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SvennoJ on 28 September 2016
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GOWTLOZ said:
DirtyP2002 said:
I think that the Racing genre is in Forzas hands now. Horizon (Arcade) and Motorsports (sim) are kings in their genres. Then there is Mario Kart as THE leader for Kart games.

There were some releases like Split second, Blur, TDU or Pure (which was really fun), but they did not appeal to the masses at all.

Gran Turismo sells way more than Forza Horizon and Motorsport. Mario Kart and Gran Turismo are the biggest racing franchises now. Forza Motorsport and Need For Speed come next and Forza Horizon comes after them.

Need For Speed used to be huge and Most Wanted sold over 16 million units. But the series has been handled poorly by EA and recieved titles of variable quality since the seventh generation.

I think most arcade racing game players went over to smartphones due to motion controls which made them simple and easy to paly. That's why sims are popular now as they don't fit well on smartphones. Mario Kart sells because its Mario and its easy to pick up and play and you don't have to be a skilled driver to win.

Is that's all that's left now? Forza, GT (delayed), NFS (free to play mmo) and Mario kart.
I don't see how racing on a phone can be appealing at all, how do you get any sense of speed on a 5" screen. I didn't enjoy wipeout on a handheld either. Do racing games actually sell on smartphones?