On the strength of a port, Mario Kart 8 is now the fifth best-selling game of all time.
After more than a decade of Mario Kart 8, it’s time for some big changes.
In most cases, I could only do that because of ports.
Even the games I did play as a kid I often only finished thanks to ports.
I didn’t finish Mario Sunshine until it hit the Switch.
Same for Metroid Prime.
And Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy.
And Resident Evil 5 and 6.
This is the beauty of ports.
They introduce people to games that they otherwise would never encounter.
This isn’t entirely new.
These are all reasons that ports are good for players.
And it’s the biggest success of the Switch era and the second biggest hit Nintendo has ever had.
Wii Sports only beats it because it came free with the console.
Not every series is Mario Kart, it’s true.
And what if they love it so much they turn Billy into the next Sonic?
You never know if you don’t try.
Mario could take notes from Forza for his next Grand Prix.
