That makes it the fastest selling Wii U title to launch so far.

Nintendo just fired off a quick email blast announcing the opening sales statistics for Mario Kart 8. The title dropped on Friday, and it went on to sell more than 1.2 million copies globally.

The release, which you can read in full below, did not indicate how many Wii U bundles the game moved. The numbers were “based on Nintendo’s internal sales figures.”

Nintendo aims to carry this momentum into E3. Hopefully they can unveil a few games that will keep new and old Wii U owners happy for a few years to come.

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Mario Kart 8 is on a Roll: Sells More Than 1.2 Million Units Worldwide Over First Weekend

Latest Entry in Venerable Franchise is Now the Fastest-Selling Wii U Game Ever

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Momentum is spelled M-A-R-I-O K-A-R-T.

The Mario Kart 8 game for the Wii U console just launched around the world to global acclaim, earning some of the strongest review scores in franchise history, including becoming the 14th Wii U game to launch in the U.S. with a Metacritic score of 85 or higher. Nintendo reported today that the game sold more than 1.2 million* total units across Japan, Europe and the Americas during its first weekend on the market.**

“The early response to Mario Kart 8 demonstrates that the best days for Wii U are still ahead,” said Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime. “This year’s E3 is just days away, and it will be all about the future games for Nintendo platforms. This milestone is a great place to start!”

Prior to Mario Kart 8, the seven games that have launched previously in the series have combined to sell more than 100 million total units worldwide. This includes two of the best-selling video games of all time: Mario Kart Wii for Wii and Mario Kart DS for the Nintendo DS family of systems. The full list includes: