Mario Kart

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 March 2022, the Mario Kart series has sold over 166.41 million copies worldwide.

Sales

Year	Platform	Title	Sales (millions)	Ref	Revenue (est. US$)	Ref
1992	SNES	Super Mario Kart	8.76	^[1]	$670,290,000	^{[n 1]}
1997	N64	Mario Kart 64	9.87	^[1]
2001	GBA	Mario Kart: Super Circuit	5.91	^[1]
2003	GCN	Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	6.88	^[1]	$355,424,000	^{[n 2]}
2005	DS	Mario Kart DS	23.60	^[9]	$925,664,614	^[13]
2008	Wii	Mario Kart Wii	37.38	^[14]	$1,402,848,573	^{[n 3]}
2011	3DS	Mario Kart 7	18.95	^[17]	$783,407,857	^{[n 4]}
2014	Wii U	Mario Kart 8	8.46	^[22]	$506,915,500	^{[n 5]}
2017	Switch	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	45.33	^[26]	$2,004,265,900	^{[n 5]}
2019	Mobile	Mario Kart Tour	Free		$200,000,000	^[27]
2020	Switch	Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit	1.27	^[28]
Total sales			166.41		$6,848,816,444

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 Tour has been downloaded over 200 million as of March 31, 2021.^[27]

Revenue Breakdown

↑
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]
↑
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
↑ Mario Kart Wii revenue – $1,402,848,573 ($1.4 billion worldwide up until October 2013,^[15] ¥301,791,400 ($2,848,573) in Japan during 2014)^[16]
↑
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
↑ Mario Kart 8 revenue – 8.45 million units,^[23] $59.99 price^[24]^[25] – $506,915,500

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3
Nintendo software and hardware sales data from 1983 to present, Updated as of December 2021
- CESA Games White Papers. Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2021. https://www.cesa.or.jp/survey/book/hakusho/detail001_2021.html.
↑ スーパーファミコンソフト販売本数. Retrieved on June 8, 2018.
↑ ニンテンドウ64販売本数. Retrieved on June 8, 2018.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ゲームキューブソフト販売本数. Retrieved on June 7, 2018.
↑ ゲームボーイアドバンスソフト販売本数. Retrieved on June 8, 2018.
↑ Keiser, Joe (August 2, 2006). The Century's Top 50 Handheld Games. Next Generation.
↑ ^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 on 2 May 2018.
↑ The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century. Next Generation (July 29, 2006).
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/ds.html
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 "IR Information: Sales Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units". Nintendo. December 31, 2018. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Mario Kart DS. Retrieved on June 5, 2018.
↑ Mario Kart DS. Retrieved on May 21, 2014.
↑
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
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wii.html
↑ Final Fantasy XIII cost $65M; Mario Kart Wii made bank (October 9, 2013).
↑ Mario Kart Wii. Retrieved on June 5, 2018.
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/3ds.html
↑ Mario Kart DS. Retrieved on June 5, 2018.
↑ Mario Kart 7. Retrieved on June 5, 2018.
↑ Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam & Mario Kart 7 Double Pack. Retrieved on June 5, 2018.
↑ "Review: Mario Kart 7". Destructoid. November 29, 2011. https://www.destructoid.com/review-mario-kart-7-216484.phtml.
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wiiu.html
↑ "IR Information: Sales Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units". Nintendo. December 31, 2019. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
↑ Mario Kart 8 (en-us). Retrieved on June 19, 2018.
↑ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (en-us). Retrieved on June 19, 2018.
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html
↑ ^27.0 ^27.1 https://sensortower.com/blog/mario-kart-tour-200-million-downloads
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/210506_3e.pdf
↑ ^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/

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[7] 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] 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]

[3] Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart 64 – ¥44,750 million^[2]^[3]

[4] Mario Kart Advance (Super Circuit) – ¥3,705.6 million^[4]^[5]

[5] Super Circuit retail sales in the United States – 2.1 million units – $63 million^[6]

[10] 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

[7] 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

[8] Japan – 847,000 units, ¥5,800 price^[4] – ¥4,912.6 million ($62 million)

[9] Overseas – 6.113 million units,^[7]^[4] average $48 price^[8] – $293.424 million

[19] Mario Kart Wii revenue – $1,402,848,573 ($1.4 billion worldwide up until October 2013,^[15] ¥301,791,400 ($2,848,573) in Japan during 2014)^[16]

[25] 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

[12] Japan – 2,916,692 units grossed ¥14,029,273,800^[18]^[19]^[20] ($175,827,470)

[13] Overseas – 15,193,308 units, $39.99 price^[21] – $607,580,387

[30] Mario Kart 8 revenue – 8.45 million units,^[23] $59.99 price^[24]^[25] – $506,915,500

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Nintendo software and hardware sales data from 1983 to present, Updated as of December 2021
CESA Games White Papers. Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2021. https://www.cesa.or.jp/survey/book/hakusho/detail001_2021.html.

[16] CESA Games White Papers. Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2021. https://www.cesa.or.jp/survey/book/hakusho/detail001_2021.html.

[sfc-2] スーパーファミコンソフト販売本数. Retrieved on June 8, 2018.

[n64-3] ニンテンドウ64販売本数. Retrieved on June 8, 2018.

[gc-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ゲームキューブソフト販売本数. Retrieved on June 7, 2018.

[5] ゲームボーイアドバンスソフト販売本数. Retrieved on June 8, 2018.

[nextgensales-6] Keiser, Joe (August 2, 2006). The Century's Top 50 Handheld Games. Next Generation.

[supermariobestselling-8] 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 on 2 May 2018.

[nextgen-console-9] The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century. Next Generation (July 29, 2006).

[11] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/ds.html

[nintendo-12] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 "IR Information: Sales Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units". Nintendo. December 31, 2018. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

[kart-ds-13] 11.0 ^11.1 Mario Kart DS. Retrieved on June 5, 2018.

[14] Mario Kart DS. Retrieved on May 21, 2014.

[15] 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

[29] 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

[30] Japan – 3,969,364 units, ¥4,800 price^[11] – ¥19,052,947,200 ($238,788,660)

[31] Overseas – 19,630,636 units,^[10]^[11] $34.99 price^[12] – $686,875,954

[16] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wii.html

[17] Final Fantasy XIII cost $65M; Mario Kart Wii made bank (October 9, 2013).

[18] Mario Kart Wii. Retrieved on June 5, 2018.

[20] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/3ds.html

[21] Mario Kart DS. Retrieved on June 5, 2018.

[22] Mario Kart 7. Retrieved on June 5, 2018.

[23] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam & Mario Kart 7 Double Pack. Retrieved on June 5, 2018.

[24] "Review: Mario Kart 7". Destructoid. November 29, 2011. https://www.destructoid.com/review-mario-kart-7-216484.phtml.

[26] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wiiu.html

[Nintendo2019-27] "IR Information: Sales Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units". Nintendo. December 31, 2019. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

[28] Mario Kart 8 (en-us). Retrieved on June 19, 2018.

[29] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (en-us). Retrieved on June 19, 2018.

[31] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html

[:3-32] 27.0 ^27.1 https://sensortower.com/blog/mario-kart-tour-200-million-downloads

[33] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/210506_3e.pdf

[:1-34] 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/

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Mario Kart

Contents

Sales

Notes

Revenue Breakdown

See also

References

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