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The game sold 459,000 copies for its US launch day, making it the fastest-selling ''Mario Kart'' game in the US and meaning 45% of US Switch owners purchased the game.<ref>Brian (May 1, 2017) [http://nintendoeverything.com/mario-kart-8-deluxe-sells-459000-copies-in-the-us-on-launch-day-fastest-selling-mario-kart-game/ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sells 459,000 copies in the US on launch day, fastest-selling Mario Kart game]. ''Nintendo Everything''. Retrieved May 1, 2017</ref> | The game sold 459,000 copies for its US launch day, making it the fastest-selling ''Mario Kart'' game in the US and meaning 45% of US Switch owners purchased the game.<ref>Brian (May 1, 2017) [http://nintendoeverything.com/mario-kart-8-deluxe-sells-459000-copies-in-the-us-on-launch-day-fastest-selling-mario-kart-game/ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sells 459,000 copies in the US on launch day, fastest-selling Mario Kart game]. ''Nintendo Everything''. Retrieved May 1, 2017</ref> | ||
As of December 31, 2017, ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' had sold 7.33 million units worldwide. On March 31, 2018, it reached 9.22 million units, exceeding the original ''Mario Kart 8''{{'}}s 8.42 million and making it the second best-selling game on the Nintendo Switch behind ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html IR Information : Sales Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved April 26, 2018.</ref> As of January 31, 2019, ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' had sold 15.02 million units worldwide, exceeding ''Super Mario Odyssey''{{'}}s sales and making it the best-selling game on the Nintendo Switch.<ref name=Jansales>GameXplain. (February 1, 2019) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVJnzoW-E6w Nintendo's Financial Report - 30 Million Switches Sold Worldwide, Doubled Software Sales, & More!] ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 22, 2020.</ref> By September 30, 2021, the game had sold 38.74 million units worldwide, surpassing ''Mario Kart Wii'' as the best-selling game in the series.<ref>Nintendo (November 4, 2021) [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html Top Selling Title Sales Unites]. ''Nintendo Japan''. Retrieved November 8, 2021. [https://web.archive.org/web/20211108090438/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html Archived] from the original on November 8, 2021.</ref> By December 31, 2021, the game had sold 43.35 million units worldwide, making it the single best-selling game in the ''Super Mario'' franchise, surpassing ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]].<ref>Nintendo (February 3, 2022) [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html Top Selling Title Sales Unites]. ''Nintendo Japan''. Retrieved February 3, 2022. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220203073454/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html Archived] from the original on February 3, 2022.</ref> As of | As of December 31, 2017, ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' had sold 7.33 million units worldwide. On March 31, 2018, it reached 9.22 million units, exceeding the original ''Mario Kart 8''{{'}}s 8.42 million and making it the second best-selling game on the Nintendo Switch behind ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html IR Information : Sales Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved April 26, 2018.</ref> As of January 31, 2019, ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' had sold 15.02 million units worldwide, exceeding ''Super Mario Odyssey''{{'}}s sales and making it the best-selling game on the Nintendo Switch.<ref name=Jansales>GameXplain. (February 1, 2019) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVJnzoW-E6w Nintendo's Financial Report - 30 Million Switches Sold Worldwide, Doubled Software Sales, & More!] ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 22, 2020.</ref> By September 30, 2021, the game had sold 38.74 million units worldwide, surpassing ''Mario Kart Wii'' as the best-selling game in the series.<ref>Nintendo (November 4, 2021) [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html Top Selling Title Sales Unites]. ''Nintendo Japan''. Retrieved November 8, 2021. [https://web.archive.org/web/20211108090438/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html Archived] from the original on November 8, 2021.</ref> By December 31, 2021, the game had sold 43.35 million units worldwide, making it the single best-selling game in the ''Super Mario'' franchise, surpassing ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]].<ref>Nintendo (February 3, 2022) [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html Top Selling Title Sales Unites]. ''Nintendo Japan''. Retrieved February 3, 2022. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220203073454/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html Archived] from the original on February 3, 2022.</ref> As of March 31, 2024, the game had sold 61.97 million units worldwide.<ref>Nintendo (March 19, 2024) [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html Top Selling Title Sales Unites]. ''Nintendo Japan''. Retrieved May 7, 2024. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240507064731/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html Archived] from the original on May 7, 2024.</ref> | ||
===Awards and acknowledgements=== | ===Awards and acknowledgements=== | ||