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Mario Kart is a kart racing sub-series of the Mario franchise made by Nintendo. The first game was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992. The series stars many Mario characters, and a few Nintendo guests, racing in go-karts throwing items at each other to get first place. As of June 2025, the Mario Kart series has sold more than 196.06 million copies worldwide.

Sales[]

Title Platform Year Market Sales Ref F2P DL Revenue (est.) Ref
Super Mario Kart SNES 1992 Worldwide 8,760,000 [1] — $670,000,000 [n 1]
Mario Kart 64 N64 1997 Worldwide 9,870,000 [1]
Mario Kart: Super Circuit GBA 2001 Worldwide 5,910,000 [1]
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! GCN 2003 Worldwide 6,880,000 [1] — $355,000,000 [n 2]
Mario Kart DS DS 2005 Worldwide 23,600,000 [9] — $926,000,000 [13]
Mario Kart Wii Wii 2008 Worldwide 37,380,000 [14] — $2,833,000,000 [n 4]
Mario Kart 7 3DS 2011 Worldwide 18,980,000 [17] — $783,000,000 [n 5]
Mario Kart 8 77,320,000 $4,638,000,000
Mario Kart 8 Wii U 2014 Worldwide 8,460,000 [22] — $507,000,000 [n 6]
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch 2017 Worldwide 68,860,000 [25] — $4,131,000,000
Mario Kart Tour 267,000,000 $273,000,000
Mario Kart Tour Mobile 2019 Worldwide — 267,000,000 $273,000,000 [26]
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit 1,730,000 $160,000,000
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Switch 2020 Worldwide 1,730,000 [1] — $160,000,000 [27]
Mario Kart World 5,630,000 $450,000,000
Mario Kart World Switch 2 2025 Worldwide 5,630,000 [28] — $450,000,000
Total sales 196,060,000 267,000,000 $11,088,000,000

Notes[]

  • Super Mario Kart is the fourth best selling SNES game of all time.
    • In Japan, however, it is the best selling SNES game.[29]
    • It is also the seventh best selling console game in Japan of all time.
  • Mario Kart 64 is the second best selling N64 game of all time.
    • In Japan, however, it is the best selling N64 game.[29]
  • Mario Kart: Super Circuit is the fourth best-selling GBA game of all time.
    • In Japan, however, it is the fifth best selling GBA game.[29]
  • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is the second best selling GCN game of all time.
    • In Japan, however, it is the third best selling GCN game.[29]
  • Mario Kart DS is the third best selling NDS game of all time.
    • In Japan, however, it is the seventh best selling NDS game.[29]
  • Mario Kart Wii is the second best selling Wii game of all time.
    • In Japan, however, it is the third best selling Wii game.[29]
  • Mario Kart 7 is the best selling 3DS game of all time.
    • In Japan, however, it is the seventh best selling 3DS game.[29]
  • Mario Kart 8 is the best selling Wii U game of all time.
    • In Japan, however, it is the second best selling Wii U game.[29]
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the best selling Switch game of all time.
    • It is also the best selling Mario game in general.
  • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013) was reported by its arcade manufacturer Bandai Namco to be their most successful driving game of all time, as of 2018.[30][31]
  • Mario Kart Tour received 267 million downloads worldwide, as of May 2022.[26]

Footnotes[]

  1. ↑ Super Mario Kart to Super Circuit revenue:
    • Japan retail sales of 1992–2001 releases – ¥48,455.6 million ($607.29 million)
      • Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart 64 – ¥44,750 million[2][3]
      • Mario Kart Advance (Super Circuit) – ¥3,705.6 million[4][5]
    • Super Circuit retail sales in the United States – 2.1 million units – $63 million[6]
  2. ↑ Mario Kart: Double Dash revenue – 6.96 million units[7] – $355.424 million
      • Japan – 847,000 units, ¥5,800 price[4] – ¥4,912.6 million ($62 million)
      • Overseas – 6.113 million units,[7][4] average $48 price[8] – $293.424 million
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mario Kart Wii:
    • Prices:
    • Sales: 28.23 million[15] units = $2270.32 million
      • Japan: 3.32 million units at $76 each = $252.32 million
        • April 2008 to March 2009: 2.3 million units = $150 million
        • April 2009 to March 2010: 430,000 units = $28 million
        • April 2010 to March 2011: 530,000 units[16] = $34.5 million
        • April-June 2011: 60,000 units[16] = $4 million
      • Overseas: 24.91 million units at $81 (mean average AU/UK/US price) each = $2018 million
  4. ↑ Mario Kart Wii (incl. bundled copies) revenue:
    • Pre-bundle (until June 2011) - 28.23 million units = $2270.32 million[n 3]
    • Post-bundle (after June 2011) - 7.03 million units at $80 (mean average price)[n 3] each = $562.4 million
  5. ↑ Mario Kart 7 revenue – 18.11 million units[10] – $783,407,857
    • Japan – 2,916,692 units grossed ¥14,029,273,800[18][19][20] ($175,827,470)
    • Overseas – 15,193,308 units, $39.99 price[21] – $607,580,387
  6. ↑ Mario Kart 8 price – $59.99[23][24]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Nintendo software and hardware sales data from 1983 to present, Updated as of December 2021
  2. ↑ "スーパーファミコンソフト販売本数". Gamegyokai. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ "ニンテンドウ64販売本数". Gamegyokai. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "ゲームキューブソフト販売本数". Gamegyokai. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "ゲームボーイアドバンスソフト販売本数". Gamegyokai. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ Keiser, Joe (August 2, 2006). "The Century's Top 50 Handheld Games". Next Generation. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 O'Malley, James (11 September 2015). "30 Best-Selling Super Mario Games of All Time on the Plumber's 30th Birthday". Gizmodo. Univision Communications. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Campbell, Colin; Keiser, Joe (July 29, 2006). "The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century". Next Generation. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/ds.html
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "IR Information: Sales Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units". Nintendo. December 31, 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Mario Kart DS". Japan Game Sales Database. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Mario Kart DS". IGN. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  13. ↑ Mario Kart DS revenue – 23.6 million units[10] – $925,664,614
      • Japan – 3,969,364 units, ¥4,800 price[11] – ¥19,052,947,200 ($238,788,660)
      • Overseas – 19,630,636 units,[10][11] $34.99 price[12] – $686,875,954
  14. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wii.html
  15. ↑ "Supplementary Information about Earnings Release" (PDF). Nintendo. 2011-07-29. p. 7. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2011/110426e.pdf
  17. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/3ds.html
  18. ↑ "Mario Kart DS". Japan Game Sales Database. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Mario Kart 7". Japan Game Sales Database. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam & Mario Kart 7 Double Pack". Japan Game Sales Database. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Review: Mario Kart 7". Destructoid. November 29, 2011.
  22. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wiiu.html
  23. ↑ "Mario Kart 8". Nintendo. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe". Nintendo. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  25. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 https://mobilegamer.biz/after-1-6bn-earned-from-730m-downloads-is-nintendo-giving-up-on-mobile-yes-it-is/
  27. ↑ https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/mario-kart-live-home-circuit-mario-set/
  28. ↑ Caballero, David (June 13, 2025). "Ventas España: Nintendo Switch 2 arrasa en su estreno con 108.000 consolas". Gamereactor. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7 https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-software-and-hardware-sales-data-from-1983-to-present.2725/
  30. ↑ https://www.intergameonline.com/coin-op/news/mario-kart-in-first-place-for-bandai-namco
  31. ↑ Horowitz, Ken (July 30, 2020). "From Rivals to Licensees". Beyond Donkey Kong: A History of Nintendo Arcade Games. McFarland & Company. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-4766-4176-8. Reportedly, Mario Kart Arcade GP DX is the best-selling racing game in Bandai Namco's history, and the company was quick to point out that fact.
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