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マリオカート8

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Nintendo

Genre

Racing

Release Dates

05/30/14 Nintendo
05/29/14 Nintendo
05/30/14 Nintendo

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Tracked: 7
Wishlist: 4
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Mario Kart 8 (WiiU) > Opinions (196)

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AKWorld posted 24/06/2019, 05:19
Fantastic sales for the Wii U. It Deserves it.
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No9tro posted 24/06/2018, 08:28
I don't know what it is but something makes me prefer this version over the switch port. Could be aby bumber of things like the lack of (ugly) purple sparks or the better online (imo) but the Wii U version just well felt warmer than the switch port or something.
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bulla posted 03/06/2017, 07:26
is at 8.31million according to Nintendo as of March 2017
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Mentore posted 30/01/2017, 10:44
The only racing series that matters.
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Salnax posted 12/01/2017, 04:07
Remember that article predicting this would sell 1.4 million total?
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Zach808 posted 23/12/2016, 09:53
I doubt it can pass SMK, at least the Wii U version. Passing Super Circuit was a pleasant surprise, and it pulled off a near miracle by passing Double Dash, but now it's just out of time. It has a long way to go, and no one's gonna buy a Wii U with the Switch coming out.
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Goodnightmoon posted 18/11/2016, 03:06
Why is this game so damn undertracked?
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b00moscone posted 31/10/2016, 06:00
@PAOerfulone Perhaps, but after the Switch's enhanced port I don't see why people would go back to a now old and outdated console for an inferior port of the game, and furthermore almost 2/3 of people have already bought this. I think if anymore people are going to want this version of Mario Kart, they'd rather get it on a console base that'll likely be more alive than the Wii U ever was.
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PAOerfulone posted 26/10/2016, 12:05
@b00moscone
VGChartz has Super Mario Kart at 8.76 million
Based on Nintendo's Offical sales site:
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wiiu.html
Mario Kart 8 was at 7.70 million by the end of June, just around 1 million below.
I'd say there's a chance, not a big one, but a chance, that the Wii U version of Mario Kart 8 ALONE could pass Super Mario Kart! I mean talk about legs!
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b00moscone posted 23/10/2016, 10:58
It's above Double Dash!

And I think if you want to include the Switch port it'll likely pass Super Mario Kart too, though without I doubt it.
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sethnintendo posted 25/09/2016, 03:26
Well it sold more than Double Dash and I'm sure they made good money from the DLC.
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bl00dyroar posted 18/08/2016, 10:36
7.7 mil according to nintendo
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Proxy-Pie posted 07/07/2016, 02:19
I remember when some people used to say that this won't sell past 3m :D
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b00moscone posted 18/02/2016, 08:18
6.66 : S
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Gamemaster87 posted 02/02/2016, 08:17
According to official numbers it's already at 7.24 million (with digital). I said it before: this game is going to outsell Super Mario Kart. 8.8 million lifetime.
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VaultDweller posted 31/01/2016, 02:32
Close to 6.66.
Good, very good.
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Munchies posted 11/01/2016, 09:55
This is cruising. 8 million doesn't seem out of reach.
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Thunderbird77 posted 10/01/2016, 04:22
Already above 7m with digital.
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Kuksenkov posted 08/01/2016, 06:22
LMAO! Mario Kart 8 snatching wigs.
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Munchies posted 06/01/2016, 10:29
Double Dash's wig isn't safe.
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VaultDweller posted 22/12/2015, 11:25
It's coming for you, Double Dash
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Junkrixx posted 20/12/2015, 08:16
6M ! OMG
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Munchies posted 19/12/2015, 10:11
6 million!
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Shikamo posted 19/12/2015, 07:09
6 Millions WOW
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b00moscone posted 19/12/2015, 12:07
6 million! Congratulations!
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Goodnightmoon posted 19/12/2015, 11:29
Totally sick sales
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PAOerfulone posted 19/12/2015, 09:56
WOOOO!
SIX MILLION!!! UNBELIEVABLE!
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Mr Puggsly posted 17/12/2015, 10:42
This game is selling so good you'd almost think it was included with the console.
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Kuksenkov posted 13/12/2015, 05:42
Almost 6 million.... Damn.
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PAOerfulone posted 12/12/2015, 07:31
The clock is ticking Double Dash! Only a matter of time before you are surpassed!
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OneKartVita posted 12/12/2015, 07:26
Another Wii U game selling like a beast. This will cross 6m in no time!
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LipeJJ posted 07/12/2015, 01:29
Impressive numbers this week! It's well beyond 6m at this point considering digital...
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Salnax posted 06/12/2015, 11:18
About half of Wii U owners have this. And the latest week of sales has MK8 selling over 90% as many copies as the Wii U about 18 months later. Even compared to prior Mario Kart entries, this is a ludicrously high attach rate.
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Mr Puggsly posted 29/11/2015, 12:16
I really wish Nintendo was more competitive with software pricing. I kinda want this game but its not worth $60 to me.

That's an advantage Sony and Xbox offer. I can get the most desired games on those consoles for like $20 a year after release.
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S.Peelman posted 30/10/2015, 12:27
Nintendo says 5.87m as of september 30.

Indeed more than Super Circuit. Just a million to go for Double Dash! I'd say it's a given, could even put up a fist against Super Mario Kart.

@ b00moscone: Nintendo's IR page, the treasure trove of real data: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wiiu.html
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b00moscone posted 28/10/2015, 02:04
@Tucotuti source?
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tucotuti posted 28/10/2015, 02:03
5.87m according to Nintendo. More than MK:SC
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PAOerfulone posted 25/09/2015, 09:36
At this point, outselling Super Circuit is a guarantee.
It even has a reasonable chance at eclipsing Double Dash!!
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Zach808 posted 04/09/2015, 01:24
And to think I was convinced that this game was to be doomed to the shameful honor of "lowest-selling Mario Kart game". Looks like it can at least pass Super Circuit.
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Skullwaker posted 02/08/2015, 05:44
Wii U's first 5m seller. Completely deserved.
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TheGoldenBoy posted 29/07/2015, 08:28
Glad to see it got adjusted up. It was 4.74 million the previous update.
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garretslarrity posted 29/07/2015, 05:40
Nintendo has confirmed that Mario Kart 8 has sold (shipped + digital) 5.43M as of June 30, 2015.
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b00moscone posted 11/07/2015, 11:45
Hasn't this game already passed 5m?
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Ryng posted 08/07/2015, 05:06
@MoHasanie, in shipment numbers, the game is already over 50% attach rate. ;D ( 53% )
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MoHasanie posted 30/06/2015, 08:57
Wow, almost a 50% attach rate :O .
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SuperNova posted 26/06/2015, 06:55
Nintendo confirmend that this is over 5.1 mil shipped now.
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Cream147 posted 05/06/2015, 11:41
You weren't wrong (about Japan making it to 1m before E3)
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b00moscone posted 04/05/2015, 03:24
Close to 1m for Japan, reckon it'll make it before E3
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curl-6 posted 03/04/2015, 10:04
That attach rate is freaking insane...
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Ryng posted 17/02/2015, 01:10
10,000,000 is my bet LT. :)
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garretslarrity posted 28/01/2015, 07:24
Nintendo's latest financial report revealed that this game sold (shipped + digital) 4.77M units in 2014. Double Dash, prepare to be topped.
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OfficerRaichu15 posted 24/01/2015, 03:15
so this is imo close to 4.6 million all together(which is absolutely insane that it sold almost 5 million in 1 year on a console with less than a 9 million install base
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OfficerRaichu15 posted 24/01/2015, 03:14
yeah at the end of september
nintendo had it at 3.49 million shipped and digital
and vgchartz had the game at 2.82 million
thats 670k(I bet mk8 is around 250k digital and 200k shipped) so 220k undertracked imo
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Frogger posted 22/01/2015, 09:47
Wait... THIS is undertracked!?!?

GOD DAMN!!!
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Kuksenkov posted 19/01/2015, 07:59
Oh my god, that attach rate is INSANE.
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Goodnightmoon posted 19/01/2015, 04:05
Undertracked about +60k US
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Ryng posted 17/01/2015, 07:19
This game is also undertracked... that monster!!!!!
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Emme posted 10/01/2015, 07:28
Once the Wii U hits 15 million, this will be at 8 million I swear. Wii U just takes things on a little slower...
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TechnoHobbit posted 09/01/2015, 09:25
Way to go MK8! I wonder when it'll beat NSMBU.
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Skullwaker posted 09/01/2015, 05:31
A very deserving 4m! This game has an insane attach rate.
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Metroid33slayer posted 09/01/2015, 03:53
4m on a 8.8m console! that attache rate is at 45%! Just crazy.
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RuRo posted 09/01/2015, 02:10
Breaks 4m the week ending 27th December! Didn't even need the final week counted as 2014 to do it.
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fory77 posted 09/01/2015, 01:57
4M!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Goodnightmoon posted 09/01/2015, 01:47
4 M!!!!
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S.Peelman posted 07/01/2015, 07:39
With a bit of undertrackage, plus digital sales which could be quite decent, this game could be at something like 4.3m. Beating Super Circuit and the SNES original is a definate as far as I'm concerned. Beating Double Dash! is a good possibility, maybe even more in the long run.
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RuRo posted 07/01/2015, 03:02
Looks like it will hit 4m next week or week after.
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Goodnightmoon posted 04/01/2015, 02:59
I think this is going to be the best seller of the WiiU, but maybe the new Zelda, a new Mario 3D or a crazy thing like Pokemon amiibo will dethrone it.
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Clyde32 posted 03/01/2015, 11:02
Second highest selling game(according to vgc)
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OfficerRaichu15 posted 03/01/2015, 06:54
congratz to mk8 for passing the 300k mark in france(hell of a attach rate right there)
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OfficerRaichu15 posted 03/01/2015, 03:11
guys this is still undertracked
3.49 shipped/ sold(digital included)
with 2.82 million sold at end of september
yeah no
I precit 140k undertracked
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fleischr posted 31/12/2014, 09:09
Amazon's best selling console game. I think the last data was just a hair over 3 million shipped early fall. Should be closer to 4 million. I see no reason why the attach rate would drop so quickly...
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OfficerRaichu15 posted 19/12/2014, 07:11
first wii u game to do over 1 million in europe
yey!
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Clyde32 posted 19/12/2014, 06:25
Yeah, this has definitely passed up NintendoLand by this point. They are both undertracked though.
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gcube2000 posted 27/11/2014, 07:23
@TechnoHobbit It probably was shipment. But it's been nearly 2 months after. I don't think there's that many sitting on shelves.
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TechnoHobbit posted 26/11/2014, 08:01
@gcube2000 Wasn't that 3.49 million shipment data?
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tak13 posted 25/11/2014, 01:22
We already have clues for its undertracking!In September's npd nintendo said that it sold 1.2m mario kart 8 copies in USA and here was 1m!I don't know why it haven't been adjusted up...
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gcube2000 posted 25/11/2014, 12:07
as of september 30 this game was at 3.49 million according to Nintendo. Yes VGChartz doesn't include digital but I feel it's still undertracked
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OfficerRaichu15 posted 24/11/2014, 09:19
3 million by next global weekly
just in time for smash too :)
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Ninsect posted 13/11/2014, 02:56
@raichu: VGC doesn't include digital. Yeah, it's probably 3m+ with digital
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DolPhanTendo posted 09/11/2014, 04:19
THIS IS WAY UNDER Please fix. No way Watch Dogs (PS4) is higher. I did the estimates and yeah Mario should be showing 3.2 million easyly
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garretslarrity posted 30/10/2014, 03:23
Nintendo has reported that this game has sold (shipped + digital) 3.49M copies as of September 30, 2014.
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OfficerRaichu15 posted 15/10/2014, 11:45
anyone else think this is over 3 million retail and digital(I mean we has 2.82 million shipped and digital at the end of june XD)
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S.Peelman posted 08/10/2014, 10:24
It's too bad digital sales aren't tracked and included here on VGC, because with it and the undertrackage, I believe this game has like up to a million more sales than shown here.
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DolPhanTendo posted 07/10/2014, 10:28
Yeah Just noticed they have not updated the numbers for this game. Its has been selling way better then watch dogs (ps4) and yet its way behind, please fix thanks.
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Clyde32 posted 16/09/2014, 10:28
Anyone else notice how the amount hasn't been updated?
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oniyide posted 16/09/2014, 08:00
didnt notice it shot past 3d World, was expected but not so fast
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Clyde32 posted 15/09/2014, 09:26
Didn't notice that this game shot up past Watch Dogs Globally and in the US.
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Clyde32 posted 15/09/2014, 09:26
Didn't notice that this game shot up past Watch Dogs Globally and in the US.
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bnuyen@outlook.com posted 05/09/2014, 02:49
awesome game man thank you so much nintendo for such wonderful games like this one ^_^
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OfficerRaichu15 posted 30/08/2014, 03:01
slowly but steadily heading to 3 million retail
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Clyde32 posted 29/08/2014, 01:11
Quick question. How do I give this game a review?
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Tlozjb posted 27/08/2014, 05:10
Yeah, since if it was at 2.82 shipped by the end of June, it should alredy be way past 3 millions and probably more than halfway to the 4 million mark from the 3 million one... and close to shattering Polygon's prediction
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Cheebee posted 26/08/2014, 12:48
Including digital, this ought to be -well- past 3 million by now.
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Pillow posted 22/08/2014, 04:34
well it just passed W_D PS4, 2.44 vs 2.43.
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DolPhanTendo posted 19/08/2014, 12:25
Looks Like next week it passes Watch Dogs on PS4. because it says 2.36 total after 10 weeks not 2.29. So we can't even trust what the BIG BOLD NUMBER is great.
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TreeTurtle posted 09/08/2014, 01:15
Go Mario Go! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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Tlozjb posted 05/08/2014, 12:58
Most probably :v, but even if it hasn't the game is still heavily undertracked, I doubt that around 400k units of the game where collecting in shelves.
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OfficerRaichu15 posted 03/08/2014, 08:57
so it was at 2.82 million shipped and digital too as of june 30
it might have passed 3 million already O_O
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Tlozjb posted 01/08/2014, 05:11
Tak, when did they said it was sold? When it comes to this results, it always shipped, so it is shipped + digital, though either way, it seems to be quite undertracked here, unless Nintendo had like 300-350k units sitting on shelves, by the end of June.
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tak13 posted 01/08/2014, 03:59
tboneeeeee solddddddd....not shipped...!
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Shipping Total

8,460,000 Units
As of: September 30th, 2021

Opinion (196)

AKWorld posted 24/06/2019, 05:19
Fantastic sales for the Wii U. It Deserves it.
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No9tro posted 24/06/2018, 08:28
I don't know what it is but something makes me prefer this version over the switch port. Could be aby bumber of things like the lack of (ugly) purple sparks or the better online (imo) but the Wii U version just well felt warmer than the switch port or something.
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bulla posted 03/06/2017, 07:26
is at 8.31million according to Nintendo as of March 2017
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Mentore posted 30/01/2017, 10:44
The only racing series that matters.
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Salnax posted 12/01/2017, 04:07
Remember that article predicting this would sell 1.4 million total?
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Zach808 posted 23/12/2016, 09:53
I doubt it can pass SMK, at least the Wii U version. Passing Super Circuit was a pleasant surprise, and it pulled off a near miracle by passing Double Dash, but now it's just out of time. It has a long way to go, and no one's gonna buy a Wii U with the Switch coming out.
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