This is why you don’t bring the Kart in front of the horse.Nintendo has announced via press release thatMario Kart 8has sold just over 1.2 million units, dating from its Japan release of May 29th to Sunday June 1st. The sales numbers cover Japan, Europe and the Americas.
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While that number is nowhere nearMario Karthistory’s greatest console (Mario Kart Wiiat 35.53 million) and handheld (Mario Kart DSat 23.56 million) efforts in terms of units sold, it does suggest that there is a great interest among consumers in the arcade racing game. Seeing how Luigi’s mean-mugging driving antics inMario Kart 8have already beenmaking the roundson the internet for its silliness, that social aspect is sure to help drive the sales of the Nintendo Wii U, as well.
Nintendo has made a lot of concessions and efforts to try to make the Wii U profitable and healthy within the console marketplace. They’vecut the price of the consoleand produced a ton of quality titles last year, includingPikmin 3, Wonderful 101, Wii Fit U,andSuper Mario 3D World.WithMario Kart 8becoming an early success, Nintendo utilizingSkylanders-esque NFC technology andSuper Smash Broscoming on its waylater this year(and couldpossibly use NFC, as well), 2014 could see the Wii U becoming a relatively-prosperous year for the console. It’s not likely to outsell the PS4 or Xbox One, but its first-party software remains the platform to beat.
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