

Super Mario Odyssey would be the first original game in the series to be released on the Nintendo Switch, and was released in 2017. The Wii U saw the release of Super Mario 3D World. Super Mario 3D Land was the series' flagship title for Nintendo 3DS. Super Mario Sunshine was the series' entry for the GameCube, and Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel continued the franchise for the Wii. Super Mario 64 debuted as the launch title for the Nintendo 64 console in 1996.

While Super Mario Land and two sequels were the Game Boy installments in the series, the Game Boy Advance did not receive any original entries, only remakes. The Japanese version would subsequently be released in the United States in 1993 under the title Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels as part of the Super Mario All-Stars title for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, a console that also features iterations of the game known as Super Mario World. 2 was released in 1986, but a different game with the same name was released internationally in 1988, followed by Super Mario Bros. In Japan, a game titled Super Mario Bros. It was also later sold in a package with Duck Hunt. Mario then became the star of his own side scrolling platform game in 1985, titled Super Mario Bros., which was the pack-in game included with the Nintendo Entertainment System console. The success of the game spawned several ports, and a sequel, Donkey Kong Jr., which is Mario's only appearance as an antagonist. Eventually Jumpman's name was internationally and permanently changed to Mario. "Jumpman" was called " Mario" in certain promotional materials for the game's release overseas his namesake was Mario Segale, the landlord of Nintendo of America's office/warehouse, who barged in on a meeting to demand an overdue rent payment. Points are awarded for finishing screens leaping over obstacles destroying objects with a hammer power-up collecting items such as hats, parasols, and purses (presumably belonging to Pauline) and completing other tasks. In addition to presenting the goal of saving Pauline, the game gives the player a score. Donkey Kong is an early example of the platform genre. Miyamoto named the game Donkey Kong, and its main protagonist "Jumpman". Miyamoto came up with the idea of a game in which the playable character has to make his way through an obstacle course consisting of sloped platforms, ladders and rolling barrels. 2.6.5 Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games seriesĪ replica of a Donkey Kong arcade cabinet.Īfter the commercial failure of Radar Scope, Nintendo's company president referred to Shigeru Miyamoto to create an arcade game to save the company.Mario has become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. It is the best-selling video game franchise of all time, with more than 758.06 million copies of games sold, including 388.92 million for the Super Mario games alone. The Mario series is one of gaming's most successful and renowned franchises, with many of its games, in particular within the Super Mario subseries, being considered to be some of the greatest video games ever made. Donkey Kong, and Paper Mario several characters introduced in the Mario franchise, such as Donkey Kong, Wario, and Yoshi, sparked successful franchises of their own.

The franchise has spawned more than 200 games of various genres and several sub-series, including Mario Golf, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Mario Tennis, Mario vs. The main Mario subseries is the Super Mario series of platform games started with 1985's Super Mario Bros., which mostly follows Mario's adventures in the fictional world of the Mushroom Kingdom and typically rely on Mario's jumping ability to allow him to progress through levels. Most Mario games have been released exclusively for Nintendo's various video game consoles and handhelds, from the third generation onward. The Mario games have been developed by a variety of developers including Nintendo, Hudson Soft, and AlphaDream. The series' first installment was 1983's Mario Bros., although Mario had made his first appearance in 1981's Donkey Kong, and had already been featured in several games of the Donkey Kong and Game & Watch series. It is primarily a video game franchise, but has extended to other forms of media, including television series, comic books, a 1993 feature film and theme park attractions. Mario is a media franchise, published and produced by video game company Nintendo, created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and starring the fictional character Mario.
