noname2200 said:
I'm not sure you're using the same definiton of "arcade racer" as the rest of us. As far as I know, you're the only person who puts them in a separate category because they're riding go-karts instead of regular cars, hovercraft, or some other racing contraption. As for other racing games, arcade or simluation, there have been a grand total of five others on the system, three of which I've never heard of. And one of those five is the NASCAR racing game, which is the sixth best-selling NASCAR game of all time on any console. |
I don't really think the Split Second guys would have been looking at Mario Kart sales when deciding what potential their product had on the Wii. No, I don't like just 'writing off' Mario Kart sales, but Split Second was clearly aimed more at the racing fans who buy Need for Speed, Midnight Club, Grid etc. It was never going for the all around family appeal that Mario Kart has (Only 2 player, for starts) and while their jaws may have dropped at the big 26M next to Mario Kart Wii, I'm sure the sales of Need for Speed, Dirt 2, MX vs ATV, racing games with more in common to Split Second, were a bit more sobering.
