Mordred11 said:
Avatar and Inception are both sci-fi,but not in the same sub-genre.Avatar made 3 times more money than Inception,probably where MK and GT5 will also sit when all is said and done. Avatar was so popular,mainly because the reputation of it's producer,James Cameron,which made a shitload of money with previous movies,especially Titanic and it's effects were enjoyable to watch.That's similar to MK selling,because the reputation of it's developer and Mario,and the fun/enjoy it gives you. Inception,however,was produced by Christopher Nolan,someone who's made top-quality movies during his career,but his movie wasn't for the casuals,like Avatar was,you had to actually think a bit to understand it.That's similar to GT5,who's been made by PD,a top-quality game-studio,and you actually need some skill to finish the game. All in all,I think it's a very good comparison. |
This comparison might work if all Nolan's earlier films had outsold all Cameron's... but that's pretty far from the case. Again, this comparison relies on a revisionist stance, that Mario Kart was the IP heavyweight when in fact before this generation GT was by far the bigger brand. And there's also the fact that GT used to be big with casuals (you don't sell 10-15 million units of anything in this industry without them)... the reason Mario Kart took off while GT atrophied this generation isn't due to their content so much as it is the machines they released on and thus audiences they had to sell to. That's the real differentiator this generation, Mario Kart and GT didn't suddenly change design wise... which is why the Avatar/Inception comparison ultimately falls flat.
