Which console did Mario dominate???

[Mianrtcv]

Seriously, I say NES. Yes, Super Mario World is a great game, but SMB 1, 2 and 3 were more influencial altogether.

They also meant more to the console. These games were a base for console gaming to re-establish consoles in the home after the vg crash. JMO

[Rob2600]

The Nintendo 64 had Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, the Mario Party series, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, and Super Smash Bros. Those were huge games.

[TwinChargers]

I have to say he dominated NES the most. And I'm stunned that more people don't agree with this.

Most of the classic 2D Mario games debuted on that system, and I certainly played more Mario games on NES than any other system. And hell, Super Mario Bros. was the main reason I wanted a Nintendo to begin with.

Mario was huge all around during the 8-bit generation, but during the 16-bit era he was greatly over-shadowed in popularity by Sonic The Hedgehog and to a lesser extent, Donkey Kong Country. And Super Mario All-Stars was DQ'ed from being counted, which makes the SNES domination of this thread even more puzzling.

Agreed, I almost thought that this was a given, but apparently I'm wrong.
I think it would be harder for one to make an argument against the NES than to just say the SNES wins.

[grolt]

I have to say he dominated NES the most. And I'm stunned that more people don't agree with this.

Most of the classic 2D Mario games debuted on that system, and I certainly played more Mario games on NES than any other system. And hell, Super Mario Bros. was the main reason I wanted a Nintendo to begin with.

Mario was huge all around during the 8-bit generation, but during the 16-bit era he was greatly over-shadowed in popularity by Sonic The Hedgehog and to a lesser extent, Donkey Kong Country. And Super Mario All-Stars was DQ'ed from being counted, which makes the SNES domination of this thread even more puzzling.

I agree as well, but will add that while I think Mario and his shadow dominated the NES most, I think he was most important to the success of the N64. The NES and SNES had third-party support in droves, but for the N64 Nintento really had to step up as first-party developers and rely on Mario to carry the console. Like Rob mentioned, he was in a ton of the best selling games for the system. Mario dominated the N64.

[plastic]

There are too many factors for me to give a simple answer.

If we're talking "influence", obviously NES would take the cake. As far as evolution of quality, SNES... However, I feel N64 is a close second; it really doesn't get enough credit.