Mapping The Most Popular Mario Games Across America
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After 38 years of hopping in green pipes and swerving on Rainbow Road, Mario is made his way to the silver screen in the new Super Mario Bros.
In celebration of the latest Mario blockbuster, BrightspeedPlans embarked on a quest to find the top Mario game series in each state. They also created a list of the bestselling Mario games of all time.
Americans have spoken: the No. 1 Mario series in the U.S. is Super Mario, with 23 states searching for it most! Mario Party follows close behind—it was searched most in 17 states.
Dive into the report to see where the other games ranked.
Supplemental Facts
- The Super Mario series launched in 1985. Nearly 40 years later, it’s the most googled series in the franchise, with 23 states searching for it.
- The series’ first-ever game, Super Mario Bros. (1985, NES), is also the series’ bestseller with $40M in worldwide sales.
- Super Mario games average a Metascore of 87/100. The highest critical score of 97 goes to Super Mario Odyssey (2017, Switch).
- Mario Party is the most searched Mario game series in 17 states.
- Super Mario Party (2018, Switch) is the bestselling game of the franchise, bringing in $17.8M in worldwide sales.
- Mario Party Superstars (2021, Switch) claims the highest Metascore (80) against a series average of 71.
