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Mario Kart Wii has sold five times as many units as Mario Kart 8 (Wii U version) during FY2018

Rouk'

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Mario Kart Wii went From 37.10M in March 2018 to 37.20M in March 2019
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Mario Kart 8 on Wii U went from 8.42M to 8.44M in the same timeframe.
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So, in the last 12 months, MKWii sold 100k units while MK8 only sold 20k. The following chart was made by Daedardus to help you all comprehend this.
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This was already the case for FY2017 as MKWii sold 150k units vs 110k units for MK8.
I guess it makes sense since MK8 is available in the form of MK8D whereas MKWii isn't available elsewhere (and since there are far more people with a Wii without MKWii than with a WiiU without MK8).
But still, MKWii is a beast like no other
 
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kami_sama

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The Wii U is truly and completely dead.
The Switch was a complete reboot company-wide and it shows, with all the re-releases and updated ports.
 

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There are about 10 times as many Wiis out there as Wii U's, and you can play Mario Kart 8 on the Switch as you pointed out. But a game selling 100k units on a long dead system is still very impressive.
 
maximumzero

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The gap between Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 9 is going to be the widest in series history and is gonna be excruciating for those of us that ain't into buying games twice.
 
ShinobiBk

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100k sales for a game on a system that released 13 years ago holy moly

Mario Kart the forevergreen that literally never stops selling. The game itself released over a decade ago. That's fucking nuts. There are publishers who would kill to have 100k legs 2-3 years deep let alone 11
 
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Pretty sure whatever inventory of Wii Nintendo has left is the Mario Kart bundle so that contributes to that.
 
Kunka Kid

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It's not crazy that people are still playing Mario Kart Wii in 2018, it's crazy that people are still buying it.
 
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That's because people can't buy Mario Kart Wii Deluxe on the Switch.
But seriously, the legs this game has is absolutely insane.
 
WillyFive

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I used to work in retail during the Wii U days, and the Wii was always more popular than the Wii U.

Nintendo completely failed to bring a successor to the Wii with Wii U.
 
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I'm rooting for MK8(D) to overtake MKWii in the long run, but can't help but admire the immortality of this game.
 
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Mario Kart Wii is the only one I've never owned. Perhaps I'll buy it new at the very last chance I can when it's taken off the market in 10 years.
 
Hero of Legend

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Mario Kart Wii selling 100k is one thing.

Mario Kart 8 only selling 20k is pure "holy hell that's abysmal".

This was Wii U's number one selling game right? Does anyone need more evidence of Wii U being dead? Just goes to show how utterly dreadful the system performed, and I was like the #1 supporter of it succeeding and getting support. It's just clear as day.
 

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Hero of Legend said:
Mario Kart Wii selling 100k is one thing.

Mario Kart 8 only selling 20k is pure "holy hell that's abysmal".

This was Wii U's number one selling game right? Does anyone need more evidence of Wii U being dead? Just goes to show how utterly dreadful the system performed, and I was like the #1 supporter of it succeeding and getting support. It's just clear as day.
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I mean the system literally hasn't even been in production for 2 years now.
 
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Hero of Legend said:
Mario Kart Wii selling 100k is one thing.

Mario Kart 8 only selling 20k is pure "holy hell that's abysmal".

This was Wii U's number one selling game right? Does anyone need more evidence of Wii U being dead? Just goes to show how utterly dreadful the system performed, and I was like the #1 supporter of it succeeding and getting support. It's just clear as day.
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MK8D exists so MK8 selling so much does not really make sense.
 
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It makes a lot of sense, seeing that the Wii was a very popular platform while the Wii U isn't.

kami_sama said:
The Wii U is truly and completely dead.
The Switch was a complete reboot company-wide and it shows, with all the re-releases and updated ports.
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It's very telling that some of the ports on the Switch have outsold the original versions on the Wii U, like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, & The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. And by big margins.

Nintendo have made the Switch very popular.
 
TheBiInBilingual

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they still use a Wii in a retirement home nearby where I live. It's only games AFAIK are Wii Sports and Wii Fit, still popular by the elderly haha.

I don't blame 'em. Wii Sports is a gem.
 
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Hero of Legend said:
Mario Kart Wii selling 100k is one thing.

Mario Kart 8 only selling 20k is pure "holy hell that's abysmal".

This was Wii U's number one selling game right? Does anyone need more evidence of Wii U being dead? Just goes to show how utterly dreadful the system performed, and I was like the #1 supporter of it succeeding and getting support. It's just clear as day.
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The Wii U has been dead since March 3rd, 2017 and everyone accepted it then.
 
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Mario Kart Wii is a great Mario Kart game, better than 8. Hats off to whoever gets to enjoy that entry for the first time in 2018.
 
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If you were a big enough Nintendo fan to own a Wii U, you almost definitely have a Switch, and if so there's like 0 reason to get MK8 over MK8D. Not surprising.
 

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To be honest I find it impressive that mk8 for wii u is still shipping. The attach ratio of that game is insane.

Kunka Kid said:
It's not crazy that people are still playing Mario Kart Wii in 2018, it's crazy that people are still buying it.
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Here in Sweden most of the Nintendo select line is still available online.
 

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It's impressive, considering that MK Wii is a multiplayer game that gets generally superseded by the next game(or three in this case) in the series
 
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