Mario Kart 8 is breathing life into the Wii U
Summary
Following the release of Mario Kart 8, the two most recent VGChartz weekly sales charts show that the Wii U sold more units than the Xbox One for the first time since Microsoft’s next-gen console launched last November. The latest NPD report confirmed that Mario Kart 8 had been the second best-selling game of the month, even with just two days on the market after releasing on May 30th, but the ensuing resurgence of hardware sales is an even more exciting trend for Nintendo. Looking back at the week ending May 24th, before Mario Kart 8 hit store shelves, Nintendo sold a paltry 10,000 Wii U’s to Microsoft’s 24,000 Xbox Ones. Jacob started covering video games and technology in college as a hobby, but it quickly became clear to him that this was what he wanted to do for a living. His previously published work can be found on TechHive, VentureBeat and Game Rant.