Mario Kart eight Hits 2 Million Copies

Mario Kart eight, the most recent entry in Nintendo’s kart racing franchise, hit over 2 million copies worldwide since its launch simply over 1 month in the past.

The quantity, which Nintendo officers mentioned it offered by means of to shoppers, was revealed in the course of the firm’s 74th Annual Common Assembly of Shareholders in Japan early as we speak.

The title turned the quickest promoting Wii U sport within the console’s historical past when it offered greater than 1.2 million copies worldwide since its launch Could 29 in Japan and Could 30 in North America and Europe, Nintendo revealed in early June.

Mario Kart eight additionally garnered the “strongest assessment scores in franchise historical past,” in line with the corporate. Whereas Mario Kart eight’s efficiency is powerful, it nonetheless could also be one of many worst-selling titles within the franchise’s historical past, which you’ll learn extra about in our evaluation piece on the Mario Kart collection.

Mario Kart eight make sure you check out our review.