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It will be the first Vidya Franchise to reach 1 BILLION units sold

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EVERYONE BUY 1 BILLION COPIES OF SONIC

>>717997523 (OP)
He's Mr. Videogames himself for a reason

>>717997610
funny how sega wants to surpass mario on popularity, maybe they had the chance on the 90s but they fucked up now it's impossible.

>>717997523 (OP)
counting donkey kong seems a bit disingenuous to me, not like it makes any difference since mario will cross the billion mark on switch 2 anyway

Kinda impressive if you think about it, Mario has been relevant for 35 years and always at the top

>>717997523 (OP)
How far off is GTA from a billion? Figured it'd be just as close.

>>718001594
not even halfway, though it'll obviously get there with 6

>>717999301
Exactly. If they're pulling that shit then Donkey Kong is close to a billion sales too since all the Mario games should count as part of the DK series

>>717997523 (OP)
1 billion sales or 1 billion games ninty have just put the fucker in because it's the only way to get people to buy it?

>>718001667
>If they're pulling that shit
I mean it doesn't matter either way

mkworld + next 3D mario + next 2D mario(s) + mario party + mario sports games + mario rpgs guarantee that mario will become a billion seller in the middle of the switch 2 generation

>>717997523 (OP)
They've been expanding their cast and spin-offs. Problem is that the output is relatively slow. Teh Switch should have had 2 3D Mario adventures, not 1 and a half.

>>717997523 (OP)
Mario Party is only slightly higher than Donkey Kong? That’s crazy to me.

>>718003752
Considering that Mario Party, despite the name, isn't very easy to drop in and drop out of for parties like Mario Kart or Smash Bros., it has an odd niche. It's multiplayer-oriented but it's also a commitment for maybe around an hour of play at a time. Some of the entries are so derivative of each other that getting more than 1 or 2 per console is also a hard sell. There's those possibilities for it lagging behind, and there's also people swearing off it because it just ruined a friendship or two.

Mario, I kneel

Whats CoD at, I imagine they are the only other series in the running

>>718004534
there's no other series "in the running":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_game_franchises

>>718003018
>Teh Switch should have had 2 3D Mario adventures, not 1 and a half.

By that half you mean Bowser’s Fury? Either way, Donkey Kong deserves it and next should be Wario’s turn

>>718003018
They need to expand them more.
Waluigi and Ashley are long overdue for a solo game. Bowser too.

>>717997523 (OP)
Deserved for saving gaming back in the 80's

>>718001594
Not even close, GTA was popular but it wasn't THAT popular until 5. 5 sold 10x as much as the second highest selling entry.

>>718007865
Nah fuck that. Bring back Wario Land. Almost every Yoshi game is fucking trash except Yoshi's Island and Wooly World

>>717997523 (OP)
Good! Hopefully it happens! It'd be well deserved.

>>717999013
The face video games! Mario!

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