different skin tones. (On a side note, I -really- want that girl amiibo!)
The next big step for Nintendo will be to put a black character on the cover.
ElBoxyBrown
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I was gonna say Ninjara but then I looked him up and he has light skin. I could have sworn his skin was a little darker than the rest of the cast.
freethoughtbubble
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I know what you mean. I'm actually a dark-skinned latino but the experiences sound similar. There was nothing out there for me, growing up. Closest we had were certain fighting game characters, but I didn't exactly see myself in Dhalsim or T-Hawk, lol. I remember playing Knights of the Old Republic and making an avatar that looked like me for the first time and it was such a thrill
For children of color especially, the inklings are probably the best addition to the Nintendo universe ever.
James Scott
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This got me thinking about how cool it'd be if they just straight-up added a black character. I mean, Waluigi came out of nowhere in Mario Tennis 64, and Toadette in Mario Kart: Double Dash. Nothing stopping them from inventing a character out of the blue.
Garrett Hawke
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The Gerudo people in BOTW appear to be inspired by middle eastern cultures, hopefully we see representatives added via DLC or MK9.
Black Twitter had recently ridiculed Nintendo for using one of their memes in good faith, lol. It was cute though.
I hope so.
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