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
- Adventure Island
- Astro Boy (Released as Tetsuwan Atom in Japan, released in Japan only for NES, first U.S. released as Astro Boy: Omega Factor for Game Boy Advance)
- Balloon Fight
- Battletoads
- Castlevania
- Captain Tsubasa
- Contra
- Crystalis
- 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)
- Gargoyle's Quest (later released as Demon's Crest for Super NES)
- Hebereke
- Ice Climbers
- Ikari Warriors
- Itadaki Street (Japan only)
- Kid Icarus
- The Legend of Zelda
- Mach Rider
- 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 and continued with Battalion Wars)
- Ninja Gaiden
- Prince of Persia
- Punch-Out!! (continue with Super Punch-Out!! for Super NES)
- River City Ransom
- Star Tropics
- Super Mario platform game series
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
[edit] Franchises established on the Game Boy and Game Boy Color
- Game & Watch Gallery
- Kirby
- Mario Golf & Mario Tennis
- Pokémon
- Pokémon Trading Card
- Pokémon Pinball
- SaGa
- Mana
- Wario Land
- Wave Race
- Conker
[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
- Diddy Kong Racing
- Doshin the Giant (Japan only - N64DD)
- Goldeneye
- Mario Party
- Paper Mario
- Perfect Dark
- Super Smash Bros.
- Turok
[edit] Franchises established on the Game Boy Advance
- Ace Attorney (also known as Phoenix Wright) GBA games were Japan only (as Gyakuten Saiban)
- Golden Sun
- Kuru Kuru Kururin
- Densetsu no Stafy
- Magical Vacation
- Mario & Luigi
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong
- Mega Man Battle Network
- Mega Man Zero
[edit] Franchises established on the Nintendo GameCube
- Animal Crossing
- Baten Kaitos
- Chibi-Robo
- Eternal Darkness
- Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
- Lost Kingdoms
- Metroid Prime
- Pikmin
- Super Monkey Ball (orignally Monkey Ball in arcades)
- Viewtiful Joe
[edit] Franchises established on the Nintendo DS
- Brain Age (And other Brain Training Games)
- Cooking Mama
- 42 All-Time Classics
- Elite Beat Agents and its Japan only predesessor Ose! Tatakae! Ouendan!
- Feel the Magic: XY/XX
- Hotel Dusk
- Jump Super Star
- Meteos
- Nanostray
- Polarium
- Another Code: Two Memories
- Trauma Center series
