Mario Kart boosts Wii U sales in Japan

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Mario Kart 8 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/nintendo-wii-u/racing-driving/13218/mario-kart-8/) debuted at No.1 on the Japanese software chart during the week ended June 1.
Having launched on May 29, the game sold over 325,000 copies to top the chart ahead of fellow new release Mobile Suit Gundam: Side Stories, which sold 82,000 copies on PS3.
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Nintendo said on Monday that worldwide Mario Kart 8 sales (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/465695/mario-kart-8-sales-hit-12-million-in-first-weekend/) hit 1.2 million units over the game's first weekend of availability, making it the fastest-selling Wii U game to date.
The UK release of Mario Kart 8 drove a 666 per cent increase (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/465552/mario-kart-8-boosts-uk-wii-u-hardware-sales-666/) in weekly Wii U sales.

Weekly software sales / lifetime

Mario Kart 8 (Wii U, Nintendo) - 325.892 / New
Mobile Suit Gundam: Side Stories (PS3, Bandai Namco) - 82.048 / New
Yo-kai Watch (3DS, Level 5) - 36.868 / 1.020.877
Chou Megami Shinkou Noire: Gekishin Black Heart (Vita, Compile Heart) - 28.397 / New
World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (PS3, Konami) - 27.406 / 63.062
World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (3DS, Konami) - 12.265 / 29.028
Infamous: Second Son (PS4, Sony) - 8.622 / 43.423
The Idolmaster: One for All (PS3, Bandai Namco) - 6.910 / 102.793
Arcana Heart 3: Love Max (PS3, Arc System Works) - 6.273 / New
Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS, Nintendo) - 6.064 / 383.989

Weekly hardware sales (previous week (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/465168/infamous-second-son-debuts-at-no2-in-japan/))

3DS - 23.733 (23.224)
Wii U - 19.312 (9.024)
Vita - 13.957 (15.212)
PS3 - 6.922 (7.565)
PS4 - 6.508 (7.543)
PSP - 1.421 (1.479)
Xbox 360 - 225 (202)
Total - 72.078 (64.249)



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