The 2017 launch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has been an absolute juggernaut for Nintendo in the course of the Swap era and in the event you wanted a reminder about simply how profitable it has been, here is slightly enjoyable reality.
The 61.97 million items shifted as of March 2024 truly means this single recreation has now surpassed the lifetime gross sales of Nintendo’s traditional residence console NES {hardware}. As highlighted by Did You Know Gaming creator Shane Gill, Famicom / NES gross sales topped 61.91 million items worldwide.
When it comes to Nintendo’s different Swap video games, nothing even comes near the gross sales of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons sitting on 45.36 million items in second and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in third having shifted 34.22 million items.
Technically, Mario Kart 8 has offered much more copies when factoring within the 8.46 million items the unique recreation offered in the course of the Wii U’s lifetime. The unique recreation was additionally launched again in 2014, so this specific entry has now been round for a complete decade!
To maintain racers coming again for one more lap in the course of the Swap era, Nintendo bolstered the sport with an enormous ‚Booster Course Pass‘ DLC, including a whopping 48 extra tracks (together with new and retro tracks), eight new playable characters, and a bunch of Mii Racing fits.