Mario Kart 8 Boosts Wii U Hardware Sales, But Not Enough To Earn Profits

Kyle Orland, Ars Technica
Wed, 07/30/2014 - 7:39am

Last month, when Nintendo announced it had quickly sold more than two million copies of Mario Kart 8, we noted that we'd have to wait to see if those sales were coming primarily from existing Wii U owners or if the game was driving new console sales on its own.

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