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Despite being over 11 years old, Mario Kart 8 is now outselling Nintendo's latest offering in the karting series, Mario Kart World. That is according to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, who posted the gaming industry's most recent sales data on social media earlier this week, and there's plenty to ponder. On the whole, Nintendo Switch 2 is doing excellent in terms of adoption. It was the best-selling console in the U.S. for the month of July, and with two million units sold, the Switch 2 is currently 75% ahead of the pace of the Switch during a similar timeframe. But you can't count the Switch out just yet, as the Switch continues to move product and is on pace to become the greatest selling console of all time, dethroning Sony's Playstation 2 from the title, a title the latter has held for almost 20 years.
The scarcity of Switch 2 and its steep price may be to blame for shoppers picking up the much cheaper Switch and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as availability and affordability are considered.
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