Nintendo& #39;s top-selling series / years since new, original installment (rounded):

1. Pokemon / 1
2. Super Mario / 3
3. Mario Kart / 6 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😯" title="Schweigendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Schweigendes Gesicht">
4. Zelda / 3
5. Donkey Kong / 6 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😯" title="Schweigendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Schweigendes Gesicht">
6. Smash Bros. / 2
7. Animal Crossing / 0
8. Brain Age / 1 (JP)
9. Kirby / 1
10. Nintendogs / 9 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😯" title="Schweigendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Schweigendes Gesicht">
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11. Yoshi / 1
12. Wario / 2
13. Metroid / 3 (Fed Force), 10 (Other M) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😯" title="Schweigendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Schweigendes Gesicht">
14. Luigi’s Mansion / 1
15. Fire Emblem / 1
16. Splatoon / 3
17. Star Fox / 4
18. Excite / 11u2028 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😯" title="Schweigendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Schweigendes Gesicht">
19. F-Zero / 16 (JP) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙀" title="Mattes Katzengesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Mattes Katzengesicht">
20. Pikmin / 5 (Hey!), 7 (Pikmin 3) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😯" title="Schweigendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Schweigendes Gesicht">

Obviously, Mario Kart 8& #39;s remake is still selling -- but it IS remarkable that it& #39;s been radio silence on both Mario Kart and Donkey Kong for this long. These aren& #39;t just big Nintendo series, these are industry-wide mega hits. F-Zero isn& #39;t a top-seller, so it being dormant, ...

along with 1080, Wave Race, Excite Bike/Bots/Truck, and other racers isn& #39;t that surprising. It& #39;s also curious that Nintendo didn& #39;t try to release or revitalize a Donkey Kong Racing or Diddy Kong Racing game to tick both boxes.

I didn& #39;t count remakes/remasters or classic rereleases (Link& #39;s Awakening, Samus Returns, DKC), only new installments. These are a great way to practice franchise care, obviously. We& #39;ll see more, no doubt.

Small correction, Fed Force was 4 years ago. But it doesn& #39;t count, anyway.

Ok, fine. Not ranked, but very much cared for:
- Advance Wars / 12 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😡" title="Schmollendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Schmollendes Gesicht">
- 1080 Snowboarding / 17 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😠" title="Wütendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Wütendes Gesicht">
- Wace Race / 19 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💢" title="Wutsymbol" aria-label="Emoji: Wutsymbol">

And if you& #39;re mad at those:
- EarthBound / 14 (JP), 26 (US) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Explodierender Kopf" aria-label="Emoji: Explodierender Kopf">