Super Mario (series)

The Super Mario series, also called the main series or main games, is the biggest sub-series of the Mario series. It started in 1985 with the creation of Super Mario Bros. on the Famicom and subsequently the Nintendo Entertainment System. It has been followed by many sequels released in almost every Nintendo video game console to date, except the Game Boy, the Game Boy Color and the Game Boy Advance.

These games, but one, follow the traditional story about Mario and, usually, his brother Luigi, in their long quest to search and rescue Princess Peach from the clutches of Bowser, who is causing mischief and wants conquer the Mushroom Kingdom, or any other place, depending the game. The Mario Bros. adventure is not easy as they must face Bowser's troops all long the way, who have orders by the King Koopa himself, to stop the brave brothers.

All the games, and even some remakes, have been developed exclusively by the Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development branch but not by the same sub-division. While there is no Mario platform game in development or confirmed for Wii U, director Yoshiaki Koizumi has stated he has a lot of new ideas for a Wii U Mario platform game.