Criterion was approached to make a launch F-Zero U (UPDATE: It was just an e-mail)

[TomaTito]

RolStoppable said:

TomaTito said:

That was launch, but what happened after the release of NFS:MW?
After Criterion ported the WiiU version, where was the follow up pitch?
No other studios to try?

EA blacklisted the Wii U, that's what happened.

Nintendo doesn't hand out their IPs to just anyone, and the truth is that there aren't many options when it comes to non-realistic racing games.

Yeah, Bofferbrauer already reminded me of that. Somehow EA has completely gone from my mind. Not sure why.

That second part is also true, reason why we haven't seen it in a decade.
They could return to Sega or go through Sumo Digital directly.