• thingsiplay@beehaw.org
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    13 days ago

    Still impressive that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe got sold so many, as it is only a “Re-release” on a single platform.

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      13 days ago

      Yes, but it had only previously been released on the Wii U, so for most people it was brand new.

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        12 days ago

        Mario Kart is a great game. It’s fun solo and with friends.

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        13 days ago

        That’s debatable. There are many games I do not consider to be good, but sold many copies / licenses. Same is true for the other side, where lot of good games sold poorly. So therefore I wouldn’t say it’s bizarre. The game is just not for you (and me).

  • renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net
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    12 days ago

    I suspect its lead will only widen since Mario Kart World will intercept most new purchases for that franchise, and we certainly won’t see another Red Dead Redemption for a LONG time.

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      12 days ago

      The other thing is red dead is on sale for like 30 dollars right now.

      Mario Kart never goes on sale.

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    Mario Kart 8 was previously at the fourth spot for best-selling games of all time (units sold), with the title pushing 78.02 million copies across the Wii U and Nintendo Switch. Now Red Dead Redemption 2 has taken its place, and the only games ahead of it are Wii Sports with 82.9 million units (bundled with Wii U consoles), Grand Theft Auto 5 with over 220 million units sold-in to date, and in the first spot, we have Minecraft with over 350 million sold.