Largest video game franchise?

[LordChhaya]

Fellow escapees! I have a question that has been bugging me for sometime now; What is the largest video game franchise by number of games in the series? This is sequels, spin off and the like, please help!

 

[Weaver]

I think it's either Final Fantasy or Dragon ball
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Final_Fantasy_games
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_video_games

 

[Andy Shandy]

Surely it's got to be the Mario franchise? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mario_video_games

Admittedly not all of these are Mario games, but still.

 

[boag]

Define Largest, because if its number of sequels. Madden followed by FIFA.

If its for units sold, FIFA followed by MAdden

 

[StorytellingIsAMust]

How could it be anything but Mario?

 

[WeAreStevo]

Gotta be Mario. He became a Doctor.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh sir. You win all my internets for the week!

 

[go-10]

Mario hands down
there's even a Mario Dance Dance Revolution

 

[Scrustle]

Street Fighter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Street_Fighter_games] has quite an impressive library too, if you count all the different versions of each game that is.

 

[Soviet Steve]

I recall Megaman being hailed as the largest series at one point, albeit I think it has more to do with number of release titles than the variety of the games.

 

[Thaliur]

Surely it's got to be the Mario franchise? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mario_video_games

Admittedly not all of these are Mario games, but still.

I think they'd count, too. After all, the Mario Franchise includes the other characters connected to "his" universe, so Wario, Donkey Kong and others, even if Mario isn't explicitely in their games, are still part of the franchise.

[edit]I just realised, going over the list again, that you were probably referring to those games where Mario is included as a kind of easter egg rather that a story character. Still, even without those games, it's a pretty impressive list.

 

[Strain42]

If anything, Mario should be considered part of the Donkey Kong franchise

But yeah, I agree that it's probably Mario, through a combination of life span, number of games and overall sales.

 

[hoboman29]

i say final fantasy there are 13 games in the series not including spin-offs and the 13-2s and all that and its been around for a while

 

[CdDoom]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_video_games
A good number, at least.

 

[Gatx]

What about Pokémon? In sheer number they may not be as numerous as Mario, but the main series itself is still going strong even now over 10 years later, and then there's the spin-offs, the merchandise, manga, television series, theatrical films, and an ice show. As a franchise that originated from a videogame, it's pretty big.

 

[Dutchy115]

Has to be Mario, with Zelda coming a close second

 

[Legomaniac91_v1legacy]

The three biggest franchises right now (counting spinoffs) are probable Mario, Final Fantasy, and Pokemon.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I think Mario has got it.

 

[Lunar Templar]

Mega Man

classice has 10 games
X has 8
the gamboy had 5
the advance shared Mega Man and Bass with the SNES
there's Mega Man soccer
the Zero series
Battle Network which i think clocked in at like 6 games (not including the pokemon like 'versions)
Star Force which had 2 or 3 i think
the game cube battle network game
Command Mission for the PS2
Legends

>.>
<.<

did i miss any?

so yeah, Mega Man

 

[Hazy992]

Street Fighter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Street_Fighter_games] has quite an impressive library too, if you count all the different versions of each game that is.

Yeah there's about 6 million different versions of SF2. I think it is Mario though. There's more Mario games than grains of sand.