Franchises established on Nintendo systems
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There have been many franchises established on Nintendo systems in addition to Nintendo's notable first party franchises. Nintendo consoles were where a number of popular console franchises began.
[edit] Franchises established on the NES/Famicom
- Balloon Fight
- Captain Tsubasa
- Dragon Warrior (Dragon Quest was established on the MSX and brought to North America on the NES)
- Dr. Mario
- Excitebike
- Final Fantasy
- Fire Emblem (brought to the U.S. on the Game Boy Advance)
- Hebereke
- Ice Climbers
- Itadaki Street (Japan only)
- Kid Icarus
- The Legend of Zelda
- Mega Man
- Metroid
- Mother (series called EarthBound in the states)
- Nintendo Wars (As Famicom Wars) (brought to the U.S. on the Game Boy Advance)
- Ninja Gaiden
- Super Mario platform game series
[edit] Franchises established on the Game Boy
[edit] Franchises established on the Super Famicom/Super NES
[edit] Franchises established on the Nintendo 64
- 1080° Snowboarding
- Animal Forest (Japan only)
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Custom Robo
- Doshin the Giant (Japan only - N64DD)
- Mario Party
- Paper Mario
- Perfect Dark
- Super Smash Bros.
- Turok
- Goldeneye
[edit] Franchises established on the Game Boy Advance
- Golden Sun
- Kuru Kuru Kururin
- Legend of Stafy
- Magical Vacation
- Mario & Luigi
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong
- Mega Man Battle Network
- Mega Man Zero
- Tomato Adventure
- Wario Ware, Inc.
[edit] Franchises established on the GameCube
- Animal Crossing (US Only)
- Baten Kaitos
- Battalion Wars
- Chibi-Robo
- Super Monkey Ball (orignally Monkey Ball in arcades)
- Pikmin
- Viewtiful Joe
