PUBLISHER
Nintendo
Nintendo has shaped home and handheld gaming for decades, from arcade landmarks to the NES, Game Boy, Switch, and beyond. Its franchises are built around clear ideas, expressive controls, and games that often become the reference point for an entire genre.
Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, Metroid, Kirby, Donkey Kong, and hardware-defining first-party games.
6 FRANCHISES · 115 GAMES · FOUNDED 1889
FRANCHISES
Donkey Kong
Nintendo's barrel-throwing ape, from the 1981 arcade classic to tight 2D platformers and a brand-new 3D adventure.
17 GAMES · SINCE 1981
Kirby
Nintendo's pink puffball who inhales enemies to steal their powers — beginner-friendly, wildly creative, and the perfect series to start anywhere.
17 GAMES · SINCE 1992
Metroid
Sci-fi action-exploration with space bounty hunter Samus Aran — the series that named the Metroidvania genre, spanning tight 2D adventures and landmark first-person action games.
14 GAMES · SINCE 1986
Pokémon
The world's biggest monster-collecting RPG — catch, train, and battle hundreds of unique creatures called Pokémon across nine generations of adventures.
20 GAMES · SINCE 1996
Super Mario
Nintendo's flagship plumber has been running and jumping through colorful worlds since 1985 — spanning classic 2D side-scrollers, open 3D adventures, and full-blooded RPGs.
22 GAMES · SINCE 1985
The Legend of Zelda
Nintendo's landmark adventure series — explore vast dungeons, solve clever puzzles, and save the kingdom of Hyrule across 40 years of games that invented what an action-adventure can be.
25 GAMES · SINCE 1986