What's What! Video Game Facts (46/365)

andkill (50)in #steemit • 8 years ago

Mario Bros franchises crush the numbers.

Mario bros is is currently the best-selling video game franchise of all time, appearing in over 200 video games and selling almost 600 million units, this includes the core Super Mario series and several other Mario series. Only some of the digital distribution sales through the virtual console service are included. The titular protagonist, Mario, is arguably the most recognizable video game character of all time, rivaled only by Pac-Man, Sonic and Pikachu, and talking about Pokemon, the little monster created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996 take a solid 2nd place.

Mario first appeared in 1981 in the original Donkey Kong, before starring in Mario Bros., followed by the Super Mario series of platform games. The character was created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and has since become the official mascot of Nintendo, owner of the trademark. It is developed by various Nintendo studios. The Mario franchise has expanded into other game genres, including racing, sports, party, puzzle, and role-playing games.

Video game series	Sales
Super Mario series	311.46 million
Mario Kart series	110.77 million
Mario Party series	39.6 million
Mario Sports series	35.498 million
Mario RPG series	16.49 million
Other Mario games	14.7042 million

Table

Something interesting is that Mario is also first in the list of the console games sold by Nintendo.

Console	Video game	Sales	Ref
Nintendo Entertainment System( NES)	Super Mario Bros	40,240,000	Ref 1
Super Nintendo Entertainment System(SNES)	Super Mario World	20,610,000	Ref 2
Nintendo 64	Super Mario 64	11,910,000	Ref 3
GameCube	Mario Kart: Double Dash	7,000,000	Ref 4
Wii	Mario Kart Wii	37,100,000	Ref 5