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[UK] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold more copies in 2020 than it did in 2019, it's the third year in a row annual sales increased (2020>2019>2018>2017)
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Wonder if that's the case in other territories. If not, then what incentive does Nintendo have to make/release MK9?
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These types of sales are simply outrageous, and mostly?, completely unheard of. Out-selling its previous year, 3 years in a row, is absurd.
that's weird, because 8 is the best feeling MK ever. do you have the auto steer on?
It's the same in other territories, and there's indeed no incentives at all. Which is why it won't happen until the next generation of hardware.
I think it actually means we'll get a Mario Kart 9 when the Switch's successor launches and they want to sell new hardware. I agree it's not coming to Switch though.
not much to get, this is clearly a minority opinion and the game has a wide appeal just the way that it is
nintendo cracked a formula that appeals to a large core audience in addition to kids and families and now they're raking it in with a single title
For casual players this kind of perception don't make a single difference... it's fun and play very well.
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truly impressive, specially since it's still selling at full price
and some people wonder where MK9 is, lol
and some people wonder where MK9 is, lol
The power of Nintendo evergreens: games that appeal to everyone and are must-buys when you purchase the hardware.
Why though? They can just port MK8 there too. GTAV is going to be on 3 gens in a row, so why wouldn't Nintendo just do the same?
To a casual observer, some dlc seems like an easy way for them to print a ton of money.
The racing feels fine to me, and even then that's not the point. It's a party game.
Happy for Nintendo but also bummed it's still doing so well cause I could really use a new Mario Kart by now, already played 8 on Wii U ages ago. At least give me more tracks so I have a reason to double dip y'know...
Families aren't going to purchase the same game again. GTAV is constantly updated, hence why people keep rebuying it. Different situation here.
It's really nice but i also hate that it sells so well, i don't see a MK9 coming anytime soon... i would be fine if they added new tracks via DLC, but nope, nothing
it's a bit different. MK8 initially launched on wii u, and while it did respectable numbers there, the platform itself was a huge flop so the game never reached it's potential. most of the people buying mk8 on switch never had a wii u or played the game on there. with a successor, that won't be the case since switch is such a huge platform, and the successor is likely to have BC and play switch games anyway. they're gonna release MK9 both to move hardware (MK is likely the biggest hardware seller nintendo has), and for MK fans to finally get a new game.
GTAV continues to sell this well mostly because of GTA online, and that's only getting updates on current gen platforms. people had to move on.
What makes you think that? Nintendo constantly re-release their stuff, and people keep buying it.
Why would it? They are literally selling more than when it launched?
They could still name it MK, but I believe the smash route is the way to go for the series. Especially because they tested the waters with 8 dlc.
Nintendo re-releases stuff that didn't sell on Wii U to a new audience, which is like selling them a brand new game they didn't purchase before. MK8D will have sold several dozens of millions units by the times we're on the next console, so it's not the same situation.
It'd probably be more cost effective to release a content patch and replace the physical DX version with an Ultimate version.