“There Is Only One Real Last Chance For Wii U And It Is Mario Kart 8,”

[Jon-Erich]

Xen said:
MKDD didn't save the (already very cheap) GC, MK8 and a pricecut won't save the Wii U.

MKDD was still financially rewarding for Nintendo. Roughly half of the GameCube owners in the world bought that game. That's a higher attach rate than any other Mario Kart game since.