Consoles
Nintendo's incredibly popular hybrid home/portable console, released in 2017, features detachable "Joy-Con" controllers.
Nintendo Switch
This iconic green dinosaur first carried Mario on his back in the 1990 SNES game Super Mario World.
Yoshi
While her name is in the title of the franchise, this character is actually the princess you usually have to save.
Princess Zelda
This electric rodent is listed as #0025 in the National Pokédex and serves as the official mascot of the franchise.
Pikachu
This pink, round vacuum-like hero from Dream Land was created by Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of Smash Bros.
Kirby
Released in 1996, this console made 3D platforming mainstream and famously featured four built-in controller ports and a central analog stick.
Nintendo 64
Mario's taller, greener-clad brother who made his official debut in the 1983 arcade game Mario Bros.
Luigi
This silent, green-tunic-wearing swordsman is the recurring hero tasked with saving Hyrule.
Link
In almost every mainline Pokémon generation, the three starter Pokémon types you choose from are Grass, Water, and this type.
Fire
This floating, giant white glove serves as the recurring final boss of the Classic Mode in the Super Smash Bros. series.
Master Hand
Launched in 2004, this revolutionary dual-screen handheld featured a bottom resistive touch screen and a closing clamshell design.
Nintendo DS
In the original Super Mario Bros., collecting this orange-and-red power-up allows Mario to hurl bouncing balls of flame at enemies.
Fire Flower
The golden sacred triangles left behind by the three golden goddesses—representing Power, Wisdom, and Courage—collectively form this relic.
Triforce
This specialized Poké Ball, introduced in Generation IV, works particularly well when catching wild Pokémon at night or inside dark caves.
Dusk Ball
Although he didn't appear in a mainline game until Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade in 2002, this popular swordsman actually made his worldwide debut in 2001's Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Roy
Developed under the codename "Revolution," this 2006 console expanded Nintendo's audience by introducing pointer-based motion controls.
Nintendo Wii
This spiky, fire-breathing King of the Koopas has been continuously kidnapping Princess Peach since 1985.
Bowser
In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Link plays this wind instrument to warp across eras and manipulate time.
Ocarina
In the Kanto region games (Red/Blue/Yellow), this elusive Team Rocket boss also serves as the hidden final Gym Leader in Viridian City.
Giovanni
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the epic cinematic story mode where Nintendo characters unite against the Subspace Army is titled this.
The Subspace Emissary
Created by Gunpei Yokoi, this red-monochrome tabletop virtual reality console released in 1995 is infamous for being a massive commercial flop.
Nintendo Virtual Boy
In the original 1996 release of Super Mario 64, this exact number of Power Stars is required to open the endless-stair door leading to the final Bowser fight.
70
In The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Link is trapped in this doomed parallel land where a menacing moon threatens to crash down in three days.
Termina
In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, this is the exact level of Red's highest-leveled Pokémon (Pikachu) when you battle him atop Mt. Silver.
Level 81
Instead of using traditional health bars, the Super Smash Bros. series scores points by knocking an opponent past the outer boundaries of the stage, which is called this.
Knockout