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 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."Super Classic Series European cover art", 19 Jul. 2021
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 Game Release date Europe North America Australia 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
Wii Game Release date Europe North America Australia South 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
Minna no Susume Selection (for Japan):
428: Shibuya Scramble Arc Rise Fantasia Dragon Ball Z Sparking! Meteor Family Ski: World Ski & Snowboard Momotaro Dentetsu 16: Moving in Hokkaido! Momotaro Dentetsu 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishūgō! No Maki Oboro Muramasa One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 2 Rune Factory Frontier Sengoku Musou 3 Tales of Graces Tales of Symphony: Ratatosk No Kishi
GameCube
Animal Crossing Burnout Cars Chicken Little The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Crazy Taxi Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 Def Jam Vendetta Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Enter the Matrix Finding Nemo F-Zero GX Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee GoldenEye: Rogue Agent Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup 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 Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects Medal of Honor: Frontline Medal of Honor: Rising Sun Mega Man Anniversary Collection Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Metroid Prime Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance MVP Baseball 2005 Namco Museum Naruto: Clash of Ninja Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 NBA Street Vol. 2 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 Need for Speed: Most Wanted Need for Speed: Underground 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 Rampage: Total Destruction Resident Evil 10th Year Anniversary Collection Resident Evil Resident Evil Zero Resident Evil 4 Shadow the Hedgehog Shark Tale Shrek 2 The Simpsons: Hit & Run The Sims The Sims Bustin' Out Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Sonic Adventure 2-Pack Sonic Gems Collection Sonic Heroes Sonic Heroes & Super Monkey Ball Duo Pack Sonic Mega Collection Sonic Riders Soulcalibur II Spider-Man Spider-Man 2 SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly Spyro: A Hero's Tail Star Fox Adventures Star Fox: Assault Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Star Wars: The Clone Wars Super Mario Sunshine Super Monkey Ball Super Monkey Ball 2 Super Monkey Ball 2-Pack Super Smash Bros. Melee Tales of Symphonia Tak and the Power of Juju TimeSplitters 2 Tony Hawk's American Wasteland 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 Wario World WWE Day of Reckoning WWE Day of Reckoning 2 WWE WrestleMania X8 X-Men Legends Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom
PAL-exclusive Player's Choice titles:
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 FIFA Football 2003 FIFA Football 2004 FIFA Football 2005 FIFA 06 Mario Kart: Double Dash (Australia and New Zealand only) Mario Party 4 Mario Party 5 Prince of Persia Pack Limited Edition Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike 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 in the United States and $49.99 in Canada. Game Release date PAL North America 1080° Snowboarding 1999 August 15, 1999 Banjo-Kazooie 1998 August 15, 1999 Cruis'n USA January 26, 1998 Diddy Kong Racing September 1, 1998 Donkey Kong 64 December 26, 2000 F-1 World Grand Prix April 23, 1999 F-Zero X 1999 GoldenEye 007 1998 September 1, 1998 Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside September 1, 1998 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time August 15, 1999 Mario Kart 64 April 23, 1999 January 26, 1998May 5, 1999 Perfect Dark December 26, 2000 Pokémon Snap December 26, 2000 Pokémon Stadium December 26, 2000 Snowboard Kids April 23, 1999 Star Fox 64 April 23, 1999 January 26, 1998 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron August 15, 1999 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire January 26, 1998 Super Mario 64 1998 January 26, 1998May 5, 1999 Super Smash Bros. December 26, 2000 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter January 26, 1998 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil May 5, 1999 Wave Race 64 April 23, 1999 January 26, 1998 WCW vs. nWo: World Tour September 1, 1998 Yoshi's Story August 15, 1999
Super Nintendo Entertainment System Game Release date PAL North AmericaAsterix & Obelix1997 Disney's Aladdin1997 Donkey Kong Country 1996 October 1997 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 1998 June 15, 1998 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! 1998 September 1, 1998 F-Zero November 3, 1997 The Jungle Book 1997 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 1996 May 20, 1996 The Lion King 1997 Mario Paint 1997 October 1996 SimCity 1996 September 3, 1996 The Smurfs1997 Star Fox April 1997 Super Bomberman 2 1998 Super Mario All-Stars 1996 September 3, 1996 Super Mario Kart 1996 May 20, 1996 Super Mario World 1996 September 1, 1998 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 1998 Super Metroid 1996 September 2, 1997 Super Star Wars November 1996 Super Street Fighter II 1996 Tetris & Dr. Mario 1996 September 2, 1997 Tetris 2 December 1996 Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games 1998
Satellaview-exclusive Player's Choice Classic SoundLink games: BS Zelda no Densetsuあなたが選ぶ名作サウンドリンクゲーム. Nintendo.co.jp. Archived 5 June 1997.
SatellaWalker: Satebô wo Sukui Dase!
Handheld titles Nintendo 3DS