It's impossible to objectively quantify art, but we try anyway.

For example: Is “Super Mario” a good video-game franchise?

Looking at review scores, Super Mario includes some of the most universally-acclaimed games ever published: Galaxy, Galaxy 2, and Odyssey are respectively the #4, #5, and #13 highest ranking video-games of all time on Metacritic, all with 97 overall. Chances seem good?

What if we tried quantifying art in a different and slightly more reductive way? This blog post introduces and calculates a new unit: “Super Mario per year”. If you enjoy this franchise like I do then this unit is of particular importance to you.

Read more: https://sethmlarson.dev/super-mario-per-year