# Why isn't there a NASCAR racing game for the Wii?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-a-nascar-racing-game-for-the-wii/521506
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [December 16, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-a-nascar-racing-game-for-the-wii/521506 "2009-12-16T18:56:16Z")
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### Author: ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-a-nascar-racing-game-for-the-wii/521506/1 "2009-12-16T18:56:16Z")

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EA Sports makes a NASCAR [video game](http://www.amazon.com/NASCAR-09-Playstation-2/dp/B0014487CE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1260988654&sr=8-3) for PlayStation and XBox. That is, a simulation of actual NASCAR racing on actual NASCAR tracks.  
They make [this](http://www.amazon.com/NASCAR-Kart-Racing-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B001LX4BMS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1260988654&sr=8-1) for Wii. It’s kind of fun, but it’s a cartoon game. I’d like to try something more realistic.

So how come I can’t get it for my chosen game system? Does EA have any plans to make a Wii version? Seems like this would be a perfect fit for the Wii Wheel…

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### Author: ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-a-nascar-racing-game-for-the-wii/521506/2 "2009-12-16T19:03:19Z")

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I think a clue can be found in the fact that EA didn’t release a “real” version of Madden for the Wii until this year. I’m guessing they want to create a control scheme for the Wii that meshes with the realism they want to convey.

Total WAG, YMMV, IANA EA Game Developer.

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### Author: ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-a-nascar-racing-game-for-the-wii/521506/3 "2009-12-16T19:24:31Z")

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Actually it would be easy to make a NASCAR game controller. Just gather up all the defective ones that only work to the left.

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### Author: ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2009, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-a-nascar-racing-game-for-the-wii/521506/4 "2009-12-17T04:19:03Z")

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> [@wolfman](#):
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> Actually it would be easy to make a NASCAR game controller. Just gather up all the defective ones that only work to the left.

Nice, but why bother with the controller? Just write a ‘turn left’ macro.