While we hype up the likes of Zelda U, Pikmin 4 and other potential NX games - I think it's grave to overlook how valuable an incredible sim-racer would be to the NX's first year.

I want a new F-Zero as much as anyone else,  but I do think NX is ultimately better served with a more traditional type of racing game. Perhaps a reimagining of the Excite, WaveRace, or Cruisn' franchises - or even some combination thereof.

When you think about it, Nintendo has always had the #1 best-selling racing game in Mario Kart. So it's kind of outrageous they've left behind so many other racing IPs to die (F-Zero, DKR, Excitebike, 1080, WaveRace, Cruisn' ) when there's a huge, vibrant community of racing fans on your platform. Sure - not *all* Mario Kart fans are the type to enjoy a good Gran Turismo/Forza game, but many in fact are. And further, the distinct lack of a true racing sim on Nintendo's platform I believe has been a wedge issue for many racing game fans that would otherwise take a Nintendo console under consideration that venture towards less-traditonal racing games like Mario Kart and Fzero if Nintendo had a competing offering to Forza, Gran Turismo, DiRT, etc.

When you think of how we've traditionally benchmarked PlayStation and Xbox to their predecessors / successors - their racing sims have been a clear point of showcasing the increased power of the console.

Do you agree?

I was going to say Project Cars but the remembered it was cancelled for Wii U x~x

I think the massive racing audience of Mario Kart was the legit real reason the WiiU of Project Cars version lived on for so long.

I believe Slightly Mad has been on the record saying they'd try out more powerful Nintendo hardware if/when it came available.

Bring back World Driver Championship!

I think NX can gain alot by moving away from the casual/kiddy reputation Nintendo consoles usually have and focusing on a more mature audience. So yeah I think a sim racer is a good idea.

It's something that appeals to both mature and family audiences - with little chance of turning off either.

Just imagine some mom/dad out there who hasn't touched a video game in their life buying a console for their kids. This is one of those easy pick ups that hasn't been there on a Nintendo platform in far too long.

I'm not really a fan of sim racers. They're just so boring.

Arcade racers though? Yes please.

F-Zero, Wave Race, Ridge Racer, bring it on.

Give us a new Burnout in the vein of Paradise please. I don't care if it's NX exclusive, just make it!

Oh wait, sim-racer? Yawn....

Teeqoz said: Give us a new Burnout in the vein of Paradise please. I don't care if it's NX exclusive, just make it! Oh wait, sim-racer? Yawn....

Did you try need for speed most wanted? That was essentially paradise 2 with licensed vehicles.

Project cars 2 will probably hit NX if the porting from ps4/x1 is straight forward. Don't think it'll make much difference though. The audience that likes that sort of thing just didn't seem to general pick up a Nintendo console.

Teeqoz said: Give us a new Burnout in the vein of Paradise please. I don't care if it's NX exclusive, just make it! Oh wait, sim-racer? Yawn....

I emphasize sim-racer only for the purpose of emphasizing realism. Ideally, it should be something that should straddle the line between an arcade and simulation.