What do people do when they have nothing better to do in their free time. If you are a company named Giff Gaff, you count the number of coins in Mario Games. Thanks to their efforts, we now know how many coins are there in Mario Games.

True that they had to employ a variety of other methods than a number counter. They surfed the web’s FAQs, guides and just about any material they can get their hands on to bring you the amazing stats below.

Super Mario Bros. – 1,089 coins
Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels – 1,876 coins
Super Mario Bros. 2 – 297 coins
Super Mario Bros. 3 – 4,425 coins
Super Mario Land – 2,003 coins
Super Mario World – 4,930 coins
Super Mario Land 2 – 3,237 coins
Super Mario 64 – 2,672 coins
Super Mario Sunshine – 1,830 coins
New Super Mario Bros. – 7,360 coins
Super Mario Galaxy – 3,163 coins
New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 9,388 coins
Super Mario Galaxy 2 – 3,931 coins
Super Mario 3D Land – 5,321 coins
New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 9, 999, 999 coins
New Super Mario Bros. U – 9,421 coins
Super Mario 3D World – 10.531 coins
Series Total Before Odyssey – 10,071,473

I would have thought there would be more coins in the older Mario games but hey they definitely made the low count up with New Super Mario Bros. 2. You can take a look at the game’s infographic at Giff Gaff’s site here.