(RUMOUR) Mario Kart 8 - Diddy Kong Sort of Confirmed as Playable Racer

As of April 30th, 2014, this is false.

The Spanish publication of issue 260 of Official Nintendo Magazine has...accidentally spoiled a character: Diddy Kong. Take a look at this scan of the page:


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Notice anything about the roster they have printed? Look who comes after Daisy on the line up. Nintendo has not officially announced Diddy Kong, so this is only partial confirmation of him being playable. Of course, he's been in previous installments, so it seems likely he'll return.

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