Editing Mario Kart (section)

==Reception==
{{Video game series reviews
| updated = December 31, 2024
| sales_title = Units sold<br />{{small|(in millions)}}
| game1 = [[Super Mario Kart]]<small> (SNES)</small>
| year1 = 1992
| sales1 = 8.76<ref name="supermariobestselling">{{Cite web |last=O'Malley |first=James |date=September 11, 2015 |title=30 Best-Selling Super Mario Games of All Time on the Plumber's 30th Birthday |url=http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2015/09/30-best-selling-super-mario-games-of-all-time-on-the-plumbers-30th-birthday/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228130418/http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2015/09/30-best-selling-super-mario-games-of-all-time-on-the-plumbers-30th-birthday/ |archive-date=February 28, 2017 |access-date=May 2, 2018 |website=[[Gizmodo]] |publisher=[[Univision Communications]]}}</ref>
| gr1 = 94%
| mc1 = 94/100
| game2 = [[Mario Kart 64]]<small> (N64)</small>
| year2 = 1996
| sales2 = 9.87<ref name="supermariobestselling" />
| gr2 = 87%
| mc2 = 83/100
| game3 = [[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]<small> (GBA)</small>
| year3 = 2001
| sales3 = 5.90<ref name="supermariobestselling" />
| gr3 = 92%
| mc3 = 93/100
| game4 = [[Mario Kart: Double Dash]]<small> (GCN)</small>
| year4 = 2003
| sales4 = 6.96<ref name="supermariobestselling" />
| gr4 = 87%
| mc4 = 87/100
| game5 = [[Mario Kart DS]]<small> (NDS)</small>
| year5 = 2005
| sales5 = 23.60<ref name="DSsales">{{Cite web |title=IR Information: Sales Data – Top Selling Software Sales Units – Nintendo DS Software |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/ds.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427092514/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/ds.html |archive-date=April 27, 2016 |access-date=May 2, 2018 |publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
| gr5 = 91%
| mc5 = 91/100
| game6 = [[Mario Kart Wii]]<small> (Wii)</small>
| year6 = 2008
| sales6 = 37.38<ref name="WiiSales">{{Cite web |title=IR Information: Financial Data Wii |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wii.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219181140/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wii.html |archive-date=December 19, 2017 |access-date=January 7, 2021 |website=Nintendo |publisher=Nintendo, Co. Ltd.}}</ref>
| gr6 = 82%
| mc6 = 82/100
| game7 = [[Mario Kart 7]]<small> (3DS)</small>
| year7 = 2011
| sales7 = 18.99<ref name="3DSSales">{{Cite web |title=Top Selling Title Sales Units (Nintendo 3DS) |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/3ds.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212154014/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/3ds.html |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |access-date=February 15, 2025 |website=Nintendo |publisher=Nintendo, Co. Ltd.}}</ref>
| gr7 = 85%
| mc7 = 85/100
| game8 = [[Mario Kart 8]]<small> (WiiU)</small>
| year8 = 2014
| sales8 = 8.46<ref name="WiiUSales">{{Cite web |title=IR Information: Financial Data – Top Selling Title Sales Units – Wii U Software |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wiiu.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031003753/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wiiu.html |archive-date=October 31, 2017 |access-date=November 4, 2021 |website=Nintendo |publisher=Nintendo, Co. Ltd.}}</ref>
| gr8 = 88%
| mc8 = 88/100
| game9 = [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]<small> (NS)</small>
| year9 = 2017
| sales9 = 67.35<ref name="MK8 Deluxe">{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html |title=IR Information : Sales Data – Top Selling Title Sales Units |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=December 31, 2023 |website=nintendo.co.jp |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |access-date=February 9, 2025 |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130072006/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
| gr9 = 92%
| mc9 = 92/100
| game10 = [[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]<small> (NS)</small>
| year10 = 2020
| sales10 = 1.73<ref name="CESA2023">{{cite book |title=2023CESAゲーム白書 (2023 CESA Games White Papers) |publisher=[[Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association]] |year=2023 |isbn=978-4-902346-47-3}}</ref>|
| mc10 = 75/100
| gr10 = —
}}
The ''Mario Kart'' series is critically acclaimed. ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' named it one of the greatest multiplayer experiences, citing the diversity in game modes and the entertainment value.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Nintendo Power 250th issue! |publisher=[[Future US]] |year=2010 |location=South San Francisco, California |page=47}}</ref> The first game in the series, ''Super Mario Kart,'' received critical acclaim and proved to be a commercial success; it received a [[Nintendo Selects|Player's Choice]] release after selling one million copies and went on to sell 8.76 million copies worldwide, becoming the fourth [[List of best-selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System video games|best-selling game ever for the SNES]].<ref name="npower">{{cite magazine |date=October 1992 |title=Super Mario Kart |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |pages=83–91 |volume=41}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Super Mario Kart Players Choice Box Image |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/588738-super-mario-kart/images/box-89458 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705174743/http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/588738-super-mario-kart/images/box-89458 |archive-date=2014-07-05 |access-date=2014-07-03 |website=GameFAQs}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Futter |first=Mike |date=2 June 2014 |title=Mario Kart 8 Speeds To Over 1.2 Million Sales In Opening Weekend |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/06/02/mario-kart-8-speeds-to-over-1-2-million-sales-in-opening-weekend.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604084937/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/06/02/mario-kart-8-speeds-to-over-1-2-million-sales-in-opening-weekend.aspx |archive-date=4 June 2014 |access-date=2 June 2014 |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]]}}</ref> In Japan, it was the top-selling game in September 1992<ref name="Super-Play">{{cite magazine |date=1 October 1992 |title=Charts Would Be a Fine Thing! |url=https://archive.org/details/Superplay_Issue_01_1992-11_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n16/mode/1up |magazine=[[Super Play]] |page=17 |issue=1 (November 1992)}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=2 October 1992 |title=Weekly Top 30 (9月18日) |url=https://archive.org/details/WeeklyFamitsuNo198Clearscan/Weekly%20Famitsu%20-%20No.%20198%20October%202nd%201992/page/n13/mode/2up |magazine=[[Famicom Tsūshin]] |pages=14–5 |issue=198 |lang=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=9 October 1992 |title=Weekly Top 30 (9月25日) |url=https://archive.org/details/WeeklyFamitsuNo199Clearscan/Weekly%20Famitsu%20-%20No.%20199%20October%209th%201992/page/n13/mode/2up |magazine=[[Famicom Tsūshin]] |pages=14–5 |issue=199 |lang=ja}}</ref> and became a multi-million seller in 1992,<ref name="N-Force">{{cite magazine |date=March 1993 |title=Super Savings! |url=https://archive.org/details/NForce07Jan93/NForce10-Apr93/page/n11 |magazine=N-Force |publisher=[[Europress]] |page=12 |issue=10 (April 1993)}}</ref> eventually selling a total of {{nowrap|3.82 million}} in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan Platinum Chart Games |url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-JPPlatinum.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807204211/http://the-magicbox.com/Chart-JPPlatinum.shtml |archive-date=7 August 2016 |access-date=24 February 2021 |website=The Magic Box}}</ref> In Europe, it was the top-selling game during the first quarter of 1993, above the [[Sega Mega Drive]] titles ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' and ''[[Streets of Rage 2]]'' during the same period.<ref name="Famitsu89">{{cite magazine |date=16 April 1993 |title=Count Down Hot 100: Worldwide! |url=https://archive.org/details/famitsu-issue-226-apr-1993/page/89 |magazine=[[Famicom Tsūshin]] |page=89 |issue=226 |lang=ja}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, ''Super Mario Kart'' was the top-selling Super NES game in February 1993,<ref>{{cite magazine |date=4 March 1993 |title=Charts (Data supplied by Virgin Games Centre) |url=http://www.superpage58.com/digitiser-vault-teletext-screenshot-image-archive-1993-03-04.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516110749/http://www.superpage58.com/digitiser-vault-teletext-screenshot-image-archive-1993-03-04.htm |archive-date=16 May 2021 |access-date=15 March 2021 |magazine=[[Digitiser]]}}</ref> and it went on to be the seventh best-selling game of 1993 with more than 250,000 sales in the country.<ref>{{cite journal |date=1994 |title=Top-Selling Video Game Titles In UK — 1993 (All Formats) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WVnvAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live |journal=[[Screen Digest]] |publisher=Screen Digest Limited |page=110 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011164808/https://books.google.com/books?id=WVnvAAAAMAAJ |archive-date=2022-10-11 |access-date=2021-10-24 |quote='''nb''' sales level at number 5 = 400,000 units, at number 9 = 250,000 units, at number 10 = 200,000 units <br /> Source: [[Gallup (company)|Gallup]]-[[ELSPA]]/Electronic Arts/[[MCV/Develop|CTW]]}}</ref>

The second game in the series, ''Mario Kart 64,'' received "generally favorable" reviews according to the [[review aggregator]] website [[Metacritic]]. The game was commercially successful, selling 9.87&nbsp;million copies worldwide—the second-[[List of best-selling Nintendo 64 video games|bestselling game on the N64]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Futter |first=Mike |date=June 2, 2014 |title=Mario Kart 8 Speeds To Over 1.2 Million Sales In Opening Weekend |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/06/02/mario-kart-8-speeds-to-over-1-2-million-sales-in-opening-weekend.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604084937/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/06/02/mario-kart-8-speeds-to-over-1-2-million-sales-in-opening-weekend.aspx |archive-date=June 4, 2014 |access-date=June 2, 2014 |publisher=[[GameStop]] |magazine=[[Game Informer]]}}</ref> It was the highest selling game in the United States over the first three months of 1997, and reached over one million sales within two months of its release in the region.<ref>{{cite web |author=Horwitz, Jer |date=May 15, 1997 |title=Saturn's Distant Orbit |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/saturns-distant-orbit/1100-2466421/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000312083957/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_05/15_belt/index.html |archive-date=March 12, 2000 |accessdate=May 3, 2022 |work=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> By 1999, ''Mario Kart 64'' had sold 6.23&nbsp;million copies in the United States and 2.06&nbsp;million units in Japan, the highest and third-highest selling N64 game in those regions respectively.<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN staff |date=April 9, 1997 |title=Japan vs. US Sales |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/01/japan-vs-us-sales |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022012303/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/01/japan-vs-us-sales |archive-date=October 22, 2013 |accessdate=September 29, 2024 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref>

Although ''Super Circuit'' received critical acclaim upon launch, retrospectively, ''Super Circuit'' ranks low on retrospective critics' lists of the best ''Mario Kart'' games,<ref name="GRadar-topmk">{{cite web |last1=John Agnello |first1=Anthony |last2=Roberts |first2=David |date=April 19, 2017 |title=The best Mario Kart games from worst to best |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-mario-kart-games/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418141358/https://www.gamesradar.com/best-mario-kart-games/ |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=[[GamesRadar]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Malone |first=Casey |date=May 29, 2014 |title=The 8 Best Mario Kart Games |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/the-8-best-mario-kart-games/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129174700/https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/the-8-best-mario-kart-games/ |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |access-date=January 28, 2023 |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McFerran |first1=Damien |last2=Lane |first2=Gavin |date=August 27, 2022 |title=Best Mario Kart Games Of All Time |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/best-mario-kart-games-of-all-time |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231182743/https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/best-mario-kart-games-of-all-time |archive-date=December 31, 2022 |access-date=January 28, 2023 |website=[[Nintendo Life]]}}</ref><ref name="Ktku-top">{{cite web |last=McFerran |first=Damien |date=April 21, 2020 |title=Let's Rank The ''Mario Kart'' Games, Worst To Best |url=https://kotaku.com/lets-rank-the-mario-kart-games-worst-to-best-1842892038 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226012711/https://kotaku.com/lets-rank-the-mario-kart-games-worst-to-best-1842892038 |archive-date=December 26, 2022 |access-date=January 28, 2023 |website=[[Kotaku]] |pages=3}}</ref> and ''Nintendo World Report'' said it was the ''Mario Kart'' game with the "fewest innovations".<ref name="NWR-innovations">{{cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Pedro |date=December 4, 2011 |title=Mario Kart: Super Circuit - Feature |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/28544/the-innovations-of-mario-kart-mario-kart-super-circuit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116234559/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/28544/the-innovations-of-mario-kart-mario-kart-super-circuit |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |access-date=January 28, 2023 |website=Nintendo World Report}}</ref> Critics blamed this on the hardware limitations of the GBA; ''GamesRadar'' said that the scarcity of the Link Cable made ''Super Circuit''{{'s}} multiplayer experience less memorable than other ''Mario Kart'' games.<ref name="GRadar-topmk" /> ''Kotaku'' described ''Super Circuit'' as "lost", unable to live up to the technically pioneering releases of ''Super Mario Kart'' and ''64'' because of the GBA's hardware.<ref name="Ktku-top" /> Nonetheless, critics rank ''Super Circuit'' among the best GBA games.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=March 17, 2007 |title=Top 25 Game Boy Advance Games of All Time |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/03/17/top-25-game-boy-advance-games-of-all-time |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320012527/http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/772/772284p2.html |archive-date=March 20, 2007 |access-date=January 28, 2023 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bonthuys |first=Darryn |date=February 14, 2022 |title=Best GBA Games: Top 25 Game Boy Advance Titles |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/best-game-boy-advance-games/1100-6497311/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225063954/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/best-game-boy-advance-games/1100-6497311/ |archive-date=December 25, 2022 |access-date=January 28, 2023 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Darran |date=June 25, 2022 |title=The 25 best GBA games of all time |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-gba-games/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901235919/https://www.gamesradar.com/best-gba-games/ |archive-date=September 1, 2021 |access-date=January 28, 2023 |website=[[GamesRadar]]}}</ref>

The fourth game in the series, ''Mario Kart: Double Dash,'' received "generally favorable" reviews from critics according to [[review aggregator]] website [[Metacritic]]. ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' gave the game a perfect score, and said the graphics were of "3-D perfection" and the controls and game mechanics "rival those of any [GameCube] racing game". Although the initial positive reviews, ''Double Dash'' has received criticism from the media. Considering the 7-year gap since ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', Davis from GameSpot stated that he was "a little disappointed with the limited scope [of ''Double Dash''"].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mario-kart-double-dash-review/1900-6083532/ |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref> Mirabella of IGN was critical towards ''Double Dash'' for not progressing beyond its predecessor, calling the game a "mediocre effort".<ref>{{Cite web |last=III |first=Fran Mirabella |date=2003-11-11 |title=Mario Kart: Double Dash!! |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/11/mario-kart-double-dash-2 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> G-Wok of ''[[Game Revolution]]'' criticized the game's single-player mode for lacking substance and the track design for being "bland".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-11-19 |title=Mario Kart: Double Dash - Gamecube Review - Game Revolution |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031119062924/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/gamecube/racing/mario_kart_double_dash.htm |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>

''[[Guinness World Records]]'' listed six records set by the ''Mario Kart'' series, including "First Console Kart Racing Game", "Best Selling Racing Game", and "Longest Running Kart Racing Franchise". ''Guinness World Records'' ranked ''Super Mario Kart'' number 1 of the top 50 console games of all time based on initial impact and lasting legacy.<ref name="guinness50">{{Cite magazine |last=Ivan |first=Tom |date=February 28, 2009 |title=Guinness ranks top 50 games of all time |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/209385/guinness-ranks-top-50-games-of-all-time/ |magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824051922/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/209385/guinness-ranks-top-50-games-of-all-time/ |archive-date=August 24, 2011 |access-date=March 14, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Super Mario Kart'' was inducted into the [[World Video Game Hall of Fame]] in 2019.<ref name="karthall">{{Cite web |last=Good |first=Owen |date=May 3, 2019 |title=Wait a minute, the Video Game Hall of Fame inducted ... Solitaire? Yes, and also Mortal Kombat and Super Mario Kart |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/3/18528738/world-video-game-hall-of-fame-solitaire-mortal-kombat-mario-kart |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504011921/https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/3/18528738/world-video-game-hall-of-fame-solitaire-mortal-kombat-mario-kart |archive-date=May 4, 2019 |access-date=May 4, 2019 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref>

===Sales===
Like the ''[[Super Mario]]'' series, the ''Mario Kart'' series is a commercial success with 189 million copies sold in total. It is currently the [[List of best-selling video game franchises|most successful racing game franchise]] of all time. ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' is the fourth-best-selling [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] game with 8.76 million copies sold.<ref name="supermariobestselling" /> ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' is the second-best-selling game for the [[Nintendo 64]] (behind ''[[Super Mario 64]]''), at 9.87 million copies.<ref name="supermariobestselling" /> ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash]]'' is the second-best-selling [[GameCube]] game (next to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'') with 6.96 million copies sold.<ref name="supermariobestselling" /> ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' is the second-best-selling in the series and is the second-best-selling [[Wii]] game (next to ''[[Wii Sports]]'') at 37.38 million copies.<ref name="WiiSales" /> ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' is the best-selling Wii U game at 8.46 million total copies sold.<ref name="WiiUSales" /> It was the fastest-selling [[Wii U]] game with 1.2 million copies shipped in [[North America]] and [[Europe]] combined on its first few days since launch, until ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''.<ref name="nintodaymariokartwiiu">{{Cite news |date=June 2, 2014 |title=Mario Kart 8 ships 1.2 million, fastest selling Wii U title to date |work=Nintendo Today |publisher=Nintendo Today |url=http://nintendotoday.com/mario-kart-8-fastest-selling-title/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503180645/http://nintendotoday.com/mario-kart-8-fastest-selling-title/ |archive-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref><ref name="venture-smash-sales">{{Cite news |last=Minotti |first=Mike |date=November 25, 2014 |title=Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the system's fastest-selling game |work=VentureBeat |publisher=VentureBeat |url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/11/25/super-smash-bros-for-wii-u-is-the-systems-fastest-selling-game/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503181024/https://venturebeat.com/2014/11/25/super-smash-bros-for-wii-u-is-the-systems-fastest-selling-game/ |archive-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref> The enhanced port for the [[Nintendo Switch]], ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', is the fastest-selling game in the series with 459,000 units sold in the United States in one day of its launch.<ref name="mariokart8deluxesales">{{Cite news |last=Cowley |first=Ric |date=May 2, 2017 |title=Mario Kart 8 Deluxe becomes fastest-selling game of the franchise with 459,000 units sold in the US |work=Pocket Gamer.biz |publisher=Steel Media Ltd. |url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/65635/mario-kart-8-deluxe-first-day-sales/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503180657/http://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/65635/mario-kart-8-deluxe-first-day-sales/ |archive-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref> It is the highest-selling [[Nintendo Switch]] game with a total of 67.35 million copies worldwide, outperforming the Wii U version. Both versions have a combined total of 75.81 million copies sold, making it the best-selling game in the series across regular and handheld consoles, and also the best selling ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' game as a whole.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2024/2/6/mario-kart-8-deluxe-60-million-copies-best-selling-mario-game|title=Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Becomes Best-Selling Mario Game of All Time|last=Harding|first=Daryl|date=February 6, 2024|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|access-date=April 19, 2025|archive-date=May 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525230102/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2024/2/6/mario-kart-8-deluxe-60-million-copies-best-selling-mario-game|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, the game holds the title of being the highest selling Nintendo game, excluding ''[[Wii Sports]]'' due to being bundled with the Wii.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mario-kart-8-deluxe-is-nintendo-best-selling-game-of-all-time/1100-6523297/|title=Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Is Nintendo's Best-Selling Game Of All Time, With One Caveat|last=Bonthuys|first=Darryn|date=May 9, 2024|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=April 19, 2025|archive-date=May 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510090509/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mario-kart-8-deluxe-is-nintendo-best-selling-game-of-all-time/1100-6523297/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The handheld games were commercial successes too: ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' is the fourth-best-selling [[Game Boy Advance]] game at 5.9 million copies.<ref name="supermariobestselling" /> The second portable game, ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', is the third-best-selling [[Nintendo DS]] game and the best-selling portable game in the series with a total of 23.6 million copies.<ref name="DSsales" /> ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' is the best-selling [[Nintendo 3DS]] game as of March 2023 at 18.98 million copies.<ref name="3DSSales" />