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Super Mario Bros. - 40,230,000 (This one game alone and remember that Mario has more then 100 games most being Top Sellers).http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/blog/index.php/2006/12/27/pokemon-diamondpearl-breaks-5000000-barrier/
so... yeah <.<
110,000,000 copies of pokemon games sold and counting (give or take a mill or two).
Now Mario is amazing (way better than pokemon) but... at 3 dollars a game pokemon would still beat out. That probablly isn't the case though... I'm purty sure the mario serise has earned way more than that...
BUT that doesn't change the fact that pokemon is one of the best selling series out there, period. It (like... every nintendo series) has changed the way games are made and marketed.
My conclusion - Why do you argue against Mario's obvious superiority to Pokemon? He is more recognizable to children then Mickey Mouse and recently Sonic.
Edit: Oh you weren't. Still, I am going to rub it in your face. The game I mentioned has sold more then any other single game by the way.