Mario Kart 8 has been an absolute box office hit for almost a decade. Already on the Wii U The fun racer knew how to convince the fan base, but with the deluxe edition on the Nintendo Switch The title achieved another breakthrough. Hardly any other game appears as often in the hybrid console charts as the eighth part of the Mario Kart series.
The game recently reached a significant milestone. The problem: Depending on how you define this milestone, another classic from the Nintendo cosmos is still in the top spot.
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When is Mario Kart 9 actually coming?
It is currently unclear when the popular series will actually be continued. Until recently one only had a variety of DLCs for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe published. Actually, the rule of thumb used to be that exactly one Mario Kart would appear on every new home console from Nintendo. With the re-release of the eighth part at the latest, this assumption has been watered down a little.
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It already had it at the beginning of 2022 first rumors about the development given by Mario Kart 9. Probably important in this context the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 become. But similar to the Funracer, the release date of the upcoming console is currently anything but certain.
A look at the astronomically good sales figures for Mario Kart 8 does not at least suggest that there was any need to hurry up in recent years.
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Mario Kart 8 – the best-selling Nintendo game of all time?
In Nintendo's latest financial report, the sales figures for various Switch titles were of course discussed. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (buy now €47.64 ) has now become almost worldwide, for example 62 million times sold. The title would actually be the best-selling Nintendo game of all time. Together with the Wii U version you even get around 70 million units sold.
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Only Wii Sports has sold more frequently. However, it should be said that the game was included with most Wii consoles. With almost 83 million sales, Wii Sports remains at the top. Nevertheless, the Switch title's new record is extremely impressive, especially in combination with Wii U sales.
Sources: Comic book, Statista