mario kart came out on wii on november 19, 2006.
mario kart came out on wii on november 19, 2006.
when did mario kart come out on wii?
november 19, 2006
"mario kart wii" had a successful launch and sold 300,000 copies on the launch day in japan alone, compared to "mario kart ds" which sold 160,000 copies on its first day and "mario kart: double dash" which sold 180,000 on its first day. in the week ending may 4, 2008, "mario kart wii" had sold over a million copies in japan alone, less than a month since its release in the region. in the uk, "mario kart wii" was the best-selling video game in the week ending april 12, 2008, having "the eighth biggest opening sales week in uk software history," according to chart-track/elspa. the game dwarfed all other five "mario" wii games released up until then for the wii combined when comparing first week sales. in the united states, "mario kart wii" was the second-best-selling video game in april 2008, selling 1.12 million copies, according to the npd group; putting it behind the xbox 360 version of "grand theft auto iv" and ahead of the playstation 3 version, both released in the same week. it ranked the fourth-best-selling game of december 2008 in the united states, selling in excess of 979,000 copies. according to the npd group, gfk chart-track, and enterbrain, the game has sold 2.409 million copies in the united states, 687,000 in the united kingdom, and 1.601 million in japan, respectively, for a total of 4.697 million copies sold by august 1, 2008. as of march 2009, nintendo has sold 15.4 million copies of "mario kart wii" worldwide. as of january 4, 2009, it has sold 2,133,000 copies in japan. it is also the fourth-best-selling game of japan in 2008. according to the npd group, gfk chart-track, and enterbrain, the game has sold 856,000 copies in the united states, 394,000 in the united kingdom, and 218,000 in japan, respectively, for a total of 1.468 million copies sold in the third quarter of 2008 (july–september). it was the second-best-selling game of 2008 in the united states, selling in excess of 5 million copies. in france, it sold 4.8 million units, which is more than it sold in japan (3.7 million).
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several sequels to "super mario kart" have been brought out for successive generations of nintendo consoles, each receiving commercial success and critical acclaim. the first of these, "mario kart 64" was released in 1996 for the nintendo 64 and was the first "mario kart" game to feature fully 3d graphics. although reviewers including ign and gamespot felt that the single player gameplay was lacking compared to its predecessor, the simultaneous four-person multiplayer modes – a first for the nintendo 64 – were praised. the second sequel, "", was released for the game boy advance in 2001. it was described by gamespot as more of a remake of "super mario kart" than a sequel to "mario kart 64" and featured a return to the graphical style of the original. as well as featuring all new tracks, players are able to unlock the original snes tracks if certain achievements are completed. "" was released for the gamecube in 2003. unlike any other "mario kart" game before or since, it features two riders in each kart, allowing for a new form of cooperative multiplayer where one player controls the kart's movement and the other fires weapons. "mario kart ds", released for the nintendo ds in 2005, was the first "mario kart" game to include online play via the nintendo wi-fi connection. it went on to become the best selling hand-held racing game of all time, selling 7.83 million units. the game also marks the debut of tracks appearing in previous games. "mario kart wii" was released for the wii in 2008 and incorporates motion controls and 12-player racing. like "mario kart ds", it includes on-line play; it also allows racers to play as user-created miis (after unlocking the mii character) as well as "mario" series characters and comes packaged with the wii wheel peripheral, which can act as the game's primary control mechanism when coupled with a wii remote. "mario kart wii" went on to be the worldwide best-selling game of 2008 ahead of another nintendo game – "wii fit" – and the critically acclaimed "grand theft auto iv". "mario kart 7" for the nintendo 3ds was released in 2011, which features racing on land, sea, and air. also in "mario kart 7" is the ability to customize your kart and to race in first-person mode. three "mario kart" arcade games have also been released, "mario kart arcade gp" in 2005, "mario kart arcade gp 2" in 2007, and "mario kart arcade gp dx" in 2013. all of them were developed jointly by nintendo and namco and feature classic namco characters including pac-man and blinky. the most recent entry in the series is "mario kart 8" for the wii u, which was released at the end of may 2014, which brings back gliders and propellers from "mario kart 7" as well as 12-player racing in "mario kart wii". "mario kart 8" also includes a new feature called mario kart tv, where players can watch highlights of previous races and uploading them to youtube. another new feature is anti-gravity racing, where players can race on walls and ceilings.
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