SvennoJ said:
GOWTLOZ said:
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.
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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?
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Racing games are very popular on smartphones. Real Racing 3 on Android that sells itself as a sim has over 220 million downloads. Its not a sim at all though, just an arcade game that has sim like presentation. GT2 on PS1 has more realistic physics.
Racing games on smartphone are very simple rotate to steer game and have a decent sense of speed. That seems to be enough for most people as they are also free. Look at Asphalt 8. Visually impressive for a smartphone game and having a visual flair but has no depth at all to the gameplay mechanics and its one of the most popular games on smartphones.
