Mario Kart 8 sales surpass 1 million in US

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Over one million players have felt the cold dead eyes of Luigi on them in Mario Kart 8, Nintendo has announced, revealing the racer has become the second Wii U game to reach the sales milestone in the United States. According to a press release, New Super Mario Bros. Wii U was the first title to sell over one million units in the region.

In a filing earlier this month that showed the company post a $97M quarterly loss, Nintendo said Mario Kart 8 enjoyed a great attach rate with shipments of 2.82 million by the end of June.

"Mario Kart 8 continues to drive momentum for the Wii U platform," the publisher said, claiming hardware sales have increased by "nearly" 60 per cent in the first seven months in 2014, versus the same reported period in 2013. Though official numbers were never revealed, July 2013 was notable for seeing a drastic 34-percent hardware sales slump versus 2012 results.



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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/14/mario-kart-8-sales-surpass-1-million-in-us/

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ZipsPosted:

Not supprised, this looks awesome

ClioPosted:

If i had a WiiU i would buy this game :D

PolygonPosted:

dat death stare :||||||||
I kind of want a WiiU just for this game.
Hmmm.

1Million JUST in the US is pretty neat.
Especially for Nintendo

TravitorPosted:

GILF
AR15
GILF cant believe this game has sold over a millon copies

is it actually any good?


You would actually be surprised at how great this game is. It is a lot of fun and I am not surprised at ALL that it sold a million copies.


I do like Mario games but stopped playing them on the first wii haha
I like how this game has a choice of a few cars.................before it was just the same one


having a cart choice was a feature for like 5 years already...

tellPosted:

Mario Kart is like one of the best games out there. This game is such a legend. I'm not suprised it made it past 1 million. I mean if I had a wii u I would defiantly buy this game.

1989Posted:

I love mario kart great game

PryzelPosted:

That's alot of people, but anybody that has a wii would usually have this game.

SwiftPosted:

Not surprise, anyone who owns a WiiU will buy this game.

WheyPosted:

Not surprised by this, it was a successful game for the Wii

DragonPosted:

I havent had a nintendo console since the wii first came out. And i only had it for a year. But if this keeps going, i might invest in a wii-u.