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===Partner seriesSpinoffs===

!''Yoshi'' Seriesfranchise

|The [[Yoshi (seriesfranchise)|''Yoshi'' seriesfranchise]] is perhaps one of the most tightly linked partner series to the ''Mario'' series. While all of the games star [[Yoshi]] and his island's [[Yoshi (species)|villagers]], some games also feature [[Baby Mario]], [[Baby Luigi]], and several other infant characters from the ''Mario'' series. With the release of his [[Yoshi (game)|self-titled debut]], Yoshi earned his own series in 1991. The series then spawned several games from there. While some ''Yoshi'' games are in the puzzle genre, the main series takes place on [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]], where he must constantly save his island and the [[Star Children]] from imminent doom.

!''Wario'' Seriesfranchise

|The [[Wario (seriesfranchise)|''Wario'' seriesfranchise]] is another fairly large Nintendo franchise. The series started with ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'', in which [[Wario]] was the main protagonist in the game. Despite the game's title, Mario made only a small cameo appearance. From there, the ''Wario Land'' sub-series spawned five more games over the next fourteen years. The most recent ''Wario Land'' game was released for the [[Wii]] in [[List of Mario games by date#2008|2008]]; this game was titled ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''. The ''Wario'' series also has another sub-series — the [[WarioWare, Inc.|''WarioWare'' series]]. This sub-series consists of several games, all of which contain [[microgame]]s. The ''Wario'' series finally received a playable character in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] when Wario was included in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s lineup.

!''Donkey Kong'' Seriesfranchise

|The [[Donkey Kong (seriesfranchise)|''Donkey Kong'' seriesfranchise]] startedis the parent of the ''Mario'' franchise. It began in 1981, with the release of ''Donkey Kong''. [[Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong]] posed as the main antagonist in the game; the main protagonist, "Mario (nicknamed Jumpman" at the time), had to rescue [[Pauline]] from the angry ape. Over a decade later, the series would adopt a whole new premise with the release of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Though the game was 16-bit, it had the appearance of a 3-dimensional sidescroller — somewhat like ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''. ''Donkey Kong Country'' introduced a different [[Donkey Kong]], who has since appeared throughout the ''Donkey Kong'' games and ''Mario'' spinoffs, and [[Cranky Kong]], the Donkey Kong from the earlier ''Donkey Kong'' games prior to Rare's involvement. ''Donkey Kong Country'' featured both Donkey Kong and [[Diddy Kong]] as the main protagonists throughout the game. The series later released two more sequels to ''Donkey Kong Country'', which featured new playable characters such as [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]]. The latest 3three-dimensional ''Donkey Kong'' adventureplatforming game was ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', for the [[Nintendo 64]]. It brought new characters into the series such as [[Tiny Kong]] and [[Chunky Kong]]. At E3 2010, Nintendo announced a new side-scrolling revival of the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' series for [[Wii]], ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. It was, released later inthat 2010same year.

*''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (1981)

*''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' (1982)

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