''Nintendo Selects'' (and its predecessor; ''Player's Choice'') was a

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previously used by

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to promote best-selling

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s on Nintendo game consoles. ''Nintendo Selects'' titles were sold at a lower

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(usually $19.99 instead of $49.99) than new releases. The program paralleled other budget range software by Sega ( Sega All Stars), Sony (the

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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

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and

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, Nintendo introduced the label on May 20, 1996, as "Player's Choice" both for the

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and for the

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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. North American

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"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 and eventually only 250,000. The first titles were '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', 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 ''

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''. The

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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

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launch, on March 22. '' Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess'' and ''

+ 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

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, US$19.99 in the United States, CDN$19.99 in

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, A$49.95 in

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and €29.99 throughout the

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. In 2015,

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began to release Nintendo Selects range of games for the

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. 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

Wii

Minna no Susume Selection (for Japan): * '' 428: Shibuya Scramble'' * ''

Arc Rise Fantasia ''Arc Rise Fantasia'' is a 2009 role-playing video game co-developed by Imageepoch and Marvelous Entertainment for the Wii. It was published in Japan by Marvelous Entertainment in 2009 and in North America by Ignition Entertainment in 2010. A pl ...

'' * ''

Dragon Ball Z Sparking! Meteor ''Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi'', released in Japan as , is a series of fighting games developed by Spike (company), Spike based on the Dragon Ball (franchise), ''Dragon Ball'' franchise by Akira Toriyama. The series was published by Bandai Na ...

'' * '' 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 is an action role-playing game, action role-playing video game developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Wii. It was initially only released in Japan in December 2009. It is the twenty-first main installment of ...

'' * '' Tales of Symphony: Ratatosk No Kishi''

GameCube

* ''

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'' * '' Burnout'' * ''

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'' * '' 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 ''Enter the Matrix'' is a 2003 action-adventure video game developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Infogrames under the Atari brand name. The first game based on ''The Matrix'' film series, its story is concurrent with that of the ...

'' * ''

Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton, co-directed by Lee Unkrich, and produced by Graham Walters, from ...

'' * '' F-Zero GX'' * '' Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee'' * '' GoldenEye: Rogue Agent'' * ''

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the second novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ...

'' * '' Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' * '' Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup'' * '' Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life'' * '' Harvest Moon: Magical Melody'' * ''

The Incredibles ''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer ...

'' * '' 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'' * ''

'' * ''

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'' * '' Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour'' * '' Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects'' * '' Medal of Honor: Frontline'' * '' Medal of Honor: Rising Sun'' * ''

Mega Man Anniversary Collection ''Mega Man Anniversary Collection'' is a compilation of video games developed by Atomic Planet Entertainment and published by Capcom. It was released in North America on June 23, 2004 for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube and on March 15, 2005 for t ...

'' * '' 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 ''Over the Hedge'' is a 2006 American animated heist comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation SKG. Based on the comic strip of the same name, the film was directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick from a screenplay by Len Blum, ...

'' * '' Pac-Man Fever'' * '' Pac-Man World 2'' / '' Pac-Man Vs.'' * '' Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' * ''

'' * '' Pikmin 2'' * ''

Pokémon Colosseum ''Pokémon Colosseum'' is a role-playing video game developed by Genius Sonority and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the GameCube. A spin-off of the ''Pokémon'' series, it was released on November 21, 2003 in Japan, March 22 ...

'' * '' Rampage: Total Destruction'' * ''Resident Evil 10th Year Anniversary Collection'' * ''

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'' * ''

Resident Evil Zero ''Resident Evil Zero'' (or ''Resident Evil 0'') is a 2002 survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom for the GameCube. It is a prequel to ''Resident Evil'' (1996), covering the ordeals experienced in the Arklay Mountains by s ...

'' * ''

Resident Evil 4 ''Resident Evil 4'' is a 2005 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom for the GameCube. Players control the special agent Leon S. Kennedy on a mission to rescue the US president's daughter, Ashley Graham (Resident Evil), Ashley ...

'' * ''

Shadow the Hedgehog is a character created by the Japanese game developers Takashi Iizuka (game designer), Takashi Iizuka, Shiro Maekawa, and Kazuyuki Hoshino. He is a major character in Sega's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise. An Anthropomorphism, anthropomorph ...

'' * ''

Shark Tale ''Shark Tale'' is a 2004 American animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks. The film was directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman, from a screenplay written by Letterman and Michael J. Wilson. The film features the vo ...

'' * ''

Shrek 2 ''Shrek 2'' is a 2004 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book '' Shrek!'' by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon from a screenplay by Adamson, Joe Sti ...

'' * '' The Simpsons: Hit & Run'' * ''

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'' * '' 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 is a 2002 fighting game developed and published by Namco. It is the third installment in the ''Soulcalibur'' series of weapon-based fighting games as the sequel to ''Soulcalibur'' (1998). Originally intended to be released on Sega's NAOMI arcad ...

'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom'' * '' SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!'' * ''

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'' * '' 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 is a 2002 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the second 3D computer graphics, 3D game in the Super Mario, ''Super Mario'' series, following ''Super Mario 64'' (1996). The game was directed by Yoshiaki Ko ...

'' * ''

Super Monkey Ball ''Super Monkey Ball'' is a series of Platformer, platform video games initially developed by Amusement Vision (now Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio) and published by Sega. The series debuted in 2001 with the arcade game ''Monkey Ball'', which was ported to ...

'' * ''

Super Monkey Ball 2 is a platform video game developed by Amusement Vision and published by Sega for the GameCube. It is the second installment in the ''Super Monkey Ball'' series, and the first installment to have a storyline and to be exclusively released on a ...

'' * ''Super Monkey Ball 2-Pack'' * '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' * ''

Tales of Symphonia is an action role-playing video game developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco for the GameCube. The seventh main installment of the ''Tales'' series, it was released in Japan on August 29, 2003, in North America on July 13, 2004 ...

'' * ''

Tak and the Power of Juju ''Tak and the Power of Juju'' is a 2003 platform game developed by Avalanche Software and published by THQ for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance. The game was released in North America on October 15, 2003 and in Europe on Marc ...

'' * ''

TimeSplitters 2 ''TimeSplitters 2'' is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Free Radical Design, published by Eidos Interactive, and released in October 2002 for PlayStation 2, Xbox (console), Xbox and GameCube. The game's story focuses on the efforts ...

'' * '' Tony Hawk's American Wasteland'' * ''

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4'' is a 2002 skateboarding game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision under their Activision O2 label. The game was ported by different developers to various systems. It is the fourth installment in the ' ...

'' * ''

Tony Hawk's Underground ''Tony Hawk's Underground'' is a 2003 skateboarding video game and the fifth entry in the ''Tony Hawk's'' series, following ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4''. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 ...

'' * ''

Tony Hawk's Underground 2 ''Tony Hawk's Underground 2'' is a 2004 skateboarding video game from Activision, the sixth entry in the ''Tony Hawk's'' series after ''Tony Hawk's Underground'' (2003). It was developed by Neversoft released on October 4, 2004 in the U.S. for the ...

'' * '' True Crime: Streets of LA'' * ''

Ultimate Spider-Man ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2011. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of the company's Ultimate Ma ...

'' * '' 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 4'' is a 2002 party video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the fourth installment in the ''Mario Party'' series and the first one to be released for GameCube. Like the previous games in ...

'' * '' 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'' is a series of stealth action-adventure video games, the first of which was released in 2002, and their tie-in novels that were endorsed by Tom Clancy. The series follows Sam Fisher, a highly trained agent of a ...

'' * '' 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.

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Satellaview-exclusive Player's Choice Classic SoundLink games: * '' BS Zelda no Densetsu''
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Handheld titles

Nintendo 3DS

Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Color

* '' Mario Golf'' * '' Mario Tennis'' * '' Super Mario Bros. Deluxe''

Game Boy

* '' The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle'' (January 26, 1998) * '' The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2'' (September 3, 1996) * ''

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'' (September 3, 1996) * '' Donkey Kong Land'' (October 1997) * '' Donkey Kong Land 2'' (June 15, 1998) * '' DuckTales 2'' (March 1998) * '' Dr. Mario'' (November 1997) * '' F-1 Race'' (September 1, 1998) * ''

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'' (November 1997) * '' James Bond 007'' (March 1998) * '' Kirby's Dream Land'' (November 1997) * ''

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'' (September 1, 1998) * '' Kirby's Pinball Land'' (November 1996) * '' The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (December 1996) * ''

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" (), sometimes translated in English as "The Little Sea Maid", is a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Originally published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children, the story foll ...

'' (October 1997) * '' Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge'' (September 3, 1996) * '' Mega Man II'' (January 26, 1998) * '' Metroid II: Return of Samus'' (February 1997) * '' Mickey's Dangerous Chase'' (October 1997) * '' Mickey Mouse: Magic Wands!'' (March 1998) * ''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (; ) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was created and introduced as a series of comic characters by ...

'' (March 1998) * ''

Space Invaders is a 1978 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Taito for Arcade video game, arcades. It was released in Japan in April 1978, with the game being released by Midway Manufacturing overseas. ''Space Invaders'' was the first fixed s ...

'' (December 1996) * ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...

'' (November 1996) * ''

Street Fighter II is a 1991 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for arcade game, arcades. It is the second installment in the ''Street Fighter'' series and the sequel to 1987's ''Street Fighter (video game), Street Fighter''. Designed by Yoshiki O ...

'' (September 1, 1998) * ''

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'' (October 1996) * '' Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' (September 3, 1996) * '' Super R.C. Pro-Am'' (March 1998) * ''

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'' (June 15, 1998) * ''

Tetris ''Tetris'' () is a puzzle video game created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet software engineer. In ''Tetris'', falling tetromino shapes must be neatly sorted into a pile; once a horizontal line of the game board is filled in, it disa ...

'' (December 1996) * '' Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' (September 3, 1996) * '' Wave Race'' (June 24, 1997)

References

External links

Nintendo Selects
North American site

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