No matter what you think, IGN is right.

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TheWon said:

One more point you made. The reason Mario Kart still sales is because of online. Let's see anyone consider a core gamer. Plays online games which means they bought Mario Kart Wii within the first year. Everyone now who buys Mario Kart Wii. Is a new/casual gamer. It has already been proven they don't even get online with their Wii. The don't know how too or have no interest. They buy Mario Kart Wii for the local play and the Wii Wheel. Aka having fun with people around them. Mario Kart is a core game like Call of Duty. The main reason it's a huge hit. Is because it's a bridge game. So your idea that all these new gamers. Are buying it because of online is wrong. They don't even use the feature. They bought it because of the Wii wheel experience. Also because it's fun! Which seems to be a crime now.

You are kidding right?  I am always amazed at this view of casual gamers that they are retards who don't know how to take a console online or have absolutely no interest in doing so.  Go online today with Mario Kart.  You will find players with scores of around 5000 who don't know how to navigate round the track.  They are clearly people who just got the game and have never played a Mario Kart game before.  Many with girl names.  No one is saying online is the sole reason why it is selling.  But it is a huge reason.  Take something else into account.  Mario Kart's local player will only last you a certain length of time.  Without online many many would have gotten bored and traded the game in.  However, they don't because online gives a continued experience which causes them to hang on to the game.  Without online there would have been tons of second hand Mario Kart Wiis for sale which would have reduced what we count as sales on this site and anywhere else.