• @RightHandOfIkaros
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    7 months ago

    Journalism is really hitting all-time lows these days, huh?

    They really will make an article on anything just to get clicks and ad revenue.

    • @[email protected]
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      317 months ago

      Honestly this is a pretty big deal. Mario Kart 8 has been an absolute sales juggernaut. It’s been largely speculated that mario kart 9 has been delayed just because 8 keeps on making millions. It’s just so uncommon to see a game sell in such huge numbers for over 6 years like that, especially because the game itself is way older than that and it didn’t even get any expansions/dlc until very recently.

      • @RightHandOfIkaros
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        -57 months ago

        It was on two consoles, and was one of the earlier Switch releases. Its not surprising that it sold so many copies at all.

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          It’s not surprising a game from the last console has been in the top 20 until just now? 78 consecutive months it was there.

          It’s not total sales. It’s sales each month.

          • @RightHandOfIkaros
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            -137 months ago

            Skyrim is still selling copies. So no, its not surprising.

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                7 months ago

                It is not surprising to see an older game continue to sell a lot, especially a child/family oriented game, on a child/family oriented console. A game with basically no real competition in its category.

                • ampersandrew
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                  It is surprising every time a game sells this many copies, because it’s so rare. By Wikipedia’s count, only 5 other games have sold better, and for the length of time it’s been on the sales chart, we can realistically only compare its success to GTA V and Minecraft.

    • @signor
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      117 months ago

      ??? It’s ign not cnn.