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Will Mario Kart 8 outsell Mario Kart Wii?

Yes, Switch version by itself will do it 35 46.67%
 
Yes, but only if you comb... 32 42.67%
 
No 8 10.67%
 
Total:75
Chicho on 11 December 2019
Year 
Platform 
Title 
Sales
(millions) 
Sales breakdown 
1992 Super Mario Kart 14.04
1992 SNES Super Mario Kart 8.76 JP: 3.82 million[2]
2017 SNES Super NES Classic Edition 5.28 Worldwide: 5.28 million[3]
1997 Mario Kart 64 to Mario Kart 7 101.84
1997 N64 Mario Kart 64 9.87 JP: 2.24 million[2]
US: 5.5 million[4]
2001 GBA Mario Kart: Super Circuit 5.91 JP: 938,175[5]
US: 2.53 million[4]
2003 GC Mario Kart: Double Dash! 6.88 JP: 826,000[6]
US: 3.85 million[4]
2005 DS Mario Kart DS 23.60 JP: 4,006,571[5]
US: 3 million[4]
2008 Wii Mario Kart Wii 37.24 JP: 3,783,315[7]
US: 11.3 million[8]
2011 3DS Mario Kart 7 18.47 JP: 3.01 million[n 1]
US: 3.48 million[16]
2014 Mario Kart 8 26.33
2014 Wii U Mario Kart 8 8.44 JP: 1,356,167[5]
US: 2 million[17]
2017 Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 19.01 JP: 2.113 million[5]
Overseas: 9.63 million[15][18]
Franchise total 138.18

the Switch version is number 3 already and combined It is number 2 



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Slownenberg on 11 December 2019

Both versions of MK8 will outsell MKWii I think. No way MK8D gets there alone, but I do think it will go over 30 million. There won't be a MK9 until Switch 2, thats pretty obvious.



LGBTDBZBBQ on 25 December 2019

Looks like MK8D is Nintendo's default bundled game during BF and CM promotions week. If this kind of pattern didn't change then the Switch version alone is enough to outsell Mario Kart Wii.



p0isonparadise on 30 January 2020

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 22.96 million
Mario Kart 8 - 8.44 million

Total: 31.40 million

5.84 million away from surpassing MKWii. Deluxe has 14.28 million to go.



Nu-13 on 30 January 2020
p0isonparadise said:
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 22.96 million
Mario Kart 8 - 8.44 million

Total: 31.40 million

5.84 million away from surpassing MKWii. Deluxe has 14.28 million to go.

And at the current rate, deluxe alone will do it.



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Ryng on 30 January 2020

50 million lifetime for Mario Kart 8.

Switch >40 million
Wii U - 8.4 million



deerox on 04 November 2021

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe have now outsold Mario Kart Wii. An imppresive feat considering that the Switch itself haven't outsold the Wii yet.

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html



AlbiNecroxz on 04 November 2021

This thread is chef kiss to look at now lol



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Zippy6 on 04 November 2021

As of today this is the longest we've ever gone without a new Mario Kart title.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to Today = 1651 days (April 28th 2017 to 4th November 2021)
Mario Kart 64 to Mario Kart Super Circuit = 1650 days (14th December 1996 to 21st June 2001)

If you don't class Deluxe as it's just an upgrade of 8 then well... Mario Kart 8 to Today = 2716 days (29th May 2014 to 4th November 2021)

Mario Kart 9 is well overdue.

Mario Kart 8 will keep selling until 9 comes out.



Zippy6 on 04 November 2021
trunkswd said:
Zippy6 said:

As of today this is the longest we've ever gone without a new Mario Kart title.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to Today = 1651 days (April 28th 2017 to 4th November 2021)
Mario Kart 64 to Mario Kart Super Circuit = 1650 days (14th December 1996 to 21st June 2001)

If you don't class Deluxe as it's just an upgrade of 8 then well... Mario Kart 9 is well overdue.

Mario Kart 8 will keep selling until 9 comes out.

MK9 is well overdue, but I don't see it launching until the Switch successor. No need to cut off MK8D's legs while it is still selling a ton.

Yeah I don't see it coming out on Switch, it'll be a launch title (or very close to launch) for the next console.