Carl2291 said:
Jumpin said:
It's Mario:
He introduced a whole generation of people to videogames. Had an entire continent excited about Super Mario Brothers 3 with the movie the Wizard (we dreamed about the game). Has managed to sell over 385 million units across 79 titles baring his name in the title (this doesn't include Donkey Kong, Smash Bros, and others where is a major character).
Mario is indeed the biggest of legends of the videogame world, and one of the biggest in creative history, he surpassed Micky Mouse in recognition among children decades ago. |
Pikachu > Mario.
I don't think this can be argued with.
Pikachu is the face of Pokemon. When you think Pokemon, you think Pikachu.
The Pokemon games alone have (AFAIK) surpassed 200million units in sales.
Then we have the trading cards which have been around for over 10 years.
The Anime, which has been around for over 10 years... Possibly the most successful cartoon of all time?
Over 10 feature length movies.
Pokemon ThemePark
Pokemon MMO Possibly the most wanted MMO ever?
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Mario franchise - 222 million
Pokemon franchise - 193 million
Pikachu may be the face of pokemon but Mario is the face of video games.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_game_franchises
