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 *'''Racing''': All high-profile ''Mario'' titles in this genre belong to an officially recognized sub-series called ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Kart|series}}''. Like several other ''Mario'' releases, the first ''Mario'' game in this genre, ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Kart}}'' for the SNES, is credited for essentially popularizing a new genre in the video game industry, in this case the weapon and obstacle-based kart racing sub-genre. It is an unbroken Nintendo tradition to release one ''Mario Kart'' game for each and every major Nintendo home console and handheld system. The most recent console entry in the series is ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart 8 Deluxe}}'' for the Nintendo Switch with a mobile game released in summer 2019, ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart Tour}}''.
-*'''Party''': Yet another genre the ''Mario'' brand set the standard for for years to come, the first installment in the long-running ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Party|series}}'' series began on the Nintendo 64 in 1999 courtesy of developer Hudson Soft. The development duties were passed on to the in-house team NDCube in the late 2000s following Hudson's acquisition and dissolving by [[Konami]]. The most recent entry is ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Party}}'' for the Nintendo Switch, effectively a return to form for the franchise in a similar style to first eight console entries. In the ''Mario Party'' series, players roll the [[mariowiki:Dice Block|dice block]] to move characters across a board like in a board game, then compete in one of many dozens of available {{s|mariowiki|minigames}} to amass a high currency total and purchase a means of winning, typically [[mariowiki:Star (Mario Party series)|Stars]].
+*'''Party''': Yet another genre the ''Mario'' brand set the standard for for years to come, the first installment in the long-running ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Party|series}}'' series began on the Nintendo 64 in 1999 courtesy of developer Hudson Soft. The development duties were passed on to the in-house team NDCube in the late 2000s following Hudson's acquisition and dissolving by [[Konami]]. The most recent entry is ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Party}}'' for the Nintendo Switch, effectively a return to form for the franchise in a similar style to the first eight console entries. In the ''Mario Party'' series, players roll the [[mariowiki:Dice Block|dice block]] to move characters across a board like in a board game, then compete in one of many dozens of available {{s|mariowiki|minigames}} to amass a high currency total and purchase a means of winning, typically [[mariowiki:Star (Mario Party series)|Stars]].
 *'''RPG''': ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}'' was a result of a long-running partnership between Nintendo and [[Square Enix|Squaresoft]], developers of the {{uv|Final Fantasy}} series, grafting the ''Mario'' aesthetic and reflex-based gameplay onto a JRPG format. This was the starting point for what would become a fair number of ''Mario''-centered JRPGs that differentiate themselves from other titles in the genre by incorporating elements of timing and reflex to some of the standard battle commands. These are some of the only ''Mario'' games that feature a heaver slant towards storytelling; additionally, almost every game introduces a diverse cast of original characters to rival that of the main ''Mario'' universe. ''Mario'' has since established two entirely separate RPG-based subseries: Intelligent Systems's ''{{iw|mariowiki|Paper Mario|series}}'' and AlphaDream's ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi|series}}''. In ''Paper Mario'', all characters are presented as flat paper-thin illustrations occupying three-dimensional areas. However after its debut in 2000, the series began to swerve away from its RPG roots and into the action-adventure genre with the 3DS installment, ''{{s|mariowiki|Paper Mario: Sticker Star}}'', and its Wii U sequel, ''{{s|mariowiki|Paper Mario: Color Splash}}'', both of which were met with highly polarizing reception for their focus on gameplay and gimmicks rather than story, exploration, and traditional RPG elements. In ''Mario & Luigi'', the gameplay is centered on cooperative combat and world exploration starring the eponymous brother duo. Unlike its sister franchise, this series is primarily featured on Nintendo's handheld systems and the formula has remained relatively consistent since its debut in 2003. Both series crossed over for the first time in 2015 with the release of ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam}}''. While Mario himself is present and playable in all RPG titles, he is frequently teamed up with other party members as battle partners and/or alternate playable characters, including Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and numerous original characters, such as [[Geno]], Mallow, Starlow, and Huey among many others. The most recent ''Mario'' RPG entry is ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey}}'', a remake of the Nintendo DS game ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}''. On October 2, 2019, it was made public that ''Mario & Luigi'' developer AlphaDream had filed for bankruptcy, leaving the future of the ''Mario & Luigi'' series unknown. This, in conjunction with ''Paper Mario''{{'}}s shift to action-adventure, leaves the future of ''Mario'' role-playing games in limbo.