Mario Kart boosts Wii U sales in Japan

June 5th, 2014, 00:36 Posted By: wraggster

Mario Kart 8 debuted at No.1 on the Japanese software chart during the week ended June 1.
Having launched on May 29, the game sold over 325,000 copies to top the chart ahead of fellow new release Mobile Suit Gundam: Side Stories, which sold 82,000 copies on PS3.
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Nintendo said on Monday that worldwide Mario Kart 8 sales hit 1.2 million units over the game's first weekend of availability, making it the fastest-selling Wii U game to date.
The UK release of Mario Kart 8 drove a 666 per cent increase in weekly Wii U sales.

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