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Killergran on 07 March 2010

Also, there are going to be 3 mario games this generation that sold over 20 million copies. That is mindboggling.



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Siko1989 on 07 March 2010

the point of mario being the king of video games is being the most known franchise of all time




Pineapple on 08 March 2010
Killergran said:
Also, there are going to be 3 mario games this generation that sold over 20 million copies. That is mindboggling.

3? I'm counting 4 myself.

New Super Mario Bros DS

New Super Mario Bros Wii

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart Wii



Killergran on 08 March 2010
Pineapple said:
Killergran said:
Also, there are going to be 3 mario games this generation that sold over 20 million copies. That is mindboggling.

3? I'm counting 4 myself.

New Super Mario Bros DS

New Super Mario Bros Wii

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart Wii

I was thinking Mario Kart DS might not reach 20 million. But looking at the numbers, it might even pass it this year.



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jarrod on 08 March 2010
Carl2291 said:
Mad55 said:
regardless Mario is king this generation and as a whole hes most definitively king. Though Pokemon is on the creep creep lol. Though i don't think they will ever surpass Mario nor do they deserve to. they don't innovate.

How has Mario innovated this gen?

Center of gravity based 3D platforming.  More innovative than any other platformer this gen.



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Gilgamesh on 08 March 2010
dany612 said:
Don't duh me! You annoying Nintendo fans. Why hasn't anyone mentioned the amount of games Mario has been put in by Nintendo? There's about over 20 of them.

over 20?

It's just over 130 according to VG Chartz



jarrod on 08 March 2010

Mario vs FF game releases this gen...

 

Mario (Nintendo)

  1. [DS] Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo) 2004
  2. [DS] Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (Nintendo/Alphadream) 2005
  3. [DS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) 2005
  4. [DS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) 2006
  5. [DS] Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (Nintendo) 2006
  6. [DS] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (Nintendo/NST) 2006
  7. [Wii] Super Paper Mario (Nintendo/Intelligent Systems) 2007
  8. [Wii] Mario Party 8 (Nintendo/Hudson) 2007
  9. [Wii] Mario Strikers: Charged (Nintendo/Next Level) 2007
  10. [Wii] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) 2007
  11. [Wii] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) 2007
  12. [DS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo/Hudson) 2007
  13. [DS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) 2008
  14. [Wii] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 2008
  15. [Wii] Dr.Mario Online RX (Nintendo/Arika) 2008
  16. [Wii] New Play Control: Mario Power Tennis (Nintendo/Camelot) 2009
  17. [DSi] Dr. Mario Express (Nintendo/Arika) 2009
  18. [DSi] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again (Nintendo/NST) 2009
  19. [DS] Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo/Alphadream) 2009
  20. [DS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega) 2009
  21. [Wii] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega) 2009
  22. [Wii] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) 2009
  23. [Wii] Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo) 2010

 

Final Fantasy (Square Enix)

  1. [360] Final Fantasy XI: Online (Square Enix) 2006
  2. [DS] Final Fantasy III (Square Enix/Matrix) 2006
  3. [DS] Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales (Square Enix/h.a.n.d.) 2007
  4. [PSP] Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition (Square Enix/TOSE) 2007
  5. [PSP] Final Fantasy II Anniversary Edition (Square Enix/TOSE) 2007
  6. [PSP] Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix/TOSE) 2007
  7. [DS] Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (Square Enix/think & feel) 2007
  8. [DS] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (Square Enix) 2008
  9. [PSP] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix) 2008
  10. [Wii] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (Square Enix) 2008
  11. [DS] Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (Square Enix) 2008
  12. [Wii] Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Dungeon (Square Enix/h.a.n.d.) 2008
  13. [DS] Final Fantasy IV (Square Enix/Matrix) 2008
  14. [DS] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (Square Enix) 2009
  15. [Wii] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (Square Enix) 2009
  16. [Wii] Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Square Enix) 2009
  17. [Wii] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Dark Lord (Square Enix) 2009
  18. [PSP] Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Square Enix) 2009
  19. [Wii] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Square Enix) 2009
  20. [iP] Final Fantasy (Square Enix/TOSE) 2010
  21. [iP] Final Fantasy II (Square Enix/TOSE) 2010
  22. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) 2010
  23. [360] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) 2010
  24. [PC] Final Fantasy XIV: Online (Square Enix) 2010
  25. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV: Online (Square Enix) 2010
  26. [DS] Final Fantasy: 4 Warriors of Light (Square Enix/Matrix) TBA
  27. [PSP] Agito: Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) TBA
  28. [360] Final Fantasy XIV: Online (Square Enix) TBA

 

Notes

  • Western releases only (ie: no Dragon Quest & Super Mario in Itadaki Street DS)
  • Must contain "Final Fantasy" or "Mario" in the title itself (ie: no Crystal Defenders)
  • Games only (ie: no Mario Clock)
  • No emulated classic digital reissues (ie: no Final Fantasy VII PSN)


Carl on 08 March 2010
jarrod said:
Carl2291 said:
Mad55 said:
regardless Mario is king this generation and as a whole hes most definitively king. Though Pokemon is on the creep creep lol. Though i don't think they will ever surpass Mario nor do they deserve to. they don't innovate.

How has Mario innovated this gen?

Center of gravity based 3D platforming.  More innovative than any other platformer this gen.

I don't see how "Gravity" is an innovation, as it is featured in every 3D Platformer i know of.



                            

jarrod on 08 March 2010
Carl2291 said:
jarrod said:
Carl2291 said:
Mad55 said:
regardless Mario is king this generation and as a whole hes most definitively king. Though Pokemon is on the creep creep lol. Though i don't think they will ever surpass Mario nor do they deserve to. they don't innovate.

How has Mario innovated this gen?

Center of gravity based 3D platforming.  More innovative than any other platformer this gen.

I don't see how "Gravity" is an innovation, as it is featured in every 3D Platformer i know of.

Center of gravity, not just gravity.  In Mario Galaxy you aren't jumping just up/down, each land mass has it's own center of gravity, gravitational pull and this impacts the actual platforming and general game design greatly.  There's not really any other platformer like it (well, at least until Galaxy 2 in 2.5 months). To be honest, I can't think of anything more innovative for the genre since the original move to 3D (which Mario also helped pioneer).



chocoloco on 08 March 2010

Mario is king of banality.

Even though most of us are victims.