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[electricmastro]

Thought this was interesting. GiantBomb keeps a tally on what franchises have the most games and it was interesting to see what franchises/brands/titles have had the biggest output of games over the last several decades: https://web.archive.org/web/20230930045656/https://www.giantbomb.com/franchises/?franchise_filter[letter]=&franchise_filter[sortBy]=mostGames&___franchise_filter[games]=

Disney - 521
Mario - 230
Marvel - 208
Nickelodeon - 203
Gundam - 175
Star Wars - 155
Pokemon - 154
NBA - 130
Final Fantasy - 129
DC - 126
Lego - 107
Sonic the Hedgehog - 107
MLB - 100
Dragon Ball - 98
The Sims - 97
Looney Tunes - 91
Warriors - 89
Star Trek - 88
Mega Man - 88
Cartoon Network - 87
Dungeons & Dragons - 87
NFL - 87
Bomberman - 85
Touhou Project - 85
Warhammer - 82
DreamWorks - 80
Pac-Man - 77
NHL - 77
Super Robot Wars - 73
WWE - 73
Megami Tensei - 72
Power Pros - 71
Tetris - 71
Tom Clancy - 71
Naruto - 66

The most recent franchises by game debut year:

1995 - Lego - 107
1995 - Warhammer - 82
1996 - Pokemon - 154
1996 - Cartoon Network - 87
1996 - Touhou Project - 85
1997 - Warriors - 89
1999 - DreamWorks - 80
2000 - The Sims - 97
2003 - Naruto - 66

So Naruto is the most recent franchise on the list with at least 65 games.

Disney started having games in 1981. So at 521 games, that would be more than 10 games a year, and overwhelmingly makes it have the most games, even having over twice as many games as Mario does.

When breaking down certain franchises:

Disney:
Mickey Mouse - 52
Kingdom Hearts - 21
Winnie the Pooh - 19
Toy Story - 18
Cars - 18

Marvel:
Spider-Man - 51
X-Men - 32
Avengers - 20
Iron Man - 11
Marvel vs. Capcom - 9

Nickelodeon:
SpongeBob SquarePants - 45
Dora the Explorer - 28
Rugrats - 18
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 15 (2013 onwards)
Blue's Clues - 13

DC:
Batman - 58
Superman - 21
Justice League - 11
Teen Titans - 5
The Flash - 5

Cartoon Network:
Adventure Time - 23
Ben 10 - 16
The Powerpuff Girls - 14
Dexter's Laboratory - 5
Steven Universe - 5

DreamWorks:
Shrek - 32
Madagascar - 13
How to Train Your Dragon - 8
Kung Fu Panda - 6
Megamind - 5

Each of those clearly has a standout above the rest, with the exception of Cartoon Network, where the franchises are somewhat more spread out.

 

[Mr Moose]

Wait, what? Those numbers are insane.

 

[electricmastro]

Wait, what? Those numbers are insane.

Nickelodeon I was surprised by since they haven't been putting out games for as long as Disney, Marvel, and Gundam have, and yet they're still way up there.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

I wouldnt call The Sims that have only 4 games but 100 expansion as another 100 games in total.

 

[Ceallach]

The Gundam output from Famicom-PS3 was insane and I miss it.

 

[kpopSuperstar]

But the numbers on the site are different than the ones you posted here? for example it says that Disney got 375 games.

 

[J Required]

Disney, Nickolodeon and Marvel .. etc are not game franchises.

 

[electricmastro]

But the numbers on the site are different than the ones you posted here? for example it says that Disney got 375 games.

Yeah, those are past numbers only accessible through Wayback Machine, because since then Giant Bomb went through a site update which led to the franchises list currently not be on there. The current numbers can still be accessed through individual pages though: https://giantbomb.com/wiki/Franchises/Disney

 

[electricmastro]

Disney, Nickolodeon and Marvel .. etc are not game franchises.

That still doesn't change how they are franchises that have games.