Franchises

A **Franchise** is a term used by the *Smash Bros.* community to collectively refer to all the particular characters, stages, items, music, and other properties appearing in the fighting games that are thematically featured in another game franchise. Some franchises make take place in a single continuity, such as Mario and Donkey Kong. Some other franchises may also have separate continuities, such as Final Fantasy.

Note: This list is based on the publishers of each franchise, not the developers or parent companies.

### Nintendo Franchises

* **The *Super Smash Bros.*** **Franchise**
* **The *Super Mario* Franchise**
* **The *Donkey Kong* Franchise**
* ***The Legend of Zelda*** **Franchise**
* **The *Metroid* Franchise**
* **The *Kirby* Franchise**
* **The *Star* Fox Franchise**
* **The *Pokémon* Franchise**
* **The *F-Zero* Franchise**
* **The *Earthbound* Franchise**
* **The *Ice* *Climber* Franchise**
* **The *Fire* *Emblem* Franchise**
* **The *Game* *&* *Watch* Franchise**
* **The *Kid* *Icarus* Franchise**
* **The *Pikmin* Franchise**
* **The *R.O.B.* Franchise**
* **The *Animal Crossing* Franchise**
* **The *Punch-Out!!* Franchise**
* **The *Wii* Franchise**
* **The *Xenoblade Chronicles* Franchise**
* **The *Duck Hunt* Franchise**
* **The *Splatoon* Franchise**
* **The *ARMS* Franchise**

#### Konami Franchises

* **The *Metal Gear* Franchise**
* **The *Castlevania* Franchise**
* **The *Bloody Roar* Franchise**
* **The *Bomberman* Franchise**
* **The *Contra* Franchise**
* **The *Frogger* Franchise**
* **The *Silent Hill* Franchise**

#### Sega Franchises

* **The *Sonic the Hedgehog* Franchise**
* **The *Bayonetta* Franchise**
* **The *Crazy Taxi* Franchise**
* **The *Company of Heroes* Franchise**
* **The *House of the Dead* Franchise**
* **The *Puyo* *Puyo* Franchise**
* **The *Super* *Monkey* *Ball* Franchise**
* **The *Virtua Fighter* Franchise**
* **The *Shenmue* Franchise**
* **The *Yakuza* Franchise**

#### Capcom Franchises

* **The *Mega Man* Franchise**
* **The *Street Fighter* Franchise**
* **The *Ace Attorney* Franchise**
* **The *Dead Rising* Universe**
* **The *Devil May Cry* Universe**
* **The *Ghost 'n Goblins* Franchise**
* **The *Monster Hunter* Franchise**
* **The *Okami* Franchise**
* **The *Resident* *Evil* Franchise**
* **The *Viewtiful Joe* Franchise**

#### Bandai Namco Franchises

* **The *Pac-Man* Franchise**
* **The *Tekken* Franchise**
* **The *Ace Combat* Franchise**
* **The *Dark Souls* Franchise**
* **The *Dig Dug* Franchise**
* **The *Digimon* Franchise**
* **The *Galaxian* Franchise**
* **The *Klonoa* Franchise**
* **The *Mappy* Franchise**
* **The *Rally-X* Franchise**

#### Square Enix Franchises

* **The *Final Fantasy* Franchise**
* **The *Dragon* *Quest* Franchise**
* **The *Kingdom* *Hearts* Franchise**

#### Microsoft Franchises

* **The *Banjo-Kazooie* Franchise**
* **The *Minecraft* Franchise**
* **The *Halo* Franchise**
* **The Gears of War Franchise**

#### **Bethesda Franchises**

* **The *Wolfenstein* Franchise**
* **The *Doom* Franchise**
* ***The* *Elder Scrolls* Franchise**
* **The *Fallout* Franchise**

#### Activision Franchises

* **The *Crash Bandicoot* Franchise**
* **The *Spyro the Dragon* Franchise**
* **The *Call of Duty* Franchise**

#### Valve Franchises

* **The *Half-Life* Franchise**
* **The *Portal* Franchise**
* **The *Team* *Fortress* Franchise**
* **The *Dota* Franchise**
* **The *Left 4 Dead* Franchise**
* **The *Counter-Strike* Franchise**
* **The *Garry's Mod* Franchise**

#### Rockstar Franchises

* **The *Grand Theft Auto* Franchise**
* **The *Red Dead Redemption* Franchise**
* **The *Manhunt* Franchise**
* **The *Bully* Franchise**

#### 2K Franchises

* **The *Borderlands* Franchise**
* **The *Mafia* Franchise**

#### Sony Franchises

* **The *Ratchet and Clank* Franchise**
* **The *God of War* Franchise**
* **The *Horizon* Franchise**
* **The *Jak and Daxter* Franchise**
* ***The* *Last of Us* Franchise**
* **The *Uncharted* Franchise**
* **The *LittleBigPlanet* Franchise**
* **The *Sly Cooper* Franchise**

#### Electronic Arts Franchises

* **The *Battlefield* Franchise**
* ***The Sims* Franchise**

#### Ubisoft Franchises

* **The *Assassin's Creed* Franchise**
* **The *WATCH\_DOGS* Franchise**
* **The *Far Cry* Franchise**
* **The *Ghost Recon* Franchise**
* **The *Rainbow Six* Franchise**
* ***The Division* Franchise**
* **The *Splinter Cell* Franchise**
* **The *Rayman* Franchise**

#### AA Franchises

* **The *Just Cause* Franchise**
* **The *Rage* Franchise**

#### Indie Franchises

* **The *Raft* Franchise**
* **The *Scrap Mechanic* Franchise**
* **The *Teardown* Franchise**
* **The *Celeste* Franchise**
* ***The Forest* Franchise**
* **The *Choo-Choo Charles* Franchise**
* **The *Cuphead* Franchise**
* **The *Undertale* Franchise**
* **The *Deltarune* Franchise**
* **The *Henry Stickmin* Franchise**
* **The *Among Us* Franchise**
* **The *7 Days To Die* Franchise**
* **The *Terraria* Franchise**
* **The *Valheim* Franchise**
* **The *Superhot* Franchise**
* **The *Limbo* Franchise**
* ***The Stanley Parable* Franchise**
* **The *Firewatch* Franchise**
* **The *Hotline Miami* *Franchise***
* **The *Outer Wilds* Franchise**
* **The *Sifu* Franchise**
* **The *Click to Ten* Franchise**
* **The *Transistor* Franchise**
* **The *Oxenfree* Franchise**
* **The *Kena* Franchise**
* **The *Unpacking* Franchise**
* **The *Gris* Franchise**
* **The *Super Meat Boy* Franchise**
* **The *Getting Over It* Franchise**
* **The *Braid* Franchise**
* **The *Soma* Franchise**
* ***The Witness* Franchise**
* **The *Overcooked* Franchise**
* **The *PlateUp!* Franchise**
* **The *Papers, Please* Universe**