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So I was just browsing the site and decided to look up sales for mario games and they were impressive. Then I look at another nintendo franchise that I like which is metroid and it's sales are no where near marios? Why is this? They are both old Nintendo franchises yet mario is so much more popular with the market. Hell even its spin off games do rather well too.

Wii

Super Mario Galaxy 2-7.03 mil

Mario Sports mix-2.08 mil

GC

Super Mario Sunshine-6.31 mil

Mario Power Tennis-1.22 mil

Wii

Metroid Prime 3 Corruption-1.65 mil

Other M-1.21 mil

GC

Metroid Prime-2.82 mil

Prime 2-1.33 mil