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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is officially a 20 million seller (22.96m)
- Thread starter Phendrift
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It's on pace to do that without combining. Has been for a while, too; its sales just aren't slowing down.
Yes, total now should be above 142 million units.
But since switch alone sold 50 million units more, it's still not looking good for Mario Kart vs Nintendo Hardware.
I thought about including Mario Kart Tour downloads to help, but since we would have to include the total number of smartphones sold that would be even worse for MK.
Wow, that's nearly 3x more copies sold than the original version on Wii U, which sits at 8.44 million.
No idea where you're getting this logic. As long as Switch itself was successful, MK8D was a guaranteed smash hit.
This is their MK game for this gen.
That's a bit of a weird statement when the game is on track to become the best-selling exclusive game that wasn't bundled with almost every system (that is, Wii Sports). That's more than impressive even for a new game, let alone a port!
I would love it if they instead made an expansion pass to the game, and then repackaged the base game to include it. MK8 is already great as-is, I would much rather then put out a $20 expansion pass with some new tracks/racers/etc. Even if it fragments the player base, it's still going to already still be massive.
IMO, they should just have this roster from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe & Mario Kart Tour:
- Birdo
- Bowser
- Bowser Jr.
- Daisy
- Diddy Kong
- Donkey Kong
- Dry Bones
- Iggy Koopa
- Inkling Boy
- Inkling Girl
- Isabelle
- King Boo
- Koopa Troopa
- Lakitu
- Larry Koopa
- Lemmy Koopa
- Link
- Ludwig Von Koopa
- Luigi
- Mario
- Mii
- Morton Koopa
- Pauline
- Peach
- Peachette
- Rosalina
- Roy Koopa
- Shy Guy
- Toad
- Toadette
- Villager Boy
- Villager Girl
- Waluigi
- Wario
- Wendy O. Koopa
- Yoshi
37. Funky Kong
38. Honey Queen
39. R.O.B.
40. Wiggler
Trim all of the fat. Plus add in more retro stages in HD. We already have the following on MK8D:
From Super Mario Kart on SNES:
1.) Donut Plains 3
2.) Rainbow Road (SNES version)
3.) Battle Course 1 (as Battle Course, MK8D exclusive)
From Mario Kart 64:
1.) Toad's Turnpike
2.) Royal Raceway
3.) Yoshi Valley
4.) Rainbow Road (N64 version)
From Mario Kart: Super Circuit on Game Boy Advance:
1.) Mario Circuit
2.) Cheese Land
3.) Ribbon Road
From Mario Kart: Double Dash! on Gamecube:
1.) Dry Dry Desert
2.) Sherbet Land
3.) Yoshi Circuit
4.) Baby Park
5.) Luigi's Mansion (Battle Course, MK8D exclusive)
From Mario Kart DS:
1.) Cheep Cheep Beach
2.) Wario Stadium
3.) Tick-Tock Clock
From Mario Kart Wii:
1.) Moo Moo Meadows
2.) Grumble Volcano
3.) Wario's Gold Mine
From Mario Kart 7 on 3DS:
1.) DK Jungle
2.) Music Park
3.) Piranha Plant Slide
4.) Neo Bowser City
5.) Wuhu Town (Battle Course, MK8D exclusive)
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Smash hit? Yes.
A 30M+ mega hit? That was far from a guarantee.
All it would take is them working on Arms and planning on making Mario Kart 9 for Switch. They move to MK9 after Arms and as it gets into development they realize Mario Kart 8 Deluxe would be enough, but since they're already into development they keep going. Bam, Mario Kart 9 happens on Switch.
I don't think it's necessarily what we will see from the team, but I do think it's a possibility.
it was a joke. sorry. Still waiting for the switch to get its own MK game.
Seriously Nintendo, just drop some DLC in 2020 and I'll be fine without a new Mario Kart until the Switch 2.
I want a season pass for MK8DX and next iteration of MK should launch withing the first 6 months of next generation of Switch or whatever they make.
This is just printing too much money for them... while I'd like a new MK, give me a season pass of 10+ tracks I'm good.
This is just printing too much money for them... while I'd like a new MK, give me a season pass of 10+ tracks I'm good.
I would love a new Mario Kart, but honestly, if they just went the Season Pass route with this game out of the blue, I'd be happy with that, too.
Likewise.
As someone who played the Wii U and Mario Kart 8 and the two individual characters/tracks expansion a lot, I was a little bit bored of playing exactly the same game on the Switch, save for a better 'Battle Mode'.
Heck, they could quite happily charge $10 for four tracks (two new and two retro) and a couple of characters, and they'd be laughing all the way to the bank, like so:
The two versions are definitely over 30 million combined, yes.
Likewise.
As someone who played the Wii U and Mario Kart 8 and the two individual characters/tracks expansion a lot, I was a little bit bored of playing exactly the same game on the Switch, save for a better 'Battle Mode'.
Heck, they could quite happily charge $10 for four tracks (two new and two retro) and a couple of characters, and they'd be laughing all the way to the bank, like so:
The two versions are definitely over 30 million combined, yes.
I'd honestly be fine if the Mario Kart team (EPD 9) was only working on an expansion to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (it has to be a big expansion though, 16-24 tracks, 4-8 new characters, maybe a new mode or items) and Nintendogs. Just give me that Mario Kart content!
To think there were some people here who thought Nintendo were out of their mind to sell it at $60...
Also damn at those MK Wii sales numbers.
Also damn at those MK Wii sales numbers.
He's not foolish to think that Mario Kart 8 could've ended up selling less than other entries because of the Wii U's momentum. It's just that almost every avenue he em went about rationalizing it was wildly inaccurate. He's also foolish in double downing on his prediction even when It launched to record sales speed.
Mario Kart has always been one per platform and now you think the second best selling game in the series is going to change that because...reasons? You'll get it on the next Switch
And they still can't be arsed to add new DLC for the Wii U fans who have been playing this same game for ages.
It should really be obvious now that that isn't going to happen until Switch 2.
Ideally they'll have more DLC for MK8DX but that also seems unlikely at this point.
Yep. Gonna be a decade between Mario Kart releases for the first time ever and it sucks.
Oh well, at least we've got a few other racing games to fill in the gap.
I would also love DLC and it just makes sense. I was actually thinking perhaps they make it this years Tetris 99...as in the free thing that's included with Nintendo Online as they are still trying to boost subscribers and that way the player base won't be fragmented etc
Nah. I've been playing the same Mario kart for what? 6 years now? Time for a change. I'm bored of it. I would've been happy with more expansions years ago, but now I want something fresh. Bring on MK9. The Wii U owners got screwed big time.
I feel like we're not getting MK9 until the Switch 2.
I'd also like some more incentives and unlocks to grind out when playing online. Doesn't have to be a CTR-like battle pass but something other than acquiring meaningless points that don't do anything.
Mariokart 8 is basically the perfect kart racing game imo , I can't think of anytbing substantial improvements other then better online and more content .
Having said that I would love if they expanded the roster to a smash bros roster size and maybe even the staggering number of themed levels from smash bros
Having said that I would love if they expanded the roster to a smash bros roster size and maybe even the staggering number of themed levels from smash bros
With numbers like that Nintendo would be foolish not to port the rest of the Wii U exclusives. Damn. Thing is MK9 in the same gen would be a bit much unless they revive Double Dash. I'd settle for a roster and track boost via DLC like a Street Fighter update or something.
I would honestly not be surprised if MK9 turned out to be like a Mario Kart Ultimate scenario.
God, Why not, Nintendo?!?
If there is one big thing that I'd want future MK games to lift from Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled it's the creative and celebratory roster of characters from all over the franchise's history.
Like, why the fuck don't we have Wario Ware characters like Mona Pizza, Ashley, and 9-Volt? Why don't we have other fun EU Mario characters like Wart, Goombella, Mimi, Lord Crump, Rawk Hawk, Captain Syrup, or Stanley the Bugman?
Nintendo being so conservative and creatively bankrupt with MK's roster will never cease to be disappointing. Especially when one considers the amount of money MK makes for them and its ludicrous brand power.
I doubt anybody but two guys on Era would be like "I ain't buying this garbage!" If they replaced Pink Gold Peach or Baby Daisy with Tatanga and a spaceship kart...sigh
T.T
We're probably gonna get Baby FE guest characters before anything like a Sprixie Princess (with alts), Nabbit, or Foreman Spike.
That would bee incredibly sad, though funny at the same time lol
Lol, you ain't kiddin'.
I was giggling just typing "baby FE guest characters"...but then laughter turned to tears T.T
I didn't say the author was a fool for thinking WiiU lack of success limited the WiiU games' sales potential because that's obviously true.
He was a fool for thinking there is a way to predict a constant attach rate.
In the end MK8 on WiiU had an attach rate which was more than thrice what he assumed which is why he was so off.
Though it wasn't the only reason why that article get laugh off, some of the charts in there are meaningless.