List of Nintendo franchises

This is a list of video game franchises published by Nintendo, organized alphabetically. All entries include multiple video games, not counting ports or altered re-releases.

List of Nintendo video game series[]

– This color indicates a sub-series of a larger video game franchise.

Franchise	Developer(s)	Original release	Notes
1080°	Nintendo EAD	February 28, 1998
Animal Crossing	Nintendo EAD (2001–2015) Nintendo EPD (2015–present) NDcube	April 14, 2001
Another Code		February 24, 2005
Art Academy		September 14, 2009
Art Style	Skip Ltd.	September 2008
Balloon Fight		September 1984
Battle Clash		October 1992
Big Brain Academy		June 30, 2005
bit Generations	Skip Ltd. Q-Games (Digidrive)	July 13, 2006
BoxBoy!		January 14, 2015
Brain Age	Nintendo SPD (2005–2012) Nintendo EPD (since 2019)	May 19, 2005
Card Hero		February 21, 2000
Chibi-Robo!		June 23, 2005
Clubhouse Games		November 3, 2005
Crosswords		May 5, 2008
Cruis'n	Midway Games Eurocom Gratuitous Games Crawfish Interactive Graphic State Just Games Interactive Raw Thrills Atari Games	November 1994
Custom Robo	NOISE	December 8, 1999
Daigasso! Band Brothers		December 2, 2004
Detective Pikachu		February 3, 2016	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise.
Dillon		February 22, 2012
Donkey Kong	Nintendo R&D1 (1981–1984) Nintendo R&D2 (1983–1987) Nintendo EAD (1994–2008) Rare (1994–2007) Namco (2003–2005) Nintendo Software Technology (2004–2015) Paon (2005–2007) Retro Studios (2010–2018)	July 9, 1981
Donkey Kong Country		November 18, 1994	Sub-series of the Donkey Kong franchise.
Donkey Konga		December 12, 2003	Sub-series of the Donkey Kong franchise.
Dr. Mario		July 27, 1990	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.
EarthBound / Mother		July 27, 1989
Excite		November 28, 1984
Famicom Detective Club		April 27, 1988
Fire Emblem		April 20, 1990
Fluidity		December 6, 2010
Fossil Fighters		April 17, 2008
F-1 Race		November 2, 1984
F-Zero		November 21, 1990
Golden Sun		August 1, 2001
Hyrule Warriors		August 14, 2014	Sub-series of The Legend of Zelda franchise.
Ketzal's Corridors^NA / Thru^PAL		October 21, 2011
Kid Icarus		December 19, 1986
Kirby		April 27, 1992
Kururin		March 21, 2001
Kyle Hyde		January 22, 2007
The Legendary Starfy		September 6, 2002
The Legend of Zelda		February 21, 1986
Luigi		1990	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.
Luigi's Mansion		September 14, 2001	Sub-series of the Mario franchise and Luigi series.
Magical Starsign		June 22, 2006
Magnetica		March 2, 2006
Mario and Rabbids		August 29, 2017	Sub-series of the Mario franchise and Ubisoft's Raving Rabbids franchise.
Mario Baseball		July 21, 2005	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.
Mario Golf		February 21, 1987	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.
Mario Kart		August 27, 1992	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.
Mario Party		December 18, 1998	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.
Mario Strikers		November 18, 2005	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.
Mario Tennis		July 21, 1995	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong		May 24, 2004	Sub-series of the Mario and Donkey Kong franchises.
Mario & Luigi		November 17, 2003	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games		November 6, 2007	Sub-series of the Mario franchise and Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
Master of Illusion		November 16, 2006
Metroid		August 6, 1986
Metroid Prime		November 18, 2002	Sub-series of the Metroid franchise.
NES Remix		December 18, 2013
Nintendo Labo		April 20, 2018
Nintendo Pocket Football Club / Calciobit		July 12, 2012
Paper Mario		November 11, 2000	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.
Picross		March 14, 1995
PictureBook Games		March 26, 2009
Pikmin		October 26, 2001
Pilotwings		November 21, 1990
Play Action Football		September 1990
Pokémon		February 27, 1996
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon		November 17, 2005	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise.
Pokémon Pinball		April 14, 1999	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise.
Pokémon Rumble		June 16, 2009	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise.
Pokémon Snap		March 21, 1999	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise.
Pokémon Stadium		August 1, 1998	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise.
Pokémon Trozei!		October 20, 2005	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise.
PokéPark		December 5, 2009	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise.
Polarium		December 2, 2004
Punch-Out!!		February 17, 1984
Pushmo		October 5, 2011
Puzzle League		October 27, 1995	Known in Japan as Panel de Pon.
Rhythm Heaven		July 31, 2008
Satella Walker		February 15, 1998
Shaberu! DS Oryouri NAVI		July 20, 2006
Sin and Punishment		November 21, 2000
Sparkle Snapshots		December 27, 2011
Splatoon		May 28, 2015
Star Fox		February 21, 1993
StarTropics		December 1, 1990
Steel Diver		March 27, 2011
Style Savvy		October 23, 2008
Super Mario		September 13, 1985
Super Smash Bros.	HAL Laboratory (1999–2001) Sora Ltd. (2008–present) Game Arts (2008) Bandai Namco Studios (2014-present)	January 21, 1999	Crossover series featuring characters from various Nintendo (and non-Nintendo) franchises.
Tingle		September 2, 2006	Sub-series of The Legend of Zelda franchise.
Tomodachi		June 18, 2009
Wario		January 21, 1994	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.
Wario Land		January 21, 1994	Sub-series of the Wario franchise.
WarioWare		March 21, 2003	Sub-series of the Wario franchise.
Wars		August 12, 1988
Wave Race		July 1, 1992
Wii		November 19, 2006
X		May 29, 1992
Xenoblade Chronicles		June 10, 2010
Yakuman		April 21, 1989
Yoshi		December 14, 1991	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.

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