Nintendo's Super Mario Bros., released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985, became the archetype for the genre. It was bundled with Nintendo systems in North America, Japan, and Europe, and sold over 40 million copies, according to the 1999 Guinness Book of World Records. Its success as a pack-in led many companies to see platformers as vital to their success, and contributed greatly to popularizing the genre during the third and fourth generations of video game consoles.
nintendo's super mario bros released for the nintendo entertainment system in 1985 became the archetype for the genre it was bundled with nintendo systems in north america japan and europe and sold over 40 million copies according to the 1999 guinness book of world records its success as a pack-in led many companies to see platformers as vital to their success and contributed greatly to popularizing the genre during the third and fourth generations of video game consoles