What does a First Grade Teacher do? You always remember the name of your First Grade Teacher. It's not just because they taught you your ABC's, how to read your first sentence, or how to sit at a desk for more than five minutes at a time. First Grade Teachers usher new students into the rest of their academic careers.
While Nintendo of America seems quite happy to give Super Mario Bros. a publication date of October 18, 1985 (as seen on the Virtual Console service, its NES game listing, and in other places), not all gaming historians seem comfortable with that date.
The main series, Super Mario, began with Super Mario Bros. on the NES. The Mario franchise began in the arcades, with the early Donkey Kong games and Mario Bros. The Mario franchise had sold over 160 million units by 2002, and 577.659661 million units as of 2016.