Nintendo Selects

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Marketing label by Nintendo

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Nintendo Selects (and its predecessor; Player's Choice) was a marketing label previously used by Nintendo to promote best-selling video games on Nintendo game consoles. Nintendo Selects titles were sold at a lower price point than new releases. The program paralleled other budget range software by Sega (Sega All Stars), Sony (the Greatest Hits and Essentials), and Microsoft (Platinum Hits and Xbox Classics) to promote best-selling games on their consoles as well. In Japan, the discount label was introduced in 1999 for various Nintendo 3DS titles as the Happy Price Selection, although South Korea adopted the Nintendo Selects name at an earlier period. The most recent Nintendo Selects titles were released for South Korea and Japan.

History

1996–2011: Player's Choice

In North America and Europe, Nintendo introduced the label on May 20, 1996, as "Player's Choice" both for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and for the Game Boy to distinguish titles that had sold over one million copies. Super NES games had the "Super Nintendo Entertainment System" wordmark written in gold (instead of the usual red) on the box, along with a "Player's Choice" seal. European SNES and Game Boy releases were labeled differently in various markets (such as Mario Classics in Spain, Nintendo Classics in UK and Netherlands, and (Super) Classic Series in Germany and France), comparing closer to the European version of the Classic Series label for the NES games, featuring the same Mario medal. Furthermore, all boxes were overhauled in red except Disney games, which received blue boxes.

Player's Choice was eventually introduced for Nintendo 64 games that sold over 1 million units. North American NTSC "Player's Choice" games can be identified on the Nintendo 64 by the yellow background of the N64 logo in the upper right corner of the game box. On the GameCube and Game Boy Advance, games are marked in a yellow box on the top of the case. PAL region Player's Choice games have boxes that are colored silver or platinum with Player's Choice markings on the right hand side of a Nintendo 64 box or on the top of a GameCube box.

The Player's Choice line was introduced for GameCube titles in January 2003. However, the sales barrier for games was decreased from 1 million, down to 450,000 by June 2003. The first titles were Super Smash Bros. Melee, Pikmin, and Luigi's Mansion, and they each retailed for US$29.99. Later in the year, when six new titles were added, Nintendo split the pricing for different sets of GameCube games, so that some titles would enter in or stay at US$29.99 while others would be reduced immediately to US$19.99. In April 2006, the "Player's Choice" label was applied to Game Boy Advance games, which sell for $19.99 in the United States.

2011–2019: Nintendo Selects

The Player's Choice label was renamed Nintendo Selects in May 2011. The first Wii games added were The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Mario Super Sluggers and Wii Sports. The New Play Control! version of Pikmin 2 debuted in North America as a Nintendo Selects title, alongside New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis. Mario Party 8 and Wii Sports Resort were added to Nintendo Selects line in 2013 in UK. These launches coincided with the Wii Mini launch, on March 22. Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, Super Mario Galaxy, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Wii Sports + Wii Sports Resort were added to the new Nintendo Selects Australian line, priced at AU$49.95 and NZ$59.95 with the release date of November 7, 2013.

As of 2014, recommended retail prices are £19.99 in the United Kingdom, US$19.99 in the United States, CDN$19.99 in Canada, A$49.95 in Australia and €29.99 throughout the Eurozone.

In 2015, Nintendo of Europe began to release Nintendo Selects range of games for the Nintendo 3DS. The label was then expanded to the Wii U alongside select Wii and Nintendo 3DS titles in Canada, released on March 11, 2016, priced at CA$29.99. A range of Nintendo Selects titles was launched the following month in Europe.

Home console titles

Wii U

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GameRelease dateEuropeNorth AmericaAustralia
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Fast Racing Neo
Just Dance 2015
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD
Lego City Undercover
Mario Party 10
NES Remix Pack
New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U
Nintendo Land
Pikmin 3
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
SteamWorld Collection
Super Mario 3D World
Wii Party U
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Wii

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GameRelease dateEuropeNorth AmericaAustraliaSouth Korea
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Avatar: The Game
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Kirby's Epic Yarn
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Party 8
Mario Party 9
Mario Power Tennis
Mario Strikers Charged
Mario Super Sluggers
My Fitness Coach
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Pikmin 2
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
Punch-Out!!
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party
Red Steel
Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip
Sports Party
Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Paper Mario
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Wii Party
Wii Sports
Wii Sports + Wii Sports Resort
Wii Sports Resort
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Minna no Susume Selection (for Japan):

GameCube

PAL-exclusive Player's Choice titles:

Nintendo 64

Due to the use of a more expensive cartridge-based format, all N64 Player's Choice titles retailed for $39.95 in the United States and $49.99 in Canada. ::data[format=table]

GameRelease datePALNorth America
1080° Snowboarding1999August 15, 1999
Banjo-Kazooie1998August 15, 1999
Cruis'n USAJanuary 26, 1998
Diddy Kong RacingSeptember 1, 1998
Donkey Kong 64magazine=N-Zonepublisher=Computec Media
F-1 World Grand PrixApril 23, 1999
F-Zero X1999
GoldenEye 0071998September 1, 1998
Kobe Bryant in NBA CourtsideSeptember 1, 1998
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeAugust 15, 1999
Mario Kart 64magazine=N-Zonepublisher=Computec Medialanguage=German
May 5, 1999
Perfect DarkDecember 26, 2000
Pokémon SnapDecember 26, 2000
Pokémon StadiumDecember 26, 2000
Snowboard KidsApril 23, 1999
Star Fox 64April 23, 1999January 26, 1998
Star Wars: Rogue SquadronAugust 15, 1999
Star Wars: Shadows of the EmpireJanuary 26, 1998
Super Mario 641998January 26, 1998
May 5, 1999
Super Smash Bros.December 26, 2000
Turok: Dinosaur HunterJanuary 26, 1998
Turok 2: Seeds of EvilMay 5, 1999
Wave Race 64April 23, 1999January 26, 1998
WCW vs. nWo: World TourSeptember 1, 1998
Yoshi's StoryAugust 15, 1999
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System

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GameRelease datePALNorth America
Asterix & ObelixReleased
Disney's AladdinReleased
Donkey Kong Country1996October 1997
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest1996June 15, 1998
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!1996September 1, 1998
F-ZeroNovember 3, 1997
The Jungle BookReleased
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past1996May 20, 1996
The Lion KingReleased
Mario Paint1996October 1996
SimCity1996September 3, 1996
The SmurfsReleased
Star FoxApril 1997
Super Bomberman 21996
Super Mario All-Stars1996September 3, 1996
Super Mario Kart1996May 20, 1996
Super Mario World1996September 1, 1998
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island1996
Super Metroid1996September 2, 1997
Super Star WarsNovember 1996
Super Street Fighter II1996
Tetris & Dr. Mario1996September 2, 1997
Tetris 2December 1996
Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle GamesReleased
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Satellaview-exclusive Player's Choice Classic SoundLink games:

Handheld titles

Nintendo 3DS

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GameRelease dateEuropeNorth AmericaAustraliaJapan
Ace Combat 3D: Cross Rumble +
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains
Disney Frozen: Olaf's Quest
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
DoraEigo: Nobita to Yōsei no Fushigi Collection
Fire Emblem Awakening
Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi
Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Mario Party: Island Tour
Mario Tennis Open
Monster Hunter XX
Nintendogs + Cats
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Puyo Puyo Chronicle
Ridge Racer 3D
Rune Factory 4
Super Mario 3D Land
Star Fox 64 3DFebruary 4, 2019
Style Savvy: Trendsetters
Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DSFebruary 4, 2019
Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
Tales of the Abyss
Teddy Together
Tomodachi Life
Ultimate NES Remix
Yoshi's New Island
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Game Boy Advance

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GameRelease dateNorth AmericaJapan
Family Tennis Advance
Golden Sun
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan Advance
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords
Magical Vacation
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mother 1 + 2
Mr. Driller Ace: Fushgi na Pactelia
Namco Museum
Oriental Blue: Ao no Tengai
Pac-Man Collection
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon LeafGreen
Shining Soul
Shining Soul II
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2
Super Mario Advance
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
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Game Boy Color

Game Boy

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