In the early '90s, Nintendo famously backed out of a deal with Sony to create a CD add-on for the SNES—a move that indirectly led Sony to create the PlayStation . To smooth over a similar failing partnership with , Nintendo granted them the rights to use Mario and Zelda characters on their own console, the Philips CD-i .
When fans and historians look for the "least popular" Mario game, they often find themselves in the early 1990s, where a bizarre corporate divorce birthed a title that Nintendo has spent decades trying to forget: (1994) . The Story of a Mistake What's the LEAST popular Mario game?
: The CD-i controller was notoriously bad for traditional gaming, making Mario’s movements feel sluggish and unresponsive . In the early '90s, Nintendo famously backed out
If we move away from the "outsourced" games and look at official releases, a few others stand out for different reasons: The Story of a Mistake : The CD-i