So the Super Mario series has sold 240 million copies worldwide since 1985. Wondering how those numbers break down amongst the various games?
Using official Nintendo numbers (Nintendo discloses sales figures with its financial results) French newspaper Le Monde has done us all a favour and made a pretty chart, outlining the sales of every Super Mario Bros. game from the original right through to Super Mario Galaxy 2.
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The original's sales are skewed by the fact it was a console pack-in, but even still, when you look at the older games compared to the newer ones...Nintendo sure knew how to sell a Mario game back in the day.