As one of the Nintendo Switch 2's first games, Mario Kart: World has performed quite well.According to Japanese game media "Famitong", since it was released simultaneously with the new console on June 5, the sales of the game have exceeded the sales of the 2017 Switch first game "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild".

According to data from "Famitong", the physical sales of "Mario Kart: World" reached 782,566 copies in the three days before its debut.It is worth noting that this number includes the sales of the Switch 2 bundled package with the game, but it does not count for the sales of the digital version.

Some people pointed out that this sales figure surpassed the 2017 Switch Breath of the Wild and Mario Kart 8: Deluxe Edition.Among them, Mario Kart 8: Deluxe Edition sold about 284,000 copies during the same period, while Breath of the Wild was about 186,000 copies.

At the same time, the Nintendo Switch 2 host itself has also been a huge success worldwide.Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa posted on his official website that the Switch 2 sold more than 3.5 million units worldwide in just four days.

As a sequel to Mario Kart 8: Deluxe Edition, Mario Kart: World has increased the game by introducing an explorable, massive world.But producer Hiroyuki Yabuki revealed earlier this month that the development team would not want to call it an "open world" game because the label is not clear enough.

"Our development team does not call this world an open world," Yabuki said. "Because in our opinion, the definition of the term 'open world' is not clear." He also mentioned that Mario Kart: World provides players with a broader space to explore: "We created this vast world and set up elements such as Mario Kart, Cuba Castle, and Chocolate Mountain in an attempt to build a brand new Mario Kart."

In the details disclosure before the game was released, Yabuki also talked about the more open structure of Mario Kart: World as a major change in the series: “Looking back at the entire history of Mario Kart, we do think it’s a big breakthrough,” he continued, “We want to make sure the heart of the new Mario Kart still retains the fun of the series’ classics.”