Editing Shigeru Miyamoto (section)

===Commercial reception===
More than 1 billion copies of games featuring franchises created by Miyamoto have been sold.<ref>{{Cite news |last=MacDonald |first=Keza |date=2023-12-30 |title=Nintendo's design guru Shigeru Miyamoto: 'I wanted to make something weird' |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/dec/30/nintendo-shigeru-miyamoto-interview-mario-zelda-switch-pikmin-splatoon |access-date=2023-12-30 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=February 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217232115/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/dec/30/nintendo-shigeru-miyamoto-interview-mario-zelda-switch-pikmin-splatoon |url-status=live }}</ref>

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Miyamoto's ''Mario'' series is, by far, the [[List of best-selling video game franchises|best-selling video game franchise of all time]], selling over 800&nbsp;million units. ''Super Mario Bros.'' is the sixth [[List of best-selling video games|best-selling video game of all time]]. The game was the all-time bestselling video game for over 20 years until its lifetime sales were surpassed by ''[[Wii Sports]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Getting That "Resort Feel" |url=http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/wiisportsresort/0/3 |work=Iwata Asks: Wii Sports Resort |publisher=Nintendo |quote=As it comes free with every Wii console outside Japan, I'm not quite sure if calling it "World Number One" is exactly the right way to describe it, but in any case it's surpassed the record set by Super Mario Bros., which was unbroken for over twenty years. |page=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927194716/http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/wiisportsresort/0/3 |archive-date=September 27, 2016}}</ref> ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' were, respectively, the three bestselling games for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. Levi Buchanan of IGN considered ''Super Mario Bros. 3''{{'}}s appearance in the film ''[[The Wizard (1989 film)|The Wizard]]'' as a show-stealing element, and referred to the movie as a "90-minute commercial" for the game.<ref name="IGN-90minutes">{{cite web| url = http://retro.ign.com/articles/882/882647p1.html| title = The 90-Minute Super Mario Bros. 3 Commercial| first = Levi| last = Buchanan| date = June 18, 2008| website = IGN| access-date = January 25, 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081215104353/http://retro.ign.com/articles/882/882647p1.html| archive-date = December 15, 2008| url-status = dead}}</ref> ''[[Super Mario World]]'' was the bestselling game for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]].<ref name="nintendohistory1">{{cite web|url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/nintendo-years|title=1990|website=The Nintendo Years|page=2|publisher=[[Next Generation Magazine|Next-Gen.biz]]|date=June 25, 2007|access-date=June 27, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905150552/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/nintendo-years|archive-date=September 5, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Mario Sales Data">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamecubicle.com/features-mario-units_sold_sales.htm |title=Mario Sales Data |access-date=August 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001050618/http://www.gamecubicle.com/features-mario-units_sold_sales.htm |archive-date=October 1, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Super Mario 64'' was the bestselling Nintendo 64 game,<ref name="GWR08">{{cite book| editor= Craig Glenday| title= Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008| series= [[Guinness World Records]]| date= March 11, 2008| publisher= Guinness| isbn= 978-1-904994-21-3| page= [https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec00guin_0/page/50 50]| chapter= Hardware: Best-Sellers by Platform| chapter-url-access= registration|chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec00guin_0/page/50}}</ref> and as of May 21, 2003, the game had sold eleven million copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ownt.com/qtakes/2003/gamestats/gamestats.shtm |title=All Time Top 20 Best Selling Games |publisher=Ownt.com |date=May 23, 2005|access-date=November 1, 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060221044930/http://www.ownt.com/qtakes/2003/gamestats/gamestats.shtm |archive-date=February 21, 2006}}</ref> At the end of 2007, ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' reported sales of 11.8&nbsp;million copies. As of September 25, 2007, it was the seventh [[2007 in video gaming#United States|best-selling video game in the United States]] with six million copies sold.<ref name="USsales">{{cite news| url=http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20070925-9999-1n25halo.html| title=Microsoft pins Xbox 360 hopes on 'Halo 3' sales| newspaper=[[U-T San Diego|The San Diego Union-Tribune]]| author=Sidener, Jonathan| date=September 25, 2007| access-date=October 29, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522103658/http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20070925-9999-1n25halo.html| archive-date=May 22, 2012| url-status=dead}}</ref> By June 2007, ''Super Mario 64'' had become the second most popular game on [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]], behind ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{cite web| title = Wii VC: 4.7m downloads, 100 games| url = http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/supermario64/news.html?sid=6171850| website = [[GameSpot]]| date = June 1, 2007| author = Thorsen, Tor| access-date = October 22, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090605235007/http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/supermario64/news.html?sid=6171850| archive-date = June 5, 2009| url-status = live}}</ref> ''Super Mario Sunshine'' is the third [[List of best-selling GameCube video games|best-selling GameCube game]].<ref name="supermariobestselling">{{cite web |url=http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2015/09/30-best-selling-super-mario-games-of-all-time-on-the-plumbers-30th-birthday/ |title=30 Best-Selling Super Mario Games of All Time on the Plumber's 30th Birthday |last=O'Malley |first=James |date=September 11, 2015 |work=[[Gizmodo]] |publisher=[[Univision Communications]] |access-date=May 2, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228130418/http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2015/09/30-best-selling-super-mario-games-of-all-time-on-the-plumbers-30th-birthday/ |archive-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref>
The Mario series continued to see success in sales with entries like Super Mario 3D Land and New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Nintendo 3DS and New Super Mario Bros. U, Super Mario 3D World, and Mario Maker all topping the charts for the Wii U. The Mario series continued its success on the Nintendo Switch with titles like Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario Bros. Wonder selling tens of millions of copies. 

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The original game in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series is the fifth-bestselling game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. ''[[The Wind Waker]]'' is the fourth bestselling GameCube game. ''[[Twilight Princess]]'' was commercially successful. In the [[PAL region]], which covers most of Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand, and most of Western Europe, ''Twilight Princess'' is the bestselling ''Zelda'' game ever. During its first week, the game was sold with three out of every four Wii purchases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/thelegendofzelda/news.html?sid=6162373|title=Over 600,000 Wiis served|first=Brendan|last=Sinclair|website=[[GameSpot]]|date=November 27, 2006|access-date=January 7, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926213055/http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/thelegendofzelda/news.html?sid=6162373|archive-date=September 26, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> The game had sold 4.52&nbsp;million copies on the Wii as of March 1, 2008,<ref>{{cite web|access-date=May 1, 2008|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2008/080425e.pdf#page=6|title=Million-Seller Titles of NINTENDO Products|publisher=Nintendo|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910032513/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2008/080425e.pdf#page=6|archive-date=September 10, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> and 1.32&nbsp;million on the GameCube as of March 31, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2007/070427e.pdf|title=Supplementary Information about Earnings Release|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=April 27, 2007|access-date=September 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927171153/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2007/070427e.pdf|archive-date=September 27, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> Moving forward, ''The Legend of Zelda'' series continued to prove a force for sales and critical acclaim with titles like ''The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword'' for the Wii in 2011, ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds'' for the Nintendo 3DS, and the titular titles on the Switch, ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'' which sold 32.62 million copies on the Switch<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248052/zelda-botw-unit-sales/ |title=Lifetime unit sales of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch worldwide as of December 2024 |website=Statista |access-date=April 11, 2025}}</ref> (in addition to modest sales on the Wii U version) and ''The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom'' which sold 21.04 million units.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385879/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-units-sold/ |title=Lifetime unit sales generated by The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom worldwide as of September 2024 |website=Statista |access-date=April 11, 2025}}</ref> Both of these Zelda games rank among the top sellers for the Nintendo Switch. 

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The ''Mario Kart'' series is currently the [[List of best-selling video game franchises|most successful racing game franchise]] of all time. ''Mario Kart'' titles tend to be among the bestselling games for their respective consoles; ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' is the third bestselling video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' is the second bestselling Nintendo 64 game, ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash]]'' is the second bestselling game for the [[GameCube]],<ref name="supermariobestselling" /> and ''Mario Kart Wii'' is the second bestselling game for the [[Wii]]. ''"Mario Kart 8'' is the best selling game for the [[Wii U]] and its enhanced edition, ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' remains the best selling game on the [[Nintendo Switch]] as of April 2025. ''Mario Kart'' games similarly sell millions, such as in ''Mario Kart Super Circuit'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], ''Mario Kart DS'' for the [[Nintendo DS]], and ''Mario Kart 7'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]].

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Miyamoto produced ''[[Wii Sports]]'', another of the bestselling games of all time and part of the [[Wii (video game series)|Wii series]]. ''[[Wii Fit]]'' designed by Miyamoto, was the [[List of best-selling video games#Top 20 console games of all time|third best selling console game]] not packaged with a console, with 22.67&nbsp;million copies sold.<ref name="nintendotop_wii">{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wii.html|title=Nintendo Top Selling Software Sales Units: Wii|date=March 31, 2012|access-date=October 17, 2020|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|archive-date=November 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118111108/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wii.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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Outside of video games, Miyamoto produced ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', which ended up becoming the [[List of highest-grossing animated films|third-highest-grossing animated movie]] of all time, grossing $1.347 billion worldwide during its theatrical run as of July 14, 2023. It is also the [[List of highest-grossing films based on video games|highest-grossing film based on a video game]] (or video game series) by a huge margin, making it a huge [[Outlier|statistical outlier]]; for context, the second-highest-grossing film based on a video game is ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' (2024), which grossed $900 million less, for a total of about $492 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt18259086/ |title=Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 11, 2025}}</ref>