The re-release ofSuper Mario 3D World +Bowser’s Furyhas been the buzz of the Nintendo Switch since its launch a few days ago. Measuring the platformer’s early success isn’t easy, given it only just launched and Nintendo doesn’t share much data. Luckily, sales info from the UK is more routine. Weekly sales data shows that physical boxed sales ofSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furyclimbed to number one already, and managed to do so in an impressive fashion.
GamesIndustry.biz head Christopher Dring shared early details about theUK’s weekly salesinformation on social media. According to Dring’s,Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furyisn’t just the number one release in the UK this week, it also destroys the launch sales of the initialSuper Mario 3D Worldon Wii U. Dring said the new release delivered almost three times the total unit sales of the Wii U game, though he admits those initial sales were only around 160,000.
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Another detail added by Dring is howSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furycompares to otherMariogame launches on the Nintendo Switch. Despite its impressive numbers, at least in relation to other games at this moment,Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furyis just the third-ranked Mario platformer to launch on Switch. First in sales isSuper Mario Odyssey, with the second being the limited-availability releaseSuper Mario 3D All-Stars.
It is somewhat surprising thatSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furydidn’t outsell theSuper Mario 3D All-Starsrelease. It’s a newer game package and features brand new content, after all. That said, it was released during a slower time of the year for the industry. Dring said3D Worldcame in about a third lower thanSuper Mario 3D All-Stars' sales total.
Nintendo fans still have plenty of time left to pick upSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. PerhapsNintendo Switch playersare still making their way through the3D All-Starsbefore picking up something new, soSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furysales could climb after3D All-Stars' limited availability window ends.
Regardless, consideringSuper Mario 3D Worldis a relatively recent release and a Wii U game at that, Nintendo’s likely happy with its sales performance so far. It’s one of two new games to join the top 10 this week in the UK alongsideLittle Nightmares 2, and if its worldwide numbers mirror the UK numbers, Nintendo could consider doingBowser’s Fury-sized expansionsmore often.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furyis available now on Nintendo Switch.
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