Nintendo Selects

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The official Nintendo Selects banner, used on current and upcoming Wii U and 3DS Nintendo Selects game covers.

Nintendo Selects, formerly Player's Choice, is a marketing label used by Nintendo to promote video games on current Nintendo game consoles which have sold well. Nintendo Selects titles are sold at a lower price point than other games. The program parallels 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.

History

1996–2010: 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. As of 2014, recommended retail prices are £19.99 in the United Kingdom, USD$19.99 in the United States, CDN$19.99 in Canada, A$49.95 in Australia and €29.99 throughout the Eurozone. Nintendo's "Player's Choice" range concept is similar to the "Greatest Hits" line (known as the Platinum range in PAL regions) on Sony consoles, the "Platinum Hits" (Xbox Classics in Europe) line on the Xbox, and the "Sega All Stars" line on the Dreamcast.

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. Super Nintendo games had the words "Super Nintendo Entertainment System" written in gold (instead of the usual red) on the box, along with a "Player's Choice" seal.

The Player's Choice line was introduced for GameCube titles in January 2003. The first titles were Super Smash Bros. Melee, Pikmin, and Luigi's Mansion, and they each retailed for $29.99. Later in the year, when 6 new titles were added, Nintendo split the pricing for different sets of GCN games, so that some titles would enter in or stay at U.S.$29.99 while others would be reduced immediately to U.S.$19.99.

In April 2006, the "Player's Choice" was applied to Game Boy Advance games, which sell for $19.99 in the United States.

2011–present: Nintendo Selects

The Player's Choice label was renamed Nintendo Selects on May 15, 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. On February 28, 2013, Nintendo announced that the UK would receive two new Nintendo Selects games: Mario Party 8 and Wii Sports Resort. These launches coincided with the Wii Mini launch, on March 22, 2013. On October 22, 2013, was announced Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, Super Mario Galaxy, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Wii Sports + Wii Sports Resort for the new Nintendo Selects Australian line by price AU$49.95 and NZ$59.95 with the release date of November 7, 2013. On September 28, 2015, Nintendo of Europe announced a 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. On March 10, 2016, a range of Nintendo Selects were announced for release on April 15, 2016 in Europe.

Home console titles

Wii U

Game	Europe	North America	Australia
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker	2016-09-30 !September 30, 2016	Unreleased	Unreleased
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze	2016-04-15 !April 15, 2016	2016-03-11 !March 11, 2016	Unreleased
Mario Party 10	2016-09-30 !September 30, 2016	Unreleased	Unreleased
NES Remix Pack	Unreleased	2016-03-11 !March 11, 2016	Unreleased
New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U	2016-04-15 !April 15, 2016	Unreleased	2016-05-08 !May 8, 2016
Nintendo Land	2016-04-15 !April 15, 2016	2016-08-26 !August 26, 2016	2016-05-08 !May 8, 2016
Pikmin 3	2016-09-30 !September 30, 2016	2016-03-11 !March 11, 2016	Unreleased
Super Mario 3D World	2016-09-30 !September 30, 2016	2016-03-11 !March 11, 2016	Unreleased
Lego City Undercover	2016-04-15 !April 15, 2016	2016-08-26 !August 26, 2016	2016-05-08 !May 8, 2016
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD	2016-04-15 !April 15, 2016	2016-08-26 !August 26, 2016	Unreleased
Wii Party U	2016-04-15 !April 15, 2016	Unreleased	2016-05-08 !May 8, 2016
Fast Racing Neo	2016-09-30 !September 30, 2016	Unreleased	2016-10-01 !October 1, 2016
SteamWorld Collection	2016-09-30 !September 30, 2016	Unreleased	2016-10-01 !October 1, 2016

Wii

Game	Europe	North America	Australia	South Korea
Animal Crossing: City Folk	2011-05-20 !May 20, 2011	2011-05-15 !May 15, 2011	Unreleased	2014-08-28 !August 28, 2014
Avatar: The Game	2011-09-15 !September 15, 2011	Unreleased	Unreleased	Unreleased
Donkey Kong Country Returns	2013-10-18 !October 18, 2013	000000002016-03-11-0000March 11, 2016	2015-08-27 !August 27, 2015	Unreleased
Kirby's Epic Yarn	Unreleased	Unreleased	Unreleased	2015-04-23 !April 23, 2015
Mario Kart Wii	2013-10-18 !October 18, 2013	Unreleased	2013-11-07 !November 7, 2013	2014-08-28 !August 28, 2014
Mario Party 8	2013-03-22 !March 22, 2013	Unreleased	Unreleased	Unreleased
Mario Party 9	2014-11-06 !November 6, 2014	Unreleased	Unreleased	Unreleased
Mario Power Tennis	2012-06-22 !June 22, 2012	2012-06-10 !June 10, 2012	Unreleased	Unreleased
Mario Strikers Charged	2011-05-20 !May 20, 2011	2011-08-28 !August 28, 2011	Unreleased	2014-08-28 !August 28, 2014
Mario Super Sluggers	Unreleased	2011-05-15 !May 15, 2011	Unreleased	Unreleased
My Fitness Coach	2011-09-15 !September 15, 2011	Unreleased	Unreleased	Unreleased
New Super Mario Bros. Wii	2014-06-13 !June 13, 2014	Unreleased	2015-08-27 !August 27, 2015	Unreleased
Pikmin 2	Unreleased	2012-06-10 !June 10, 2012	Unreleased	Unreleased
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	2013-10-18 !October 18, 2013	Unreleased	Unreleased	Unreleased
Punch-Out!!	Unreleased	2011-08-28 !August 28, 2011	Unreleased	Unreleased
Rayman Raving Rabbids	2011-09-15 !September 15, 2011	Unreleased	Unreleased	Unreleased
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2	2011-09-15 !September 15, 2011	Unreleased	Unreleased	Unreleased
Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party	2011-09-15 !September 15, 2011	Unreleased	Unreleased	Unreleased
Red Steel	2011-09-15 !September 15, 2011	Unreleased	Unreleased	Unreleased
Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip	2011-09-15 !September 15, 2011	Unreleased	Unreleased	Unreleased
Sports Party	2011-09-15 !September 15, 2011	Unreleased	Unreleased	Unreleased
Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition	Unreleased	000000002016-03-11-0000March 11, 2016	Unreleased	Unreleased
Super Mario Galaxy	2011-09-16 !September 16, 2011	2011-08-28 !August 28, 2011	2013-11-07 !November 7, 2013	2015-04-23 !April 23, 2015
Super Mario Galaxy 2	2014-06-13 !June 13, 2014	000000002016-03-11-0000March 11, 2016	2015-08-27 !August 27, 2015	Unreleased
Super Paper Mario	2012-06-22 !June 22, 2012	2011-08-28 !August 28, 2011	Unreleased	Unreleased
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	2013-10-18 !October 18, 2013	Unreleased	2013-11-07 !November 7, 2013	2014-11-06 !November 6, 2014
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	2011-09-16 !September 16, 2011	2011-05-15 !May 15, 2011	2013-11-07 !November 7, 2013	2015-08-06 !August 6, 2015
WarioWare: Smooth Moves	2011-05-20 !May 20, 2011	Unreleased	Unreleased	Unreleased
Wii Party	2014-06-13 !June 13, 2014	Unreleased	Unreleased	Unreleased
Wii Sports	2011-05-20 !May 20, 2011	2011-05-15 !May 15, 2011	Unreleased	Unreleased
Wii Sports + Wii Sports Resort	Unreleased	Unreleased	2013-11-07 !November 7, 2013	2014-11-06 !November 6, 2014
Wii Sports Resort	2013-03-22 !March 22, 2013	Unreleased	Unreleased	Unreleased

Minna no Susume Selection (for Japan)

• 428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de
• Arc Rise Fantasia
• Dragon Ball Z Sparking! Meteor
• Family Ski: World Ski & Snowboard
• Momotarou Dentetsu 16
• Momotarou Dentetsu 2010
• Oboro Muramasa
• One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1
• One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 2
• Rune Factory Frontier
• Sengoku Musou 3
• Tales of Symphony: Ratatosk No Kishi

GameCube

• Animal Crossing
• Batman: Vengeance
• Burnout
• Cars
• Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
• Crazy Taxi
• Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
• Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse
• Disney's Hide and Sneak
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
• Enter the Matrix
• FIFA Football 2004
• F-Zero GX
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
• Finding Nemo
• Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
• Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
• The Incredibles
• James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
• James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
• James Bond 007: Nightfire
• Kirby Air Ride
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
• The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
• Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
• Lego Star Wars II The Original Trilogy
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Luigi's Mansion
• Madagascar
• Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
• Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
• Medal of Honor: Frontline
• Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
• Mega Man Anniversary Collection
• Mega Man X Collection
• Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
• Metroid Prime
• Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
• Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
• Mortal Kombat: Deception
• Namco Museum
• Naruto: Clash of Ninja
• Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2
• NBA Street Vol. 2
• Need for Speed: Underground
• Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
• Need for Speed: Underground 2
• Over the Hedge
• Pac-Man Fever
• Pac-Man World 2/Pac-Man Vs.
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• Pikmin
• Pikmin 2
• Pokémon Colosseum
• Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
• Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
• Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
• Resident Evil
• Resident Evil 0
• Resident Evil 4
• Shadow the Hedgehog
• Shark Tale
• Shrek 2
• The Simpsons: Hit & Run
• The Sims
• The Sims Bustin' Out
• Sonic Adventure DX
• Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
• Sonic Gems Collection
• Sonic Heroes
• Sonic Mega Collection
• Sonic Riders
• Soul Calibur II
• Spider-Man
• Spider-Man 2
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!
• Spy Hunter
• Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly
• Spyro: A Hero's Tail
• Star Fox Adventures
• Star Fox: Assault
• Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
• Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
• Super Mario Sunshine
• Super Mario Strikers
• Super Monkey Ball
• Super Monkey Ball 2
• Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Tales of Symphonia
• TimeSplitters 2
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
• Tony Hawk's Underground
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2
• True Crime: Streets of LA
• Ultimate Spider-Man
• Viewtiful Joe
• WWE Day of Reckoning
• Wario World
• X-Men Legends
• Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom

PAL-exclusive Player's Choice titles:

• Mario Party 4
• Mario Party 5
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
• Worms 3D (France)
• Turok: Evolution (France, Netherlands)
• XIII (France)

Nintendo 64

Due to the use of a more expensive cartridge-based format, all N64 Player's Choice titles retailed for $39.95 each in North America.

• 1080° Snowboarding
• Banjo-Kazooie
• Bomberman 64
• Bomberman Hero
• Cruis'n USA
• Diddy Kong Racing
• Donkey Kong 64
• F-1 World Grand Prix
• F-Zero X
• GoldenEye 007
• Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
• Mario Kart 64
• Perfect Dark
• Pokémon Snap
• Pokémon Stadium
• Snowboard Kids
• Star Fox 64
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
• Super Mario 64
• Super Smash Bros.
• Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
• Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
• Wave Race 64
• WCW vs. nWo: World Tour
• Yoshi's Story

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

• Donkey Kong Country
• Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
• Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
• F-Zero
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
• Mario Paint
• SimCity
• Super Mario All-Stars
• Super Mario Kart
• Super Mario World
• Super Metroid
• Super Star Wars
• Tetris & Dr. Mario
• Tetris 2

PAL-exclusive Nintendo Classics titles:

• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
• Aladdin
• Disney's Magical Quest
• Disney's Magical Quest 2: The Great Circus Mystery
• The Jungle Book
• The Lion King
• Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games
• Super Bomberman 2
• Super Street Fighter II

Satellaview-exclusive Player's Choice Classic SoundLink games:

• BS Zelda no Densetsu
• BS Sim City Machi Tsukuri Taikai Scenario 4 (ＢＳ ＳｉｍＣｉｔｙ 街作り大会 シナリオ４)
• BS Shin Onigashima (Dai 1 Hanshi) (ＢＳ新・鬼ヶ島(第１話))
• SatellaWalker: Satebô wo Sukui Dase! (サテラウォーカー 「サテ坊を救い出せ！」)

Handheld titles

Nintendo 3DS

Game	Europe	North America	Australia
Animal Crossing: New Leaf	Unreleased	000000002016-08-26-0000August 26, 2016	Unreleased
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D	Unreleased	000000002016-03-11-0000March 11, 2016	Unreleased
Frozen: Olaf's Quest	Unreleased	000000002016-06-06-0000June 6, 2016	Unreleased
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds	000000002015-10-16-0000October 16, 2015	Unreleased	Unreleased
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D	000000002016-06-24-0000June 24, 2016	000000002016-03-11-0000March 11, 2016	Unreleased
LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins	000000002016-06-24-0000June 24, 2016	000000002016-08-26-0000August 26, 2016	Unreleased
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon	Unreleased	000000002016-08-26-0000August 26, 2016	Unreleased
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team	000000002016-06-24-0000June 24, 2016	Unreleased	Unreleased
Mario Party: Island Tour	000000002015-10-16-0000October 16, 2015	000000002016-03-11-0000March 11, 2016	000000002016-05-26-0000May 26, 2016
Mario Tennis Open	000000002015-10-16-0000October 16, 2015	Unreleased	000000002016-05-26-0000May 26, 2016
Nintendogs + Cats	000000002015-10-16-0000October 16, 2015	000000002016-08-26-0000August 26, 2016	000000002016-05-26-0000May 26, 2016
Paper Mario: Sticker Star	000000002016-06-24-0000June 24, 2016	Unreleased	Unreleased
Star Fox 64 3D	000000002015-10-16-0000October 16, 2015	Unreleased	000000002016-05-26-0000May 26, 2016
Style Savvy: Trendsetters	000000002016-06-24-0000June 24, 2016	Unreleased	Unreleased
Tomodachi Life	Unreleased	000000002016-08-26-0000August 26, 2016	Unreleased
Yoshi's New Island	000000002015-10-16-0000October 16, 2015	000000002016-03-11-0000March 11, 2016	000000002016-05-26-0000May 26, 2016

Happy Price Selection (for Japan)

• Animal Crossing: New Leaf
• DoraEigo: Nobita to Yousei no Fushigi Collection
• Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi
• Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning
• Kuma-Tomo
• Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
• Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog & New Friends
• Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends
• Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle & New Friends
• Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu
• Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
• Tomodachi Life

Game Boy Advance

• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
• Mario Kart: Super Circuit
• Disney's Magical Quest Starring Mickey & Minnie
• Disney's Magical Quest 2 Starring Mickey & Minnie
• Disney's Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey & Donald
• Pokémon FireRed
• Pokémon LeafGreen
• Super Mario Advance
• Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
• Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Value Selection (for Japan)

• Oriental Blue: Ao no Tengai
• Tactics Ogre Gaiden: The Knight of Lodis
• Magical Vacation
• Mother 1 + 2
• Ougon no Taiyō
• Ougon no Taiyō: Shitsu Warate Jidai
• Shining Soul
• Shining Soul II
• Summon Night: Craft Sword Monogatari
• Summon Night: Craft Sword Monogatari 2
• Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan Advance
• Namco Museum
• Pac-Man Collection
• Mr. Driller Ace: Fushgi na Pactelia
• Family Tennis Advance

Game Boy

• Donkey Kong
• Donkey Kong Land
• Donkey Kong Land 2
• DuckTales 2
• Dr. Mario
• F-1 Race
• Golf
• James Bond 007
• Kirby's Dream Land
• Kirby's Dream Land 2
• Kirby's Pinball Land
• Mega Man in Dr. Wily's Revenge
• Mega Man II
• Metroid II: Return of Samus
• Mickey's Dangerous Chase
• Mickey Mouse: Magic Wand
• Pokémon Blue
• Pokémon Red
• Space Invaders
• Star Wars
• Super Mario Land
• Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
• Super R.C. Pro-Am
• The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle
• The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
• The Smurfs
• Tennis
• Tetris
• Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
• Wave Race

External links

• Nintendo.com's list of Player's Choice games for Game Boy Advance and GameCube

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