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News - 79% Of Switch 2 Buyers In The US Also Bought Mario Kart World - xSicKxBot - 06-16-2025
News - 79% Of Switch 2 Buyers In The US Also Bought Mario Kart World
<p>The Switch 2 launched on June 5 and sold <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/switch-2-has-become-the-fastest-selling-home-console-of-all-time-in-just-four-days/1100-6532341/">3.5 million units worldwide out of the gate</a>, but how did it perform in the US specifically? Mat Piscatella of Circana <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3lrj7u74vi22v">shared</a> that the system is projected to have sold 1.3 million-1.35 million units during its first week in the US. That's only Circana's initial projection of sales, but Piscatella said it represents a "helluva great start" for the console.</p><p>Piscatella shared other statistics like how 79% of people who bought a Switch 2 also obtained a copy of Mario Kart World, either through the $500 Switch 2 bundle or by purchasing the $80 game outright.</p><p>The top three best-selling Switch 2 physical games sold during the first week in the US were Mario Kart World, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Switch 2 Edition, according to Circana. Mario Kart World has big shoes to fill, as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold 68.2 million units, with Mario Kart 8 shifting 8.46 million copies for a combined total of 76.66 million.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/79-of-switch-2-buyers-in-the-us-also-bought-mario-kart-world/1100-6532449/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/79-of-switch-2-buyers-in-the-us-also-bought-mario-kart-world/1100-6532449/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f