Post by: Mario on October 23, 2006, 05:18:33 AM
Unfortunately GC had absolutely nothing, which is a shame because it has the perfect controller for comfortable smooth driving, while playing racing games on PS2 I keep wishing they were on the GC instead because I hate the dual shock. If Nintendo wants to be market leader this issue has to be addressed, I want any kind of realistic driving game, a Moto GP game, an F1 game (actually I blame Sony for buying exclusively the F1 license), something like GT, it doesn't have to have brand name cars, just anything to drive with no stupid powerslide drifting or boosts.
Xbox has PGR / Forza / Moto GP etc. Sony have pretty much every kind of racer under the sun, Nintendo have nothing at all. Is this going to change or will people like me end up buying a 360 or PS3 as well?
If a third party makes a good realistic racer for Wii, it will basically have no competition at all and could sell very well.
Post by: Ceric on October 23, 2006, 06:44:04 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on October 23, 2006, 07:07:09 AM
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You know thats been a real whole in the Nintendo line-up ever since the PSX came out.
Weren't there rumors awhile back that there was a racing simulation under development from Nintendo for Wii? Personallky I wouldn't be surprised if we did see one.
Post by: UniversalJuan on October 23, 2006, 08:03:03 AM
Post by: couchmonkey on October 23, 2006, 08:12:48 AM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on October 23, 2006, 08:35:01 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on October 23, 2006, 09:01:28 AM
Not an exclusive. Still better than nothing but to have a really balanced lineup there needs to be more filling a genre than just multiplatform titles.
Post by: Arbok on October 23, 2006, 09:07:13 AM
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Not an exclusive. Still better than nothing but to have a really balanced lineup there needs to be more filling a genre than just multiplatform titles.
The PS3 must be @*#$ed then...
Post by: TrueNerd on October 23, 2006, 11:14:56 AM
Post by: vudu on October 23, 2006, 11:27:26 AM
Post by: Kairon on October 23, 2006, 11:39:16 AM
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Post by: Ceric on October 23, 2006, 11:47:40 AM
I would like a Cruis'n game though.
Post by: Kairon on October 23, 2006, 11:58:51 AM
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Post by: JonLeung on October 23, 2006, 12:09:56 PM
Post by: Rhoq on October 23, 2006, 12:10:08 PM
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N64 had a few of these (World Driver Championship?) but as for Wii, who knows? Anything could happen. It will depend on third parties, since Nintendo doesn't seem that interested in a game like this.
I know I've said this a few times in the past and you guys are probably sick of seeing it by now, but...World Driver Championship was one of my absolute favorite N64 game. Hopefully, Midway will eventaully make it available on the Virtual Console.
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 23, 2006, 12:29:22 PM
Post by: Requiem on October 23, 2006, 02:55:25 PM
I would love to see an airplane racing game.
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 23, 2006, 03:31:09 PM
Post by: JonLeung on October 23, 2006, 05:32:00 PM
I think the problem now for racing fans is that a realistic racing game on the Wii might be awkward. You now have a control that can simulate a steering wheel, but clearly not enough, if the steering wheel's not fixed (as in "anchored" in the middle). It'd be like the "uncanny valley" (there's that term again) of control.
Post by: Mario on October 23, 2006, 06:10:04 PM
Graphics and realism have already reached a peak in racing games, all they can really add now is useless crap in the background that you don't even look at.
I lost interest in GT Pro Series when I found out it has drifting and is more of an arcade game, it's a good experiment game though to test out the "steering wheel" controls.
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I'd actually look into buyin a good Nascar game if one came out for the Wii...
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I'd say that's likely considering the Excite Truck developers made one for GC.
I guess that overall the lack of driving games didn't matter on GC, since it wasn't a big popular platform, but with Wii there's going to be a lot more people with the system besides the normal gaming hardcore and I think it's important to have everything covered well.
Post by: JonLeung on October 23, 2006, 06:19:42 PM
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Graphics and realism have already reached a peak in racing games, all they can really add now is useless crap in the background that you don't even look at.
That's kind of true. Unless you like looking at the back of your car all of the time, most things go too fast to be seen. And while things like smoke and dust probably look really cool when rendered correctly, I think the true joy of racing games comes from being in control of crazy speeds instead of looking at things.
They could come up with a sightseeing game (I honest have no idea what Afrika is, so maybe that's a safari game where you just look at stuff?) that might be visually interesting but not have much gameplay at all. Some people might actually get a kick out of that...I just wouldn't call them gamers.
Post by: Jensen on October 23, 2006, 08:49:42 PM
I like games with fairly simple car control, but complex tracks. I like loops and stuff... but only with gravity, I don't like to be stuck to the track like f-zero games.
Trackmania Nations is currently my favorite racing game. The car physics model is fairly simple... basically, you can accelerate with no top speed, but the turning radius also gets bigger. You won't fishtail/skid unless you apply your brakes or land sideways from a jump. Its simple track editor has allowed the creation of tons of great and not-so-great tracks. The track files are minuscule in size, so they can easily be traded. I'd rate its lastability at at least 11.0. Network play is simple, because lag doesn't ruin the experience.
Pod and Powerslide are my other favorite racing games (all for PC)
Post by: Dirk Temporo on October 23, 2006, 09:20:27 PM
Post by: Mario on October 23, 2006, 09:29:38 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on October 23, 2006, 11:24:21 PM
Post by: JonLeung on October 24, 2006, 06:26:59 AM
I would like an incredibly realistic driving simulation that renders a realistic virtual Edmonton so I can practice driving without any fear of screwing up a real car or anyone else's (or any pedestrian). I could tighten my turns (supposedly I keep turning too wide) and practice and improve my driving skills without spending a penny on gas. Perhaps the simulator could throw unexpected things my way to see if I can react properly.
If everyone had an incredibly realistic driving simulator at home and used it often, there would be fewer accidents on actual streets.
That's where realism might be very helpful. Otherwise, it's becoming less worth it to keep upping the visuals, and at some point anyway people won't be able to tell the difference.
Post by: Dirk Temporo on October 24, 2006, 09:04:59 AM
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and get arrested.
He did say realistic.
