User blog:Grc2003/Connecting the Nintendoverse

Yeah, I know, a lot of people have done this. By this I mean attempting to prove that all Nintendo games exist within the same universe. It's pretty easy to catch a break with Smash Bros. But here's my version, only using Smash Bros. once! I won't be touching obscure franchises like Game and Watch or Ice Climber. Get ready, this might be a long read.

It all starts with the last Mario game for the SNES, Super Mario RPG. In an inn in (say that five times fast) Rose Town, Mario can find the Hero of Hyrule himself, Link, sleeping in a bed. Already, we've connected two of Nintendo's biggest franchises. There's a lot more connecting the two, like Cheep Cheeps in Link's Awakening and the Running Man in Mario Sunshine. You know what I'm talking about. That guy disguised as a Pianta? Piantissimo? Anyway, Super Mario RPG also gives us a connection to Metroid, since Samus can be found sleeping in Princess Peach's bed at the beginning of the game. And the connection is strengthened further when we throw in Mario-related franchises like DK Country, as in one level in Tropical Freeze, Samus' ship can be seen in the background. Metroid links us to Kirby as well, since both Samus and Metroids appear in one level of Kirby's Dream Land 3. And Pit spends some time fighting off Metroids too, which throws Kid Icarus into the mix. So, we've covered most of Nintendo's main franchises. But we're still missing one core franchise, the second-most profitable Nintendo franchise of all time: Pokemon. Now, Nintendo consoles have been extremely prevalent in Pokemon, from a SNES in Red and Blue all the way to a Wii U in X and Y. It would seem that most of Nintendo's games are the games of the Pokemon world. That's not the case, though. In Super Paper Mario, in Francis' bedroom, Nintendo consoles can be seen as well. This links in Pokemon, as well as Animal Crossing, where Nintendo consoles also appear. Now let's talk Star Fox. In Star Fox Command, a character called Octoman appears as a boss. However, he's also a racer in F-Zero. Where does that fit in? In Mario Kart 8, Mute City itself appears in a DLC pack. As for Pikmin, Olimar's ship from Pikmin 2 appears in Mario Galaxy 2's Space Junk Galaxy. And then there's Fire Emblem. Unfortunately, I have to use Smash here, as there are no cameos I know of in Fire Emblem. (I'm not really a Fire Emblem player, I only know about it because of Smash.) Finally, I'll throw in Punch-Out!! Mario appears as a referee in the original Punch-Out!! And that's it! This is the best I can do to connect all Nintendo franchises.