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NoA PR - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is Fastest-Selling Mario Kart in Franchise history

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Penguin

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With more than 459,000 combined packaged and digital sales in the U.S. on launch day alone (April 28), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch system is the fastest-selling game in the long-running Mario Kart series. The previous record holder for the highest first-day sales in the franchise was Mario Kart Wii, with U.S. sales of approximately 433,900 when it launched in 2008. The solid sales numbers for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe equate to an attach rate of 45 percent – meaning nearly one in two Nintendo Switch owners in the U.S. purchased a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the first day it was available. To date, more than 2.7 million Nintendo Switch systems have been sold globally.
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Coming from Nintendo PR
 
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Interfectum

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REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With more than 459,000 combined packaged and digital sales in the U.S. on launch day alone (April 28), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch system is the fastest-selling game in the long-running Mario Kart series. The previous record holder for the highest first-day sales in the franchise was Mario Kart Wii, with U.S. sales of approximately 433,900 when it launched in 2008. The solid sales numbers for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe equate to an attach rate of 45 percent – meaning nearly one in two Nintendo Switch owners in the U.S. purchased a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the first day it was available. To date, more than 2.7 million Nintendo Switch systems have been sold globally.

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).
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http://gonintendo.com/stories/279295-noa-pr-mario-kart-8-deluxe-for-nintendo-switch-is-the-fastest-s
 
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Dystify

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Source: Nintendo PR.

This makes it the fastest selling Mario Kart in Nintendo history.

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With more than 459,000 combined packaged and digital sales in the U.S. on launch day alone (April 28), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch system is the fastest-selling game in the long-running Mario Kart series. The previous record holder for the highest first-day sales in the franchise was Mario Kart Wii, with U.S. sales of approximately 433,900 when it launched in 2008. The solid sales numbers for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe equate to an attach rate of 45 percent – meaning nearly one in two Nintendo Switch owners in the U.S. purchased a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the first day it was available. To date, more than 2.7 million Nintendo Switch systems have been sold globally.

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).

For more information about Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, visit http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/. For more information about Nintendo Switch, visit http://www.nintendo.com/switch/.
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Edit: I hesitated posting this for a few minutes and now there's 4 topics haha.
 
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FelipeMGM

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In the US market

Nintendo of America PR

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With more than 459,000 combined packaged and digital sales in the U.S. on launch day alone (April 28), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch system is the fastest-selling game in the long-running Mario Kart series. The previous record holder for the highest first-day sales in the franchise was Mario Kart Wii, with U.S. sales of approximately 433,900 when it launched in 2008. The solid sales numbers for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe equate to an attach rate of 45 percent – meaning nearly one in two Nintendo Switch owners in the U.S. purchased a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the first day it was available. To date, more than 2.7 million Nintendo Switch systems have been sold globally.

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).
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http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170501005869/en/Nintendo-News-Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-Nintendo

EDIT: So many threads about it lol, I guess you should close this or merge us Nirolak
 
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Waluigilicious

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Switch gamers have nothing to play, that's why.
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This is great news, it's both the greatest console and handheld Mario Kart.
 
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Platy

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But does it have a pie chart ?

edit : but seriously, the attach rate of the switch is insanely impressive
 
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oti

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Brazil

Living in the shadow of Amaz
Holy shit.

Looking forward to reactions from the people who said this would definitely fail for being a "shitty $60 port".
 
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LegendofLex

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random25 said:
Is there any doubt?
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I could see some people making the argument that as a three-years-later Wii U port MK8's ceiling might be lower than you'd otherwise expect, while BotW being the most relevant Zelda game in more than a decade gives it more selling power than you'd otherwise expect.

But, yeah, MK8D is going to do some work.
 
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MatrixMan.EXE

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I find this crazy, considering its a port of a game that already sold huge numbers in its own right. Will be interested to see how much it sells LTD.
 
ArtHands

ArtHands

Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Yah but imagine how much it will sell if Nintendo didn't artificial supply constrain/release it on other consoles too. Will become the best selling titles in video game history.
 
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nynt9

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Is this the closest they've launched a Kart game to a system launch? That plus the lack of major first party titles beyond zelda means that all those switch owners would be very thirsty for a new first party game. I know I was.
 
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Chill Penguin

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MK8D going to be huge. It's a system seller in its own right. I expect 10+ million sold minimum. If Switch is a Wii level success it could hit 20+ million.
 
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borghe

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459K on day one. For a console that only has 1M sales (in 2 months)

edit - yes, US.
 
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