Somebody update this chart with the latest sales figures 😉
Somebody update this chart with the latest sales figures 😉
It's on pace to do that without combining. Has been for a while, too; its sales just aren't slowing down.Combining the numbers, the dream of surpassing MK Wii sales is no longer just a dream... That is crazy.
I still think using these sales to say MK9 won't happen on Switch is silly. It would have been a year or close to two years in development by the time it was clear how well MK8D would do.
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!
EXPANSION PASS THIS SHIT
Seriously, I don't want an MK9, that would mean starting over at like 32 tracks. We already got 48 of the best tracks ever, so let's milk that 20-million install base by selling a $20 Expansion Pass that adds another 16 tracks for 64 tracks total. The return on investment will be killer for Nintendo, even if a fraction of the base buys it.
Heck, they could even create a new SKU — "Mario Kart Deluxe 8: Lap 2" — that replaces the original at retail, and features all the content of regular MK8D plus the new stuff. That way you don't have two SKUs cannibalizing each other. The people who already got MK8D would just buy the Expansion Pass.
EXPANSION PASS THIS SHIT
Seriously, I don't want an MK9, that would mean starting over at like 32 tracks. We already got 48 of the best tracks ever, so let's milk that 20-million install base by selling a $20 Expansion Pass that adds another 16 tracks for 64 tracks total. The return on investment will be killer for Nintendo, even if a fraction of the base buys it.
Heck, they could even create a new SKU — "Mario Kart Deluxe 8: Lap 2" — that replaces the original at retail, and features all the content of regular MK8D plus the new stuff. That way you don't have two SKUs cannibalizing each other. The people who already got MK8D would just buy the Expansion Pass.
I was going to put all characters too, but honestly I don't care about the metal/rose gold characters, the babies, or the Koopalings.
That's fair. I really don't want to see Baby Rosalina again, or Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach as separate characters instead of costumes.
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.
it was a joke. sorry. Still waiting for the switch to get its own MK game.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'd love that. Bring back DK Jr!I know courses are the biggest draw, but I want all the characters too. Imagine if they brought back DK Jr.?
Just to clarify, the 23 million figure doesn't include Mario Kart 8 sales from the Wii U, right?
Meaning the total sales from MK8 across all platforms is closer to 30 million?
Seriously Nintendo, just drop some DLC in 2020, and I'll be fine without a new Mario Kart until the Switch 2.
Just to clarify, the 23 million figure doesn't include Mario Kart 8 sales from the Wii U, right?
Meaning the total sales from MK8 across all platforms is closer to 30 million?
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.
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.That doesn't undermine the thesis that a game could sell better under entirely different circumstances though. The 22m on Switch are as relevant as another potential 30m+ if it released on PS4 or PC.
The Wii U userbase was very low and things weren't looking good, so it wasn't reasonable to assume that Nintendo would figure their life out, release their most popular console (launched-aligned) of all time in 3 years, and then re-release a deluxe version of MK8 that sells well.
Edit: but you and others are correct that the prediction ended up wrong, bc it outsold others on the Wii U alone. I still don't think it was an unreasonable prediction in light of the poor performance of the Wii U. So the author is wrong, I just don't think he's crazy, foolish wrong.
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 SwitchNeat. Can we get Mario Kart 9 now? We're coming up on six years in a few months.
Neat. Can we get Mario Kart 9 now? We're coming up on six years in a few months.
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.
Great ideaEXPANSION PASS THIS SHIT
Seriously, I don't want an MK9, that would mean starting over at like 32 tracks. We already got 48 of the best tracks ever, so let's milk that 20-million install base by selling a $20 Expansion Pass that adds another 16 tracks for 64 tracks total. The return on investment will be killer for Nintendo, even if a fraction of the base buys it.
Heck, they could even create a new SKU — "Mario Kart Deluxe 8: Lap 2" — that replaces the original at retail, and features all the content of regular MK8D plus the new stuff. That way you don't have two SKUs cannibalizing each other. The people who already got MK8D would just buy the Expansion Pass.
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.EXPANSION PASS THIS SHIT
Seriously, I don't want an MK9, that would mean starting over at like 32 tracks. We already got 48 of the best tracks ever, so let's milk that 20-million install base by selling a $20 Expansion Pass that adds another 16 tracks for 64 tracks total. The return on investment will be killer for Nintendo, even if a fraction of the base buys it.
Heck, they could even create a new SKU — "Mario Kart Deluxe 8: Lap 2" — that replaces the original at retail, and features all the content of regular MK8D plus the new stuff. That way you don't have two SKUs cannibalizing each other. The people who already got MK8D would just buy the Expansion Pass.
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.
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
God, Why not, Nintendo?!?Put👏 Wario👏 Ware👏 Characters👏 Already👏
And a diamond City track that is not only bound to the shitty arcade version.
Becuase they prefer adding babies :(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
That would bee incredibly sad, though funny at the same time lolT.T
We're probably gonna get Baby FE guest characters before anything like a Sprixie Princess, Nabbit, or Foreman Spike.
Lol, you ain't kiddin'.That would bee incredibly sad, though funny at the same time lol
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.That doesn't undermine the thesis that a game could sell better under entirely different circumstances though. The 22m on Switch are as relevant as another potential 30m+ if it released on PS4 or PC.
The Wii U userbase was very low and things weren't looking good, so it wasn't reasonable to assume that Nintendo would figure their life out, release their most popular console (launched-aligned) of all time in 3 years, and then re-release a deluxe version of MK8 that sells well.
Edit: but you and others are correct that the prediction ended up wrong, bc it outsold others on the Wii U alone. I still don't think it was an unreasonable prediction in light of the poor performance of the Wii U. So the author is wrong, I just don't think he's crazy, foolish wrong.