| CDiablo said: Honestly I dont understand how games like GT sell so well. I understand how Mario Kart and Modnation sell cause they are accessable and easy to play. Games like GT are for car junkies who want a super real experience which to myself is just too difficult. Most people I know that own(or have owned, I only know one PS owner this gen compared to like 50 PS2 owners) GT games will attempt to play them and show them off cause they look good but they cant play for shit and never actually play. Its amazing that GT sells so well(though it is the definitive driving sim) cause I dont know a single gamer that wants to take the time to learn to drive a car at 120 miles an hour. All that is really needed is a GT and a Forza as far as sims go cause everything else is probably lesser and not worth the money. |
There's your problem. Like you said, GT caters more to car enthusiasts than gamers. It's like Madden in that respect. There are quite a few people out there that buy Madden and just about only Madden, simply because they're big football fans. Similarly, they have a lot of people (particularly in Europe) that buy GT and only GT.
Given Yamauchi's aim to make GT5 a "car museum" while also including stuff from Top Gear and the like (the Top Gear Test Track will appear in the game, the actors are providing voice work for the game, and Top Gear snippets will be included in GT TV), GT5 has the potential to pull in more of your racing enthusiasts than ever before.
