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 franchises

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

Franchise	Developer(s)	Initial entry	Date	Latest entry	Date	Description	Ref.
1-2-Switch	Nintendo EPD (2017-present) NDcube (2023)	1-2-Switch	March 3, 2017	Everybody 1-2-Switch!	June 30, 2023
1080°	Nintendo EAD (Snowboarding) Nintendo Software Technology (Avalanche)	1080° Snowboarding	February 28, 1998	1080° Avalanche	November 28, 2003	A snowboarding-based sports game series first released on the Nintendo 64.
Animal Crossing	Nintendo EAD (2001–2015) Nintendo EPD (2015–present) NDcube (Amiibo Festival)	Animal Crossing	April 14, 2001	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	March 20, 2020	A social simulation and iyashekei series created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. The games star a player's life in a community where they interact with anthropomorphic residents known as villagers.
Another Code	Cing	Another Code: Two Memories	February 24, 2005	Another Code: Recollection	January 19, 2024	A point-and-click adventure series where players control Ashely Mizuki Robbins, who navigates through 3D environments to solve puzzles.
Art Academy	Headstrong Games Nintendo SPD	Art Academy	September 14, 2009	Disney Art Academy	May 13, 2016	A series of edutainment games that provide training simulations aimed to teach players to draw.
Art Style	Skip Ltd. Q-Games (Digidrive / Intersect)	Orbient / Orbital	September 29, 2008	Rotozoa / Penta Tentacles	May 28, 2010	A successor to the bit Generations series released on DSiWare and WiiWare that emphasizes "elegant design [and] polished graphics" that create "an experience focused purely on fun and engaging game play", with different entries being in different genres from each other.
Balloon Fight	Nintendo R&D1 HAL Laboratory (Fight) Pax Softnica (Kid) Vanpool (Tingle's)	Vs. Balloon Fight	September 1984	Tingle's Balloon Fight	April 12, 2007	An action game series where the player controls a Balloon fighter with two balloons strapped to their head. If all of a player's balloons pop, or if the player falls in water, gets eaten by a piranha, or gets struck by lightning, a life is lost.
Battle Clash	Intelligent Systems Nintendo R&D1	Battle Clash	October 1992	Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge	December 1993	A sci-fi and mecha-themed light gun shooter series using the Super Scope that focuses on one-on-one arena combat.
Big Brain Academy	Nintendo EAD (2005–2007) Nintendo EPD and indieszero (Brain vs. Brain)	Big Brain Academy	June 30, 2005	Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain	December 3, 2021	A series of puzzle games that contain many minigames aimed to test, score, and improve a player's intellect.
bit Generations	Skip Ltd. Q-Games (Digidrive)	Dotsream, Boundish, and Dialhex / Rotohex	July 13, 2006	Coloris, Orbient / Orbital, Digidrive, and Soundvoyager	July 27, 2006	A set of seven Game Boy Advance games released over two "series" in 2006. The games are all very simple in concept, though they focus on replayability.
BoxBoy!	HAL Laboratory	BoxBoy!	January 14, 2015	BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!	April 26, 2019	A series of puzzle-platformer games starring Qbby, and later Qucy, two square-shaped characters able to create a line of adjacent boxes to navigate through many short stages.
Brain Age	Nintendo SPD (2005–2012) Nintendo EPD (2019–present) indieszero (2019-present)	Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!	May 19, 2005	Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch	December 27, 2019
Card Hero	Nintendo R&D1	Trade & Battle: Card Hero	February 21, 2000	Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero	December 20, 2007
Chibi-Robo!	Skip Ltd.	Chibi-Robo!	June 23, 2005	Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash	October 8, 2015
Classic Books	Genius Sonority	100 Classic Book Collection	October 7, 2007	Chotto DS Bungaku Zenshu: Sekai no Bungaku 20	February 29, 2009	An e-book app containing public-domain literature.
Clubhouse Games	Agenda (Clubhouse Games)NDcube (Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics)	Clubhouse Games	November 3, 2005	Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics	June 5, 2020
Crosswords	Nuevo Retro (Crosswords DS)Nintendo Software Technology (Crosswords Plus)	Crosswords DS	May 5, 2008	Crosswords Plus	October 1, 2012
Cruis'n	Midway Games Eurocom Gratuitous Games Crawfish Interactive Graphic State Just Games Interactive Raw Thrills	Cruis'n USA	October 1994	Cruis'n Blast	September 14, 2021
Custom Robo	NOISE	Custom Robo	December 8, 1999	Custom Robo Arena	October 19, 2006
Daigasso! Band Brothers	Nintendo R&D2 (Daigasso! Band Brothers) Nintendo SPD	Daigasso! Band Brothers	December 2, 2004	Jam with the Band	June 26, 2008
Detective Pikachu	Creatures	Detective Pikachu	February 3, 2016	Detective Pikachu Returns	October 6, 2023	An adventure sub-series of the Pokémon franchise which focuses on the player solving mysteries with a gruff-talking Pikachu.
Dillon	Vanpool	Dillon's Rolling Western	February 22, 2012	Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers	April 26, 2018
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 (2004–2024) Paon (2005–2007) Retro Studios (2010–2018)	Donkey Kong	July 9, 1981	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze	February 14, 2014 (Wii U) May 3, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)
Donkey Kong Country	Rare (1994–2007)Retro Studios (2010–2018)	Donkey Kong Country	November 18, 1994	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze	February 14, 2014 (Wii U) May 3, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)	Sub-series of the Donkey Kong franchise.
Donkey Konga	Namco	Donkey Konga	December 12, 2003	Donkey Konga 3	March 17, 2005	A rhythm game based sub-series of the Donkey Kong franchise that uses the uses a special controller called the DK Bongos.
Dr. Mario	Nintendo R&D1 (1990-1994) Intelligent Systems (1994-1993) Arika (2008-2015) Nintendo SPD (2013-2015) TOSE (2015-2019) Nintendo EPD (Dr. Mario World) Line Corporation (Dr. Mario World) NHN Entertainment (Dr. Mario World)	Dr. Mario	July 27, 1990	Dr. Mario World	July 10, 2019	A falling block puzzle game that is a sub-series of the Mario franchise.
EarthBound / Mother	Ape (1989–1994) Pax Softnica (1989) HAL Laboratory (1994–2006) Brownie Brown (Mother 3)	EarthBound Beginnings / Mother	July 27, 1989	Mother 3	April 20, 2006	A series of role-playing games. The games are known as Mother inside of Japan and Earthbound outside of Japan.
Elite Beat Agents	iNiS	Elite Beat Agents	November 8, 2006	Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2	May 17, 2007
Endless Ocean	Arika	Endless Ocean	August 2, 2007	Endless Ocean Luminous	May 2, 2024
Excite	Nintendo R&D1 Nintendo EAD	Excitebike	November 28, 1984	Excitebike: World Rally	November 9, 2009
Famicom Detective Club	Nintendo R&D1 Mages (remake)	Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Kōkeisha	April 27, 1988	Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and The Girl Who Stands Behind	May 14, 2021
Famicom Fairytales	Nintendo R&D4 Pax Softnica	Famicom Mukashibanashi: Shin Onigashima (Disc 1)	September 4, 1987	Famicom Mukashibanashi: Yūyūki (Disc 2)	November 14, 1989
Fire Emblem	Intelligent Systems	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light	April 20, 1990	Fire Emblem Engage	January 20, 2023
Fire Emblem Warriors	Omega Force Team Ninja (2017)	Fire Emblem Warriors	September 28, 2017	Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes	June 24, 2022	A Hack and Slash sub-series of the Fire Emblem franchise.
Flipnote Studio	Dove Windsor Nintendo EAD Tokyo	Flipnote Studio	December 24, 2008	Flipnote Studio 3D	July 24, 2013	An application that allows users to create word and picture-based notes to combine them to create a frame-by-frame flipbook animation.
Fluidity	Curve Studios	Fluidity	December 6, 2010	Fluidity: Spin Cycle	December 13, 2012
Fossil Fighters	Nintendo SPD Red Entertainment M2 Artdink	Fossil Fighters	April 17, 2008	Fossil Fighters: Frontier	February 27, 2014
F-1 Race	HAL Laboratory	F-1 Race	November 2, 1984	Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally	April 14, 1988
F-Zero	Nintendo EAD (1990-2000)NDcube (2001) Amusement Vision (2003) Suzak Inc. (2003-2004) Nintendo Software Technology (2023)	F-Zero	November 21, 1990	F-Zero 99	September 14, 2023	A series of futuristic racing games. The series is known for the high speed feeling of the game.
Game & Watch Gallery	Nintendo R&D1 (1997) TOSE	Game Boy Gallery	April 27, 1995	Game & Watch Gallery 4	October 25, 2002	Based on the Game & Watch hand-held system games.
Golden Sun	Camelot	Golden Sun	August 1, 2001	Golden Sun: Dark Dawn	October 28, 2010
Hotel Dusk	Cing	Hotel Dusk: Room 215	January 22, 2007	Last Window: The Secret of Cape West	January 14, 2010
Hyrule Warriors	Omega Force	Hyrule Warriors	August 14, 2014	Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity	November 20, 2020	A Hack and Slash sub-series of The Legend of Zelda franchise. The style of game that Hyrule Warriors is based on is the Dynasty Warriors.
Ken Griffey Jr.	Software Creations (1994; 1999) Rare (1996) Angel Studios (1998-1999)	Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball	March 1994	Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest	May 10, 1999	Nintendo published baseball games focusing on baseball player Ken Griffey Jr.
Ketzal's CorridorsNA / ThruPAL	Keys Factory	ThruSpace	September 7, 2010	Ketzal's Corridors	October 21, 2011
Kid Icarus	Nintendo R&D1 (1986–1991) Tose (1991) Project Sora (2012)	Kid Icarus	December 19, 1986	Kid Icarus: Uprising	March 22, 2012
Kirby	HAL Laboratory	Kirby's Dream Land	April 27, 1992	Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	February 24, 2023	An action-platformer series starring a pink "puffball" of the same name. Created by Masahiro Sakurai and currently under the direction of Shinya Kumazaki, the series is noted for its welcoming, beginner-friendly nature while providing depth for players who seek it, in terms of both gameplay and story.
Kururin	Eighting	Kuru Kuru Kururin	March 21, 2001	Kururin Squash!	October 14, 2004
Kyle Hyde	Cing	Hotel Dusk: Room 215	January 22, 2007	Last Window: The Secret of Cape West	January 14, 2010
The Legendary Starfy	Tose	Densetsu no Stafy	September 6, 2002	The Legendary Starfy	July 10, 2008
The Legend of Zelda	Nintendo EAD (1986–2013) Nintendo EPD (2013-present)	The Legend of Zelda	February 21, 1986	The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom	May 12, 2023
Luigi	Nintendo EAD (2002)Next Level Games (2013-present)	Mario is Missing!	June 1, 1992	Latest original entry: Luigi's Mansion 3 Latest entry: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD	October 31, 2019 (Luigi's Mansion 3) June 27, 2024 (Luigi's Mansion 2 HD)	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.
Magical Vacation	Brownie Brown	Magical Vacation	December 7, 2001	Magical Starsign	June 22, 2006
Magnetica	Mitchell Corporation	Magnetica	March 2, 2006	Magnetica Twist	April 22, 2008
Mario + Rabbids	Ubisoft Milan Ubisoft Paris	Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle	August 29, 2017	Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope	October 20, 2022	Sub-series of the Mario franchise and Ubisoft's Raving Rabbids franchise.
Mario Baseball	Namco/Namco Bandai Games	Mario Superstar Baseball	July 21, 2005	Mario Super Sluggers	June 19, 2008	A sports video game sub-series of the Mario franchise about playing baseball.
Mario Golf	Camelot	Mario Golf	June 11, 1999	Mario Golf: Super Rush	June 25, 2021	A sports video game sub-series of the Mario franchise about playing golf.	Nintendo EAD Nintendo EPD
Mario Kart	Nintendo EAD (1992-2014) Nintendo EPD (2017-Present)	Super Mario Kart	August 27, 1992	Latest original entry: Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Latest entry: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Course Pass	October 16, 2020 October 6, 2023 (Boost Course Pass)	A racing game sub-series of the Mario franchise about driving around Go-Karts.
Mario Party	Hudson Soft (1998–2007) NDcube (2012–present)	Mario Party	December 18, 1998	Mario Party Superstars	October 29, 2021	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.
Mario Strikers	Next Level Games	Super Mario Strikers	November 18, 2005	Mario Strikers: Battle League	June 10, 2022	A sports video game sub-series of the Mario franchise about playing Soccer.
Mario Tennis	Nintendo R&D1 (1986–1995) Camelot (2000–Present)	Mario's Tennis	July 21, 1995	Mario Tennis Aces	June 22, 2018	A sports video game sub-series of the Mario franchise about playing tennis.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong	Nintendo Software Technology	Mario vs. Donkey Kong	May 24, 2004	Mario vs. Donkey Kong (remake)	February 16, 2024	Sub-series of the Mario and Donkey Kong franchises.
Mario & Luigi	AlphaDream	Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga	November 17, 2003	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey	December 27, 2018	A role-playing video game sub-series of the Mario franchise where you play as both Mario and Luigi simultaneously. Often considered the counterpart to Paper Mario since it on appears on hand held consoles.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games	Sega	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games	November 6, 2007	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020	November 2019	Sub-series of the Mario franchise and Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
Marvelous	Nintendo R&D2	Marvelous: Mōhitotsu no Takarajima	October 26, 1996	BS Māvuerasu Kyanpu Anorudo (Course 4)	November 14, 1996
Master of Illusion	Eighting Tenyo	Master of Illusion	November 16, 2006	Psychic Camera	May 27, 2009
Metroid	Nintendo R&D1 (1986–2004) Nintendo EPD (2017–present) MercurySteam (2017–present)	Metroid	August 6, 1986	Metroid Dread	October 8, 2021
Metroid Prime	Retro Studios	Metroid Prime	November 18, 2002	Latest original entry: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Latest entry: Metroid Prime Remastered	August 27, 2007 (3: Corruption) February 8, 2023 (Remastered)	Sub-series of the Metroid franchise.
Mii	Nintendo Nintendo SPD (2011-2013) Nintendo EPD (2016-present)	Mii Channel	November 19, 2006	Miitopia	December 8, 2016	Miis are the customizable virtual avatars which debuted at launch on the Nintendo Wii. Miis have been the subject of various Nintendo video games and applications and can be playable in other various Nintendo games in different franchises.
NES Remix	Nintendo EAD Tokyo	NES Remix	December 18, 2013	Ultimate NES Remix	November 7, 2014
Nintendo Game Seminar		Nurukeshi! / Nekosogi Tornado	April 13, 2006	Arucrash / DokiDoki Tegami Relay / Jikansa Tansa / Michiko Jump! /	June 24, 2015	An official Nintendo Japan event where game design students create their own games. The event has run on 2003, 2005, 2010, 2013 and 2014. Some of these games have been released digitally on the Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
Nintendo Labo	Nintendo EPD	Variety Kit / Robot Kit	April 20, 2018	VR Kit	April 12, 2019
Nintendo Pocket Football Club / Calciobit	ParityBit	Calciobit	May 18, 2006	Nintendo Pocket Football Club	July 12, 2012
Nintendogs	Nintendo EAD	Nintendogs Dachshund & Friends / Lab & Friends / Chihuahua & Friends	April 21, 2005	Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog & New Friends / Golden Retriever & New Friends / Toy Poodle & New Friends	February 26, 2011	A real-time pet simulator video game.
Paper Mario	Intelligent Systems	Paper Mario	November 11, 2000	Paper Mario: The Origami King	July 17, 2020	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.
Picross	Jupiter Ape (1995-2000)	Mario's Picross	March 14, 1995	Pokémon Picross	December 2, 2015	Jupiter developed a variety of Picross games using Nintendo IP. Jupiter continues the series with Picross S, on Nintendo Switch. These games are not published by nor use the IP of Nintendo.
PictureBook Games	Grouding Inc.	PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit	March 26, 2009	PictureBook Games: The Royal Bluff	September 16, 2009
Pikachu	Ambrella	Hey, You Pikachu!	December 12, 1998	Pokémon Dash	December 2, 2004	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise centering on Pikachu.
Pikmin	Nintendo EAD (2001–2013) Eighting (2020-2023) Nintendo EPD (2023–present)	Pikmin	October 26, 2001	Pikmin 4	July 21, 2023
Pilotwings	Nintendo EAD (1990-1996)Nintendo R&D3 (1996) Paradigm Simulation (1996)Monster Games (2011)	Pilotwings	December 21, 1990	Pilotwings Resort	March 25, 2011
Play Action Football	TOSE	NES Play Action Football	September 1990	Super Play Action Football	August 1992
Pokémon	Game Freak	Pokémon Red and Blue	February 27, 1996	Latest original entry: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Latest entry: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero	November 18, 2022 (Scarlet and Violet) November 3, 2023 (The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Spike Chunsoft	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team	November 17, 2005	Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX	March 6, 2020	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise.
Pokémon Pinball	Jupiter Corporation Hal Laboratory	Pokémon Pinball	April 14, 1999	Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	August 1, 2003	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise.
Pokémon Rumble	Ambrella	Pokémon Rumble	June 16, 2009	Pokémon Rumble Rush	May 15, 2019	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise.
Pokémon Snap	HAL Laboratory (1999) Bandai Namco Studios (New)	Pokémon Snap	March 21, 1999	New Pokémon Snap	April 30, 2021	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise focusing on photographing Pokémon in their natural habitats.
Pokémon Stadium	Nintendo EAD	Pokémon Stadium	August 1, 1998	Pokémon Stadium 2	December 14, 2000	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise.
Pokémon TCG	Hudson Soft (1998)Fluid Entertainment (2000) Electrified Games (2011-2020)Sleepy Giant Entertainment (2011-2020) Plexipixel (2011-2020)Inversoft (2011-2020) Dire Wolf Digital (2011-2020)Creatures (2011, 2024-present) ZENER WORKS (2011)The Pokémon Company International (2019 - 2022) DeNa (2024-present)	Pokémon Trading Card Game	December 18, 1998	Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket	2024	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise adapting the real-life Trading Card Game into video games.
Pokémon Trozei!	Genius Sonority	Pokémon Trozei!	October 20, 2005	Pokémon Battle Trozei	March 12, 2014	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise.
PokéPark	Creatures Inc	PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	December 5, 2009	PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond	November 12, 2011	Sub-series of the Pokémon franchise.
Polarium	Mitchell Corporation	Polarium	December 2, 2004	Polarium Advance	October 13, 2005
Punch-Out!!	Nintendo R&D3 (1984-1998) Next Level Games (2009)	Punch-Out!!	February 17, 1984	Punch-Out!!	May 18, 2009
Pushmo	Intelligent Systems	Pushmo	October 5, 2011	Stretchmo	May 13, 2015
Puzzle League	Intelligent Systems	Tetris Attack	October 27, 1995	Planet Puzzle League	April 26, 2007	Known in Japan as Panel de Pon.
Rakubiki Jiten	Intelligent Systems	Rakubiki Jiten DS	June 16, 2005	Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten DS	April 13, 2006
Rhythm Heaven	Nintendo SPD	Rhythm Tengoku	August 3, 2006	Rhythm Heaven Megamix	June 15, 2016
Robot / R.O.B	Nintendo R&D1	Stack-Up	July 26, 1985	Gyromite	August 13, 1985	The R.O.B (Robotic Operating Buddy) toy was an accessory that worked with the two NES games in the series.
Satella Walker	Nintendo St. GIGA	SatellaWalker: Satebō wo Sukui Dase!	June 29, 1997	SatellaWalker 2: Bottom de Battle	February 22, 1998	A series of video games broadcast on the Satellaview.
Satella-Q	Nintendo EAD St.GIGA	Waiwai de Q Dai-1-wa	October 7, 1995	Satella-Q Shin Q Omedetō Pikapika no Q Ninsei	March 28, 1999	A series of quiz games for the Satellaview.
Shaberu! DS Oryouri NAVI	indieszero Nintendo NSD	Shaberu! DS Oryōri Navi	July 20, 2006	Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat?	June 20, 2008	A cooking simulator and digital cookbook series.
Sin and Punishment	Treasure	Sin and Punishment	November 21, 2000	Sin & Punishment: Star Successor	October 29, 2009
Sparkle Snapshots	Atlus	Sparkle Snapshots	April 22, 2009	Sparkle Snapshots 3D	December 17, 2011
Splatoon	Nintendo EAD (Splatoon) Nintendo EPD (2017–present)	Splatoon	May 28, 2015	Splatoon 3	September 9, 2022	A third-person shooter series where anthropomorphic squids and octopuses able to switch between their cephalopod and human forms at will, known as Inklings and Octolings, fight using ink-based weapons in a world where humans triggered a mass extinction, and sea creatures become the dominant species. The series features both online multiplayer (both cooperative and competitive) and single player campaigns, which star a team of cephalopods called the "New Squidbeak Splatoon" which aim to fight the Octarians, and save the Splatlands, the games' setting.
Star Fox	Nintendo EAD (1993, 1997, 2017) Argonaut Software (1993, 2017) Rare (2002) Namco (2005) Q-Games (2006-2011) Nintendo EPD (2016) PlatinumGames (2016)	Star Fox	February 21, 1993	Star Fox 2	September 29, 2017
StarTropics	Nintendo R&D3	StarTropics	December 1, 1990	Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II	March 15, 1994
Steel Diver	Nintendo EAD	Steel Diver	March 27, 2011	Steel Diver: Sub Wars	February 13, 2014
Style Savvy	syn Sophia	Style Savvy	October 23, 2008	Style Savvy: Styling Star	November 2, 2017
Super Mario	Nintendo EAD (1985–2015) Nintendo EPD (2015-Present)	Super Mario Bros.	September 13, 1985	Super Mario Bros. Wonder	October 20, 2023
Super Smash Bros.	HAL Laboratory (1999–2008) Sora Ltd. (2008–present) Game Arts (Brawl) Bandai Namco Studios (2014–present)	Super Smash Bros.	January 21, 1999	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	December 7, 2018	A fighting game series with crossover elements from many Nintendo franchises, as well as third-party franchises, in the form of playable characters, items, stages, and more. The series, created by Masahiro Sakurai, has been credited as the origination of the platform fighter genre due to its unique gameplay, which focuses on increasing an opponent's damage in order to launch them off-screen, rather than depleting their life bar.
Sutte Hakkun	indieszero Nintendo R&D2	Sutte Hakkun Event Version	November 2, 1997	Sutte Hakkun	June 25, 1999
Swapnote	Nintendo SDD Denyu-sha	Swapnote	December 21, 2011	Swapdoodle	November 17, 2016	A messaging application for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
Time Twist	Nintendo EAD Pax Softnica	Time Twist: Rekishi no Katasumi de...(Disc 1)	July 26, 1991	Time Twist: Rekishi no Katasumi de...(Disc 2)	July 26, 1991
Tingle	Vanpool	Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland	September 2, 2006	Dekisugi Tingle Pack	June 24, 2009	Sub-series of The Legend of Zelda franchise.
Tomodachi	Nintendo SPD	Tomodachi Collection	June 18, 2009	Tomodachi Life	April 18, 2013
Wario	Nintendo R&D1 (1994) Nintendo (1995-2001) Treasure (2003) Suzak (2007) Good-Feel (2008)	Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	January 21, 1994	Wario: Master of Disguise	January 28, 2007	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.
WarioWare	Nintendo R&D1 (2003) Nintendo SPD (2003-2013) Intelligent Systems (2003 - Present)	WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!	March 21, 2003	WarioWare: Move It!	November 23, 2023	Sub-series of Wario franchise
Wars	Intelligent Systems	Famicom Wars	August 12, 1988	Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp	April 21, 2023
Wave Race	Nintendo EAD (1992 - 1996) Nintendo Software Technology (2001)	Wave Race	July 1, 1992	Wave Race: Blue Storm	September 14, 2001
Wii	Nintendo EAD	Wii Sports	November 19, 2006	Nintendo Switch Sports	April 29, 2022
Wii Chess / Tsuushin Taikyoku	Nintendo SPD	Wii Chess	January 18, 2008	Tsuushin Taikyoku: World Chess	September 30, 2008	Sub-series of the Wii series.
Wii Fit	Nintendo EAD Ganbarion (2013)	Wii Fit	December 1, 2007	Wii Fit U	October 1, 2013	Sub-series of the Wii series. A fitness game that uses the Wii Balance Board.
X	Argonaut SoftwareNintendo R&D1 Q-Games (2010-)	X	May 29, 1992	X-Scape	May 31, 2010
Xenoblade Chronicles	Monolith Soft	Xenoblade Chronicles	June 10, 2010	Xenoblade Chronicles 3	July 29, 2022
Yakuman	Intelligent Systems	Yakuman	April 21, 1989	Yakuman Houou	February 18, 2015
Yoshi	Nintendo (1993−1995, 1997, 2005) Game Freak (1991) Bullet-Proof Software (1992) Intelligent Systems (1996) Artoon (2004, 2006) Arzest (2014) Good-Feel (2015−present)	Yoshi	December 14, 1991	Yoshi's Crafted World	March 29, 2019	Sub-series of the Mario franchise.

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