From: Kuru | #052
Zelda has stuck to its roots without a truly terrible title.
Mario, on the other hand.. Mario Party.
So should we include MArio KArt Mario Tennis and MArio Golf as well then?
Mario Party is a completely seperate Franchise. Nothing to do with the Super Mario Platform series.
If i had to rate gens then
NES: MArio > Zelda. Not even debatable.
SNES: Mario = Zelda if we only include World and LttP
N64> Zelda > Mario. 2 games vs 1 but Mario 64 was great.
GCN Zelda> Mario. 2 Games vs 1 and Sunshine sucked imo.
Wii : Mario > Zelda 2 games vs 2, Galaxy games are the pinnacle of the Wii. TP was also the worst 3D zelda for me, SS was really the only real wii zelda. Mario also had NSMB which wasn't as good but still.
So basically tied and it comes down to Handhelds
GB/GBC - Zelda by a mile. LA, Oracles > Mario Land
GBA - Zelda wins by default as there were no Mario games.
DS/3DS - Probably even.
Zelda wins based on it's handheld iterations. Console wise is close on balance. But I agree with the guy who said Mario is more consistent but Zelda has bigger highs and lower lows.
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