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Mario (franchise)

Mario is a Japanese video game series and media franchise created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto for the video game company Nintendo. Starring Mario, the franchise began with video games but has extended to other forms of media, including a television series, comic books, a 1993 film, a 2023 film, a 2026 sequel film, and a theme park area.…

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Key facts & relationships

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Owner
Nintendo
Animated series
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (1989) The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990) Super Mario World (1991) · The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (1989) · The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990) · Super Mario World (1991)
Comics
Nintendo Comics System (1990–91) Super Mario-Kun (1990–present) Super Mario Adventures (1992–93) · Nintendo Comics System (1990–91) · Super Mario-Kun (1990–present) · Super Mario Adventures (1992–93)
Created by
Shigeru Miyamoto
Direct-to-video
Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! (1986)
Film(s)
Super Mario Bros. (1993) The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) · Super Mario Bros. (1993) · The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) · The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)

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Overview

Premise

Video games

Other media

Reception

Legacy

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Map overview Semantic statistics

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Mario (franchise)

Nodes383
Edges382
Triples70
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005222
Components1

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Mario (franchise)

Top relations

Video game(s) · 13
Mario (franchise) → Donkey Kong series, Luigi series, Mario & Luigi series, Mario educational games, Mario Kart series, Mario Party series, Mario puzzle games, Mario role-playing games, Mario sports games, Paper Mario series, Super Mario series, Wario series, Yoshi series
Animated series · 4
Mario (franchise) → Super Mario World (1991), The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990), The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (1989), The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (1989) The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990) Super Mario World (1991)
Comics · 4
Mario (franchise) → Nintendo Comics System (1990–91), Nintendo Comics System (1990–91) Super Mario-Kun (1990–present) Super Mario Adventures (1992–93), Super Mario Adventures (1992–93), Super Mario-Kun (1990–present)
Film(s) · 4
Mario (franchise) → Super Mario Bros. (1993), Super Mario Bros. (1993) The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026), The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)
Created by · 1
Mario (franchise) → Shigeru Miyamoto
Direct-to-video · 1
Mario (franchise) → Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! (1986)
Novel(s) · 1
Mario (franchise) → Nintendo Gamebooks
Original music · 1
Mario (franchise) → Music list
Original work · 1
Mario (franchise) → Mario Bros. (1983)[a]
Owner · 1
Mario (franchise) → Nintendo

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Important terminology

mario super game nintendo series bros games released video luigi characters franchise based world developed donkey kong wii one paper

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.
SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Mario (franchise)Animated seriesThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show (1989) The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990) Super Mario World (1991)1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Animated seriesThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show (1989)1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Animated seriesThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990)1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Animated seriesSuper Mario World (1991)1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)ComicsNintendo Comics System (1990–91) Super Mario-Kun (1990–present) Super Mario Adventures (1992–93)1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)ComicsNintendo Comics System (1990–91)1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)ComicsSuper Mario-Kun (1990–present)1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)ComicsSuper Mario Adventures (1992–93)1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Created byShigeru Miyamoto1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Direct-to-videoSuper Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! (1986)1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Film(s)Super Mario Bros. (1993) The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Film(s)Super Mario Bros. (1993)1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Film(s)The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Film(s)The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Novel(s)Nintendo Gamebooks1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Original musicMusic list1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Original workMario Bros. (1983)[a]1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)OwnerNintendo1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Related franchise(s)Donkey Kong1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Theme park attraction(s)Super Nintendo World1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Toy(s)Lego Super Mario1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)TraditionalElectromechanical games list1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Video game(s)Super Mario series1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Video game(s)Luigi series1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Video game(s)Yoshi series1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Video game(s)Wario series1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Video game(s)Donkey Kong series1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Video game(s)Paper Mario series1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Video game(s)Mario & Luigi series1.00infobox
Mario (franchise)Video game(s)Mario Kart series1.00infobox

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