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Nintendo Selects
''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 (usually $19.99 instead of $49.99) 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 2015 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 the Wii U and 3DS and, as of 2025, no Nintendo Switch games have been rebranded as Nintendo Selects. History 1996–2011: Player's Choice In North America and Europe, Nintendo introduced the label on May 20, 1996, as "Playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops, publishes, and releases both video games and video game consoles. The history of Nintendo began when craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi founded the company to produce handmade ''hanafuda'' playing cards. After venturing into various lines of business and becoming a public company, Nintendo began producing toys in the 1960s, and later video games. Nintendo developed its first arcade games in the 1970s, and distributed its first system, the Color TV-Game in 1977. The company became internationally dominant in the 1980s after the arcade release of ''Donkey Kong (1981 video game), Donkey Kong'' (1981) and the Nintendo Entertainment System, which launched outside of Japan alongside ''Super Mario Bros.'' in 1985. Since then, Nintendo has produced some of the most successful consoles in the video game industry, including the Game Boy (1989), the Super Nintendo Entertainment Syste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GameSpot
''GameSpot'' is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games. The site was launched on May 1, 1996, created by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady, and Jon Epstein. In addition to the information produced by ''GameSpot'' staff, the site also allows users to write their own reviews, blogs, and post on the site's forums. It has been owned by Fandom, Inc. since October 2022. In 2004, ''GameSpot'' won "Best Gaming Website" as chosen by the viewers in Spike TV's second ''Video Game Award Show'', and has won Webby Awards several times. The domain ''GameSpot.com'' attracted at least 60 million visitors annually by October 2008 according to a Compete.com study. History In January 1996, Pete Deemer, Vince Broady, and Jon Epstein quit their positions at IDG and founded SpotMedia Communications. SpotMedia then launched ''GameSpot'' on May 1, 1996. Originally, ''GameSpot'' focused solely on personal computer games, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wii Sports Resort
''Wii Sports Resort'' is a 2009 sports simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. It is the sequel to '' Wii Sports'' (2006). It is the first first-party Wii game to support the Wii MotionPlus accessory and the first game overall to require it, which was bundled with the game. ''Wii Sports Resort'' was first announced at E3 2008 and was released in Japan on June 25, 2009, and in nearly all other regions the following month. While ''Wii Sports Resort'' was first released as a stand-alone title, it was later bundled with newer Wii consoles alongside ''Wii Sports''. ''Wii Sports Resort'' features a collection of twelve sports. The game makes full usage of the Wii MotionPlus accessory, an add-on to the Wii Remote controller which gives it full omnidirectional movement detection. This is an improvement over the base controller, which only repeated straight-arm movement. ''Wii Sports Resort'' received positive reviews from critics f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Party 8
''Mario Party 8'' is a 2007 party video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the eighth main installment in the ''Mario Party'' series, as well as the first title in the series to be released for the Wii. Like previous ''Mario Party'' titles, ''Mario Party 8'' features up to four List of Mario franchise characters, characters from the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise, controlled by human players or Artificial intelligence in video games, artificial intelligence, competing in a board game interspersed with minigames. The game features a Single-player video game, single-player story mode as well as several other Game mechanics#Game modes, game modes. ''Mario Party 8'' received mixed reviews, with critics praising the inclusion of Motion controller, motion controls but voicing disapproval of its outdated visuals and single-player gameplay. The game has sold more than eight million copies, making it the List of best-selling Wii video games, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Power Tennis
''Mario Power Tennis'' is a 2004 sports game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. The game is the sequel to the Nintendo 64 title '' Mario Tennis'', and is the fourth game in the ''Mario Tennis'' series. The game was ported for the Wii in 2009 as part of the ''New Play Control!'' series, and was also re-released as a Nintendo Selects title in 2012. A companion handheld game, '' Mario Tennis: Power Tour'', was also released on Game Boy Advance around the same time as the original GameCube release, bearing the same title as ''Power Tennis'' in Europe. ''Power Tennis'' incorporates multiple characters, themes, and locations from the ''Mario'' series. The game includes standard tennis matches, but contains variants that feature different scoring formats and objectives. Other variants include "Gimmick" courts, thematic areas with components and properties that directly affect gameplay. The game has 18 playable characters, each categorise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pikmin 2
is a 2004 real-time strategy puzzle video game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the direct sequel to the 2001 game '' Pikmin'' and the second game in the '' Pikmin'' series. In the game, Olimar returns to the Pikmin planet to collect valuable treasure after learning that the company he works for—Hocotate Freight—is on the verge of bankruptcy. Like its predecessor, ''Pikmin 2'' focuses on exploring an unknown planet's surface from a microscopic perspective, where the player directs the Pikmin to perform various tasks, such as destroying obstacles, defeating enemies, and retrieving objects. It introduces new gameplay mechanics, including the ability to control two different leaders at once and the addition of new Pikmin types. ''Pikmin 2'' received critical acclaim, gaining aggregate scores of 89.60% and 90 on GameRankings and Metacritic, respectively. Many critics praised the various additions and changes, such as the new Pikmin types, longer len ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Play Control!
is a series of first-party GameCube games ported to the Wii by Nintendo. Games in the ''New Play Control!'' series feature enhancements such as widescreen support, enhanced graphics and the implementation of the Wii's motion controls with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. Background Nintendo initially announced the ''Wii de Asobu Selection'' range of games for Japan in a presentation on October 2, 2008, confirming '' Pikmin'' and '' Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' would launch later in the year, whilst a spokesperson for Nintendo of Europe confirmed days later that the series would also launch in Europe. In Japan, ''Pikmin'' and ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' launched in December 2008 and were followed throughout 2009 by '' Mario Tennis GC'', '' Pikmin 2'', '' Chibi-Robo!'' and '' Metroid Prime 2: Dark Echoes''. In the same year, ''New Play Control!'' launched in Europe, North America and Australia, though not all games were made available worldwide: ''Pikmin 2'' did not launch in North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wii Sports
''Wii Sports'' is a 2006 sports simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. The game was released in North America along with the Wii on 19 November 2006, and in Japan, Australia, and Europe the following month. It was included as a pack-in game with the console in all territories except Japan, making it the first sports game included with the launch of a Nintendo system since '' Mario's Tennis'' for the Virtual Boy in 1995. The game was later released on its own as part of the ''Nintendo Selects'' collection of games. ''Wii Sports'' is a collection of five sports simulations designed to demonstrate the motion-sensing capabilities of the Wii Remote. The five sports included are tennis, baseball, bowling, golf, and boxing. Players use the Wii Remote to mimic actions performed in real-life sports, such as swinging a tennis racket or rolling a bowling ball. The rules for each game are simplified to make them more accessible to new p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Super Sluggers
''Mario Super Sluggers'' is a 2008 sports video game developed by Namco Bandai Games and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is part of the ''Mario Sports'' series, and the sequel to '' Mario Superstar Baseball'' for the GameCube. Like its predecessor, ''Mario Super Sluggers'' gameplay sees the player using various Mario series characters of their choosing to compete in games of baseball. Alongside traditional play, the game features an adventure mode where players must recruit members of a baseball team in order to defeat Bowser Jr. and Bowser. The game received mixed reviews, with praise for the large character roster, multiplayer and gameplay, but criticism for the controls and lack of online play, while the graphics received mixed reactions. Game modes ''Mario Super Sluggers'' features game modes that are similar to those of '' Mario Superstar Baseball''. Exhibition The player can choose a captain and which eight players to have on a team. The number of innings can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Folk
released as ''Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City'' in PAL territories, is a 2008 Social simulation game, social simulation game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console, console and the third game in the Animal Crossing, ''Animal Crossing'' series. It is also one of the first games that was re-released as a part of the Nintendo Selects collection in 2011. In ''City Folk'', the player character lives in a rural village populated with anthropomorphic animals, taking part in various activities such as collecting and planting. Similar to other games in the ''Animal Crossing'' series the game is synced to the Wii system clock and calendar, allowing the game to be played in real-time (media), real-time and affecting the occurrence of in-game events based on the current time of day or season. ''City Folk'' uses Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, allowing players to visit one another's villages via online play. It is the first Wii game compatible with the Wii Speak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
