Sgt. Frog (video game series)

Sgt. Frog is a series action-adventure and platformer open-world developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment, and Published by Warner Bros Games & Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is collaboration Between Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment and Bandai Namco Entertainment.

Sgt. Frog is a series of video games developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment & Bandai Namco Entertainment as part of the Sgt. Frog media franchise. Created by Mine Yoshizaki with assistance from Tyson Hesse, the first games released in 1998 in Japan and USA for the Nintendo 64, and the main series of action-adventure and platformer video games, also referred as the "main series" by their developers, have continued on each generation of Nintendo's and home and handhelds console. The games are commonly released, with a remake of the games usually released around a decade after the original versions for another console. While the main series consists of action-adventure and platformer, developed by Bandai Namco Studios, many spin-off games based on the series have been developed by various companies, encompassing other genres such as action role-playing, puzzle, fighting, party, and racing games. By November 24, 2017, more than 400 million Sgt. Frog games had been sold worldwide on handheld and home consoles, across 76 titles, including spin-offs. As of March 2020, the series has sold over 400 million units worldwide. This makes Pokémon the second best-selling video game franchise, behind Nintendo's own Mario franchise and Pokemon franchise. In addition, Sgt. Frog is the world's largest media crossover franchise, with successful anime series, movies, and merchandise, with spin-off game Sgt. Frog Dash having crossed 2.1 billion mobile game downloads worldwide.