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The idea of Mario Kart characters eating various foods and transforming into different costumes originally started as two different ideas. According to Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8 director Kosuke Yabuki, the team almost considered having players buy costumes for specific characters using in-game coins (similar to the way players buy alternate-costumed characters in Mario Kart Tour), with players having to drive to a clothing store rather than the "Yoshi's" fast-food restaurant.
Additionally, the idea of characters eating food was already considered at the very beginning of development, but was nearly removed. According to general game designer Shintaro Jikumaru:
Additionally, the idea of characters eating food was already considered at the very beginning of development, but was nearly removed. According to general game designer Shintaro Jikumaru:
"[...] about two years after the idea came up, I thought to myself, 'You know what? I need food!' Unable to let it go, I asked the programmers to implement a hamburger model I'd created and make it so that the characters could eat it. It was well received within the team, and the designer started to churn out different kinds of food. Before we knew it, the number of variations had exploded."
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