The Mario franchise is full of memorable characters, but some of the best barely feature. Here are the characters we want to see more.

Mario Kart 9 has the chance to dust off some forgotten and underutilized Nintendo characters and bring them back as race kart drivers.

It's been 25 years since this Nintendo character made their debut, and yet, we still know next to nothing about them.

As such, "Cow is actually a pivotal character in the Mario Kart series (laughs)," Ishikawa said. Last month, we learned that Cow will actually eat burgers and steaks in Mario Kart World.