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#1 Zinix

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Posted 02 June 2014 - 07:59 AM

 

Mario Kart 8, meanwhile, turned up comfortably in second place. Nintendo's racer earned the company its biggest Wii U game launch in the UK to date, and the second best launch for a Mario Kart title ever in the UK.

 

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Posted 02 June 2014 - 08:04 AM

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Posted 02 June 2014 - 08:25 AM

I don't know, I'm gonna wait and see the actual numbers, I have no idea how much of an increase that is seeing as the Wii U could sell 1000 last week but then 6660 this week since that's also 666%

 

Although "and the second best launch for a Mario Kart title ever in the UK." could give us a good estimate, anyone know where to find the numbers for Mario Kart's launch sales. I tried google but it's all covered with 666%


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Posted 02 June 2014 - 08:35 AM

I will wait for the VG Chartz to tell us, but it could mean over 200, 000 sales worldwide for just a few days work!



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Posted 02 June 2014 - 08:42 AM

I don't know, I'm gonna wait and see the actual numbers, I have no idea how much of an increase that is seeing as the Wii U could sell 1000 last week but then 6660 this week since that's also 666%

Although "and the second best launch for a Mario Kart title ever in the UK." could give us a good estimate, anyone know where to find the numbers for Mario Kart's launch sales. I tried google but it's all covered with 666%

http://vgsales.wikia...wiki/Mario_Kart this says 450k copies by june, so that gave it about 2 weeks, mario kart 8 sold maybe 100-200k

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Posted 02 June 2014 - 08:45 AM

One of the first comments I readon IGN was how Nintendo is still doing horribly and nothing can save the Wii U.

 

I felt sad for his poor soul.


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Posted 02 June 2014 - 09:01 AM

One of the first comments I readon IGN was how Nintendo is still doing horribly and nothing can save the Wii U.

 

I felt sad for his poor soul.

IGN in a nutshell. No one should take comments there seriously.



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Posted 02 June 2014 - 09:13 AM

some things to take away from this:
1. zinix can't post in the news section.
2. Nintendo had to sell something to Satan to improve the wii u's prospects.
3. Watch Dogs is the biggest launch game ever in the UK, showing just how foolish that market is, deeply susceptible to hype marketing.
4. mario kart is a system seller, as expected.

Oh, and
5. the headline to any positive nintendo news will be something related to anything else, but negativity is always in the headline.

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Posted 02 June 2014 - 09:28 AM

I will wait for the VG Chartz to tell us, but it could mean over 200, 000 sales worldwide for just a few days work!

You will wait for made up bullsnot numbers that are way off?

 

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Posted 02 June 2014 - 09:50 AM

some things to take away from this:
1. zinix can't post in the news section.
2. Nintendo had to sell something to Satan to improve the wii u's prospects.
3. Watch Dogs is the biggest launch game ever in the UK, showing just how foolish that market is, deeply susceptible to hype marketing.
4. mario kart is a system seller, as expected.

Oh, and
5. the headline to any positive nintendo news will be something related to anything else, but negativity is always in the headline.

 

 

This especially. The modern gaming industry and communities are horrible.

 

https://www.facebook...U.co.uk?fref=ts

 

MK8 has sold 1.2 million copies over the weekend.

 

One. Point. Two. Million.

 

But Nintendo will always be doomed


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Posted 02 June 2014 - 10:00 AM

Mario Kart 8 is currently sold out at my local Walmart, gamestop, and target. The sales are gonna be crazy

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Posted 02 June 2014 - 10:08 AM

This especially. The modern gaming industry and communities are horrible.

 

https://www.facebook...U.co.uk?fref=ts

 

MK8 has sold 1.2 million copies over the weekend.

 

One. Point. Two. Million.

 

But Nintendo will always be doomed

 

Holy smokes o.O



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Posted 02 June 2014 - 10:11 AM

If sales for the console didn`t go down from last week, it should be between 10k-12k for the UK.


 

 


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Posted 02 June 2014 - 10:14 AM

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Those numbers are explosive.

 

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Posted 02 June 2014 - 10:23 AM

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But guys we should totally still fire Iwata. He's a total failure and is literally killing Nintendo.


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Posted 02 June 2014 - 10:23 AM

I spoke to the owner of a local gamestore and he too confirmed that the Wii U and Mario Kart 8 were selling like freaking hotcakes. It's really  doing that good apparantly.


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Posted 02 June 2014 - 10:33 AM

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Posted 02 June 2014 - 10:47 AM

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Pretty interesting since MK7 was a big part of the turn around for 3DS as well iirc.

Hopefully if Nintendo is ever in a situation like this again we'll get mario kart earlier into the system's life.


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Posted 02 June 2014 - 10:47 AM

Nintendo is smart... have MK8 owners spam youtube with MK8 TV clips which in turn is free advertising for Nintendo.  :laugh:


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