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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe outsells the original in less than a year, 9.22m copies sold.
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i can never ever see a pie chart and not be reminded of this mess
Pokken tournament has I think. But we are about to have some more in the form of Bayonetta 1+2, dkc:tf, captain toad etc..
Jesus-Christ !
I could never ever imagine we could be within reach of Mario Kart Wii numbers one day.
The Switch is just something else...
Can someone explain that pie chart to me? The bigger the red part gets the smaller the blue gets. So the more Mario Kart sells the fewer hardware would have sold? That doesn't make sense. Or is the blue part meant to say "hardware sold without a copy of Mario Kart" and should the value be 489.83m - 99.76m?
Were they going for a visual representation of a percentage? Is it a 3d pie chart where the whole base is blue and then the red slice is on top to show how many hardware owners have Mario Kart?
Were they going for a visual representation of a percentage? Is it a 3d pie chart where the whole base is blue and then the red slice is on top to show how many hardware owners have Mario Kart?
As MK8DX is selling like a new game, it's time to let the Mario Kart team do something else.
F-Zero for sure!! I wish
F-Zero for sure!! I wish
Off the top of my head, RE4 GC -> PS2 and Tomb Raider Saturn -> PS1. Certainly rare though aye, can't think of any pre Switch Nintendo examples
since this game is selling just like a new mario kart and will continue to sell until the switch is dead, it would be a waste of resources to develop mk9 anytime soon. they should let that team make something else.
The pie chart makes no sense, you use pie charts to break down the composition of something.
Using "total Mario Kart sales" and "total console sales" in a single pie chart is complete nonsense.
Never forget :p
Wow. Polygon really doesn't understand how to present data graphically, do they?
Not as bad as that pie chart of course, but close.
Mario Kart 8 was such an awesome release though. They were giving you a free game just for buying it!
And this is why 8 Deluxe will probably be the only Switch Mario Kart game (or at least the only one until late Switch lifecycle).
Mother 2 shipped 300k in Japan---Mother 1+2 sold almost 400k on GBA (though it was a collection).
Super Mario 64 shipped 11m on N64---Super Mario 64 DS shipped 11.06m on DS.
Animal Crossing sold 640k on GC in Japan---Animal Forest sold 215k on N64 in Japan.
Mother 2 shipped 300k in Japan---Mother 1+2 sold almost 400k on GBA (though it was a collection).
Super Mario 64 shipped 11m on N64---Super Mario 64 DS shipped 11.06m on DS.
Animal Crossing sold 640k on GC in Japan---Animal Forest sold 215k on N64 in Japan.
And since that graph, MK7 doubled its sales too. Just face it, they were completely off base here, and deserved the mocking they got for it.
FIne by me.... IF they put out new DLC for it and expand roster even more.
Well deserved. It's a great game and will keep on selling for a long time.
I'm thinking they made this just to have a chart that looks something like a kart. A khart, if you will.
And that pun was still better than the khart.
I'm thinking they made this just to have a chart that looks something like a kart. A khart, if you will.
And that pun was still better than the khart.
A better question would be "will they make DLC for mario kart 8 deluxe"?
Mario kart 9 almost certainly won't be coming until switch 2.
F-Zero X had the death race, which is essentially that.
If a new F-Zero appears I will flip my shit!
I would like them to create - on switch - new dlc for mk8 deluxe and a new single player IP.
Mk8 deluxe -> arms -> mk8 deluxe dlc -> new IP
Was it though? In less than a year, for a years old port? I'm not so sure i'd call it easy. In my mind, this is a bigger feat than Odyssey selling as much as it has.
I remember a few people saying this wouldn't sell at all and shouldn't be considered as a big release lol
Yes, please. Add content to MK8 , if you must, but don't waste that talent on a NINTH sequel.
For those who have played both MK8 and MK8 Deluxe, regarding items, which one do you think have a better balance?
What I mean is that in MK8 you can only hold one item, whereas in Deluxe you can hold two, which can make the game lean more towards items than racing.
For me MK8 stroke the perfect balance between items and racing. Items make a difference but won't make you win if you only rely on them.
Two items at once makes me remember MK Wii, where you could get several positions using two items or maintain yourself ahead for a long time for having 6 bananas.
I never played MK8 Deluxe and would like to know what you think.
What I mean is that in MK8 you can only hold one item, whereas in Deluxe you can hold two, which can make the game lean more towards items than racing.
For me MK8 stroke the perfect balance between items and racing. Items make a difference but won't make you win if you only rely on them.
Two items at once makes me remember MK Wii, where you could get several positions using two items or maintain yourself ahead for a long time for having 6 bananas.
I never played MK8 Deluxe and would like to know what you think.
Still waiting for this to go on sale, as well as Skyrim.
Has this game ever been on sale? Perhsps there is a possibility that it never will?
Has this game ever been on sale? Perhsps there is a possibility that it never will?
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I think that the general consensus is that the double items are great. It adds a strategic dimension to the game and protects more the leading player.
Let me explain.
In MK8, you can have only one item at a time so when you are first you are dependant of the RNG related to the box item you hit.
In MK8D, being first gives you the opportunity to score the double box. You'll get at least one defensive item (shell, banana...)+ a coin most of the time. Plus, if you got a coin in a normal box item before, you can keep it to ensure that you'll get a defensive item next time.
For each row you only have at most one double-item box, so it doesn't make the game a huge mess like MK Wii was thanks to a better balance of items too.
Maybe in a few years there will be a Nintendo Selects line.
Zelda: BOTW, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Odyssey and more at the low low price of 39.99 each.
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MK Wii is still sold at 40$ (and they sold 80k of those the last quarter !).
So I wouldn't expect a sale for this game, at least not before the release of the next entry.
Hmmmmm, so in the "item checkpoints" you only have one double box.
Yeah, that's really interesting for the 1st place, since scoring a coin when the second place scores triple red shells is no bueno.
I was afraid that the game would be messy like MK Wii, but I'm glad that the balance is still good.
Looking forward to getting it one day.
Will probably be succeeded by another MK in 2 years so it's wont have the Wii legs.
Yes. I personally don't think it's a particularly bad way to show a portion, albeit an unusual use of a pie chart. Basically it's saying "1 Mario Kart copy is sold for every six-ish hardware units" which I think is pretty well represented in circle form.