It may very well be, at least if your graphics style is somewhat similar to Mario Kart's, that is to say, very smooth, very colorful, very bright. Or perhaps it only works well in racing games, where you don't spend long looking at a scene (though, well, to my eyes, the game still looks good if I stop my Kart, so perhaps not)
I tried to find a screenshot of sherbet Island, and the best I saw was this:
click!You can see in the upper left corner what apepars to be a "bright triangle", which I suppose supports your theory

I'm not too versed in these technicalities, but I find the discussions interesting. Consider this an encouragement to all the smart people out there who are able to add something to this
