Karting - When is it enough?

MMGN.COM writes: What is the obsession with kart racing games? It seems that every developer under the sun feels that in order to make a successful spin-off series, they are required to put their characters inside a 150cc metal chassis and send them around a track in the sunshine. Sure, it was a lot of fun when Nintendo unleashed Super Mario Kart back in 1992, but twenty years later, enough is enough.

[Knight_Cid]

mario kart is fantastic

[NukaCola]

I love Mario Kart.

Also, LBP is getting a Kart Racing game and it looks to blow away Mod Nation Racers. I love LBP's creation tools. So damn excited.

[scotchmouth]

I am joining this mario kart train!

No clicks here. The synopsis makes it sound like kart racers are flooding the market. I am glad to see the anouncement of another racer. Mod nation had potential but failed in certain areas. I want to see something like the new lbp racer succeed.

[kcuthbertson]

If the game is good...then what's wrong with having more competition?

On a completely unrelated note...N4G really needs to ditch this ad with the screaming high school girls...

Guess what company that made that ad..It doesn't make me want to buy your shit. It makes me want to avoid you at all costs and make sure I buy from someone else.

Edit: I think someone's mad that we're not mad about more cart games...

we all have one disagree..

[cervantes99]

LBP Kart Racing was just recently announced. Journalist hate Sony, so lets make an article about too much kart racing.

I could be grasping at straws here - it's early in the morning :)

[MariaHelFutura]

How about we ask that same question about FPSs?

[Daver]

lol exactly...

[MariaHelFutura]

Yeah. When BATTLESHIP decides it's better off being a FPS.. you know the industry has a serious serious problem. When I was young playing Battleship I can honestly say, it being a FPS never crosses my mind. RTS, sure. FPS, No. What's next a Risk FPS??

[Daver]

I would worry a bit more about FPS than Karting games...

[rexbolt]

THERES OVER 75 MILLION FPS ON THE MARKET

[chanmasta]

That's over 9000!!

OT: It will never be enough. Why? Because a new awesome sequel to Crash Team Racing needs to be released. When that gets released, that'll be enough for the rest of my karting life :D

ALSO, I like the way the writer of this article included karting games from over a decade ago. How is that amount of games over the course of more than a decade overkill?
Nice job, now I have a task for you: Research every FPS that has came out since a decade ago.

[lizard81288]

Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing is getting a number 2.

I guess it would be, because people like kart racers. They are easy to pick up and play, and usually have a large cast, so people can play as their favorite character(s).

I like Mario Kart (series), Crash Team Racing, Bomberman Fantasy Race, and even Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing.

Many have tried to copy mario kart but fail too, like Ben 10 Galactic Drifting.

Mascot Racing (as I call it) is one of my favorite genres. It ranks about 4th or 5th on my list. Mostly in thanks to how awesome Cash Team Racing was.

[LoLZoRz]

Crash Team Racing is still the best.

the boosting while sliding feature alone beats any other kart racer. It's the fastest, most technical kart racer. I don't know why other kart racers dont have that feature. Just going straight in a kart racer is boring because it's slow, in CTR you always powerslide and have boost unlike others.

[mechanicleman]

sometimes I wonder where they get these people to right articles? There is no obsession there simply isnt enough kart racing games to be an obsession I am looking forward to Little Big Planet kart racing Mod nation is fun and you know LBP kart racing is going to be something completely different givin Little Big Planets history.

[BuffMordecai]

Keep the kart racing coming, the generic military shooters on the other hand...meh.

[Shnazzyone]

love Mario Kart, it's at it's pinnacle, with that sega could maybe port sonic all stars racing too.

[kesvalk]

never?

not even nintendo knew the monster they were creating when developing mario kart...