Which all-time blockbuster franchise is the best?

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Fun Facts: both of these franchises are two of the most popular video game franchises of all time  The Super Mario series has over 430 million units sold, while Zelda has only sold 160 million units.
Legend of Zelda
Legend of Zelda was originally released in 1986 and has since been expanded to 19 releases over the years.  It is one of the most enduring and popular franchises ever.  Some of the releases are considered among the greatest video games of all time.  It has mostly been developed by Nintiendo, although some releases were developed by other companies.  It is an the action adventure RPG genre. 

The series is built around the adventures of its main characters, Link, Princess Zelda and Ganon, the main enemy.  Throughout the series, there are various incarnations of the characters with some traits and features that are standard. The gameplay is a mix of exploration, puzzles, action and adventures/battles.  In the game, the Health Points of the player are represented by hearts which can be depleted in battles and increased by finding “Heart Containers” or defeating boss enemies. 

Music plays an important part in the gameplay, often triggering events through Link’s playing of his ocarina/flute. The timeline of events in the series has been frequently debated, but the release of a collector’s book called Hyrulie Historia revealed the official sequence of events and connection between the various titles.
Super Mario
Mario is the most famous video game character in history, originally appearing in the Donkey Kong arcade game.  Super Mario is the central franchise in the entire Mario universe of games.  Other sub-series in the Mario franchise include Mario Kart, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Paper Mario. Super Mario stands alone as the 5th best selling games ever, with more than 380 million copies sold.  The original game, Super Mario Bros., was released in 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and is considered one of the first 2D side-scrolling platform games.

Many of the most well known characters and features in the Mario world were introduced including Goombas, Koopa Troopas, Bowser, Princess Peach, Mushrooms, Mario’s brother Luigi, Toad and Yoshi.  In 1996, the first 3D open world game in the series was introduced in conjunction with the launch of the Nintendo 64 console.  Super Mario 64 is considered a landmark in 3D games. The Super Mario series was ranked #1 in 2006 by IGN and in the top 3 of many other lists.  There are 19 titles in the series with new releases continuously being developed.


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