What have been the most downloaded titles on Nintendo's Virtual Console service thus far? We've got the data inside...

Well, its Mario in first place, closely followed by Mario in second, ahead of Mario in third, with Mario in fourth not far behind. To be honest, looking down these charts, its quite obvious that every Nintendo fans' favourite Italian plumber has been in some pretty popular games over the years.

In America, the top VC title downloaded is the N64 classic Paper Mario, with Super Mario Bros. and its sequel filling the rest of the top three. Mario Kart 64, Super Mario World and Super Mario 64 complete the top six, with Punch Out seventh, Zelda: Ocarina of Time and the NES Zelda eighth and ninth respectively, and Shining Force just creeping in as tenth.

The Japanese VC list is pretty similar, though with a couple of changes. Super Mario Bros., Paper Mario, Mario Kart 64 take the top three, while popular RPG Mysterious Dungeon 2 makes fourth place, ahead of Ghouls and Ghosts, which rounds out the top five. The rest of the top ten is filled by Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario World, Puyo Puyo Tsuu, Wave Race 64 and Super Mario 64 in tenth.

We're looking to secure some European info, but in the meantime, does this fit in with what you've been downloading?