Super Mario video game franchise

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platform game series video game franchise

The Super Mario video game franchise is Nintendo’s iconic platform game series starring Mario and his friends on adventures through the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Super Mario franchise	12
Mario franchise	3
Super Mario video game series	2
Mario franchise by Nintendo	1
Mario video game series	1
Super Mario video game franchise canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T597937 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Super Mario video game franchise
Context triple: [The Super Mario Bros. Movie, basedOn, Super Mario video game franchise]

A. Mario
Mario is a fictional Italian plumber and the iconic protagonist of Nintendo's long-running Super Mario video game franchise.
B. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a 2023 animated film adaptation of Nintendo’s iconic video game franchise, following Mario and his brother Luigi on a colorful adventure in the Mushroom Kingdom.
C. Nintendo
Nintendo is a Japanese video game company best known for creating iconic franchises such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokémon, as well as popular gaming consoles like the Nintendo Switch.
D. Yoshi’s Adventure
Yoshi’s Adventure is a family-friendly dark ride in Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan that takes guests on a scenic journey atop Yoshi through colorful Mushroom Kingdom environments.
E. Super Nintendo World
Super Nintendo World is an immersive, video game–themed area in Universal Studios parks that brings Nintendo franchises like Super Mario to life through interactive environments, rides, and attractions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Super Mario video game franchise
Target entity description: The Super Mario video game franchise is Nintendo’s iconic platform game series starring Mario and his friends on adventures through the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond.

A. Mario
Mario is a fictional Italian plumber and the iconic protagonist of Nintendo's long-running Super Mario video game franchise.
B. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a 2023 animated film adaptation of Nintendo’s iconic video game franchise, following Mario and his brother Luigi on a colorful adventure in the Mushroom Kingdom.
C. Nintendo
Nintendo is a Japanese video game company best known for creating iconic franchises such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokémon, as well as popular gaming consoles like the Nintendo Switch.
D. Yoshi’s Adventure
Yoshi’s Adventure is a family-friendly dark ride in Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan that takes guests on a scenic journey atop Yoshi through colorful Mushroom Kingdom environments.
E. Super Nintendo World
Super Nintendo World is an immersive, video game–themed area in Universal Studios parks that brings Nintendo franchises like Super Mario to life through interactive environments, rides, and attractions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (76)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	platform game series ⓘ video game franchise ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
creator	Shigeru Miyamoto ⓘ
developer	Nintendo ⓘ surface form: Nintendo EAD Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development ⓘ surface form: Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
enemyType	Boo ⓘ Goomba ⓘ Hammer Bro ⓘ Koopa Troopa ⓘ Lakitu ⓘ Piranha Plant ⓘ
firstReleasePlatform	Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
firstReleaseTitle	Super Mario Bros. ⓘ
firstReleaseYear	1985 ⓘ
genre	platformer ⓘ
hasLevelStructure	stages with start and goal ⓘ
hasSpinOff	Dr. Mario ⓘ Mario & Luigi ⓘ Mario Golf ⓘ Mario Kart ⓘ Mario Party ⓘ Mario Tennis ⓘ Paper Mario ⓘ
hasWorldStructure	multiple themed worlds ⓘ
influenced	platform game genre ⓘ
musicBy	Koji Kondo ⓘ
notableEntry	New Super Mario Bros. ⓘ Super Mario 3D Land ⓘ Super Mario 3D World ⓘ Super Mario 64 ⓘ Super Mario Bros. ⓘ Super Mario Bros. 3 ⓘ Super Mario Galaxy ⓘ Super Mario Galaxy 2 ⓘ Super Mario Odyssey ⓘ Super Mario Sunshine ⓘ Super Mario World ⓘ
notableFeature	flagpoles at level end ⓘ question mark blocks ⓘ warp pipes ⓘ
ownedBy	Nintendo ⓘ
platform	Nintendo 64 ⓘ Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ Nintendo GameCube ⓘ Nintendo Switch ⓘ Super Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ Nintendo Wii ⓘ surface form: Wii Wii U ⓘ
publisher	Nintendo ⓘ
salesStatus	one of the best-selling video game franchises ⓘ
setInFictionalUniverse	Mushroom Kingdom ⓘ
starringCharacter	Bowser ⓘ Donkey Kong ⓘ Luigi ⓘ Mario ⓘ Princess Peach ⓘ Toad ⓘ Yoshi ⓘ
subgenre	3D platformer ⓘ side-scrolling platformer ⓘ
targetPlatformType	handheld console ⓘ home console ⓘ mobile device ⓘ
typicalCollectible	Super Stars ⓘ coins ⓘ
typicalGoal	rescue Princess Peach from Bowser ⓘ
typicalMechanic	collecting power-ups ⓘ jumping on enemies ⓘ
typicalPowerUp	Cape Feather ⓘ Cat Bell ⓘ Fire Flower ⓘ Propeller Mushroom ⓘ Super Mushroom ⓘ Super Star ⓘ Tanooki Suit ⓘ

How these facts were elicited