User blog comment:Sonamyfan666/Why we play side games more and whycertain characters are in the more then other characters./@comment-115265-20130105222105/@comment-4702105-20130105225348

That's because Mario Kart is the most well knowen Mascot Racer I could point out that Little Big Planet Karting did the same thing with some of it's items as well or how Crash Team Racing did as well or Pac-Man World Rally thier all mascot racers that's like saying all modern FPS games ripped off Doom cause they play the same as it.