If its released during the summer drought next year, then fine. Between DKR2 and nothing. I would pick DKR2.

I love Nintendo's racing franchises. MK, Wave Race, F-Zero, and of course Diddy Kong Racing. I always wondered why they haven't brought back those other classic franchises.

You could say its because Nintendo already has a racing franchise that sells incredibly well. But I believe their other racing franchises could coexist like how Kirby and DK can coexist with Mario within the platformer genre.

As far as I want to see return the most, I don't know. It is hard for me to choose among those classics I grew up with. Maybe a toss between DKR and F-Zero.

F-Zero will probably come out for the WiiU or 3DS. Seems like a good time to bring it back.

I really don't like the sound of riding animal buddies, don't know why, I just don't..... Give me the plane, kart and hovercraft again thanks. The best part about DKR was the fact that you hd 3 ways to race on each track depending on what you preferred/felt like.

I just hope they don't water it down and simply keep it as hardcore as always!

They will probably keep it hardcore. Trying to make F-Zero appeal to everyone would just ruin the game. Not really played F-Zero that much, but making it easier wouldnt get me any more excited about the franchise...

They could do both. Kinda like Mario Kart where you have a choice between the bike or the kart.

If they do bring back F-Zero, I am confident they will keep the difficulty. The series is known for its hardcore difficulty and high octane action. They might make it accessible for new players, but it probably won't be noticeable for long time fans. I do wonder what they could add to the series other than new race tracks and characters.

Yet WW still sold 4.6m on the GCN. Hype is nothing but a crowd cheer in cases like that. TP sold because of motion controls during the dawn of the Wii, not because it was "gritty." A WW lookalike would have done the same.

When Wii got a resounding 100K boost that dropped back to below the Wii's base line two weeks later when Tri launched in Japan, it's most successful area. So basically 100-150K extra japanese people bought a Wii for Monster Hunter Tri. When it came out in the west, the Wii numbers dropped when Tri came out for the next two weeks. The Wii sold less with MHT.

100K WW for a console that went on to sell over 100m is not "plenty of hardware." Don't get excitable.

I don't either, but I was under the impression that they would just be animal themed karts, crafts, and planes, as opposed to explicitly biological animals.