Mario Kart 8 Sales Top 5 Million Units Worldwide, Over 50% Attach Rate - Sales

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by, posted on 30 July 2015

Nintendo's flagship series, Mario Kart, has continued its success on the Wii U despite the console's limited sell-through.

Mario Kart 8 is the first Wii U game to top five million units sold worldwide at retail, according to VGChartz's latest sales data. It has taken the game 57 weeks to reach the milestone and continues to top 20,000 units sold on a weekly basis.

Mario Kart 8 has an attach rate in excess of 50%; the only game this generation to achieve such a high attach rate.

Mario Kart 8 launched worldwide in May 2014 with sales of 1.14 million units in its first week.



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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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