Analyst: Mario Kart Tour has record-breaking debut for downloads

Mario Kart Tour has already surpassed 10.1 million downloads worldwide, according to data-tracking intelligence firm Apptopia. Nintendo’s latest free-to-play mobile game had a better first day in terms of downloads than Pokémon Go or Clash Royale.

This is now Nintendo’s sixth mobile game. Mario Kart Tour is easily the publisher’s biggest launch ever. This early success is not very surprising. Mario Kart is among Nintendo’s most-recognizable franchises. It is also one of the company’s best-selling games. A Mario Kart is almost always the best-selling game on every Nintendo console. This is due to its mass appeal across demographics.