Rosalina Playable in Super Mario 3D World

[Evastio]

So a couple of days ago Rosalina was revealed to be an unlockable 5th Playable character in Super Mario 3D World.

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So what do you guys think? I'm guessing some people find the choice quite questionable, huh?

It certainly suprised me that they chose Rosalina over Yoshi or Wario, especially since those two are much more prominent and key Mario characters and were even playable in Super Mario 64 DS (the only 3D Mario game where you get to play as characters besides Mario or Luigi before Super Mario 3D World came around). I'm definitely not complaining though, since Rosalina is one of my top 5 favourite Mario characters and she's a really likeable character design and backstory wise.

She looks slightly weird in a Tanooki outfit, though.

[Pike]

...w...who is Rosalina?

Genuine question.

Is this what happens when I haven't played Mario games since SNES?

[Agent Proto]

Rosalina debuted in Mario Galaxy. She's pretty and all. She was in a couple other games as well, like Mario Kart Wii. I wish I could be excited about this but I don't think I will have a Wii U in the near future to actually care.
Also Yoshi would be an even wierder character to play as on a typical Mario platformer like this game. He doesn't fit as much as Rosalina or Wario.

[Del Murder]

It certainly looks fun, but like Proto I don't expect to own a WiiU any time soon.

[Madame Adequate]

I got her confused with Pauline for a second and thought it was a cool reference. I have no idea who this woman is and she's not Princess Daisy so I don't really care, but she does have cute hair!

[Nicolas]

I'm kinda excited about this. She's one of the more enjoyable characters for me as well. And, I used her quite a bit in the Wii Mario Kart. You're right though. It is very strange not seeing some other major characters be revealed as unlockable.