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Mario Puzzle Games

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Mario Puzzle Games are a collective group of numerous puzzle spin-off games based on the Mario franchise. The most prominent and successful games fall under the Dr. Mario series, where Mario dresses up like a doctor to defeat viruses with megavitamins. The first game to make Mario enter the puzzle genre was the arcade game VS. Wrecking Crew which was released in 1984, then for the Nintendo Entertainment System a year later. As of December 2019, the Dr. Mario series sold more than 11 million copies worldwide. Combining all the puzzle games, Mario Puzzle Games have sold more than 13 million copies worldwide.

Series[]

Series Debut year Debut platform(s) Sales Revenue
Wrecking Crew 1984 Arcade 595,057+ $27,370,000+
Dr. Mario 1990 NES / Game Boy 11,544,781+ $336,510,000+
Other games 1993 SNES 1,317,809+ $55,081,500+
13,457,647+ $418,961,500+

Games[]

Wrecking Crew[]

Year Platform Title Sales Revenue Ref
1984 Arcade VS. Wrecking Crew Unknown Unknown
1985 NES Wrecking Crew 510,000JPN $23,000,000 [1][2]
1989 FDS Wrecking Crew 18,360 $770,000 [3][2]
2004 GBA Famicom Mini 14: Wrecking Crew 66,697 $3,600,000 [3]
1998 SNES Wrecking Crew '98 Unknown Unknown
Total 595,057+ $27,370,000+

Dr. Mario[]

Year Platform Title Sales Revenue

Japan[3]

Overseas Worldwide Gross Ref
Dr. Mario 3,968,153+ 7,533,274+ 11,501,427+ $322,510,000+
1990 NES Dr. Mario 1,530,000 3,320,000 4,850,000[4] $177,000,000 [5][6]
GB Dr. Mario 2,080,000 3,260,000 5,340,000[4] $109,330,000 [7][8]
1994 SNES Tetris & Dr. Mario N/A 76,075+[9] 76,075+ $4,600,000 [10]
1997 SFC Dr. Mario Unknown N/A Unknown Unknown
2003 GCN Nintendo Puzzle Collection 110,108 N/A 110,108 $6,500,000 [3][11]
2004 GBA Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario 125,108 430,000*[12] 555,108 $11,020,000 [5][13]
2001 N64 Dr. Mario 64 N/A 277,199[14] 277,199 $8,320,000 [14][15]
2005 GBA Dr. Mario & Puzzle League 122,937 170,000*[16] 292,937 $5,740,000 [17][18]
Sequels 43,354+ 43,354+
2008 WiiWare Dr. Mario Online Rx 43,354[19] Unknown 43,354+ Unknown
DSiWare Dr. Mario Express Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
2013 Wii U eShop Dr. Luigi Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
2015 3DS eShop Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Total sales 4,011,507+ 7,533,274+ 11,544,781+ $322,510,000+

Mobile[]

Year Platform Title Downloads
(millions) 		Revenue
(millions) 		Ref
2019 iOS/Android Dr. Mario World 13.00 $14.00 [20]

Other Games[]

Year Platform Title Sales Revenue
Japan Overseas Worldwide Gross Ref
1993 SNES Mario & Wario 231,048[3] N/A 231,048 $18,400,000 [21]
Mario's Picross series 541,150 541,150+ $35,081,500+
1995 GB Mario's Picross 204,539[3] Unknown 204,539+ $9,330,000+ [22]
SNES Mario's Super Picross 250,368[3] N/A 250,368 $23,131,500 [23]
1996 GB Picross 2 86,243[3] N/A 86,243 $2,620,000 [24]
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition 325,611 220,000 545,611 $20,000,000
2015 3DS Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition 325,611[3] 220,000*[25] 545,611 $20,000,000 [26][27]
Total sales 1,097,809 220,000+ 1,317,809+ $55,081,500+

Notes[]

    • Includes VGChartz numbers
  • JPN currently only Japanese sales number available
  • Dr. Mario was also released for the arcade machines VS. System and PlayChoice-10 in 1990.
  • Tetris & Dr. Mario was only released in North America and Europe.
  • Dr. Mario 64 was only released in North America.
  • Nintendo Puzzle Collection, which contains a port of Dr. Mario 64 was only released in Japan.
  • Wrecking Crew was released as VS. Wrecking Crew for the arcade VS. System one year before its release on the NES.
  • Mario & Wario, Mario's Super Picross, Picross 2, Wrecking Crew '98, and Famicom Mini 14: Wrecking Crew were only released in Japan.
  • Dr. Mario World has received 13 million mobile downloads worldwide.[20]

References[]

  1. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/13488/wrecking-crew/sales
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9046&redirect=no
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "Game Search". Game Data Library. Famitsu. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-software-and-hardware-sales-data-from-1983-to-present.2725/
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=15313&redirect=no
  6. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30934025/tetrisvariationsaregoodmaybebetter/
  7. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=13774&redirect=no
  8. ↑ "TV Guide, Volume 40". TV Guide. Vol. 40. p. 9. Game Boy Cartridges
    Super Mario Land TM (YM676-3452A) The best Mario adventure yet.
    $19.99 Dr. Mario (YM676-3817A) Eliminate nasty viruses. $19.99
  9. ↑ "NPD (March 1995)".
  10. ↑ Andromeda (April 1995). "Super NES - Tetris & Dr. Mario". GamePro. No. 69. p. 86. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  11. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9824&redirect=no
  12. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/26546/classic-nes-series-dr-mario/sales
  13. ↑ Chris Kohler (12 October 2005). Retro Gaming Hacks: Tips & Tools for Playing the Classics. p. 106.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "All Titles Released in 2002". The Onion Ring (NPD). Toy Retail Survey Tracking (TRST). December 2002. Archived from the original on 2003-02-13. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  15. ↑ https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/17/dr-mario-64
  16. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/3129/dr-mario-puzzle-league/sales
  17. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=10966&redirect=no
  18. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100105083630/www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3146021&did=1
  19. ↑ "Wii웨어 다운로드 타이틀 판매량 (Sales of WiiWare Downloadable Titles)" (in Korean). 2008-04-27. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 https://mobilegamer.biz/nintendos-mobile-games-are-about-to-hit-1-8bn-in-lifetime-revenues/
  21. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=1106&redirect=no
  22. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=13004&redirect=no
  23. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3391&redirect=no
  24. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=20236&redirect=no
  25. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/85526/puzzle-amp-dragons-z-super-mario-bros-edition/sales
  26. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=31721&redirect=no
  27. ↑ https://www.dualshockers.com/puzzle-dragons-z-puzzle-dragons-super-mario-bros-pack-costs-30/
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