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Forums - Nintendo - Can Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Sell 12mil Lifetime (or close to it)

Medisti on 18 August 2018
contestgamer said:
BlackBeauty said:

Do you realize this a port right? It already sold 8 million on Wii U. It should be close to 30 million combined when it’s all said and done. And Mario Kart Wii was a bundled game inflating its sales.

And how is it a decline when it’s one of the top selling Mario Kart? Was Mario kart ds? Or 7 a decline? A flop? 

Everything since MK Wii has been a disappointment. Cant say flop since they sold well, but the decline has been severe. I could see Wiiu+Switch selling 22-23 mil max, which is decent, but still a pretty rough decline.

Imagine if you were in charge of game development. "Well, this game sold 20 million copies. It's in decline from the last one that sold 30 million." In what dimension is 20 million a disappointment? Do you realize how few games have sold that much?



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Flilix on 18 August 2018
contestgamer said:
BlackBeauty said:

Do you realize this a port right? It already sold 8 million on Wii U. It should be close to 30 million combined when it’s all said and done. And Mario Kart Wii was a bundled game inflating its sales.

And how is it a decline when it’s one of the top selling Mario Kart? Was Mario kart ds? Or 7 a decline? A flop? 

Everything since MK Wii has been a disappointment. Cant say flop since they sold well, but the decline has been severe. I could see Wiiu+Switch selling 22-23 mil max, which is decent, but still a pretty rough decline.

For such a big franchise that also appeals to a lot of casual players, attach rates are at least as important as the absolute sales.

Mario Kart DS - 23,26M - 15,01%
Mario Kart Wii - 35,89M - 35,31%
Mario Kart 7 - 14,84M - 20,48%
Mario Kart 8 - 7,69M - 55,04%
Mario Kart 8D - 8,67M - 45,75%

Considering both absolute sales and attach rates, I'd say that the sales have been relatively steady. The 'decline' of the franchise has been caused solely by the decline in hardware sales. And if the Switch sells as well as the Wii, I can definitely see MK8D reaching 30M million, including digital (of course, that's assuming that MK9 doesn't get released on the Switch).



pikashoe on 18 August 2018

I can see this doing 20 million plus, depending on the switch's momentum. Add on the wii u version and this has the potential to be at over 30 million combined when all is said and done.