Jonneh3003
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This covers the traditional Mario Kart hole. If MK9 is a thing I think it will be quite daring, perhaps maybe even a single player spinoff.
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UK: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe first week outsells Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 7
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This covers the traditional Mario Kart hole. If MK9 is a thing I think it will be quite daring, perhaps maybe even a single player spinoff.
I think he means this guy:
Yeah, now I understand what he meant.
OrbitalBeard
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Yeah, saving Mario Kart 9 for the Switch 2's launch window is probably the smartest thing they could do.
Sir_Crocodile
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Well, for people who bought in via amazon prime preorder, they only paid £41.99 anyway, so it wasn't really full price.
Despite their insistence that this is a 'complete' package, I'm certain they will do DLC given how massive the launch has been. MK8D and Sm4sh Deluxe will be it for this gen and they'll be supported for the system's lifecycle.
Magic Mushroom
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Switch is a beast.
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I think this cements that the switch has much higher probablity of doing better than the west than the 3DS did. MK7 was a big Christmas 3DS seller.
Every thread.
JonnyDBrit
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It's worth remembering that Mario Kart Wii has sold almost 37 million globally. MK8 on the Wii U has sold 8.3 million thus far. So less than a quarter of those who previously played a console Mario Kart went to pick up the sequel - meaning there's a massively untapped wellspring of potential consumers for whom this updated release is their first new taste of the franchise in almost a decade.
jts
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe already has Link, Villager, Isabelle, Splatoon kids, Miis, etc.
They don't need to change the name of their most successful franchise to have other characters included.
StrikeFirst117
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Looks like the switch is going far better than anyone expected, its going to be interesting to see how Arms does because I really want that.
This is pretty much the perfect Mario Kart, all they need to do is add a few more online options. I'd be fine with them just releasing map packs (BLOCK FORT) and new characters from other franchises rather than a whole new game.
Yup, a lot of people don't even know the Wii U exists.
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Deleted member 231381
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No, there's definitely stuff they can fix. For example, more options - it's staggering to me there's no way to adjust the audio mix - and better UI - almost all the menus are ugly and often unhelpfully unintuitive.
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Wii u version should be a lock, MK7 would be a lot more difficult but still doable. Depends on the hardwares ltd
Yeah, as a first time player of MK8D, I had some trouble finding stuff like instructions and how to toggle steer assist off. The UI is the biggest (but still relatively minor) complaints I have with the game.
Bigger then Wii and PS4 numbers?
OnionPowder
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BotW already sold better than the Switch in the US lol
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I think if Nintendo plays their cards right which they very well may not, it'll be far closer to wii than most are currently willing to imagine. But that's dependent on a lot of if's. Early days.
The PS4 is already bigger than the Wii. Wii is the first milestone.
Not really, given the lack of major titles on the Switch right now aside from Zelda I would honestly be more surprised if Mario Kart 8 Deluxe didn't sell extremely well.
Dark Cloud
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I'm not sure if we're getting Mario Kart 9, but as the days go by I'm really starting to believe Retro is making Diddy Kong Racing 2. We got a rumor Retro is working on something Donkey Kong related. Diddy is still missing from MK8DX.
And maybe Nintendo wanted this to be the only Mario Kart and then have Diddy Racing which is different.
Not really since the Wii U didn't have anything going for it or any games at all when Mario Kart 8 released for it + plus it had the bigger install base. People would've been hungry to get a brand new Mario Kart game.
I guess you'll have to try again.
And maybe Nintendo wanted this to be the only Mario Kart and then have Diddy Racing which is different.
Not really since the Wii U didn't have anything going for it or any games at all when Mario Kart 8 released for it + plus it had the bigger install base. People would've been hungry to get a brand new Mario Kart game.
I guess you'll have to try again.
No, this is not how it works.
None of that stuff has bothered me.
If someone can refresh my memory: isn't this the same song that was played for Wii U hits? If so, then what changed to make this an expected result?
If I was Nintendo, I'd be slapping any Wii U title of note onto the Switch. They are perfect gap-fillers between big titles.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Super Smash Bros. for Switch
Donkey Kong Country Returns: Expanded Edition (DKCR + Tropical Freeze)
Pokken Tournament Deluxe (DLC characters/balance change)
Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World (spruced up 3DS port, maybe with more features)
New Super Mario Bros. Collection (all NSMB games with SLU. Ok this is a pipe dream, but I can see NSMB+Luigi getting a re-release)
Bayonetta Collection (1+2 with MORE COSTUMES)
Even titles where they probably won't add anything like Kirby's Rainbow Curse, Pikmin 3, Super Mario 3D World, or The Wonderful 101 could find success with just a straight up re-release at a lower price. They could put W101 for $20 on the eShop, with a more expensive limited physical edition for hardcore fans/scalpers.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Super Smash Bros. for Switch
Donkey Kong Country Returns: Expanded Edition (DKCR + Tropical Freeze)
Pokken Tournament Deluxe (DLC characters/balance change)
Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World (spruced up 3DS port, maybe with more features)
New Super Mario Bros. Collection (all NSMB games with SLU. Ok this is a pipe dream, but I can see NSMB+Luigi getting a re-release)
Bayonetta Collection (1+2 with MORE COSTUMES)
Even titles where they probably won't add anything like Kirby's Rainbow Curse, Pikmin 3, Super Mario 3D World, or The Wonderful 101 could find success with just a straight up re-release at a lower price. They could put W101 for $20 on the eShop, with a more expensive limited physical edition for hardcore fans/scalpers.
I'd say bigger than 3DS is a realistic goal right now but I wouldn't say it's a guarantee.
What are you talking about? A major title selling well when there's a lack of software on the system is exactly what anyone should expect.
I wouldn't be surprised if it sells close to 1:1 with the system like Zelda did.
It is not, PS4 stil has some 30 million in unit sales to go before it passes Wii.
If you would ever think about it for more than a second you would realize it is a complete garbage "arguement". People are not getting the console for free and as a result are not buying games just so it has some use - they are specifically buying the console for the games that are out right now.
I remember the same happen with Splatoon on Wii U. But to make that arguement for a franchise like Mario Kart which sold as it did on the Wii? What a time-wasting discussion.
Waluigilicious
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Yeah but people are buying the system to play these games in the first place. If they didn't want Zelda or Mario Kart they wouldn't buy the system yet.
It's not like everyone was given a Switch and a gun pointed to their head saying you must buy a game. If that was the case then yes, Zelda and Mario Kart would break all sorts of records.
The fascinating thing here isn't exactly the 1:1 attach rate, it's the fact that these two games are selling so well. Switches are being bought to play these games, more so than MK7 and MK8 sold with consoles already out there.
Yes it was. People say things like that to take away from genuine success.
Demand and attractiveness sells games; not a sole lack of choices. We have seen plenty of failed consoles fail to sell launch software in record numbers. Claiming that its one of the few titles out so its "guaranteed to sell" is a joke, and anyone watching the industry for at least 2+ gens knows this.
Of course and it will get there and then some.
Obliterator
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Waaaaaay too early to call that. In fact it's too early to give any sort of realistic prediction whatsoever about LT numbers other than this clearly isnt another Wii U and will be far more successful.
But yeah great debut for MK especially considering the size of the install base. Very impressive.
If Nintendo don't have both a Pokémon port as well as a Smash port well into development they are making a massive error.
Imo it will be better because this time they dont try to appeal using non games. So far this looks like the best of conbination of nintendo's greatest moments.
Really? There's a serious lack of software on the Switch right now, especially big AAA software. Mario Kart is the first really big release post launch/post Zelda and it's a very well known Nintendo brand. Of course it's going to sell extremely well, and honestly it's not surprising to me that it's first week sales are better than 8 and 7 since those systems had a lot more software to choose from when those games launched. There probably wasn't quite the hunger for the next big game from 3DS and Wii U owners that current Switch owners (myself included since I bought Mario Kart 8 Deluxe even though I have the Wii U version) have.
It may not get 1:1 sales like Zelda did, but I think it's going to get close and a very large percentage of the early Switch userbase is going to buy Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
The only worry I had with the Switch had to do with Japan because I have no clue about their market sensibilities but I never had one doubt that it would easily overtake the 3DS everywhere else. As a result, if the Switch is also a success in Japan it will comfortably overtake the 3DS.
OnionPowder
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PS4 is already behind the Wii. It was tracking ahead for a bit but has fallen behind.
Wii at this point in it's lifetime: 70m
PS4 right now: 60m
Switch is as successful in Japan as it's in the rest of the world: sold out as soon as new shipments are on shelves.
Magic Mushroom
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True, but I can't see it not pass the Wii. PS4 will sell big this year, the next and 2019 and then show some legs when PS5 is released.
As for the Switch, not sure it'll do Wii numbers, but it could become one of their bigger hits.
Waluigilicious
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Omg.
There is no such thing as "current Switch owners". The console released less than two months ago!! You can't say Zelda and Mario Kart are selling well because there's nothing else to play when people are buying the Switch to play these games in the first place!!
People don't magically end up with a Switch and then forced to buy games for it! Am I misunderstanding something?
Is it when they're starving for software?