Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sells 459,000 copies in 1 day

After The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the Nintendo Switch already has its second big hit, and it’s a game that didn’t get a chance to shine due to the underwhelming performance of the publisher’s older Wii U system.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold 459,000 copies on its launch day of April 28, according to Nintendo. That’s enough to make it the fastest-selling release in the racing franchise’s history. This is also another example of how the Switch, Nintendo’s hybrid home/handheld console, is keeping up with the landmark Wii system, because the previous fastest-selling Mario Kart was the 2008 Wii version that did 433,900 on its launch day. Mario Kart Wii, which was one of a handful of games that many Wii owners purchased to go along with Wii Sports, went on to sell 36.95 million copies.