electricmastro
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Out of curiosity, I decided to look over what third-party franchises were the most prolific across Nintendo's systems and decided to do my own count. These include Japan-only games, but not collections:
NES:
1.) River City - 11 games
2.) Gundam - 9 games
3.) Famista - 9 games
4.) Dragon Ball - 8 games
5.) Mega Man - 7 games
SNES:
1.) Gundam - 21 games
2.) Looney Tunes - 10 games
3.) Sailor Moon - 9 games
4.) Dragon Ball - 7 games
5.) Bomberman - 7 games
6.) Madden NFL - 7 games
Nintendo 64:
1.) WCW - 5 games
2.) Madden NFL - 5 games
3.) Star Wars - 4 games
4.) Turok - 4 games
5.) FIFA - 4 games
GameCube:
1.) FIFA - 10 games
2.) Tom Clancy - 9 games
3.) Madden NFL - 7 games
4.) Star Wars - 7 games
5.) Resident Evil - 6 games
Wii:
1.) Just Dance - 18 games
2.) Cabela - 15 games
3.) Lego - 11 games
4.) Sonic - 9 games
5.) FIFA - 9 games
Wii U:
1.) Just Dance - 11 games
2.) Lego - 10 games
3.) Skylanders - 6 games
4.) Sonic - 5 games
5.) Batman - 4 games
Switch:
1.) Atelier - 19 games
2.) Lego - 14 games
3.) Star Wars - 12 games
4.) The Legend of Heroes - 11 games
5.) Sonic - 11 games
Game Boy:
1.) Looney Tunes - 10 games
2.) Doraemon - 10 games
3.) Mickey Mouse - 7 games
4.) Mega Man – 5 games
5.) Bomberman - 5 games
6.) River City - 5 games
7.) The Simpsons - 5 games
8.) Bubble Bobble - 5 games
Game Boy Color:
1.) Looney Tunes - 14 games
2.) Doraemon - 9 games
3.) Hello Kitty - 6 games
4.) Army Men - 5 games
5.) Test Drive - 5 games
6.) Mary-Kate and Ashley - 5 games
Game Boy Advance:
1.) Lego - 13 games
2.) Mega Man - 13 games
3.) Yu-Gi-Oh! - 11 games
4.) Shrek - 10 games
5.) Backyard Sports - 10 games
DS:
1.) Imagine - 43 games
2.) Petz - 36 games
3.) Lego - 18 games
4.) My Coach - 14 games
5.) Naruto - 12 games
3DS:
1.) Lego - 17 games
2.) Megami Tensei - 8 games
3.) Etrian Odyssey - 7 games
4.) Sonic - 7 games
5.) Doraemon - 7 games
So for the first time since the SNES, the Switch is the first Nintendo home console where its top third-party franchise is neither a sports franchise nor Ubisoft franchise. Nintendo handhelds have also shifted from Looney Tunes being a main focus to Lego games.
NES:
1.) River City - 11 games
2.) Gundam - 9 games
3.) Famista - 9 games
4.) Dragon Ball - 8 games
5.) Mega Man - 7 games
SNES:
1.) Gundam - 21 games
2.) Looney Tunes - 10 games
3.) Sailor Moon - 9 games
4.) Dragon Ball - 7 games
5.) Bomberman - 7 games
6.) Madden NFL - 7 games
Nintendo 64:
1.) WCW - 5 games
2.) Madden NFL - 5 games
3.) Star Wars - 4 games
4.) Turok - 4 games
5.) FIFA - 4 games
GameCube:
1.) FIFA - 10 games
2.) Tom Clancy - 9 games
3.) Madden NFL - 7 games
4.) Star Wars - 7 games
5.) Resident Evil - 6 games
Wii:
1.) Just Dance - 18 games
2.) Cabela - 15 games
3.) Lego - 11 games
4.) Sonic - 9 games
5.) FIFA - 9 games
Wii U:
1.) Just Dance - 11 games
2.) Lego - 10 games
3.) Skylanders - 6 games
4.) Sonic - 5 games
5.) Batman - 4 games
Switch:
1.) Atelier - 19 games
2.) Lego - 14 games
3.) Star Wars - 12 games
4.) The Legend of Heroes - 11 games
5.) Sonic - 11 games
Game Boy:
1.) Looney Tunes - 10 games
2.) Doraemon - 10 games
3.) Mickey Mouse - 7 games
4.) Mega Man – 5 games
5.) Bomberman - 5 games
6.) River City - 5 games
7.) The Simpsons - 5 games
8.) Bubble Bobble - 5 games
Game Boy Color:
1.) Looney Tunes - 14 games
2.) Doraemon - 9 games
3.) Hello Kitty - 6 games
4.) Army Men - 5 games
5.) Test Drive - 5 games
6.) Mary-Kate and Ashley - 5 games
Game Boy Advance:
1.) Lego - 13 games
2.) Mega Man - 13 games
3.) Yu-Gi-Oh! - 11 games
4.) Shrek - 10 games
5.) Backyard Sports - 10 games
DS:
1.) Imagine - 43 games
2.) Petz - 36 games
3.) Lego - 18 games
4.) My Coach - 14 games
5.) Naruto - 12 games
3DS:
1.) Lego - 17 games
2.) Megami Tensei - 8 games
3.) Etrian Odyssey - 7 games
4.) Sonic - 7 games
5.) Doraemon - 7 games
So for the first time since the SNES, the Switch is the first Nintendo home console where its top third-party franchise is neither a sports franchise nor Ubisoft franchise. Nintendo handhelds have also shifted from Looney Tunes being a main focus to Lego games.
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