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Mario Kart 8 Sells Over 1 Million Globally During Launch Weekend

After just a few days on the market, Mario Kart 8 has sold over a million units across the globe.

Launching in Japan on the 29th May, followed closely by European and North American releases on the 30th, the Wii U title managed to take in over 1.2 million units.

The current record holder for most popular Mario Kart entry goes to the Wii release, which has sold over 35 million as of 31st March 2014, followed closely by the Nintendo DS release at 23.56 million and the Nintendo 64 edition at 9.87 million.

The full list of sales for the previous Mario Kart games include:

Title	System	Global Sales
Super Mario Kart	Super Nintendo	8.76 million
Mario Kart 64	Nintendo 64	9.87 million
Mario Kart: Super Circuit	Game Boy Advance	5.91 million
Mario Kart: Double Dash	Nintendo GameCube	6.88 million
Mario Kart DS	Nintendo DS	23.56 million
Mario Kart Wii	Wii	35.53 million
Mario Kart 7	Nintendo 3DS	9.62 million
		Total: 100.13 million

Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata said that "such positive early feedback for Mario Kart 8 reinforces the great gameplay experiences that Wii U currently offers".

Were you one of the Wii U owners who picked up a copy of Mario Kart 8 over the weekend?