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Mario Kart 8 Boosts Wii U Sales by 4.1x in NOA week over week

vinnygambini

Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Coming from Nintendo's Analyst meeting at E3 from David Gibbson.

#Nintendo said MK8 attach rate in US was 18% versus 7% for MK7. MK8 boosted WiiU sales 4.1x week over week v. MK7 2.4x

#Nintendo in analyst meeting said in usa sold 450k of MK8 in 3 days versus 250k on MK7.
 

Skel1ingt0n

I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
What was the boost for Xbox when Titanfall came out?
 
David Gibson @gibbogame
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#nintendo in analyst meeting said in usa sold 450k of MK8 in 3 days versus 250k on MK7.




David Gibson @gibbogame
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#Nintendo said MK8 attach rate in US was 18% versus 7% for MK7. MK8 boosted WiiU sales 4.1x week over week v. MK7 2.4x

https://twitter.com/gibbogame

lock if old.
 

Seik

Banned
Well deserved.

This game is like crack, literally.

I keep losing online yet I'm having tons of fun and don't want to stop! D:
 
I'm no longer the only Wii U owner in my group of friends, thanks to MK8. Smash is gonna be a huge boost in comparison though.

Smash will be the big boost in Wii U owners among my friends as well. I don't think any of my friends actually went out to buy a Wii U for MK8. I should probably have a get-together so people can try it out!
...and so I can play local multi for the first time...
 

kinggroin

Banned
Great news.


Wish there was software to keep the momentum going, but just like this post is going to do for this thread, so will Nintendo's lineup for the Wii U
 
I love Mario Kart 8, it's my favourite game for the Wii U so far.

And my second favourite game I guess would be Super Mario 3D World. And I guess my third favourite would be Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze.

I'm really glad to see the Wii U is doing better. While there's a lot of things that I think that the PlayStation 4 is doing better, like using x86 AMD stuff. I really like the Wii U and it has my favourite games this generation.
So I really want it to do well.
 

Nirolak

Mrgrgr
So per the NPD thread they did about 49k in April over four weeks.

Assuming they didn't go down in May, that'd put them with at least 50K for Mario Kart's debut week.
 

MrBadger

Member
Considering the amount of enjoyment I got out of MK8 with my friends, many of which weren't even sure what a Wii U was beforehand, I'd say this is very well deserved. It's been a while since I've had this much fun with Mario Kart.
 
mario_kart_pie_chart.jpg
 

Miles X

Member
May 14 was the same as April 14 last year. So assuming the first 3 weeks were the same this year (12k average) you're looking at 60k~ for launch week + the other 3 weeks at 36k. 96k for May NPD?

Is that actually good? Zelda Remake achieved higher hardware numbers ...

Edit - Oh wait no it didn't, 91k.
 

kiguel182

Member
It seems like the Mario Kart bundle really paid of for them, good for Nintendo.

I'm no longer the only Wii U owner in my group of friends, thanks to MK8. Smash is gonna be a huge boost in comparison though.

Has Smash ever sold more than Mario Kart? It doesn't seem to have nearly as much as a mainstream appeal.
 

Mpl90

Two copies sold? That's not a bomb guys, stop trolling!!!
Mario Kart 8's debut (3 days) - 450,000
Attach rate - 18%
Wii U sales after MK8's debut - 2,500,000

...I think?
 

ryanmac

Banned
I'm just happy to see people say some nice things about the Wii U. I buy Nintendo consoles for Nintendo exclusives and the Wii U has not let me down yet. I'm OK with only using it three or four times a year.
 

NateDrake

Member
If MK8 increased Wii U sales x4 for the week, we can estimate the Wii U sold between 60-75k for that week as Wii U generally averaged around 15k (50-60k a month) a week in USA.
 
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