Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Drifts Past 50 Million Copies Sold

 

Nothing can stop the plumber from getting his race on as Nintendo revealed today through its investor relations portal that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has passed 50 million copies sold on the Nintendo Switch, making the first game to do so for the hybrid console and a milestone in its own right for the Mario Kart franchise.

 

In total, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has sold 52 million copies on the Nintendo Switch. Combined with its Wii U version, this number has increased to 60.4 million copies, which makes it the best-selling Mario game of all time, overtaking the original Super Mario Bros. that was released as a pack-in title for the Nintendo Entertainment System in many countries around the world.

 

 

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Mario Kart 8 was originally released on the Wii U on May 29, 2014, and was ported as a launch window title for the Nintendo Switch under the name Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on April 28, 2017, where it continues to race forward to this day with DLC tracks being released periodically for the game.

 

Source: Nintendo IR portal

 

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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.