Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is Fastest-Selling Title in Franchise History

With more than 459,000 combined packaged and digital sales in the U.S. on launch day alone (April 28th), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch is the fastest-selling game in the Mario Kart series. The previous record holder for the highest first-day sales in the franchise was Mario Kart Wii, with U.S. sales of approximately 433,900 when it launched in 2008. The sales numbers for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe equate to an attach rate of 45% – meaning nearly one in two Nintendo Switch owners in the U.S. purchased a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the first day it was available. To date, more than 2.7 million Nintendo Switch systems have been sold globally.