- Nintendo has not anticipated Mario Kart 8 DeluxeThe massive success on the switch, according to two former employees
- There was “no clue” that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe “was going to be the mastodon” that it is now
- The game has sold more than 75 million copies through the switch and Wii U
According to two former Nintendo employees, Nintendo did not expect Mario Kart 8 Deluxe To operate so well on the switch.
This comes from the last episode of the Podcast Kit & Krysta, where the former director of social media marketing at Nintendo of America, Kit Ellis, and the former main director of creative relations, Krysta Yang, discussed Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And how Nintendo did not anticipate its overwhelming success (via Gamesradar).
Yang explained that, inside Nintendo, there was “no clue” that the game “was going to be the mastodon” that he became, with Ellis adding that it was “a kind of reflection after the fact”.
Yang continued by saying that the game “sold and sold and sold and sold and sold” and according to the latest Nintendo sales data, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has now sold more than 75 million copies through the switch and Wii U.
In the same episode of Podcast, the pair also speculated on how Nintendo will bring people to buy the new Mario Kart game, considering Mario Kart 8 Deluxesuccess.
“How will Nintendo convince me to get the new Mario Kart? “And spending $ 400 on the new Switch 2 when there is already a successful game,” asked Yang.
Ellis also wonders how the new Mario Kart The game will occur compared to its predecessor when it is probably that the New Switch 2.
The direct showcase of Nintendo Switch 2 is scheduled for April 2 and will probably provide us with an release date for the console, as well as pre -order and price details. I hope we will also have a whole new look at the next Mario Kart and other unexpected software.
