Mario Kart 8 Deluxe becomes fastest selling entry in franchise

Nintendo has announced that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch system sold more than 459,000 combined packaged and digital sales in the U.S. on launch day.

This makes the game the fastest-selling entry in the long-running Mario Kart series. The previous record holder for the highest first-day sales in the franchise was Mario Kart Wii, with U.S. sales of approximately 433,900 when it launched in 2008.

The solid sales numbers for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe equate to an attach rate of 45 percent – meaning nearly one in two Nintendo Switch owners in the U.S. purchased a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the first day it was available. To date, more than 2.7 million Nintendo Switch systems have been sold globally.

Mario Kart 8 made its debut on the Wii U, but now arrives on the Switch with improved visuals and expanded features.

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