Nintendo has revealed the launch day numbers for Mario Kart 8: Deluxe, which shows the game to be the fastest selling in the series, pushing over 459,000 copies on April 28th alone, reflecting both physical and digital sales, and surpassing Mario Kart Wii's (433,000 launch copies sold) previous record. Nintendo also claims that 45% of Switch owners purchased the game on launch. Nintendo Switch sales are also mentioned in the press release, and at the time of writing, 2.7 million systems have been sold worldwide.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has also received more perfect review scores than any other Mario Kart game ever. With a current Metacritic score of 93, the critically acclaimed title is the highest-rated game in the series in 15 years – tying the overall review score of Mario Kart: Super Circuit for Game Boy Advance.

To continue this strong momentum into the summer, a series of great games will launch for Nintendo Switch over the next few months, including Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (May 11), Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers (May 26), ARMS (June 16) and Splatoon 2 (July 21).

EDIT: Mario Kart 8: Deluxe made it's way to #1 on the UK charts as well, becoming the first number 1 physical released Nintendo game to reach that peak since 2011's Pokemon White. Breath of the Wild itself didn't even reach #1, staying a place behind to Sony's Horizon Zero Dawn.

Source: GBAtemp Press Inbox

 

[Seriel]

Is it even good?

 

[Justinde75]

I saw some people play mario kart on thier switch at school today. It made me so fucking happy that people start to open up to nintendo now

 

[WiiUBricker]

Well Mario Kart Wii was shit, so..

Regardless, Double Dash is still the best

 

[Arck]

I saw some people play mario kart on thier switch at school today. It made me so fucking happy that people start to open up to nintendo now

wow I saw the same thing today

 

[DarkGabbz]

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Nintendo has revealed the launch day numbers for Mario Kart 8: Deluxe, which shows the game to be the fastest selling in the series, pushing over 459,000 copies on April 28th alone, reflecting both physical and digital sales, and surpassing Mario Kart Wii's (433,000 launch copies sold) previous record. Nintendo also claims that 45% of Switch owners purchased the game on launch. Nintendo Switch sales are also mentioned in the press release, and at the time of writing, 2.7 systems have been sold worldwide.



Source: GBAtemp Press Inbox

2.7 systems

 

[Chary]

2.7 systems

Pfft, nobody even buys Nintendo consoles anymore! Nintend00med!

thanks for the fix

 

[Taffy]

2.7 systems

2.7 systems

We have made a breakthrough here. I bought a half of a DS...

It's not a DS anymore. it's just an S.

 

[WiiUBricker]

It's not a DS anymore. it's just an S.

So it's just a screen?

 

[Taffy]

No just a GameBoy Advance.

 

[heartgold]

That's a beast, outpacing a freaking Wii in launch sales.

Any chance of including UK sales, it's the first Mario game to top the UK charts since 2008, first Nintendo game to top the UK charts since 2011 (Pokemon White) and beat Mario kart 7 and Mario kart 8 in first week sales.

 

[Chary]

That's a beast, outpacing a freaking Wii in launch sales.

Any chance of including UK sales, it's the first Mario game to top the UK charts since 2008, first Nintendo game to top the UK charts since 2011 (Pokemon White) and beat Mario kart 7 and Mario kart 8 in first week sales.

I didn't get an EU/UK press release from Nintendo, but I'll look up the info and work it into the OP.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Well duh, when you have a system with a whole 1 worthwhile title everyone is going to gobble up the next "big thing", even if it is an extremely overpriced obvious cash grab.

;O;

 

[MadMageKefka]

Of course its the fastest selling one! It's the ONLY game worth a damn for the system besides BotW, lol. I think most people bought it just so they could blow the dust off their switch.

 

[the_randomizer]

Well Mario Kart Wii was shit, so..

Regardless, Double Dash is still the best

Double Dash feels too floaty to me, the AI seems to rubber band a lot, not a fan of the soundtrack either, but that's my two cents. I like MK8 Deluxe more XD

 

[Bonestorm]

Double Dash or kiss my ass

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Well duh, when you have a system with a whole 1 worthwhile title everyone is going to gobble up the next "big thing", even if it is an extremely overpriced obvious cash grab.

;O;

yup yup

fake record pretty much

 

[VitaType]

Is it even good?

Not much good title to choose from on NX anyway
But if you like the Mario Kart series and don't own the original Mario Kart 8 on WiiU it's worth to try. It already was the best MK in many ways and alot of the problems got fixed with this version (e.g. Battle Mode and in parts the characters to choose from where fixed. Still not perfect in regards of characters, but decent).

All in all a great game every NX owner should take a look at since it's at least on of the best MK games if not the best (opinions are devided on which is the best, but not on the matter that it's one of the best entries in the series)

 

[heartgold]

I didn't get an EU/UK press release from Nintendo, but I'll look up the info and work it into the OP.

Nintendo Switch has secured its first UK No.1 with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

In fact, it's the first Nintendo boxed game to get to No.1 since 2011, when the format holder topped the charts with Pokémon White on DS. It's also the first Mario game to reach the top of the charts since Mario Kart Wii in 2008.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...-deluxe-is-nintendos-first-uk-no-1-since-2011

 

[Bonestorm]

Not much good title to choose from on NX anyway
But if you like the Mario Kart series and don't own the original Mario Kart 8 on WiiU it's worth to try. It already was the best MK in many ways and alot of the problems got fixed with this version (e.g. Battle Mode and in parts the characters to choose from where fixed. Still not perfect in regards of characters, but decent).

All in all a great game every NX owner should take a look at since it's at least on of the best MK games if not the best (opinions are devided on which is the best, but not on the matter that it's one of the best entries in the series)

It's called the Switch.

 

[gnmmarechal]

It's called the Switch.

I like my CTR.