Is Mario Kart 8 the Life line that Wii U needed?

Overall, Mario Kart 8 was the second best-selling game of the week, only behind Ubisoft's Watch Dogs, which is the fastest selling game in Ubisoft's history. This is not a sign of defeat seeing that Watch Dogs has been launched on all five platforms (Xbox 360, Xbox One, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, and PC) while Mario Kart 8 was only released on the Wii U.

Similar to Watch Dogs, according to International Business Times, Mario Kart 8 launched an official hardware bundle in the UK boosting the sales of Wii U console by over 600 percent, of which 82 percent are Mario Kart 8 Bundle. In Japan it took the top spot with over 352 thousand units sold, a sizable contribution to the 1.2 million sales worldwide over its launched weekend. 

The truth is most of us looked at the Wii U as a joke of a console, but with the introduction of Mario Kart 8 and the short comings of the rival consoles (PS4 & Xbox One) in providing any sustainable exclusives since their release, the Wii U and Mario Kart 8 is definitely drawing some eyes in its direction. At the end of the day, its more Mario Kart, and we all have a soft spot for this franchise. I'm glad that Nintendo remembered what make this series so much fun.