SNES Mario Kart

[kingdingdong]

They wouldn't be 'giving up their IP' it's just a licensing deal.

They licensed out Pokemon for the 3+ they've done so far.
The only difference is Pokemon is Nintendo/Game Freak,
And Mario Kart is purely Nintendo.

You said what I was going to say, they were out voted on Pokémon. I know people at Nintendo. It's not happening.

Well my uncle works at Nintendo and...

And ask him,.. It ain't happening.

[BadEugoogolizer]

Yeah I’m shocked Nintendo isn’t allowing any licenses. Heaven forbid if they want to make more money

I think Jakks Pacific still has the master license, I collect their World of Nintendo Line as well.

This turns out to be the correct answer. It's also why we won't see any Nintendo for a while unless they could do it like Marvel/DC and have them as bobbleheads, but I don't know enough about licensing agreements. According to this article Jakks Pacific extended their master toy license with Nintendo last March. So I dunno if the "master" license would preclude the possibility of bobbleheads. I couldn't find anything about how long it was extended, but there was nothing newer than that, so at least 18 months from that point, probably a lot more.

Kind of a bummer because I'm seriously unimpressed by every piece from them I've held in hand except the Metroid stuff. Jakks has always been pretty low quality in my experience.

[MajorLeaguePops]

They wouldn't be 'giving up their IP' it's just a licensing deal.

They licensed out Pokemon for the 3+ they've done so far.
The only difference is Pokemon is Nintendo/Game Freak,
And Mario Kart is purely Nintendo.

You said what I was going to say, they were out voted on Pokémon. I know people at Nintendo. It's not happening.

Well my uncle works at Nintendo and...

And what..? Lol.

[BadEugoogolizer]

Well my uncle works at Nintendo and...

And what..? Lol.

It's a joke/meme. There's always someone out there claiming they have some kind of inside information and "My uncle works at Nintendo" is usually the delivery for it.

[DarkTone]

Why Snes?

I can only see this as Pops rides. One of the most famous racing game series ever, it would do well.

[MrSmileyFace]

I would play Toad or Mario on the game. Pop Rides of these would be awesome. I got a Woody with RC Pop ride from a Fugitive Party swag bag and the details on that was awesome. I know Funko would kill it with Mario Kart

[mongoose12]

Why Snes?

I can only see this as Pops rides. One of the most famous racing game series ever, it would do well.

Simple, SNES > n64

[caliwolv]

Yeah I’m shocked Nintendo isn’t allowing any licenses. Heaven forbid if they want to make more money

I think Jakks Pacific still has the master license, I collect their World of Nintendo Line as well.

This turns out to be the correct answer. It's also why we won't see any Nintendo for a while unless they could do it like Marvel/DC and have them as bobbleheads, but I don't know enough about licensing agreements. According to this article Jakks Pacific extended their master toy license with Nintendo last March. So I dunno if the "master" license would preclude the possibility of bobbleheads. I couldn't find anything about how long it was extended, but there was nothing newer than that, so at least 18 months from that point, probably a lot more.

Kind of a bummer because I'm seriously unimpressed by every piece from them I've held in hand except the Metroid stuff. Jakks has always been pretty low quality in my experience.

There is nothing about licensing agreements in general that would help, since any contract can have unique and individual terms. The best point of reference I have is that they originally got the license in late feb 2013, and then the news of renewal happened almost exactly 5 years later in march 2018. Assuming it was a 5 year license, it's possible the extension is the same - but we have no way of knowing any of the details. In the same way that Marvel Pops must be bobbleheads and Star Wars pops are on bases because Hasbro has the license for action figures and similar products, the devil will always be in the details we'll never truly know.

If it is another 5 year renewal under the same terms, it's unlikely we'll see Pops - not only do they potentially compete with Jakks Pacific Figures but also Amiibos.

[pberickp]

Wouldn't Funko doing SNES Mario Kart be the best thing ever? I can't see how they wouldn't be sold as anything other than Rides but maybe they could design them as pops, just smaller?

My favorite character was Koopa Troopa...not to toot my own horn but I was pretty damn good alot of battles went down during my college days.

Anyone else in on this if it gets made? Who did you race with when you played?

They did POP!'s for the movie Car's so it could be done.

I played with Donkey Kong and we also had epic battles back in college (mid-late 90's) so fun.

DK was too slow for my taste

DK had that too end speed though, once he gets going he’s the fastest. Just can’t hit any walls. He’s terrible for battle mode but unstoppable in races.

[Xeverus86]

Pokémon is a split deal, and Nintendo isn't a fan of it.

Oh damn I didn't know that

That sucks to hear. I’m hoping someone will have a change of heart down the line. You never know...

Ya hopefully soon though haha

[POPianato]

First from Nintendo needs to be Duck Hunt / Super Mario Bros 2pk!

[rexflexall]

These need to be Rides!

[ArcturuzOne]

I would love to see this. It's definitely one of my favorite games on the switch right now.

[islander671]

I would be down for Mario Kart!!! Hard choice between Toad and Yoshi were my top choices in the game.

[Nemesis989]

I will take a Wario any way I can get him, so I'm all for this idea!

[jayyy714]

If the Nintendo license ever went through we would all most likely be living in cardboard boxes lined with pops. My bank account cant handle that

[Thepopninja]

If funko makes Mario Kart pops .... will the kart wheels rotate? The Spidey-Mobile wheels do not rotate.

[caliwolv]

If the Nintendo license ever went through we would all most likely be living in cardboard boxes lined with pops. My bank account cant handle that

We'd be living in large boxes made of small pop boxes!

[jayyy714]

If the Nintendo license ever went through we would all most likely be living in cardboard boxes lined with pops. My bank account cant handle that

We'd be living in large boxes made of small pop boxes!

TRUTH

[mongoose12]

If the Nintendo license ever went through we would all most likely be living in cardboard boxes lined with pops. My bank account cant handle that

We'd be living in large boxes made of small pop boxes!

Lol brilliant

[Strending625]

Of they made any sort of Nintendo Pops it would probably break the internet preorders would be through the roof for everyone selling pops online.

[Strending625]

If the Nintendo license ever went through we would all most likely be living in cardboard boxes lined with pops. My bank account cant handle that

Pretty sure I’m a couple of purchases away from this already

[evalicious25]

I think everyone would like to see Nintendo at some point. There is definitely no shortage of characters that could be made and I'm sure that they are definitely trying. If you listened to the latest Funko Funkast, the folks that go out and try to get licenses where on there talking about the process, etc. and it's not for lack of trying that Funko still does not have Nintendo. We as consumers just have to keep vigilant and hope that one day they hear how much we would love to see this partnership actually happen. It may fall on the deaf ears of Nintendo but Funko hears us loud and clear.

[FunkoPoppinLockin]

If they get that Nintendo license, I can’t wait to see what they will do with such a huge library of characters.

[jayyy714]

If the Nintendo license ever went through we would all most likely be living in cardboard boxes lined with pops. My bank account cant handle that

Pretty sure I’m a couple of purchases away from this already

You are not alone hahhaha

[Wild_Flower85]

We can dream right?

[BadEugoogolizer]

I think Jakks Pacific still has the master license, I collect their World of Nintendo Line as well.

This turns out to be the correct answer. It's also why we won't see any Nintendo for a while unless they could do it like Marvel/DC and have them as bobbleheads, but I don't know enough about licensing agreements. According to this article Jakks Pacific extended their master toy license with Nintendo last March. So I dunno if the "master" license would preclude the possibility of bobbleheads. I couldn't find anything about how long it was extended, but there was nothing newer than that, so at least 18 months from that point, probably a lot more.

Kind of a bummer because I'm seriously unimpressed by every piece from them I've held in hand except the Metroid stuff. Jakks has always been pretty low quality in my experience.

There is nothing about licensing agreements in general that would help, since any contract can have unique and individual terms. The best point of reference I have is that they originally got the license in late feb 2013, and then the news of renewal happened almost exactly 5 years later in march 2018. Assuming it was a 5 year license, it's possible the extension is the same - but we have no way of knowing any of the details. In the same way that Marvel Pops must be bobbleheads and Star Wars pops are on bases because Hasbro has the license for action figures and similar products, the devil will always be in the details we'll never truly know.

If it is another 5 year renewal under the same terms, it's unlikely we'll see Pops - not only do they potentially compete with Jakks Pacific Figures but also Amiibos.

But seriously, that's good info. All we can do is cross our fingers and hope maybe there's a spot they can carve out for Funko, I guess. I've made dozens of amiibo cards so I don't have to keep my figures quite so handy. I just know I'd end up buying tags and converting Pops to amiibo too

[LakerNation1216]

Love MarioKart, favorite game as a kid!

[billville]

Nintendo license would tap my bank account dry. I don't think there would be one that I just couldn't have!

[ETphonehome]

At 1bof the fundays, Brian mentioned they tried to get the Nintendo license but they couldn't and he told us to write letter and emails. Maybe the fans are Funko's last resort to try to get the license

[mongoose12]

At 1bof the fundays, Brian mentioned they tried to get the Nintendo license but they couldn't and he told us to write letter and emails. Maybe the fans are Funko's last resort to try to get the license

A bit shortsighted on Nintendo's end if you ask me but we have to keep hoping I guess.

[DisneyFanatic]

I think everyone would be on this. I remember Brian saying during last years Fundays that we need to have a giant fan led campaign to let Nintendo know we want this done, sounds like they're trying at least.

This a topic that we can talk about for a long time. We need to have NES that’s for sure. Oh the exclusives it would bring.

[ETphonehome]

At 1bof the fundays, Brian mentioned they tried to get the Nintendo license but they couldn't and he told us to write letter and emails. Maybe the fans are Funko's last resort to try to get the license

A bit shortsighted on Nintendo's end if you ask me but we have to keep hoping I guess.

Going to be hard but hoping!

[rontonsoup]

I’d definitely buy all of them

[Raypunz]

Ya if funko gets that license, this would be a great way to please a lot of Nintendo fans at the same time.

[rexflexall]

Each would need Rides!!

[deetran24]

I can see a 6 inch pop for a Bowser Mario Cart pop

[SchoolBoyQ]

Funko barely got the Pokemon license. As much as I would like to see Mario releated Funko stuff, I don't see it happening any time soon. One can hope though.

[iRomey74]

yes but if they do those then they need to make them their own line. like thy made a mistake with the pokemon by not making it Funko :Pokemon so the mario cart needs to be funko pop :mario kart line

[digithor]

Kart line, hrmm that could be possible.