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==Featured Articles I Contributed To==
 
==Featured Articles I Contributed To==
 
*[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
 
*[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
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==How to Decide What to Write==
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#Go through all the games that have trophies in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.
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#Make articles for every game mentioned in one of [[9-Volt]]'s microgames.
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#Write about games available through [[Animal Crossing]]
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#Write about a Player's Choice game
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#Write about a Classic NES game
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#Write about the bestselling games in America
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#Write about the bestselling games in Japan.
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#Get started on arcade games.
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Source for Game Sales: [http://www.vgchartz.com/ VG Chartz]
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[http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/the-top-10-best-selling-game-franchises/532199 Top Selling Franchises]
  
 
==To Do==
 
==To Do==
  
 
===Games===
 
===Games===
#[[Pokémon Red & Blue]] (27)
+
#[[Pokémon: Red, Green and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red & Blue]] (27)
#[[Pokémon Gold & Silver]] (23)
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#[[Pokémon: Gold and Silver Versions|Pokémon Gold & Silver]] (23)
 
#[[Super Mario Bros.]] (13)
 
#[[Super Mario Bros.]] (13)
 
#[[Kirby's Dream Land]] (7)
 
#[[Kirby's Dream Land]] (7)
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#[[Donkey Kong]](3)
 
#[[Donkey Kong]](3)
 
#[[Donkey Kong Country]](3)
 
#[[Donkey Kong Country]](3)
#[[Dr. Mario]](3)
+
#[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]](3)
 
#[[Ice Climber]] (3)
 
#[[Ice Climber]] (3)
 
#[[Mario Bros.]] (3)
 
#[[Mario Bros.]] (3)
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#[[Perfect Dark]] (2)
 
#[[Perfect Dark]] (2)
 
#[[Pikmin]] (2)
 
#[[Pikmin]] (2)
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====Second Group====
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#[[Duck Hunt]] (4)
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#[[Clu Clu Land]] (3)
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#[[Excitebike]] (3)
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#[[Hogan's Alley]](3)
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#[[Famicom Tantei Club]] (2)
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#[[Kid Icarus]] (2)
 +
#[[Mach Rider]] (2)
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#[[Mario Paint]](2)
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#[[Sheriff]] (2)
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#[[Super Mario Land]] (2)
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#[[Wrecking Crew]] (2)
 
#[[1080° Snowboarding]] (1)
 
#[[1080° Snowboarding]] (1)
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#[[Animal Crossing: Wild World]]
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#[[Ball]](1)
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#[[Baseball]](1)
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#[[Brain Age]](1)
 
#[[Card Hero]] (1)
 
#[[Card Hero]] (1)
#[[Clu Clu Land]] (1)
 
 
#[[Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest]] (1)
 
#[[Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest]] (1)
 
#[[Devil World]] (1)
 
#[[Devil World]] (1)
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#[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]] (1)
 
#[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]] (1)
 
#[[Donkey Kong Jr.]](1)
 
#[[Donkey Kong Jr.]](1)
#[[Duck Hunt]] (1)
 
#[[Excitebike]] (1)
 
 
#[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]](1)
 
#[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]](1)
#[[Famicom Tantei Club]] (1)
+
#[[Family BASIC]](1)
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#[[Flagman]](1)
 
#[[Fire Emblem]] (1)
 
#[[Fire Emblem]] (1)
 
#[[Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi]] (1)
 
#[[Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi]] (1)
 
#[[Goldeneye 007]] (1)
 
#[[Goldeneye 007]] (1)
#[[Kid Icarus]] (1)
+
#[[Golf]](1)
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#[[Helmet]](1)
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#[[Ice Hockey]](1)
 
#[[Kuru Kuru Kururin]] (1)
 
#[[Kuru Kuru Kururin]] (1)
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#[[Lion]](1)
 
#[[Luigi's Mansion]] (1)
 
#[[Luigi's Mansion]] (1)
#[[Mach Rider]] (1)
 
 
#[[Mario & Wario]] (1)
 
#[[Mario & Wario]] (1)
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#[[Mario Clash]](1)
 
#[[Mario Golf]](1)
 
#[[Mario Golf]](1)
 
#[[Mario Tennis]](1)
 
#[[Mario Tennis]](1)
 
#[[Metroid II: The Return of Samus]] (1)
 
#[[Metroid II: The Return of Samus]] (1)
 +
#[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]](1)
 
#[[Mother]] (1)
 
#[[Mother]] (1)
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#[[Nintendo DS]](1)
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#[[NES Open Tournament Golf]](1)
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#[[Octopus]](1)
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#[[Oil Panic]](1)
 
#[[Panel De Pon]] (1)
 
#[[Panel De Pon]] (1)
 
#[[Paper Mario]](1)
 
#[[Paper Mario]](1)
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#[[Pikmin 2]](1)
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#[[Pilotwings]](1)
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#[[Pinball]](1)
 
#[[Pokémon Stadium]] (1)
 
#[[Pokémon Stadium]] (1)
 
#[[Pokémon Snap]](1)
 
#[[Pokémon Snap]](1)
#[[Sheriff]] (1)
+
#[[Shin Onigashima]] (1)
#[[Shin Oni Ga Shima]] (1)
 
 
#[[Sim City]] (1)
 
#[[Sim City]] (1)
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#[[Stack-Up]](1)
 
#[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]] (1)
 
#[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]] (1)
 
#[[Super Mario Kart]](1)
 
#[[Super Mario Kart]](1)
#[[Super Mario Land]] (1)
 
 
#[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]](1)
 
#[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]](1)
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#[[[Super Mario Sunshine]](1)
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#[[Super Metroid]](1)
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#[[Super Scope 6]](1)
 
#[[Super Smash Bros.]] (1)
 
#[[Super Smash Bros.]] (1)
 
#[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]] (1)
 
#[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]] (1)
 
#[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]] (1)
 
#[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]] (1)
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#[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]](1)
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#[[Tennis]](1)
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#[[Urban Champion]](1)
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#[[Vermin]](1)
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#[[Wario Land]](1)
 
#[[Wave Race 64]] (1)
 
#[[Wave Race 64]] (1)
#[[Wrecking Crew]] (1)
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#[[Wild Gunman]](1)
 
#[[Yoshi's Story]](1)
 
#[[Yoshi's Story]](1)
  
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*Echo-Delta(Clever Trick)(Cancelled)
 
*Echo-Delta(Clever Trick)(Cancelled)
 
*Hey You, Pikachu!(Ambrella)*
 
*Hey You, Pikachu!(Ambrella)*
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==NES Series==
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I want to research this more, but I noticed when uploading a picture of the ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' box, it said Arcade Classics Series. I think this interesting.
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Perhaps the label came into use because they are mostly games that were released on older systems.
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I later noticed the Light Gun Series on ''[[Duck Hunt]]'' and Programmable Series on ''[[Excitebike]]''. I now realize that there were many labels used on most of Nintendo's early games and some of their later games. Here's what I found.
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===Action Series===
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*''[[Balloon Fight]]''
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*''[[Clu Clu Land]]''
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*''[[Ice Climber]]''
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*''[[Kung Fu]]''
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*''[[Pinball]]''
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*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
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*''[[Urban Champion]]''
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===Arcade Series===
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*''[[Donkey Kong]]''(Also Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Colecovision, Intellivision)
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*''[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]''(Also on Colecovision)
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*''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''
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*''[[Mario Bros.]]''(Also on Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800)
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*''[[Popeye]]''(Also on Atari 2600, Colecovision, Intellivision)
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===Adventure Series===
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*''[[Kid Icarus]]''
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*''[[Metroid]]''
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===Classic Series===
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*''[[Metroid]]''(Rerelease)
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===Learning Series===
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*''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]''
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===Light Gun Series===
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*''[[Barker Bill's Trick Shooting]]''
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*''[[Duck Hunt]]''
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*''[[Gumshoe]]''
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*''[[Hogan's Alley]]''
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*''[[To the Earth]]''
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*''[[Wild Gunman]]''
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===Programable Series===
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*''[[Excitebike]]''
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*''[[Mach Rider]]''
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*''[[Wrecking Crew]]''
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===Robot Series===
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*''[[Gyromite]]''
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*''[[Stack-Up]]''
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===Sports Series===
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*''[[10-Yard Fight]]''
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*''[[Baseball]]''
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*''[[Golf]]''
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*''[[Ice Hockey]]''
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*''[[Pro Wrestling]]''
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*''[[Rad Racer]]''
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*''[[Slalom]]''
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*''[[Soccer]]''
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*''[[Tennis]]''
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*''[[Volleyball]]''
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==Timeline?==
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Consider classifying games, consoles, peripherals, ect. by year.
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*1985: ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
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*1986: ''[[Excitebike]]''
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*1987: ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''
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*1988: ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
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*1989: ''[[Super Mario Land]]''
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*1990: ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
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*1991: ''[[Super Mario World]]''
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*1992: ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''
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*1993: ''[[Tetris]]''
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*1994: ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
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*1995: ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
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*1996: ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
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*1997: ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
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*1998: ''Pokemon Red/Blue/Green''
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*1999: ''Pokemon Yellow''
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*2000: ''Pokemon Silver/Gold''
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*2003: ''Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire''
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*2004: ''Pokemon FireRed.LeafGreen''
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*2005: ''[[Nintendogs]]''
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*2006: ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
  
 
==Important Links==
 
==Important Links==

Latest revision as of 13:47, 10 January 2010

Salutations, denizens of the intrawebs. I am Wandering Shadow. I'm a fan of all things Nintendo, video games, computerized, etcetra etcetra etcetra. I'm also a fan of wiki, so writing for a Nintendo wiki and I go together like macaroni and cheese.

I hope to see you guys around.

Featured Articles I Contributed To[edit]

How to Decide What to Write[edit]

  1. Go through all the games that have trophies in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
  2. Make articles for every game mentioned in one of 9-Volt's microgames.
  3. Write about games available through Animal Crossing
  4. Write about a Player's Choice game
  5. Write about a Classic NES game
  6. Write about the bestselling games in America
  7. Write about the bestselling games in Japan.
  8. Get started on arcade games.

Source for Game Sales: VG Chartz

Top Selling Franchises

To Do[edit]

Games[edit]

  1. Pokémon Red & Blue (27)
  2. Pokémon Gold & Silver (23)
  3. Super Mario Bros. (13)
  4. Kirby's Dream Land (7)
  5. Metroid (7)
  6. StarFox (7)
  7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (7)
  8. Earthbound (6)
  9. Super Smash Bros. Melee (6)
  10. The Legend of Zelda (6)
  11. F-Zero (5)
  12. Super Mario Bros. 2 (5)
  13. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's mask (5)
  14. Kirby's Adventure (4)
  15. Animal Crossing (3)
  16. Custom Robo V2 (3)
  17. Donkey Kong(3)
  18. Donkey Kong Country(3)
  19. Dr. Mario(3)
  20. Ice Climber (3)
  21. Mario Bros. (3)
  22. StarFox 64 (3)
  23. Super Mario 64 (3)
  24. Super Mario Bros. 3 (3)
  25. Super Mario World(3)
  26. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (3)
  27. Balloon Fight (2)
  28. Doshin the Giant (2)
  29. F-Zero X(2)
  30. Kirby's Dream Land 2 (2)
  31. Kirby Super Star (2)
  32. Perfect Dark (2)
  33. Pikmin (2)

Second Group[edit]

  1. Duck Hunt (4)
  2. Clu Clu Land (3)
  3. Excitebike (3)
  4. Hogan's Alley(3)
  5. Famicom Tantei Club (2)
  6. Kid Icarus (2)
  7. Mach Rider (2)
  8. Mario Paint(2)
  9. Sheriff (2)
  10. Super Mario Land (2)
  11. Wrecking Crew (2)
  12. 1080° Snowboarding (1)
  13. Animal Crossing: Wild World
  14. Ball(1)
  15. Baseball(1)
  16. Brain Age(1)
  17. Card Hero (1)
  18. Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest (1)
  19. Devil World (1)
  20. Donkey Kong 3(1)
  21. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1)
  22. Donkey Kong Jr.(1)
  23. Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally(1)
  24. Family BASIC(1)
  25. Flagman(1)
  26. Fire Emblem (1)
  27. Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi (1)
  28. Goldeneye 007 (1)
  29. Golf(1)
  30. Helmet(1)
  31. Ice Hockey(1)
  32. Kuru Kuru Kururin (1)
  33. Lion(1)
  34. Luigi's Mansion (1)
  35. Mario & Wario (1)
  36. Mario Clash(1)
  37. Mario Golf(1)
  38. Mario Tennis(1)
  39. Metroid II: The Return of Samus (1)
  40. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes(1)
  41. Mother (1)
  42. Nintendo DS(1)
  43. NES Open Tournament Golf(1)
  44. Octopus(1)
  45. Oil Panic(1)
  46. Panel De Pon (1)
  47. Paper Mario(1)
  48. Pikmin 2(1)
  49. Pilotwings(1)
  50. Pinball(1)
  51. Pokémon Stadium (1)
  52. Pokémon Snap(1)
  53. Shin Onigashima (1)
  54. Sim City (1)
  55. Stack-Up(1)
  56. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1)
  57. Super Mario Kart(1)
  58. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins(1)
  59. [[[Super Mario Sunshine]](1)
  60. Super Metroid(1)
  61. Super Scope 6(1)
  62. Super Smash Bros. (1)
  63. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1)
  64. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1)
  65. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker(1)
  66. Tennis(1)
  67. Urban Champion(1)
  68. Vermin(1)
  69. Wario Land(1)
  70. Wave Race 64 (1)
  71. Wild Gunman(1)
  72. Yoshi's Story(1)

Companies[edit]

First Party Developers[edit]

Current Second Parties[edit]

Former Second Parties[edit]

Other Companies[edit]

People[edit]

Marigul(Source: NeoSeeker, GameStats, and GameFAQs)[edit]

Studios in Marigul[edit]

  • Ambrella
  • Clever Trick(Only game I can find is Echo-Delta)
  • Noise
  • Param
  • Saru Brunei

Games from Marigul[edit]

Developer[edit]

  • Catroots(Cancelled)
  • Teo(?)

Co-Developer[edit]

  • Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
  • Custom Robo(Noise)
  • Custom Robo V2(Noise)
  • DT(?)
  • Doshin the Giant
  • Echo-Delta(Clever Trick)(Cancelled)
  • Hey You, Pikachu!(Ambrella)*

NES Series[edit]

I want to research this more, but I noticed when uploading a picture of the Donkey Kong 3 box, it said Arcade Classics Series. I think this interesting.

Perhaps the label came into use because they are mostly games that were released on older systems.

I later noticed the Light Gun Series on Duck Hunt and Programmable Series on Excitebike. I now realize that there were many labels used on most of Nintendo's early games and some of their later games. Here's what I found.

Action Series[edit]

Arcade Series[edit]

Adventure Series[edit]

Classic Series[edit]

Learning Series[edit]

Light Gun Series[edit]

Programable Series[edit]

Robot Series[edit]

Sports Series[edit]

Timeline?[edit]

Consider classifying games, consoles, peripherals, ect. by year.

Important Links[edit]

Nintendo's Internal Structure[edit]