Mario Kart: LIVE!!

(oh wow i can't believe that title actually fit)

 (tentative title obviously) is an upcoming entry for the Mario Kart series and the Mario Kart Network sub series. Because of the data and power that the game runs on, the game will bring a lot of new content and new elements to the Mario Kart series.

Characters
There will be a total of 49 characters in the game, 16 of them default while the other 33 are unlockable.

In this game, the number of racers has been brought up to 16, as opposed to the previous 8 and 12 racers (6 racers including the arcade games).

There will be 3 weight classes: Light, Medium, and Heavy. However, each weight classes contain three separate sub-classes with slightly varying stats, bringing up to a total of 9 classes. The names for these sub-classes have not been confirmed yet.

Courses
For the first time since Super Mario Kart, there will be 5 tracks in each cup with 25 nitro tracks and 25 retro tracks (are you seeing a number trend already?), bringing the total number of Grand Prix tracks up to 50.

* One lap tracks.