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Mario Kart 8, labelled by many as a possible saviour for the Wii U, sold more than 1.2 million copies across Europe, Japan and The Americas from Thursday, May 29 to Sunday, June 1, Nintendo has announced.
“Such positive early feedback for Mario Kart 8 reinforces the great gameplay experiences that Wii U currently offers,” said Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata. “With Nintendo set to showcase its future releases at E3 next week, this is a great milestone going into the summer season.”
In the UK Mario Kart 8 charted at No.2, behind only the record-breaking Watch Dogs from Ubisoft. The launch helped boost UK Wii U hardware sales by 666 per cent over the previous week. While exact sales figures have yet to be revealed, 82 per cent came from the Mario Kart 8 Wii U bundle.
The previous Mario Kart title for a home console, Mario Kart Wii, has sold 35.53 million copies, while the poorest performing console entry, Mario Kart: Double Dash, sold only 6.88 million.
Source: Press release
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