{"id":3231,"date":"2025-07-24T11:59:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/?p=3231"},"modified":"2025-07-28T10:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:13:09","slug":"weirdly-mario-kart-world-is-only-the-third-best-selling-switch-2-digital-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/weirdly-mario-kart-world-is-only-the-third-best-selling-switch-2-digital-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Weirdly Mario Kart World is only the third best selling Switch 2 digital game"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two other games have outperformed Mario Kart World on the Switch 2’s eShop (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Surprising sales data suggests Mario Kart World isn\u2019t doing well digitally, but there\u2019s a simple explanation for why.<\/p>\n

Debates about its pricing aside, there\u2019s little denying that Mario Kart World<\/a> is a fantastic game and a smart pick for a Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> launch title.<\/p>\n

Nintendo<\/a> still hasn\u2019t shared any formal sales figures, but considering the Switch 2 itself keeps breaking sales records<\/a>, ever since its June launch, it can be assumed Mario Kart World is performing strongly too.<\/p>\n

Curiously though, Mario Kart World hasn\u2019t sold as much as you\u2019d expect on the Switch 2\u2019s eShop. It\u2019s not even the second best performing digital game, with two others overtaking it during June.<\/p>\n

The best-selling digital Switch 2 game is episodic role-player Deltarune, the successor to the beloved Undertale<\/a>, with it\u2019s newest two chapters launching the same day as the Switch 2 – although all of them are available on other formats.<\/p>\n

Shockingly, second place goes to Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour<\/a>, the boring instruction manual masquerading as a minigame collection. If you\u2019re curious, fourth and fifth place go to the Switch 2 ports of Minecraft<\/a> and No Man\u2019s Sky<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is according to Newzoo<\/a>, which compiled sales data from the Switch 2\u2019s eShop across six key markets: the UK, the US, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy.<\/p>\n

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However, this data does not mean that Mario Kart World has sold worse than either game. The data doesn\u2019t account for physical sales so, if those were included, Mario Kart would comfortably take the top spot.<\/p>\n

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