@ JerCotter7 not sure pal. Tokyo Games Show is held late Sept we will find out more then. Hopefully with an 09 release date

Mario Kart better than gt? This is the first generation that it did better! My opinion is anyone over 18 isnt too into MK anymore lol

you should not worry, i cant imagine a system where you could not take damage off, it will probably be something like no damage, cosmetic damage, and real damage, maybe with varying degrees there in.  there might be  a penelty in terms of earnings for no damage, or who knows maybe a bonus for damage. 

I mean even with no damage you want tire wear and fuel use right? forcing you to plan out pit stops and maybe equipping tires that last just a bit longer but have worse grip... sorry my own tangent i like planning and racing the race 

@TT Makaveli

I hope to god that DAMAGE is optional, I do not want my ways of winning in the past GT's gone because 10 people on the internet whined about it not having damage!

...people have to remember that besides GT being a world wide gaming icon, the car version of what mario and zelda are to adventure, it is being placed on a console which mainly attracts sport loving, car driving, wrestling fanatics. Mainly due to it's 18 to 30's age demographic which aern't to into RPG's and to a lesser extent FPS and adventure. I'm just saying it's chances of doing very well are high. Forza 3 may do well, both in sales and through reviews but when I mention GT to anyone outside of hardcore gaming they all know the name, especially young to middle aged euro's, when you have that much noticability of a brand name it's nearly guranteed to do better than it's competitor. The game itself may even be worse, still wouldn't change that much.

Well, do you really think the 17 mil+ of people playing MK Wii are only kids? The average age of people playing Mario Kart might be higher than the average age of people playing GT imo.

I doubt younger kids are willing to participate in 40+ minute races (like in GT4)...

Maybe not but teenagers will probably while people of 25 years old and more would probably prefer playing MK.

ftw