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News flash: Mario Kart 8 is really popular. Like, really. In fact, NPD Group analyst Mat Piscatella has confirmed that it's the second best-selling racing video game in the US of all time. First place? Mario Kart Wii.
The milestone is based on dollar sales and includes both the original Wii U version of the game and its Nintendo Switch overhaul, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Indeed, Ninty has been enjoying some massive success as of late. The Switch overtook the PlayStation 4 as the best-selling console in the US for last year, while Super Smash Bros. Ultimate continued to pull in the punters, setting records in the process.
If you haven't played Mario Kart 8 yet, then you should probably give it a go. Seriously, the multiplayer will take your right back to the glory days of the mid-90s, when four people were crowded around a stupidly tiny TV for some four-player mayhem.
US NPD SW – Mario Kart 8 finishes 2018 as the second best-selling Racing game of all time, trailing only Mario Kart Wii in lifetime dollar sales.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) January 22, 2019
