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Super Mario series

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Super Mario
スーパーマリオ
Sūpā Mario
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Creator: Shigeru Miyamoto
First game: Donkey Kong (1981)
Best-selling game: Super Mario Bros. (40.241 million copies)
Latest game: Mario Sports Superstars (2017)
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The Super Mario series (alternatively known as the Super Mario Bros. series or simply the Mario series) refers to the overall franchise comprised of a number of series and games based off of the Super Mario Bros. platforming games, and is Nintendo's primary flagship franchise, with new Mario games appearing on all of Nintendo's systems to date since the Nintendo Entertainment System and are frequently launch titles..

The Super Mario series is typically used to refer to the platforming games, on which all other games are based, though the overall franchise also includes series and games such as Mario Kart, Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi, Mario Party and others. With over 200 games and 500 million copies sold between all subsets of the franchise, the Super Mario series is the best-selling video game franchise of all time, with the platforming games alone selling over 310 million units[1]

Overview

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Arcade

The Super Mario series began with the creation of the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong, which involved Mario trying to rescue his girlfriend, Pauline, from the Template:Dkw and established the platforming aspect prevalent in much of the series. The character of Mario was originally referred to under the title of Jumpman, and would receive his current name of "Mario" after Nintendo of America's warehouse landlord, Mario Segale.

The Donkey Kong game would later go on to receive two sequels: Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong 3, which would be spun off into a distinct franchise of Donkey Kong games. After his role as the antagonist of Donkey Kong Jr., Mario would later star in the 1983 arcade title Mario Bros..

Core series

The Super Mario series would begin in its current form in 1985, when the first side-scrolling platform game in the series, Super Mario Bros., was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Selling over 40 million copies, Super Mario Bros. would go on to spawn a number of successors. In 1991, Super Mario Land, the series' first handheld installment, was released for the Game Boy, directed by Gunpei Yokoi rather than Miyamoto. The series would later transition into 3D in 1996 with Super Mario 64. Later, after the release of Super Mario Sunshine, the series would return to the 2D gameplay style with the New Super Mario Bros. series, currently spanning four games across four platforms.

The platforming titles have also spun off into their own distinct series. In 1992, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins was released, which introduced Wario, a rival character for Mario. Wario would go on to be the star of the game's sequel, Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, with future sequels using the Wario Land moniker. In addition, Yoshi, Mario's dinosaur partner in Super Mario World, would be the starring character in a number of puzzle games before the 1994 game Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, which spawned the Yoshi's Island series of platforming titles.

Spin-off material

Mario Kart

Role-playing games

Mario Party

Other games

Hotel Mario was released in 1994 for the Philips CD-i, as part of a deal between Nintendo and Philips to create a CD add-on for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Two additional games, a Super Mario World pseudo-sequel named Super Mario's Wacky Worlds and an FMV edutainment game Mario Takes America were also in development for the system, but were cancelled.

Other media

Other appearances

Several Super Mario characters appear as playable characters within the Super Smash Bros. series. Mario and Luigi have appeared since the original title, Peach, Bowser, and Dr. Mario were introduced in Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Rosalina and Bowser Jr. were introduced in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. (While other series regulars such as Yoshi, Wario, and Donkey Kong also appear, they are counted as characters from their own franchises.) A number of stages and items based on the various aspects of the franchise also appear.

Games

Game JP release NA release EU release AUS release KOR release Platform
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2D platform games
Super Mario Bros. 1985 1985 1987 1987 2008 Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels 1986 2007 2007 2007 2016 Famicom Disk System
Super Mario Bros. 2 1992 1988 1989 1989 2008 Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
Super Mario Land 1989 1989 1990 2011 2016 Game Boy
Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 1990 1991 1991 2008 Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario World 1990 1991 1992 1992 2008 Super Nintendo
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins 1992 1992 1993 2011 2016 Game Boy
New Super Mario Bros. 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 Nintendo DS
New Super Mario Bros. Wii 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 Wii
New Super Mario Bros. 2 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 Nintendo 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. U 2012 2012 2012 2012 N/A Wii U
New Super Luigi U 2013 2013 2013 2013 N/A Wii U
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3D platform games
Super Mario 64 1996 1996 1997 1997 N/A Nintendo 64
Super Mario Sunshine 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario Galaxy 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 Wii
Super Mario 3D Land 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario 3D World 2013 2013 2013 2013 N/A Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Odyssey 2017 2017 2017 2017 N/A Nintendo Switch
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Edutainment games
Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up N/A 1992 N/A N/A N/A PC
Mario is Missing! N/A 1992 N/A N/A N/A PC / Super Nintendo / NES
Mario's Time Machine N/A 1993 N/A N/A N/A PC / Super Nintendo / NES
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers N/A 1994 N/A N/A Super Nintendo
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters N/A 1994 N/A N/A N/A Super Nintendo
Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun N/A 1994 N/A N/A N/A Super Nintendo
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Mario Kart series
Super Mario Kart 1992 1992 1993 2010 N/A Super Nintendo
Mario Kart 64 1996 1997 1997 1998 2008 Nintendo 64
Mario Kart: Super Circuit 2001 2001 2001 2001 N/A Game Boy Advance
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! 2003 2003 2003 2003 N/A Nintendo GameCube
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2005 2005 2005 2005 N/A Arcade
Mario Kart DS 2005 2005 2005 2005 2007 Nintendo DS
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 2007 2008 2007 2007 N/A Arcade
Mario Kart Wii 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 Wii
Mario Kart 7 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX 2013 2014 N/A N/A N/A Arcade
Mario Kart 8 2014 2014 2014 2014 N/A Wii U
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Mario Party series
Mario Party 1998 1999 1999 1999 N/A Nintendo 64
Mario Party 2 1999 2000 2000 2000 N/A Nintendo 64
Mario Party 3 2000 2001 2001 2001 N/A Nintendo 64
Mario Party 4 2002 2002 2002 2002 N/A Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party-e 2003 2003 ?? ?? ?? e-Reader/GBA/TCG
Mario Party 5 2003 2003 2003 2003 N/A Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2004 N/A N/A N/A N/A Arcade
Mario Party 6 2004 2004 2005 2005 N/A Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 2005 N/A N/A N/A N/A Arcade
Mario Party Advance 2005 2005 2005 2014 N/A Game Boy Advance
Mario Party 7 2005 2005 2006 2006 N/A Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 8 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 Wii
Mario Party DS 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 Nintendo DS
Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher 2009 N/A N/A N/A N/A Arcade
Mario Party 9 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 Wii
Mario Party: Island Tour 2014 2013 2014 2014 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Party 10 2015 2015 2015 2015 N/A Wii U
Mario Party: Star Rush 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017 Nintendo 3DS
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Role-playing games
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 1996 1996 2008 2008 N/A Super Nintendo
Paper Mario 2000 2001 2001 2001 N/A Nintendo 64
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga 2003 2003 2003 2003 N/A Game Boy Advance
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 2004 2004 2004 2004 N/A Nintendo GameCube
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time 2005 2005 2006 2006 2010 Nintendo DS
Super Paper Mario 2007 2007 2007 2007 2009 Wii
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story 2009 2009 2009 2009 2011 Nintendo DS
Paper Mario: Sticker Star 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam 2015 2016 2015 2015 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Paper Mario: Color Splash 2016 2016 2016 2016 N/A Wii U
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Sports games
Golf 1984 1985 1986 N/A N/A NES
Golf 1989 1990 1990 N/A N/A Game Boy
NES Open Tournament Golf 1991 1991 1992 2012 2008 NES
Mario's Tennis 1995 1995 N/A N/A N/A Virtual Boy
Mario Golf 1999 1999 1999 1999 N/A Nintendo 64
Mario Golf 1999 1999 1999 1999 N/A Game Boy Color
Mario Tennis 2000 2000 2000 2000 N/A Nintendo 64
Mario Tennis 2000 2001 2001 2001 N/A Game Boy Color
Mobile Golf 2001 N/A N/A N/A N/A Game Boy Color
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 2003 2003 2004 2004 N/A Nintendo GameCube
Mario Golf: Advance Tour 2004 2004 2004 2004 N/A Game Boy Advance
Mario Power Tennis 2004 2004 2005 2005 N/A Nintendo GameCube
Mario Superstar Baseball 2005 2005 2005 N/A N/A Nintendo GameCube
Mario Tennis: Power Tour 2005 2005 2005 2005 N/A Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Strikers 2005 2005 2005 2006 N/A Nintendo GameCube
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 2006 2006 2007 2006 N/A Nintendo DS
Mario Strikers Charged 2007 2007 2007 2007 2010 Wii
Mario Super Sluggers 2008 2008 N/A N/A N/A Wii
Mario Sports Mix 2010 2011 2011 2011 N/A Wii
Mario Tennis Open 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Golf: World Tour 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash 2016 2015 2015 2015 N/A Wii U
Mario Sports Superstars 2017 2017 2017 2017 N/A Nintendo 3DS
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Other games
Mario Bros. 1983 1983 1986 2006 2008 Arcade
Mario Paint 1992 1992 1992 N/A N/A Super Nintendo
Mario Paint BS Ban ?? N/A N/A N/A N/A Satellaview
Mario Paint Yuushou Naizou Ban ?? N/A N/A N/A N/A Satellaview
Mario & Wario 1993 N/A N/A N/A N/A Super Nintendo
Hotel Mario N/A 1994 N/A N/A N/A Philips CD-i
Mario's Picross 1995 1995 1995 1995 N/A Game Boy
Mario's Super Picross 1995 N/A 2007 2007 N/A Super Famicom
Mario's Game Gallery N/A 1995 N/A N/A N/A PC
Mario Artist: Paint Studio 1999 N/A N/A N/A N/A Nintendo 64DD
Mario Artist: Talent Studio 2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A Nintendo 64DD
Mario Artist: Communication Kit 2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A Nintendo 64DD
Mario Artist: Polygon Studio 2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A Nintendo 64DD
Mario Pinball Land 2004 2004 2004 2004 N/A Game Boy Advance
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix 2005 2005 2005 2005 N/A Nintendo GameCube
Super Princess Peach 2005 2006 2006 2006 N/A Nintendo GameCube
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker 2014 2014 2015 2015 N/A Wii U
Super Mario Maker 2015 2015 2015 2015 N/A Wii U
Super Mario Run 2016 2016 2016 2016 N/A iOS / Android
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Ports and remakes
Super Mario All-Stars 1993 1993 1993 1993 N/A Super Nintendo
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World N/A 1994 1995 N/A N/A Super Nintendo
BS Super Mario USA 1996 N/A N/A N/A N/A Satellaview
BS Super Mario Collection 1997/1998 N/A N/A N/A N/A Satellaview
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe 2000 1999 1999 1999 2016 Game Boy Color
Super Mario Advance 2001 2001 2001 2001 N/A Game Boy Advance
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 Game Boy Advance
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 2002 2002 2002 2003 N/A Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 2003 2003 2003 2003 N/A Game Boy Advance
Famicom Mini: Mario Bros. 2004 N/A N/A N/A N/A Game Boy Advance
Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. 2004 2004 2004 2004 N/A Game Boy Advance
Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario 2004 2004 2005 2005 N/A Game Boy Advance
Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2 2004 N/A N/A N/A N/A Game Boy Advance
Super Mario 64 DS 2004 2004 2005 2005 2007 Nintendo DS
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis 2009 2009 2009 2009 N/A Wii
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 Wii
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS 2016 2016 2016 2016 N/A Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 2017 2017 2017 2017 N/A Nintendo Switch
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Crossovers
Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium 1987 N/A N/A N/A N/A Satellaview
Itadaki Street DS 2007 N/A N/A N/A N/A Nintendo DS
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 Wii/Nintendo DS
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 Wii/Nintendo DS
Fortune Street 2011 2011 2011 2012 N/A Wii
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games 2011 2011 2011 2011 N/A Wii/Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games 2013 2013 2013 2013 N/A Wii U
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Arcade

External links

References

  1. Super Mario Maker has sold 1 Million units around the world. Nintendo (September 30, 2015). Retrieved April 14, 2016.


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Platformers
2D
3D
Ports and remakes
Multiplayer-focused games
Mario Kart
Mario Party
Sports
Other games
Role-playing
Dr. Mario Dr. Mario • 64 • + Puzzle League • Online Rx • Express • Dr. Luigi • Miracle Cure • World
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Mario vs. Donkey Kong • March of the Minis • Minis March Again! • Mini-Land Mayhem! • Minis on the Move • Tipping Stars • amiibo Challenge
Crossover games
Misc.
e-Reader applications (Mario Party-e) Free Challenge: Cast Away Mario!  • Mario's Mallet  • Daisy's Rodeo!  • Fast Feed Yoshi!
Wonder Challenge: Lakitu's Luck, Spinister Bowser
Duel Challenge: Bolt from Boo, Time Bomb Ticks!, Wario's Bluff, Balloon Burst!
Applications I Am a Teacher: Super Mario Sweater • Mario Calculator • Mario Clock • Photos with Mario • Shitamachi Ninjou Gekijou (Satellaview magazine)
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