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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Overtakes NES Sales
Hello, beloved Mario Kart fans! We’ve got some thrilling news that will make you want to hop back into your karts and hit the tracks. Our favourite racing game, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, has achieved an incredible milestone in the gaming world. As of March 2024, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has sold a staggering 61.97 million units. Yes, you read that right! This phenomenal number means that our beloved game has now outpaced the lifetime sales of the iconic Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) hardware, which topped out at 61.91 million units worldwide. It’s a momentous achievement that highlights just how much we, the Mario Kart fans, adore this game. If you’re wondering how this stacks up against other popular Nintendo Switch titles, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is miles ahead. In second place, we have Animal Crossing: New Horizons with 45.36 million units sold, followed by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at 34.22 million units. Clearly, nothing can keep up with the thrilling races and endless fun of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. But when you add in the 8.46 million units sold of the original Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U, the total sales climb even higher. This version of the game, first released in 2014, has now been entertaining us for a whole decade. It’s incredible to see how this game has continued to captivate players year after year. Nintendo has done an excellent job keeping up by introducing the massive ‘Booster Course Pass’ DLC. This incredible add-on brings 48 additional tracks, blending new and retro courses, eight new playable characters and Mii Racing suits. It’s these constant updates that keep us coming back for more thrilling races and friendly competition.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Passes 60 Million Sales!
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, has zoomed past another incredible milestone! Can you believe it? Even after nearly seven years since its release, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still dominating the gaming scene like a champ. Last year, we cheered as it crossed the 50 million sales mark, and now, hold on to your red shells because it’s hit an even more mind-blowing milestone in just one year! Nintendo’s latest quarterly financial report unveiled the staggering news: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has now soared to a whopping 60.58 million sales worldwide since its epic debut back in April 2017 until December 2023. What’s even more thrilling is that our favorite kart racer has clinched the title of the best-selling Switch game ever, leaving its rivals in the dust. Sorry Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Super Mario Odyssey—it looks like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has claimed the gold cup! Just imagine that in the past year alone, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has burned rubber to the tune of around eight million copies sold. That’s right, a staggering eight million! It’s a testament to the timeless appeal of this classic game, originally based on a decade-old Wii U version. Who says age slows you down? But let’s not forget the turbo boosters that fuelled this phenomenal success. Thanks to the Super Mario Bros. Movie and the Booster Course Pass, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has been supercharged with six DLC waves, adding a whopping 96 tracks and bringing back beloved characters from Mario Kart history. Now, that’s what I call a winning formula!
