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The main series in the franchise is the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series, consisting of [[Genre#Platform games|platform games]] that typically involve Mario and his brother, [[Luigi]], working to save the Mushroom Kingdom and its ruler, [[Princess Peach]], from the [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]] villain [[Bowser]] and his [[Bowser's Minions|army of minions]]. The two brothers use their [[jump]]ing prowess and various power-ups to progress through [[level]]s, while also being helped by their friends, such as the dinosaur [[Yoshi]] and adventurous Mushroom Kingdom citizen [[Toad]]. ''Super Mario'' games of other [[genre]]s include the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' [[Genre#Racing|racing]] series, [[Genre#Sports|sports]] games such as the ''[[Mario Tennis (series)|Mario Tennis]]'', ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'', ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'', and ''[[Mario Strikers (series)|Mario Strikers]]'' series, [[Genre#Party|party]] games such as the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series, [[Genre#RPG|role-playing]] games such as the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series, [[Genre#Puzzle|puzzle]] games such as the ''[[Dr. Mario (series)|Dr. Mario]]'' series, the action-adventure ''[[Luigi's Mansion (series)|Luigi's Mansion]]'' series, and [[Genre#Edutainment|educational]] games such as the ''[[Mario Discovery (series)|Mario Discovery]]'' series, among others. Furthermore, a few spin-off franchises have arisen starring specific characters from the franchise, namely the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'', ''[[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]]'', and ''[[Wario (franchise)|Wario]]'' franchises. In total, over 300 video games are included in the franchise, which combined have sold over 870 million copies, {{wp|List of best-selling video game franchises|more than any other video game franchise}}. The franchise has also been licensed into other media, such as television series, anime, comics (including manga), children's books, and feature films, and spawned various promotional videos and a [[Super Nintendo World|theme park attraction]]. As the flagship franchise of Nintendo, ''Super Mario'' has garnered critical acclaim and widespread recognition throughout the world, with several of its games being considered to be among the {{wp|List of video games considered the best|best video games ever made}}. It has become one of the world's {{wp|List of highest-grossing media franchises|highest-grossing media franchises}}, as well as one of the {{wp|List of longest-running video game franchises|longest-running video game franchises}} of all time.

==Common elements==

===Plot, themes, and universe===