I don't think it will do too well. Outside of the interent nobody knows what it is, the name is unappealing, and it doesn't have the colourful cheerfulness that sells Mario Kart. It's too gritty looking. Just can't see it having the mass market appeal it needs to get to LBP levels, unless it gets an even bigger push than LBP got.
I'm not saying it will be bad, just that it won't sell a whole lot.
"Now, a fun game should always be easy to understand - you should be able to take one look at it and know what you have to do straight away. It should be so well constructed that you can tell at a glance what your goal is and, even if you don’t succeed, you’ll blame yourself rather than the game. Moreover, the people standing around watching the game have also got to be able to enjoy it." - Shiggy
