Since the news of the Nintendo Switch 2 started to be talked about, another trend that followed the news of the console was the news of the new Mario Kart game. Many people guessed that it would undoubtedly be Mario Kart 9. Because now, almost all of Nintendo's famous games have sequels. Only Mario Kart is left without a sequel for 10 years. Many people wonder why Nintendo doesn't make Mario Kart 9 yet. Because even the first Nintendo Switch only had Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which was just a copy of Mario Kart 8 from the WiiU. Let's see what makes Nintendo a tiger that can easily make money from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe without having a sequel until Nintendo Switch 2. Let's find the answer together.
The first reason why Nintendo doesn't make a new Mario Kart game starts with the sales of the Mario Kart 8 series. Counting the 8th game alone, it was a huge success. The game has sold more than 70 million copies worldwide, making it the 5th best-selling game of all time, behind only Minecraft, GTA 5, Wii Sports, and PUBG Battlegrounds. It sells better than the main Super Mario series. In addition, Nintendo also revealed that the game was the second best-selling game on the Nintendo Switch in the last quarter.
In the third quarter (July-September) of fiscal year 2025, Nintendo confirmed that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold 5.38 million units on the Nintendo Switch, bringing the total sales for the Mario Kart 8 series (counting only the eighth game in the series) to 67.35 million units, including the WiiU version of the game, which sold around 8.46 million units. This was only as of the middle of last year, and by now, the game may have sold 70 million units.
Nintendo also confirmed that the Nintendo Switch has sold over 150 million units worldwide, meaning the game is now in the hands of nearly two-thirds of Switch owners. It's no wonder Nintendo is reluctant to make a new Mario Kart game, just like Rockstar Games was reluctant to make GTA 6, given that GTA 5 has sold so well so far. The same is true for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which has still not had a sequel after 10 years. If the game is selling so well, why bother making a sequel?
Nintendo Switch software sales so far increased to 53.7 million units in Q3, up from 30.64 million units in Q1 and 39.64 million units in Q2. However, that number is still down nearly 25 percent year-over-year as players anticipate the Switch 2. It remains to be seen whether sales of the eighth game will suffer once Nintendo announces a new Mario Kart game on Nintendo Switch 2 (even before it's released). If there is any progress, we will report it again.
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