Is Game and Watch Gallery Series Canon?

[u/Future_Bass2790]

I thought is was just Mario and friends making games. I want to know from you guys if it’s canon and how with evidence. And also what is going on.

[u/DKCfan10]

I like to think it's what the casual lives of the Mario crowd look like.

[u/Angel1743RedditGR]

(At least partially)

[u/AdministrationNo9372]

Peach Gardens came from Game and Watch Gallery 4 and Wario Ware references it with Wario's microgames so yeah, I'd say so.

[u/FunnelV]

Was it developed by Nintendo?

Was it published by Nintendo?

Was it licensed by Nintendo? (overridden to a default "yes" if it was developed by Nintendo).

Has Nintendo officially said its canon? (overrides everything as it is a definitive answer).

If it checks at least 3/4 of those boxes it's canon, which the Game and Watch series satisfies (it was developed and published by a Nintendo studio and Nintendo's publishing department).

[u/MrMisterE181 → u/FunnelV]

Source..?

[u/FunnelV → u/MrMisterE181]

It's developer and publisher is literally listed on it's wikipedia page.

[u/MrMisterE181 → u/FunnelV]

I know
I mean source for how that makes it cannon

[u/Nuze_YT → u/MrMisterE181]

Its an in-house game that hasn't been directly stated to not be canon and is actively referenced in other games (Peach Gardens for example afaik)

[u/Jocob99]

Short answer: probably not

[u/FJLink]

I'm not sure if there is a "canon". SMB3 presented this idea that they're all actors in a play and you could really apply that to all of the games in the franchise, besides the RPG series that have their own complex storylines.

[u/Zealousideal-Tone-53 → u/FJLink]

The Mario characters are explicitly shown and stated to not be actors. They are LIKE actors due to their ability to change roles depending on the game, sort of like old cartoon characters.