... And there it is. Mario Kart Wii just caught up to Halo 3.

[Khuutra]

c0rd said:

Khuutra said:

FishyJoe said:
SSBB is simply not playable by everyone. Mario Kart next to Wii Sports is probably one of the most intuitive games for non-gamers to pick up, yet MK has enough depth to interest more experienced gamers.

Do you think SSBB's limited appeal is due to the characters involved, the need to unlock so many people through the adventure mode (or other ridiculous things), or the fact that the game has just gotten too damn complicated since its N64 glory?

The fact that it's a fighting game doesn't exactly help. I don't think females are into that sort of stuff. Hell, my mom showed interest in Mario Kart, there's no way I could say the same for Smash Bros.

Wii Fit / Nintendogs should be a great example of how important the girls' vote is.

All right, granted, this is pretty reasonable too - though I wouldn't necessarily say that fighting games are a gendered niche so much as that they're just a niche in general, with Smash Bros. being the last example of a wildly popular game in the genre.