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Mario Kart 8 Sells More Than 1.2 Million Units Worldwide Over First Weekend
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Reluctant-Hero
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Wait a minute, Polygon seriously projected 1.26MM sales for the LIFE of MK8?!
If so, that was dumb.
If so, that was dumb.
BotoxAgent
Member
man I hope Bayo 2 can get those kind of numbers
Did they? Their sums work out if they mean first week (based on the 6m install base figure) surely they realised that the userbase would grow ...
Did they explicitly say LTD? If so that's incredibly dumb.
E-Cat
Member
That's sold to the hardest of the hardcore, though. We'll see how much the game will actually expand the Wii U audience.
Let's not forget that MK7 and a 3DS price cut almost single-handedly turned the 3DS into a profitable device.
Will MK8 "save" the Wii U similarly? Only time will tell. But this is good news.
I had all the ones I wanted already, so I gave the code to a gaffer for hooking me up with SF4 on steam.
AcademicSaucer
Member
3ds is lagging behind gba .
Linkstrikesback
Member
It's a shame there's nothing else to carry the momentum until smash bros. Yeah, we're probably getting a zelda spin off this year, but that's still months out (Mid august in Japan).
It's almost cryingly bad that the follow up to Mario kart to cash in on this huge jump is Pushmo.
Yeah, that's not happening.
It's almost cryingly bad that the follow up to Mario kart to cash in on this huge jump is Pushmo.
Yeah, that's not happening.
LurkerPrime
Member
I don't see how that's possible given this pie chart.
It was really nice of them to stamp Polygon on it, at least.
PlumCantaloupe
Member
Great job Nintendo. Keep it up! Hopefully they can capitalize on the hilarious angry Luigi meme's with some "Angry Luigi" DLC 
The franchise itself has grown tremendously since the Gamecube days.
A point of comparison would be Super Circuit and Mario Kart 7.
Despite 3DS having a much lower numbers, Mario Kart 7 will likely double Super Circuit when it's done selling.
I can definitely see this doing better numbers than Double Dash, despite Wii U selling less than Gamecube.
A point of comparison would be Super Circuit and Mario Kart 7.
Despite 3DS having a much lower numbers, Mario Kart 7 will likely double Super Circuit when it's done selling.
I can definitely see this doing better numbers than Double Dash, despite Wii U selling less than Gamecube.
Smashman45
Member
Gooooooood. That's very very good indeed.
Well deserved, game's a blast, while being a joy to look at. Let's hope they keep up the momentum with future releases.
Well deserved, game's a blast, while being a joy to look at. Let's hope they keep up the momentum with future releases.
EmCeeGramr
Member
I'm not sure what they were actually projecting. The chart has 1.26MM but doesn't really explain in what timeframe; it looks like lifetime, since they're comparing it to other LTD Mario Kart totals, but in the article they also claim that it might reach 1.99MM by the end of March 2015.
EDIT: I see now. They projected 1.26MM lifetime, but then said that 1.99MM by 2015 if Nintendo's hardware projections were correct.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Yeah, I'm not sure. I don't follow that site and I'm just seeing their projections in tie thread for the first time.
Huh. So they basically left themselves a loophole in case they were wrong.
Bayo 2? Sonic Boom? One Piece? Thin lineup I know, but there will be guaranteed new games until Smash. Looking forward to new announcements at E3.
RGamer2009
Neo Member
Ladies and Gentlemen...
We have our answer.
We have our answer.
OminoMichelin
Member
People should stop saying it's the hardcores who are buying the game, MK seems to be legitimately attracting non-WiiU owners.
How much has Titanfall done? MK8 is still behind right?
i know but it happened at the same time as this thread ;P (coincidence!?)
ahahha... near 120k now
edit: going for 130k now, mario kart...
SteveO1683
Member
Amazing sales and totally expected unless you're Polygon.
It's kind of sad/funny that they link to their own poorly reasoned sales forecast article at the end of that, seeing as how, while it may still be the worst selling MK in history, their reasoning behind that article is simply completely false.
mentallyinept
Banned
"Despite the game's rapid sales, the game is still likely to be the worst-selling title in the franchise's history. For a complete breakdown, check out our analysis piece on Mario Kart."
They just can't help themselves...
kuroneko0509
Member
Man, I wish...
yeah I'd wait for the hardware bump to proclaim that, the 8k bump in UK doesn't seem to suggest so.
20% attach rate is very good but it's not out of the norm, plenty of games have done it before.
That's what happens when you use only statistics to calculate numbers. Wii U is an outlier case that results in strange ratios.
Ladies and Gentlemen...
We have our answer.
FINALLY!! A thing on the chalkboard that works, god damn!
kuroneko0509
Member
Wow, they still stick with their rubbish analysis lol
Linkstrikesback
Member
I wonder if the answer has more to do with a free retail game being given away on top, making the game excellent value despite being the same price.
Don't get me wrong, the game has already become my *go to* mario kart supplanting Wii/7 (except for battle mode...), but it's hard not to imagine giving away a free retail download was a excellent additional bait. It's certainly not a move I can imagine being repeated often.