Mario Kart World is arguably the biggest game on Nintendo Switch 2 in terms of mainstream appeal – even if we all know Donkey Kong Bananza is the superior year one title. But incredibly, it hasn't even been the best-selling Mario Kart game in the US over the past few months, an honor that belongs to its venerable predecessor, Mario Kart 8.
As you'd expect, Mario Kart World was the best-selling Nintendo game (on any platform) for the month of June, when it launched alongside Switch 2, according to data from industry analyst group Circana shared by Mat Piscatella on Bluesky. There are two caveats to this data and all that follows: Circana only tracks the US market, and Nintendo does not share digital sales data, so all this information pertains specifically to the physical games market in the region.
