Nintendo is always hungry for records! This Nintendo Switch video game is doing some crazy things, it has sold more than one console from the Japanese manufacturer.

Game News Nintendo is always hungry for records! This Nintendo Switch video game is doing some crazy things, it has sold more than one console from the Japanese manufacturer.

Two games and two unbeatable successes

Mario Kart 8, the good old family-friendly racing game. Whoever you are and whatever your relationship with video games, the chances that you have never touched a title in the series are very slim. This was released on the Wii U in 2014 Eighth episode

on console has completely redefined the codes of arcade and family racing games. The title knows how to be both fun and competitive, so it can establish itself among all players. From newbies to hardcore fansAfter three great years and more than 8 million copies sold on the home console, a new edition is released Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is released for the newcomer: the Nintendo Switch.

To be honest, this Switch version hardly brings any new gameplay compared to its big sister. However, a whole range of additional content is included so far, including characters and circuits that are very popular with the community. In addition, the battle mode has been completely reworked and, in particular, new game modes have been added, some of which are taken from older games in the series. Just like the Wii U version, this port quickly became popular the flagship title of its consoleHowever, knowing that the Nintendo Switch sold almost ten times more than its predecessor, we suspect that the numbers between the two Mario Kart 8s must be very different indeed. The title sold almost 62 million copiesthat’s more than some classic consoles.

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The NES couldn’t do anything…

Sixty-two milliona staggering number that makes Mario Kart 8 Deluxe the second best-selling Nintendo game in history. And I mentioned that right behind the Wii’s little protégé: Wii Sports and its 82 million copies sold. These crazy numbers allow these two games to surpass the sales of the NESthe legendary Nintendo game console of the late 80s and early 90s. A console that nevertheless sold 61.91 million units worldwide.

If MK8 Deluxe wants to achieve a new goal of this kind, it will have to rely on the Nintendo 3DS, of which around 75 million units have been sold. A number that still seems a long way off, especially when you know that The game is certainly nearing the end of its operation Reasons for the likely arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2.

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