How high does Mario actually rank for you among other Nintendo series?

GalacticPetey

GalacticPetey

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Obviously this is a Mario forum and I'm pretty sure everyone here at least likes the series. But I wonder how many people actually consider it their favorite Nintendo series. How does Mario compare to other Nintendo series in your opinion?

For me personally, it's only number four. I'd put Zelda, Smash, and Pokémon above it.
 
I don't know if I can really rank my favorite Nintendo franchises in order, I love them all too much. So really, all I can say is that Mario is up there with Pokemon, Kirby, Zelda, Smash, and Animal Crossing. I couldn't tell you where I'd put each one in a ranking.
 
I can't give it a place in a top ten list or anything but I enjoy it more than games like Animal Crossing and Pikmin but not as much as Metroid or Fire Emblem.
 
platformer is my favourite genre of games (along with rhythm) so mario is probably one of my highest ranked nintendo series. the 3d marios in particular are what i love the most about the series, with galaxy probably being one of my favourite games of all time

can't say i particularly care a whole bunch about anything outside the platformers though. it's not that i dislike the other parts of the mario series but i just don't get enough enjoyment out of other parts of mario for me to rank them above some of my other favourite nintendo series.
 
It's the best franchise in my opinion, though the only competition it has is Kirby and AC.
 
Pretty high up, it's definitely below Fire Emblem and maybe also Zelda and Super Smash Bros.

So fourth? If we just look at the main series, maybe slightly lower, I prefer the RPGs and earlier sports/party games over the platformers.
 
Probably the highest. After the mario series (not in order) are Zelda, Pokemon, Kirby, smash, and Pikmin. Really, I like all Nintendo series with the exception of fire emblem, metroid, and Kid icarus
 
I'd say Mario, Zelda, and Splatoon are about equal for me, with Smash Bros. somewhat behind that since I only really play that in multiplayer. That's only four... I really need to branch out more... Although I have started branching out within the Mario series by playing the RPGs when I had mainly only played the platformers, Mario Kart, and, to a lesser extent, Mario Party before then.
 
It's my absolute favorite franchise period. Nothing else in all of media surpasses it. I'm also a sports (+kart) and party fan, and I prefer those genres over platformers.

Kirby is number 2, and then the rest of the Nintendo franchise are scrabbling for a spot.