1st May 2006, 4:34 AM
And a realistic GT like racer with some arcade mechanics with mario characters is a sequel to what exactly? Nintendo fans want to see the characters and games with Nintendo characters sell more, even if its a cameo. New characters would rock too, but there are no 'characters' in GT or forza.
Just because Nintendo says it's Zelda or Metroid or Mario doesnt mean you're going to be playing the same game as last time - even when they re-release something it gets updated. The actual 'sequels' are completely new games that could even be called completely different franchises alot of the time because it's been overhauled to the point of it being a completely new game (but rarely going outside its genre, obviously Mario and friends is a different story). If Nintendo introduces a new genre they either present it to us with Mario or give us a new character and that's exactly as it should be.
As far as rights, I believe Nintendo holds something and Square liscensed both games to Nintendo, so Nintendo might have owned them for a period of time. as far as sales, I dunno, but everyone I knew in LA (including all of my sister's friends) played Rad Racer. I think the sales of Rad Racer 2 though were lacking, but 1 was quite popular... atleast where i lived.
Just because Nintendo says it's Zelda or Metroid or Mario doesnt mean you're going to be playing the same game as last time - even when they re-release something it gets updated. The actual 'sequels' are completely new games that could even be called completely different franchises alot of the time because it's been overhauled to the point of it being a completely new game (but rarely going outside its genre, obviously Mario and friends is a different story). If Nintendo introduces a new genre they either present it to us with Mario or give us a new character and that's exactly as it should be.
As far as rights, I believe Nintendo holds something and Square liscensed both games to Nintendo, so Nintendo might have owned them for a period of time. as far as sales, I dunno, but everyone I knew in LA (including all of my sister's friends) played Rad Racer. I think the sales of Rad Racer 2 though were lacking, but 1 was quite popular... atleast where i lived.