Nintendo didn’t anticipate that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was ‘going to be the juggernaut’ for the Nintendo Switch when it was ported to the console, according to former employees

• Nintendo didn’t anticipate Mario Kart 8 Deluxe‘s massive success on the Switch, according to two former employees
• There was “not a clue” that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe “was going to be the juggernaut” that it is now
• The game has now sold over 75 million copies across the Switch and Wii U

According to two former Nintendo employees, Nintendo didn’t expect Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to perform so well on the Switch.

This comes from the latest episode of the Kit & Krysta podcast, where former Nintendo of America director of social media marketing Kit Ellis and former senior manager of creator relations Krysta Yang discussed Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and how Nintendo didn’t anticipate its overwhelming success (via GamesRadar).