Nintendo as created many video game series and franchises throughout its history. Their first established series was the Donkey Kong, established in 1981. They followed with the Mario series, starting with the arcade game Mario Bros. and the Super Mario Bros. games on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Nintendo has created over dozens of franchises, each with their own sets of notable characters.

The following is a list of lists of characters who appear in various games and franchises published by Nintendo arranged in alphabetical order.

• List of Donkey Kong characters
• List of EarthBound characters
• List of F-Zero characters
• Lists of characters in the Fire Emblem series
  • List of characters in Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo
  • List of characters in Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
  • List of characters in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
  • List of characters in Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi
  • List of characters in Fire Emblem
  • List of characters in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
  • List of characters in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
  • List of characters in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
• List of Golden Sun characters
• Characters in the Kirby video game series
• List of characters in the The Legendary Starfy series
• Recurring characters in The Legend of Zelda series
• List of the Mario series characters
• List of Metroid characters
• Characters in Mother 3
• List of Pokémon characters
• List of Pokémon
• List of Punch-Out!! boxers
• List of characters in the Star Fox series
• List of playable characters in the Super Smash Bros. series
• List of Wario characters
• List of miscellous Nintendo characters