Mario Kart 8 Sells Over One Million Units on Wii U During Opening Weekend

Written by Brandon Hofer on June 02, 2014

News: Nintendo has revealed that sales for Mario Kart 8 have been very strong over the course of its opening weekend.

Mario Kart 8 has only been out for a few days but it is already selling very well for Nintendo. In addition to earning some of the strongest review scores in franchise history, Mario Kart 8 has become the 14th Wii U game to launch in the U.S. with a Metacritic score of 85 or higher. Nintendo reported earlier today that Mario Kart 8 has sold more than 1.2 million units so far across Japan, Europe and the Americas during its first weekend on the market.

“The early response to Mario Kart 8 demonstrates that the best days for Wii U are still ahead,” said Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime. “This year’s E3 is just days away, and it will be all about the future games for Nintendo platforms. This milestone is a great place to start!”

Prior to Mario Kart 8, the seven games that have launched previously in the series have combined to sell more than 100 million total units worldwide. This includes two of the best selling games of all time: Mario Kart Wii for the Nintendo Wii and Mario Kart DS for the Nintendo DS.

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