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{{quote2|Holy smokin' tires! Kart mania is spreading and has invaded the world of Super Mario.|''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 41, October 1992}} | {{quote2|Holy smokin' tires! Kart mania is spreading and has invaded the world of Super Mario.|''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 41, October 1992}} | ||
'''''Mario Kart''''' (Japanese: マリオカート ''Mario Kāto'') is a series of {{wp|Kart racing game|kart racing game}}s developed and published by [[Nintendo]] as a spin-off of its flagship ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. It was inaugurated in 1992 with its debut entry, ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], which was critically and commercially successful. There have been a total of | '''''Mario Kart''''' (Japanese: マリオカート ''Mario Kāto'') is a series of {{wp|Kart racing game|kart racing game}}s developed and published by [[Nintendo]] as a spin-off of its flagship ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. It was inaugurated in 1992 with its debut entry, ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], which was critically and commercially successful. There have been a total of 15 titles in the series: 5 for home consoles, 3 portable games, 4 arcade games co-developed by [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]], a port, a mobile game and a spin-off. | ||
The success of ''Mario Kart'' has spawned many cartoon-style racing games published by various gaming companies from the {{wp|Fourth generation of video game consoles|16-bit generation}} onwards. It has also been referenced in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' role-playing series and inspired several stages in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' fighting games. The games in the series have sold a combined total of over 100 million copies worldwide. | The success of ''Mario Kart'' has spawned many cartoon-style racing games published by various gaming companies from the {{wp|Fourth generation of video game consoles|16-bit generation}} onwards. It has also been referenced in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' role-playing series and inspired several stages in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' fighting games. The games in the series have sold a combined total of over 100 million copies worldwide. | ||