Best Mario games

The Racing game arrived on May 29, 2014 first in Japan for Wii U. The game world is shown from a third-person perspective. Critics awarded a Metascore of 88, the community a user score of 8.9. Critics and community agree, rating it good. There is no classic story with credits, the title is built for endless sessions. The game later received a re-release on a different platform, supports amiibo and offers optional in-game purchases. Beyond the single player mode there is a multiplayer mode. Nintendo served as the primary developer. About 8.46 million copies were sold worldwide, a commercially very successful title. At The Game Awards 2014 it won several awards: Best Family Game and Best Sports/Racing Game. Among NintenDoku players it tops the field among the Mario games and sits 17 percent ahead of #2.

The mix of Action and Platformer launched on June 23, 1996 first in Japan as a launch title for Nintendo 64. Its primary developer is Nintendo. On Metacritic it holds a Metascore of 94, with a user score of 8.4. Critically that counts as excellent, among players as good. The press rates it noticeably higher than players. The main story takes around 11.8 hours on average according to HowLongToBeat (single-player), so a medium-length game. The game world is shown from a third-person perspective. The game later received a re-release on a different platform, has no online features at all and is or was available through Nintendo Switch Online. Roughly 11.91 million copies were sold worldwide, making it one of the big commercial hits. There is no multiplayer mode, the title is a pure single player affair. Among NintenDoku players it takes second place among the Mario games and sits 6 percent ahead of #3.

The mix of Action, Platformer and Adventure was released on October 27, 2017 worldwide at the same time for Nintendo Switch. The main story takes around 12.5 hours on average according to HowLongToBeat (single-player), so a medium-length game. It is played from a third-person perspective. Beyond the single player mode there is a multiplayer mode. Approximately 30.80 million copies were sold worldwide, making it one of the big commercial hits. At The Game Awards 2017 it won the Best Family Game award. It also earned a nomination in one more category. Its primary developer is Nintendo. Critics awarded a Metascore of 97, the community a user score of 8.9. Critically that counts as excellent, among players as good; the scores stay close, though. The game supports amiibo. It rounds out the top 3 and sits 22 percent ahead of #4.