This Tier list is based on Current Sales Potential.

Placement is based on the sales of the latest Major installment to the franchise + some speculation to the known upcoming major installment.

All tier lists are done off VGChartz figures.

Special thanks to Jaywood for doing the Sony and Microsoft tier lists.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=155873

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=155877

S-Tier: Mario Kart,2D-Mario,Wii series,Pokemon Main series,3D Mario,Smash Bros (10 million+)

A-Tier:Animal Crossing,Donkey Kong (5 to 10 million)

B-Tier:Zelda,Luigi,Mario Party,Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi, Yoshi,Nintendogs,Brain Age(2 to 5 million)

C-Tier:Mario Sports, Kirby, Metroid, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon,WarioWare,3D Pokemon spinoffs, Pikmin, Xeno-series, Fire Emblem,Punch-out, Kid Icarus,Rhythm Heaven (1 to 2 million)

D-Tier:Star Fox,Endless Ocean, Art Academy,Advance Wars,Golden Sun,Pilotwings,F-Zero,StyleSavvy (Under 1 million)

E-Tier:The rest (Dead franchises)

Thread Created!

2-25-13

Change Notes:

Animal Crossing moved into A-tier from B-tier,

Fire Emblem moved into C-tier from D-tier

Nintendogs moved down into B-tier from S-tier

Kid Icarus moved into C-tier from E-tier

Xeno-series placed in C-tier

Star Fox placed in D-tier (Courtesy of BasilZero)

WarioWare added to C-tier (Courtesy of BasilZero)

PilotWings added to D-tier (Courtesy of Salnax)

Mario split up (A lot of people)

2D Mario placed in S, 3D Mario placed in S, Mario Party placed in B, Paper Mario placed in B, Mario & Luigi placed in B.

Luigi added to B-tier (Suggested by newwil71)

Zelda dropped to B-tier (Suggested by Immortal)

Earthbound dropped to E-tier (Courtesy of S.Peelman)

F-Zero added to D-tier (Courtesy of SwansVanTerif)

Pokemon will be split as well

2-26-13

Main Pokemon Series placed in S, Mystery Dungeon placed in C, Console Pokemon placed in C. (The rest of the lot, rumble, snap, ranger,spin-off crossovers. Show no sign of even a possible sequel yet. Pokemon Ranger is debatable for D-tier)

Mario Sports added to C-tier. (Golf,Baseball,Soccer,Olympics entrys have all around equal amounts, usually C-tier range. Olypmics is an outlier as it rides the hype from the olympics themselves. Courtesy of Player2)

Style Savvy added to D-tier (Courtesy of Player 2). Lol my personal opinion is that this will drop to E-tier quiiiiittteeee soon.

After some discussion, Punch-out will be added to C-tier (SwansVanTerif)

2-27-13

Opened Zelda Poll

Endless Ocean added to D-tier (Courtesy of IsawYoshi)

Art Academy added in D-tier (Courtesy of saicho)

Rhythm Heaven added to C-tier (Courtesy of saicho)

Starfox bumped higher on the D-tier. (A mistake on my part)

Open to changes/discussion.

This is an interesting idea. One that I wonder if Nintendo actually uses.

Ok can people discuss what changes need to be made?

I believe Kirby shouldn't be in the rest tier... ( shit it is actually in the C tier, blind me )

Depending on how Wii Fit U does you might have to move it down a tier. 

How do you rate these anyway? When one of the games in a franchise sells above it's current tier do you automatically move it up? Or does the franchise have to continually sell at those amounts? :o

Ok i'll add it in D-tier, looking at the 3DS remake sales.

It's kinda based off current potential, so if the latest game/Known upcoming game has or is looking to overcome a certain threshold.

What about Luigi ? He should be in the B or C tier. Peach should be in the C teir.

You left off Fatal Frame. Nintendo acquired it last gen and released two titles in the series. Its not a huge seller but its not a dead franchise either.