4. Mario – $12,000,000,000
Another successful franchise and series by creator and director Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo. Shigeru never knew that introducing an Italian plumber into an already popular arcade like Donkey Kong, will actually lead to the plumber stealing the show. 40 years later, the Mario franchise became the most recognizable video game franchise on earth.
According to many sources, the name Mario was based on landlord of Nintendo’s warehouse in North America, named Mario Segale. Till today, Mario has appeared in over 200 games and sold over 200 million units of games. Lately rumors start to spread out about animated Mario movie is set to be released somewhere in 2021.
