I showed a NSMB: Wii to a lapsed gamer who used to play Mario.

On the basis of this statistical sample, no.

Edit: Oh, lapped gamers. I'd have to find one of them.

I don't know some people take it real personal when theyr'e lapped.

This is the problem with the Wii imo - the Mario Kart and Brawl scenes are too competitive and often shun people away from the console. Next time you Mario Kart pros are about to lap somebody, take a second and ask yourselves if humiliating the player is really worth losing him to another console. If you think it is, by all means. I just know that if I was ever lapped in Mario Kart Wii I would have to put down the console and play Phoenix Wright some more.

okey was lapped? Dear god the trauma he must have felt...

We'll see if megaman 2 buys it since I lapped him.

I've lapped my brother many times in Mario Kart, and he talks every day about how he can't wait for NSMB to come out so we can play it together.

Statistical error?

This is low even for you!

I agree.  Melee was my faourite game last gen and I couldn't wait for Brawl to come out.  But when it did (2 months later in Europe) I made the mistake of playing it online against a few guys on this site.  They were so good they made me hate the game so much and I completely stopped playing it.  With Mario Kart Wii on the other hand I am the best in the world so don't mind the competitiveness.

Yes, the biggest market will be those who quit gaming in frustration after they lost to the CPU players on Luigi Circuit.

Well I have lapped my dad a number of times... and I know he isn't going to be buying NSMB.Wii

so yes, 100% of the people I know who I have lapped will not be buying it, it must be true.