Franchise
12 games · 1989–2018
The whole series
1 game · best: Mother 77
July 27, 1989
Ape · Role-playing (RPG)
The original Japanese version of EarthBound Beginnings, released only in Japan for the Famicom, had some gameplay, story and level layout differences from the later Western port. This original version was never released outside of Japan.
4 years without a new game
2 games · best: EarthBound 91
August 27, 1994
Ape · Role-playing (RPG) · Turn-based strategy (TBS)
A turn-based JRPG and sequel to the then-Japan-only Earthbound Beginnings (1989) in which Ness, a young boy living in a land based on the USA, leaves home to go on an adventure through strange locations, get to know quirky…
4 years without a new game
January 21, 1999
HAL Laboratory · Fighting · Platform
Super Smash Bros. is a crossover fighting video game between several different Nintendo franchises, and the first installment in the Super Smash Bros. series. Players must defeat their opponents multiple times in a fighting…
4 games · best: Super Smash Bros. Melee 94
November 21, 2001
HAL Laboratory · Fighting · Platform
A crossover platform fighting game featuring characters from Nintendo franchises including Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Pokémon, and Fire Emblem. Unlike traditional fighters, the goal is to knock opponents off the stage rather than deplete a health bar. Damage accumulates as a percentage, increasing the distance a character is launched when hit. Players use simple one-button inputs combined with joystick…
June 20, 2003
Ape · Role-playing (RPG)
When included in the Mother 1+2 bundle, Mother (Earthbound Beginnings in the West) received an exclusive equippable item, the Easy Ring, available from the start, which makes the game more balanced (therefore easier than the…
2 years without a new game
April 20, 2006
HAL Laboratory · Role-playing (RPG) · Turn-based strategy (TBS)
A turn-based JRPG and sequel to EarthBound (1994) in which a tragedy surrounding a family in the primitive yet joyful village of Tazmily incites the coming-of-age story of Lucas, the family's younger son, who goes on perilous…
January 31, 2008
Sora · Fighting · Platform
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series and the follow-up to Super Smash Bros. Melee. This edition introduces super attacks referred to as final smashes, as well as a brand-new adventure…
5 years without a new game
4 games · best: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 89
September 13, 2014
Bandai Namco Games · Fighting · Platform
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is the first portable entry in the renowned series, in which game worlds collide. Up to four players battle each other locally or online using some of Nintendo’s most well-known and iconic…
November 21, 2014
Sora · Fighting · Platform
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the fourth console-based entry in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of fighting games. With an even larger roster of fighters than its predecessors and the introduction eight player battles…
June 14, 2015
Ape · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
EarthBound Beginnings is the first installment in the EarthBound / Mother series. It was developed by Ape Inc., Nintendo Tokyo R&D Products, and Pax Softnica, and was published by Nintendo for the Famicom on July 27, 1989. Though…
2 years without a new game
December 7, 2018
Sora · Fighting · Platform
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a crossover fighting game for the Nintendo Switch and the fifth main entry in the series. It features every playable fighter from previous installments alongside new additions such as Inkling and Ridley. The game includes faster combat, new items, and expanded defensive mechanics. Modes include local and online multiplayer, a single-player adventure mode called World of Light, and…
1 game
Never released
HAL Laboratory · Role-playing (RPG)
The Nintendo 64 version, cancelled in 2000, of the Game Boy Advance game MOTHER 3, released in 2006.
