Metroid, one of the big three

[IsawYoshi]

axumblade said:

Metrium said:
Because they are the 3 most popular ''original'' games from Nintendo. By ''original'' I mean they started almost when everything started, with the NES. They are the 3 longest running franchise, that are all 3 totaly different style of gameplay and universe. Meanwhile DK's universe can be related to Mario's, but Zelda/Metroid/Mario has nothing in comon except with few small clever easter eggs a la Link's Awakening.

Technically, Kirby has sold about 2 times as many as the Metroid franchise, the games come out more frequently, and the series originates on the same system that the other 3 titles mentioned came from...

@ISAWYOSHI, the problem with counting Pokemon is that the big 3 are signified by their mascotlike characters. We have Pikachu, but really there are too many Pokemon for us to just sit down and say "Well, Pikachu IS Pokemon's Mascot."

True, the mascot part is indeed something to count in. But while Pokemon has no official mascot (at least I don't think so), pikachu is still a gigantic symbol for Pokemon, and also for nintendo. I have a few friends that knew about Samus before I showed them Metroid, and they knew her as "that guy from smash bros" which I think is kind of a problem. Cause when she's supposed to be a great mascot, people still don't know her gender.