I really want a brand new Mario Kart to see what kind of numbers it would put up. (Curious what kind of numbers a brand new New Super Mario Bros. would put up as well, but not quite as interested in that personally.)
1) Japanese daily Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun released a (very short) interview with Nintendo president Furukawa today.
He says Smash Bros sales passed 5 million globally in week 1.
Says Switch is the home console seeing the fastest software sales so far in Nintendo's history.
— Dr. Serkan Toto (Kantan Games Inc.) (@serkantoto) January 16, 2019
I don't think Mario Kart and NSMB games have explosive openings like this, they seem to sell at a steady pace for years and years to achieve their totals.