IGN - Mario Kart 8, with Wii U and Switch sales combined (but mostly Switch), is officially the best-selling racing game in U.S. history, usurping the pole position from Mario Kart Wii.
![Mario Kart Wii sold five times as many copies as Mario Kart 8 for Wii U during the previous fiscal year Mario Kart Wii sold five times as many copies as Mario Kart 8 for Wii U during the previous fiscal year](https://nintendoeverything.com/wp-content/uploads/MaMTdzN.png)
Mario Kart Wii sold five times as many copies as Mario Kart 8 for Wii U during the previous fiscal year
![Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Sales Are Over Double The Wii U Original, Now The 2nd Best-Selling Series Entry – NintendoSoup Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Sales Are Over Double The Wii U Original, Now The 2nd Best-Selling Series Entry – NintendoSoup](https://nintendosoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintendoswitch_mariokart8deluxe_presentation2017_scrn03_bmp_jpgcopy_32129629432_o.jpg)