Uploaded August 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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A statistical exploration of the Mario Kart and Smash Bros franchises. Includes a focus on raw sales, biggest sellers, attach rates, critical reception and contextual information related to release dates. Which system has been the most important to Nintendo?

Mario is also here to present some interesting trivia along the way!

Inspired by the upcoming release of Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

Sources:

Sales information sourced from vgchartz.com and compared to other sources (e.g. Nintendo financials) for verification whenever possible. Some games are listed with higher sales than the data in this analysis, but most are within reasonable proximity.

Video:

Thanks to the Geek Critique for the following footage:

youtube.com/watch?v=0hvWbMWiU4s&t=467s (Mario Kart)
youtube.com/watch?v=UTyR2fZHmwM&t=579s (Smash Brothers)

Music Credits:

"Delightful D" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Voltaic" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Tech Live" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Electrodoodle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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