Statement on Gaming: If Mario Kart Wii destroys Gran Turismo 5 in sales.....

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#101 Cyber-
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I have a feeling that GT5 wont sell as well as MK Wii unless PS3 has improved its fanbase by the time it releases. If you look at both numbers MK is pretty close to GT with MUCH smaller fanbases. Now put in the factor that Wii has an even bigger fanbase and MK is more popular than ever.
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#102 l34052
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Regardless of everythin my money would and has gone to GT5P rather than a technicolour cartoon arcade racer with a fairy tale like cast.

Arcade racers can be fun and i had an absolute scream with MK64 but i would always choose a realistic racer like GT5 over the arcade games outthere, theyre just more fun if everyone playin is at the same skill level.

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#103 xcot
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[QUOTE="ogvampire"]

[QUOTE="Terami"]Both are very different games. Besides, higher sales doesn't mean it's better. Just look at the Wii sales, it's higher but I don't think it's in the same league as PS3 and 360.(and I'm not talking about power, I'm talking about games.)Terami

so SMG didnt win GOTY over all those ps3/360 games?

As the saying goes... "There can be only one." One game doesn't make a system great. For me, there were other games that were far better GOTY material... Bioshock, Mass Effect, CoD4 just to name a few.

i can see the GoTY material between them. They all have guns >.>

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#104 xcot
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if racing games were your favourite genre what realistically could you own on the wii, you might not like mario kart but its the only racer you're gonna get

however on the ps3 you've got a fair bit of choice, you arent limited to GT5

villa4europe

do your research first. All the NFS games, excite truck, excite bike, ridge racer (this one is just plain disgusting). I've probably forgot some though

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#105 Terami
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[QUOTE="Terami"][QUOTE="ogvampire"]

[QUOTE="Terami"]Both are very different games. Besides, higher sales doesn't mean it's better. Just look at the Wii sales, it's higher but I don't think it's in the same league as PS3 and 360.(and I'm not talking about power, I'm talking about games.)xcot

so SMG didnt win GOTY over all those ps3/360 games?

As the saying goes... "There can be only one." One game doesn't make a system great. For me, there were other games that were far better GOTY material... Bioshock, Mass Effect, CoD4 just to name a few.

i can see the GoTY material between them. They all have guns >.>

Yeah, that's totally why I considered those titles. :roll:
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#106 Cyber-
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Regardless of everythin my money would and has gone to GT5P rather than a technicolour cartoon arcade racer with a fairy tale like cast.

Arcade racers can be fun and i had an absolute scream with MK64 but i would always choose a realistic racer like GT5 over the arcade games outthere, theyre just more fun if everyone playin is at the same skill level.

l34052

Ya thats why you shouldnt buy MKW because its a technicolor cast of fairy tale creatures :roll:

If anything its because you dont like arcade racers while others do. Alot of people dislike the boring nature of a simulation game.

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#107 Video_Game_King
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At least we have the numbers. I'm going with Mario, mainly due to a wider appeal than Gran Turismo, which appeals to gamers and car enthusiasts.
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#108 angelkimne
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Yes if that happens then it shows theres too many ****ing bloody casual gamers, peices of ****.
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#109 darkslider99
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MK Wii is an arcade racer

GT5 is a simulation racer

JUST AS many hardcores like both sub-genres. And they are very different genres.

Cyber-

exactly... I don't like any type of racer aside from Mario Kart. Like you said, the same main genre, not still completely differents genres.
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#110 beinss
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What console was the #1 selling game on then? Because if its xbox then that statement about halo 3 being second is redundant.

And if Mario Kart outsells GT5P Then it proves this industry is headed south. More dumb people who think they want "casual games" playing on a last gen powered system using this old GCN controllers Just like in SSBB. I doubt uve ever played GT5 but its a driving simulator. Not a banana peel flinging kart racer. We are not monkeys.

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#111 Oroin
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What console was the #1 selling game on then? Because if its xbox then that statement about halo 3 being second is redundant.

And if Mario Kart outsells GT5P Then it proves this industry is headed south. More dumb people who think they want "casual games" playing on a last gen powered system using this old GCN controllers Just like in SSBB. I doubt uve ever played GT5 but its a driving simulator. Not a banana peel flinging kart racer. We are not monkeys.

beinss

Wow what a biased statement.. So I am interested in Mario Kart so that makes me dumb?? Here I thought games was meant for "Fun" instead of being judged for it.. :shock:and that's the downfall of gaming.