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title: "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Best Selling"
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description: "It was a very wise decision by Nintendo to port the excellent Mario Kart 8 from the Wii U to the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo confirmed that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is best-selling"
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2019-02-05 18:45:31"
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Best Selling | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Best Selling](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/mario-kart-8-deluxe-best-selling.png "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Best Selling")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/mario-kart-8-deluxe-best-selling.png)It was a very wise decision by Nintendo to port the excellent Mario Kart 8 from the Wii U to the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo confirmed that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the best-selling Nintendo Switch game.

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## [](#by-far)By far

The game has sold 15.02 million units globally and brings total Mario Kart 8 sales to 23 million (Nintendo Switch & Wii U).

### [](#about-mario-kart-8-deluxe)About Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

With Nintendo Switch, fans can enjoy the definitive version of *Mario Kart 8* anywhere, anytime, even with up to 8 friends in local wireless multiplayer.

#### [](#deluxe)Deluxe

All your favourite tracks and characters return from the Wii U version, plus all DLC tracks and characters, and new characters join the roster, too: Inkling Boy and Inkling Girl from *Splatoon*, King Boo, Dry Bones, and Bowser Jr.! Plus, battle Mode has been revamped and includes Balloon Battle and Bob-omb Blast, with all-new courses such as Urchin Underpass and Battle Stadium, and returning ones like (GCN) Luigi’s Mansion and (SNES) Battle Course 1.

Players can now carry two items at a time, including new items returning from previous Mario Kart games such as Boo, the item-stealing ghost, and the Feather, which gives you a high jump in battle mode. Players can even choose to use a new Smart Steering feature which makes driving and staying on the track easy for novice players and kids, even at 200cc. Play in TV mode in up to 1080p.

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Now all we need is some downloadable content.

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