CharminUltra
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Mario Kart is beast mode.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is already the best selling game of 2017 on Amazon
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Skittzo0413
Member
End of 2017 is possible. Need to get the install base above 9 million first!
……forgetit
Member
I wonder how many people are buying games in anticipation of getting a switch. I did that with the Wii back in the day.
jts
...hate me...
For this year it will be tight but in the long run there will not be a single FIFA or CoD able to compete with MK8D's sales. This same game will keep charting next year, and then the year after that. Very big in that sense as well.
Smiles and Cries
Member
It is weird to see a top tier game out of stock, but May 1 is a fast resupply though.
Still available on Amazon.es, but given that their Switch stock has been out for weeks and that the game is #1 right now in sales, it won't be for long.
The faster these Nintendo games (on carts) sell out, the more supply that can be made, and the cheaper the carts can become to manufacture.
papercan55
Member
I was only in GAME for about 10 minutes and i overheard at least 3 different parents wanting to buy mario kart and a switch, both sold out and they were told to get on a waiting list but they just got angry and left.
Is the switch still sold out everywhere? i thought we would be long past this...
Is the switch still sold out everywhere? i thought we would be long past this...
LFMartins86
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Smiles and Cries
Member
these are still the smaller capacity carts though, will it affect the whole line in general?
Yeah it's still sold out most places. No end in sight as far as I'm aware.
It's had a significant restock in the U.K this week for Mario Kart.
Argos, this morning, had > 500 stores with stock.
Still shows hundreds of stores with both colours right now.
papercan55
Member
That's nuts, you would think nintendo would get systems in shops a.s.a.p before they change their minds but maybe people will just wait and buy once available.
Good to see mario kart doing well, the wii u version was incredible but sadly like most games on wii u under appreciated.
Just checked argos online and your right, they seem to have some in stock but sold out near me.
The site also said over 100 sold in the last 48hrs for both switch console and mario kart, and also over 50 about to buy this product now....
crazy times for switch...
Especially considering FIFA will pick up another million or so in sales when the Switch version itself launches in 2017 tbd.
jts
...hate me...
True, but it will not be too far from it I reckon, and will have far longer legs
Can't wait for this actually. Hope they don't gimp it too hard.
Nintendo has been trying to do restocks as soon as they can from what I've seen with my restock trackers. The switch is just being a lot more successful than people thought.
thestopsign
Member
Yeah you are talking about New Super Mario Bros Wii. He said that it would have higher sales by the end of the year (2009) in the US. I think combined COD sold a little bit more, but New Super Mario Bros. Wii was close enough by having a monster ~3 million December 2009 that everyone just kinda gave it to him.
Will it even break the million mark? I can see it reaching 800K/900K globally perhaps, but my take is that outside of curiosity - and those who want to send a strong message that 3rd party support is definitely with Switch from a consumer stand-point - there won't be that big an interest for it. I don't play FIFA so I'm speaking outside of that particular base obviously; I do want to know if the rumour regarding 18's Switch port - that it's based on previous-gen - is both true and detrimental to its sales on the platform.
GwyndolinCinder
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Other places sold out in a matter of hours in the UK. Argos where also one of the last to sell out of their initial shipment, i wonder if they get larger shipments or simply gamers dont know to shop there.
AjNimajwalHansel
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I've been trying to add this (digital version) to my cart on Amazon so I can just use points and get it for free, but it won't let me, just takes me straight to a checkout where I have to pay and I don't even have the option to change my payment method. Very strange, as I can do it for several other digital games I tried. What gives? I suppose I'll just wait 'til it lets me do that...
If EA isn't stupid and it's the real deal (not graphics but with all the same functionality) it will sell great in EU. People love playing 2 player fifa - switch would be a perfect fit
kitchenmotors
Banned
Try Target or Best Buy, they got large stock yesterday but there is the possibility that it dwindled down as the day went on.
Waylon Drums
Member
Amazon is weird with digital purchases. There seems to be neither rhyme nor reason to whether it decides to let you add them to your cart or it makes you pay on the spot.
KLoWn
Member
Target seemed to be pretty low when I bought my MK8 last night. Possibly they had more in the back tough. Can always buy digital.
Me too! I want Sports Sims on the Switch so damn bad right now I'll buy anything that gets released. Being able to take my Madden, NHL or FIFA on the go is such an appealing prospect that whatever downgrades are needed to make that happen don't even matter to me. Get me 360/PS3 quality at worst and I'm g2g.
me0wish
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Must be Nintendo creating artificial scarcity.
Obliterator
Member
Amazon traditionally speaking isn't very reliable with software rankings.
That said it's clear MK is a massive mega hit regardless of Amazons spotiness with software charts
Kibbles
Member
Target had a crap ton, out by the registers and out back by the games
. I bought mine there since Amazon didnt ship my preorder till day of and it wouldn't arrive at launch
Smiles and Cries
Member
don't joke like that, people will take it seriously and blog about it.
Smiles and Cries
Member
that's what it says for me here in CT
damn forgot Prime saves like $3-4 off for physical
they should do the same for digital
It just changed for me as well. But I'm not in the US either so can't confirm it's for everybody.
blitzwolf215
Member
I'm seeing that too. Weird. I'm a US citizen
I could see Nintendo legitimately under-estimating demand for it. It IS a remake, after all.
As to your previous question about costs, ultimately you're increasing the amount of parts for circulation and are able to shrink the 8gb process which is the same as the other processes (just with more readable memory, which you'd produce more of), so it should reduce costs across the board and possibly speed up the creation of 64gb carts.
I ordered Mario kart 8 from amazon a few weeks and it got delayed till Monday. I called up amazon to complain but I couldn't just yell at the customer service person... I told them to cancel the order so they refused the order and should be refunded soon. Just got the digital copy instead. I'm really tempted to go all digital for everything. Getting tired of keeping up with physical games.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
don't make me laugh lol
And_Gignac
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SinCityAssassin
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The signs are there
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
To be fair, the Nintendo switch is the most powerful thing in tablet form not made by Apple.
Also, at this point in time there is nothing that is more powerful than the Switch unless Nintendo was able to get Apple-made custom CPU's. People forget that this is bleeding edge tech, and for Nintendo, getting state of the art anything is not what they traditionally do. Nvidia also scored their first gigantic hit with the Tegra and they are probably pouring more money in development so Switch 1.5 and Switch 2 will be gigantic jumps in power while having better battery life.