Mario Kart 8 boosts UK Wii U hardware sales 666%

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The UK release of Mario Kart 8 helped boost weekly Wii U sales by 666 per cent.

Retail monitor Chart-Track said the game recorded the highest week one sales for any Wii U title since the console's November 2012 release and the second best launch in the series' history. Mario Kart 8 hardware bundles accounted for 82 per cent of weekly Wii U sales.

Nintendo will be hoping the release of Mario Kart 8 can kickstart a turnaround for the console globally following disappointing Wii U sales in the year ended March 2014.

Those who purchase Mario Kart 8 then register their copy on the Club Nintendo website before July 31 will receive a code to download a free Wii U game.

Mario Kart 8 debuted at No.2 on the UK all formats all prices chart behind Watch Dogs, which set a new IP sales record and also enjoyed the 17th highest week one sales of any game in the UK.

"This is Nintendo serving up unprecedented helpings of joy as only it can," we said in our Mario Kart 8 review. "Each and every track is a delight to experience," it reads, and "the master of karting is a real looker to boot."

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Rodgers96Posted:

good for them!


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SmurfsPosted:

That's a huge boost in sales. All the Mario Karts have always been.

MaggardoPosted:

Mario Kart 8 boosts the Wii U's sales 666%. That. That is um, very freakishly disturbing.

DemonSurferPosted:

Awesome game,12 players online is a blast and you can have 2 players online on the same console too.Quality indeed :)

-yoghurtPosted:

oohh 666 percent thats such a coincidence

JVPosted:

Maybe, the Wii U is the Omen. Aka the Devil's son, meaning the Wii-U was forged in the fiery chasm which is Hell and cast out through the gates of hell & unleashed upon the masses creating devastation, or maybe it's just a random number.

TomPosted:

Mario carts are the best. Really want to play this!

EllipsesPosted:

Pretty scary number :P I want the Wii U now since it has a Mario Kart Game :D

Evo8Posted:

I am going to buy a Wii U sometime just for this game, can not wait.

LeenworldPosted:

Wow, what a milestone, although 666 is pretty freaky