The Wars series, also known as Famicom Wars (ファミコンウォーズ , Famikon Wōzu ) in Japan, Advance Wars in the West, and occasionally Nintendo Wars as a whole, is a series of military turn-based tactics video games, usually developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
 The series debuted in Japan on August 12, 1988.
 Like another Intelligent Systems series, "Fire Emblem", earlier installments of the series were released only in Japan; "Advance Wars" (2001) was the first to reach the North American and European markets.
 "Advance Wars" was released in the United States on September 10, 2001, but put on hold in Japan and Europe due to the terrorist attacks in the U.S. Although released in Europe in January 2002, neither GBA game was released in Japan until the "Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2" compilation which released for the Game Boy Advance on November 25, 2004 and for the Wii U Virtual Console on April 3, 2014.
This list provides an index of video game titles in Banpresto's "Super Robot Wars" franchise.
 Most of the games in the series are tactical role-playing games but several games representing other genres were also released.
 List is divided by video game genre and ordered by initial release date.
 Only the original games, "Neo Super Robot Wars" and "Super Robot Wars Compact", had final bosses that were not directly created by Banpresto.
"Final Fantasy" is a series of role-playing video games developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square).
 Its first game premiered in Japan in 1987, and "Final Fantasy" games have subsequently been localized for markets in North America, Europe and Australia, on nearly every video game console since its debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
 "Final Fantasy" is Square Enix's most successful franchise, having sold over 97 million units worldwide to date.
 In addition to traditional role-playing games, the series includes tactical role-playing games, portable games, massively multiplayer online role-playing games, and games for mobile phones.
 Its popularity has placed it as the sixth-best-selling video game franchise, and the series has won multiple awards over the years.
Medabots, known in Japan as Medarot (メダロット , Medarotto ) , is a role-playing video game franchise developed by Natsume and published by Imagineer in Japan in 1997.
 The video game franchise was later adapted into a Japanese anime television series produced by Bee Train.
 Spanning 52 episodes, the series originally aired on TV Tokyo from July 2, 1999 until June 30, 2000.
 "Medarot Damashii", a thirty-nine episode sequel to the anime series that was produced by Production I.G, aired from July 7, 2000 through March 30, 2001.
 Both the series and its sequel are licensed by Nelvana Limited.
 The Nelvana Limited English dubbed version of Medabots aired on the Fox Kids network from September 1, 2001 through November 2, 2002 and was one of the channel's highest rated new series at the time.
 "Medarot Damashii" followed a year later, airing from September 13, 2003 until March 7, 2004.
Super Robot Wars (スーパーロボット大戦 , Sūpā Robotto Taisen ) is a series of tactical role-playing video games produced by Banpresto, which is now a Japanese division of Bandai Namco Entertainment.
 Starting out as a spinoff of the Compati Hero Series, the main feature of the franchise is having a story that crosses over several popular mecha anime, manga and video games, allowing characters and mecha from different titles to team up or battle one another.
 The first game in the franchise was released for the Nintendo Game Boy on April 20, 1991.
 Later spawning numerous games that were released on various consoles and handhelds.
 Due to the nature of crossover games and licensing involved, only three games have been released outside Japan, these games only feature Banpresto's own original characters and mecha.
 The franchise celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2016.
Fire Emblem is a tactical Role-playing video game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
 First produced and published for the Family Computer (Famicom), the series consists of twelve original games, three remakes, and two spin-off, that are playable across multiple game systems.
 Described by its creators as a "[role-playing game] simulation", the gameplay revolves around tactical movement of characters across grid-based environments, while incorporating a story and characters similar to those in a more traditional role-playing video game.
"Front Mission" (フロントミッション , Furonto Misshon ) is a series of tactical role-playing video games published by Square, now Square Enix.
 The first game of the series was published in 1995 and was developed by G-Craft, a studio that was later absorbed by Square as Product Development Division-6.
 G-Craft or Division-6 has produced every "Front Mission" game since, with the exceptions of "" (Omiya Soft), "Front Mission Evolved" (Double Helix Games), and "Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness" (h.a.n.d.).
 Since the release of the original game, the series has gone on to encompass several media, including films, manga, novels, radio dramas, and toys.
 The video games in the series have also ventured into other genres besides tactical role-playing, such as side-scrolling shooter, real-time strategy, third-person shooter, and massively multiplayer online games.
 The main storyline of the series encompasses seven different games.
 In addition to these, four spin-off titles have been produced, set both in the same universe as the main games and in alternate worlds.
Final Fantasy is a science fiction and fantasy media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and developed and owned by Square Enix (formerly Square).
 The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science fantasy role-playing video games (RPGs).
 The eponymous first game in the series, published in 1987, was conceived by Sakaguchi as his last-ditch effort in the game industry; the title was a success and spawned sequels.
 The video game series has since branched into other genres such as tactical role-playing, action role-playing, massively multiplayer online role-playing, racing, third-person shooter, fighting, and rhythm.
 The franchise has also branched out into other media, including CGI films, anime, manga, and novels.
Sakura Wars (サクラ大戦 , Sakura Taisen ) is a Japanese media franchise created by Ouji Hiroi, and is developed and formally licensed by Red Entertainment and Sega (who also owns the franchise).
 The franchise centers on a series of dramatic fantasy and science-fantasy tactical role-playing adventure video games, which consist of tactical wargame and dating sim elements, and also includes a motion picture, anime, printed media, and other merchandise.
 The series began in 1996 as an eponymous video game; the game was a success and spawned sequels.
 The video game series has branched into other genres and platforms, such as portable games and games for mobile phones.
The Chrono (Japanese: クロノ ) series is a video game franchise developed and published by Square, and is currently owned by Square Enix.
 The series began in 1995 with the time travel role-playing video game "Chrono Trigger", which spawned two continuations, "", and "Chrono Cross".
 A promotional anime called "Dimensional Adventure Numa Monjar" and two ports of "Chrono Trigger" were also produced.
 As of March 31, 2003, "Chrono Trigger" was Square Enix's 12th best-selling game, with 2.65 million units shipped.
 "Chrono Cross" was the 24th, with 1.5 million units.
 By March 2011, the two games sold over 5.3 million units combined.
 The games in the series have been called some of the greatest of all time, with most of the praise going towards "Chrono Trigger".
 The series' original soundtracks, composed by Yasunori Mitsuda, have also been praised, with multiple soundtracks being released for them.

Question: How many original games are there in the tactical role-playing video game franchise developed by the same Japanese company who developed the "Wars" series of games?
Answer: twelve