Maximum Tune is a long-running game series based on Wangan Midnight (湾岸ミッドナイト),  originally a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki. It's received five versions and counting, each of which has been localized for western arcades.

The official site continues to be updated in multiple languages and there are communities for the series from with passionate players from all over the world.

But the series has never, ever seen a console or PC release, in any region. The only attempt the series has gotten for a console version was the release of the unrelated 'Wangan Midnight' game on PS3, which was developed by Genki. While far from a bad game, it pales in comparison to Namco's high speed street racing series.

Maximum Tune continues to offer a wide variety of vehicles, realistic high speed highway racing(complete with traffic and toll booth obstacles), and even a character driven story mode which has rivals interacting with the driver during races, utilizing character artwork from the manga series(much like Initial D). In addition to all this, each game in the series has received a high energy trance music OST by none other than the legendary Yuzo Koshiro(Streets of Rage, Etrian Odyssey).

Each game encourages a wide variety of competitors to participate, both with 'ghost'  races that let players challenge rivals who've set top course records, as well as linked cabinets that allow up to four racers to compete. Namco has also continued to provide a license system so players can save their customized vehicles and race with their own distinct style.

This concept would be an easy sell for a home version of Maximum Tune. However, Namco never addresses Maximum Tune outside of the arcade market. As with most of their franchises, they seem content to let the arcade industry drive sales and completely ignore the console/PC market.

This is an industry where long-running franchises such as Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport continue to enjoy success, as well as welcoming high budget new titles such as Driveclub. It's clear that if Namco puts forward the effort, a console version of Maximum Tune can and will be successful.

The goal is to show Namco that yes, there is a market for Maximum Tune in the console/PC market. People DO want to play the series at home with online play, or even just to experience the single player modes and upgrade their own vehicle.

Maximum Tune has a very passionate community both in the US and abroad. With this petition, prove to Namco that the passion of the Wangan Midnight community can and will carry over to consoles as well as PC.