
These include Link from The Legend of Zelda series, Pikachu from the Pokémon series, Kirby from the Kirby series, Ness from the Earthbound series, and many more. However, the Super Mario franchise is the most heavily represented franchise in each game, with multiple playable characters and stages, and receives first billing as Nintendo's flagship franchise.Īlong with Mario, many different characters from different franchises appear as fighters throughout the series.

is a standalone crossover franchise and is not explicitly part of any of its constituent series. While the Western title for the series is a play on the title of Super Mario Bros., Super Smash Bros.


These games are among Nintendo's best-selling games, not only for being one of Nintendo's few fighting games, but also for being a mass crossover of many Nintendo franchises they are also known to attract both casual and competitive players, with game modes and official Nintendo events accommodating different types of play. Meaning: Great Fray Smash Brothers) series is a crossover series of multiplayer fighting games in which many well-known Nintendo characters are pitted against each other to fight, with each character using their unique abilities in battle.
