''Nintendo Selects'' (formerly ''Player's Choice'') was a

marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

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used by

Nintendo is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles. Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade playing cards ...

to promote

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s on current Nintendo game consoles that have sold well. ''Nintendo Selects'' titles were sold at a lower price point (usually $19.99 instead of $59.99) than other games. The program paralleled other budget range software by Sega (

Sega All Stars Sega All Stars was Sega's budget series for the Dreamcast in North America. It included a total of 17 titles, each retailing for $19.95 in the United States and $29.95 in Canada. Seven of these were first released as Dreamcast launch titles. ...

), Sony (the

Greatest Hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...

and Essentials), and Microsoft (

Platinum Hits Platinum Hits is a term used to refer to a line of select Xbox games that were considered by Microsoft to have sold considerable units on the platform in the nine months after release, and have dropped in price from their original MSRP to a newer, ...

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 Nintendo Selects program ended with the Wii U and 3DS, and as of January 2022, no Switch games have been rebranded as Nintendo Selects. Instead, Nintendo discounts them for $5 or $10 off during the holiday season and other occasions in the year.

History

1996–2010: 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. , 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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. Nintendo's "Player's Choice" range concept is similar to the "

" line (known as the

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s) on

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consoles, the "

" (Xbox Classics in Europe) line on the

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, and the "

" line on the

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. 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. 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 releases were labeled differently in various markets (such as "Mario Classics in Spain and Super Classic Series in UK, Netherlands and France). All boxes were overhauled in red except Disney games, which received blue boxes. The Player's Choice line was introduced for GameCube titles in January 2003. However, the sales barrier for games was decreased from 1 million, to only 250,000. The first titles were ''

Super Smash Bros. Melee ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' is a 2001 crossover fighting video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the second installment in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. It features characters from Nintendo ...

'', ''

Pikmin is a real-time strategy and puzzle video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto, and published by Nintendo. The games focus on directing a horde of plant-like creatures called Pikmin in order to collect items by destroying obstacles, avoiding ...

'', and ''

Luigi's Mansion is a 2001 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo. The game was a launch title for the GameCube and was the first game in the ''Mario'' franchise to be released for the console; it was released in Japan on September 14, 2001, ...

'', and they each retailed for US$29.99. Later in the year, when 6 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.

2011–2016: 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 ''Mario Super Sluggers'' is a sports and adventure video game for the Wii developed by Namco Bandai Games and Now Production, and published by Nintendo. It is part of the ''Mario Sports'' series, and the sequel to '' Mario Superstar Baseball'' f ...

'' and ''

Wii Sports ''Wii Sports'' is a 2006 sports simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. The 1.0 (pre-release) version of the game was released in North America along with the Wii on November 19, 2006, and t ...

''. 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''. On February 28, 2013, Nintendo announced that the UK would receive two new Nintendo Selects games: ''

Mario Party 8 ''Mario Party 8'' is a 2007 party video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo for the Wii. The game is the eighth main installment in the ''Mario Party'' series, and the first title in the series released for the Wii. It was ...

'' and ''

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''. These launches coincided with the Wii Mini launch, on March 22, 2013. On October 22, 2013, ''

Super Smash Bros. Brawl ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' is a 2008 crossover fighting video game developed by Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Wii. The third installment in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, it was announced at a pre-E3 2005 press conferenc ...

'', ''

Mario Kart Wii is a kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the sixth installment in the ''Mario Kart'' series, and was released in April 2008. Like its previous installments, ''Mario Kart Wii'' incorporates playable characters ...

'', ''

Super Mario Galaxy is a 2007 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the third 3D game in the ''Super Mario'' series. As Mario, the player embarks on a quest to rescue Princess Peach, save the universe from Bowser, and collect 1 ...

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

'' were announced for the new Nintendo Selects Australian line, priced at AU$49.95 and NZ$59.95 with the release date of November 7, 2013. On September 28, 2015,

Nintendo of Europe is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles. Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade playing cards ...

announced a 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. On March 10, 2016, a range of Nintendo Selects were announced for release on April 15, 2016 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 plann ...

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Dragon Ball Z Sparking! Meteor ''Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi'' (released in Japan as ) is a series of fighting games developed by Spike based on the ''Dragon Ball'' manga series by Akira Toriyama. The series was published by Namco Bandai Games under the Bandai brand n ...

'' *'' 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 is a simulation action role-playing video game developed by Neverland and published by Marvelous Entertainment in Japan, Xseed Games in North America, and Rising Star Games in Europe for the Wii. It is the third game in the ''Rune Factory'' ser ...

'' *'' Sengoku Musou 3'' *'' Tales of Graces'' *'' Tales of Symphony: Ratatosk No Kishi''

GameCube

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Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. The series was conceptualized and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In ''Animal Crossing'', the player character is a human who lives in a village inhab ...

'' *'' 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 ''Crazy Taxi'' is a series of racing video games that was developed by Hitmaker and published by Sega. The first game appeared in arcades in 1999 and was very successful, prompting Sega to port the arcade version to their Dreamcast console ...

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Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 ''Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2'' is a sports video game developed by Z-Axis and Full Fat and published by Acclaim Entertainment under their Acclaim Max Sports label. It was released for the PlayStation 2 in August 2001, and in the following months ...

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Def Jam Vendetta ''Def Jam Vendetta'' is a 2003 professional wrestling video game that combines hip hop with pro wrestling. It was released for the PlayStation 2 & GameCube by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports BIG label in North America & Europe, and the E ...

'' *'' Dragon Ball Z: Budokai'' *''

Enter the Matrix ''Enter the Matrix'' is a 2003 action-adventure video game Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or ...

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Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the screenplay was wr ...

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F-Zero GX ''F-Zero GX'' is a 2003 racing video game developed by Amusement Vision and published by Nintendo for the GameCube console. It runs on an enhanced version of the engine used in ''Super Monkey Ball''. ''F-Zero AX'', the arcade counterpart of ''G ...

'' *'' 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 and the second novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, d ...

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and is the third in the ''Harry Potter'' series. The book follows Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, a young wizard (fantasy), wizard ...

'' *'' Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup'' *'' Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life'' *'' Harvest Moon: Magical Melody'' *''

The Incredibles ''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, ...

'' *'' James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire'' *'' James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing'' *'' James Bond 007: Nightfire'' *''

Kirby Air Ride ''Kirby Air Ride'', known in Japan as , is a 2003 racing video game starring Kirby, developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. ''Kirby Air Ride'' has the players and computer-controlled racers ride on Air Ride Machin ...

'' *'' 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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Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Afric ...

'' *'' 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 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 the Xbox. The '' ...

'' *'' Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes'' *''

Metroid Prime ''Metroid Prime'' is an Action-adventure game, action-adventure video game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. ''Metroid Prime'' is the fifth main installment in the ''Metroid'' franchise and the first game in ...

'' *'' Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'' *''

MVP Baseball 2005 ''MVP Baseball 2005'' is a baseball video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It features then-Boston Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez on the cover. The game features full Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseb ...

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Namco Museum is a series of video game compilations developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for home video game consoles. The first title in the series, ''Namco Museum Vol. 1'', was released for the PlayStation in 1995. Entries in the series hav ...

'' *'' Naruto: Clash of Ninja'' *'' Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2'' *''

NBA Street Vol. 2 ''NBA Street Vol. 2'' is a basketball video game, published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports BIG label and developed by NuFX and EA Canada. It is the sequel to the original ''NBA Street'' and the second game in the ''NBA Street'' series. It w ...

'' *'' 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 an American syndicated comic strip, written by Michael Fry, and drawn by T. Lewis. It tells the story of a raccoon, a turtle, a squirrel, and their friends, who come to terms with their woodlands being taken over, by su ...

'' *'' Pac-Man Fever'' *''

Pac-Man World 2 is a video game by Namco USA for the Xbox, GameCube, and PlayStation 2, released in 2002. A version of the game for Microsoft Windows was released in 2004, and an isometric sidescroller was made for the Game Boy Advance in 2005. The game is a s ...

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Pac-Man Vs. is a 2003 maze video game developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Namco for the GameCube. In the game, one player takes control of Pac-Man, who must eat all of the pellets in the maze, while the others control the ghosts to try to catch them. ...

'' *'' Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' *''

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

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

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

Resident Evil ''Resident Evil'', known in Japan as is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environments ...

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

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Resident Evil 4 ''Resident Evil 4'' is a 2005 survival horror third-person shooter game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and published by Capcom. It was originally released for the GameCube on January 11, 2005. Players control U.S. government specia ...

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Shadow the Hedgehog is a fictional character appearing in Sega's '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise. Shadow was created by Takashi Iizuka and Shiro Maekawa, and first made his debut in '' Sonic Adventure 2'' (2001). Although this was intended to be his only app ...

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Shark Tale ''Shark Tale'' is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. The film was directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman (in his feature directorial de ...

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Shrek 2 ''Shrek 2'' is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book '' Shrek!'' by William Steig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. The sequel to ''Shrek'' (2001) and the ...

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

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The Sims Bustin' Out ''The Sims Bustin' Out'' is a video game that was released in 2003/2004 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance and N-Gage. It is the second title in ''The Sims'' console series and the first ''The Sims'' title not released on ...

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Sonic Adventure DX is a 1998 platform game for Sega's Dreamcast and the first main ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' game to feature 3D gameplay. It follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, Amy Rose, Big the ...

'' *'' Sonic Adventure 2: Battle'' *''Sonic Adventure 2-Pack'' *''

Sonic Gems Collection ''Sonic Gems Collection'' is a 2005 compilation of Sega video games, primarily those in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. The emulated games span multiple genres and consoles—from the Sega Genesis to the Sega Saturn—and retain the feature ...

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Sonic Heroes is a 2003 3D platform game developed by Sonic Team USA and published by Sega as part of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. The player races a team of series characters through levels to amass rings, defeat robots, and collect the seven Cha ...

'' *''Sonic Heroes & Super Monkey Ball Duo Pack'' *'' Sonic Mega Collection'' *''

Sonic Riders is a 2006 racing video game for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in which the player controls characters from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series on hoverboards. In the game's 16 tracks, the player competes against characters—either control ...

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Soulcalibur II is a 2002 fighting game developed by Project Soul and published by Namco and the third installment in the ''Soulcalibur'' series of weapon-based fighting games. It is the sequel to ''Soulcalibur'', which was released in July 1998. Originally in ...

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Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the Si ...

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Spider-Man 2 ''Spider-Man 2'' is a 2004 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Alvin Sargent from a story by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar and Michael Chabon. Based on the fictional Marvel Comics character of the same name, it is the ...

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

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' is a 2004 American live-action/animated adventure comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. The film was directed, co-written, and produced by series creat ...

'' *'' 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 game in the ''Super Mario'' series, following '' Super Mario 64'' (1996). The game was directed by Yoshiaki Koizumi and Kenta Usui, produced b ...

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Super Monkey Ball ''Super Monkey Ball'' is a series of arcade platform video games initially developed by Amusement Vision and published by Sega. The series debuted in 2001 with the arcade game ''Monkey Ball'', which was ported to GameCube as ''Super Monkey Ba ...

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Super Monkey Ball 2 is a platform party video game developed by Amusement Vision and published by Sega in 2002 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 exclusivel ...

'' *''Super Monkey Ball 2-Pack'' *''

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Tales of Symphonia is an action role-playing game released for the Nintendo GameCube on August 29, 2003, in Japan. It was published by Namco and is the fifth core product of the ''Tales'' series. The game was localized and released in North America on July 13, 2 ...

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Tak and the Power of Juju ''Tak and the Power of Juju'' is an action-adventure platforming video 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 ...

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TimeSplitters 2 ''TimeSplitters 2'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Free Radical Design and published by Eidos Interactive for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube game consoles. It is the second game in the ''TimeSplitters'' series, and a sequel to ...

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Tony Hawk's American Wasteland ''Tony Hawk's American Wasteland'' is a skateboarding video game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. It is the seventh entry in the ''Tony Hawk's'' series and was released initially for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox in ...

'' *'' Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4'' *''

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

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

'' *'' 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 ...

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Viewtiful Joe is a side scrolling beat 'em up video game franchise created by Japanese game designer Hideki Kamiya. It is primarily developed and published by Capcom and its subsidiary Clover Studio. Games ''Viewtiful Joe'' (2003) The first game in the ...

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Wario World ''Wario World'' is a 3D platform game developed by Treasure and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. The game's plot centers on Wario and his quest to regain his treasure and his castle from the evil gem, Black Jewel. The game was fairly wel ...

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WWE Day of Reckoning ''WWE Day of Reckoning'' is a professional wrestling video game released for the GameCube console in 2004. The game is based on World Wrestling Entertainment and many of the wrestlers who were on the WWE roster at the time of release were inclu ...

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WWE Day of Reckoning 2 ''WWE Day of Reckoning 2'' is a professional wrestling video game released for the GameCube by THQ. It is the sequel to ''WWE Day of Reckoning''. The soundtrack features music by industrial metal group A Dark Halo, who performed two songs in the ...

'' *'' WWE WrestleMania X8'' *''

X-Men Legends ''X-Men Legends'' is an action role-playing video game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision. It was released on the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles in 2004. Barking Lizards Technologies developed the N-Gage port of ...

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Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom is the only GameCube game in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' series. ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom'' takes a different direction from the rest of the series, being more of a mix of real-time strategy and role-playing video game elements than the typical ...

'' PAL-exclusive Player's Choice titles: *''

Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg is a platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the GameCube in 2003. Ports were released in Europe in 2006 for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. The game received mixed to positive reviews. Gameplay ''Billy Hatcher'' is a 3D ...

'' *'' Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2'' *''

FIFA Football 2003 ''FIFA Football 2003'', known as ''FIFA Soccer 2003'' in North America, and simply ''FIFA 2003'' is a football simulation video game produced by Electronic Arts and released by EA Sports. It was released in 2002. ''FIFA 2003'' is the tenth game ...

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FIFA Football 2004 ''FIFA Football 2004'', also known as ''FIFA Soccer 2004'' in North America, is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in October 2003 with the tagline "Create Brilliance". ''FIFA ...

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FIFA Football 2005 ''FIFA Football 2005'', also known as ''FIFA Soccer 2005'' in North America or simply ''FIFA 2005'', is a football simulation video game released in 2004. It was developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for the ...

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FIFA 06 ''FIFA 06'', known as ''FIFA Soccer 06'' in North America, is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label. It was released in the United States on 4 October 2005 for the Play ...

'' *'' 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. The game is the fourth installment in the ''Mario Party'' series and is the first game in the series to be released for the GameCube ...

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Mario Party 5 is a party video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the fifth installment in the ''Mario Party'' series and the second game in the series to be released for the GameCube. It was first released in Nort ...

'' *''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 Between August 6, 1995 and May 30, 1999, Nintendo, in collaboration with St.GIGA, broadcast three different '' The Legend of Zelda'' titles to fans for download via the Super Famicom's Satellaview subsystem. ''BS Zelda no Densetsu'', ''BS Zelda ...

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Handheld titles

Nintendo 3DS

Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Color

*'' Mario Golf'' *''

Mario Tennis ''Mario Tennis'' is a 2000 sports video game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. Following '' Mario's Tennis'', it is the second game in the ''Mario Tennis'' series. The game is known for bein ...

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Super Mario Bros. Deluxe is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The successor to the 1983 arcade game ''Mario Bros.'' and the first game in the ''Super Mario'' series, it was first released in 1985 for th ...

Game Boy

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The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle ''The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle'', known in Japan as for the Family Computer Disk System, is a 1989 puzzle video game developed by Kemco for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was also released for the Game Boy in Japan as and in North Americ ...

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The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2 ''The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2'', known in Japan as ミッキーマウスII (''Mickey Mouse II'') and in Europe as ''Mickey Mouse'' or ''Hugo'', is a video game originally developed by Kemco for the Game Boy in 1991. It is the sequel to the 1989 ...

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Donkey Kong is a video game franchise created by Shigeru Miyamoto and owned by Nintendo. It follows the adventures of a gorilla named Donkey Kong (character), Donkey Kong and his clan of other Ape, apes and monkeys. The franchise primarily consists of plat ...

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Donkey Kong Land ''Donkey Kong Land'' is a 1995 platform game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It condenses the side-scrolling gameplay of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) game ''Donkey Kong Country'' (1994) for the han ...

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Donkey Kong Land 2 ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' is a platform video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It is the sequel to the 1995 Game Boy game '' Donkey Kong Land'' and is part of the ''Donkey Kong'' video game series. It was released ...

'' (1998) *'' DuckTales 2'' (1998) *''

Dr. Mario ''Dr. Mario'' is a 1990 puzzle video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Famicom, and Game Boy. It was produced by Gunpei Yokoi and designed by Takahiro Harada. The soundtrack was composed by Hirokaz ...

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F-1 Race is a racing video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Famicom in 1984. A version was released in 1990 for the Game Boy in Japan and in 1991 in Europe and North America, including the Four Player Adapter for four ...

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Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

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James Bond 007 The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...

'' (1998) *'' Kirby's Dream Land'' (1997) *''

Kirby's Dream Land 2 ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'' is a side-scrolling platforming video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy handheld video game console. It was released in Japan on March 21, 1995, in North America on May 1, 1995, ...

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Kirby's Pinball Land ''Kirby's Pinball Land'' is a 1993 pinball video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It was HAL Laboratory's third pinball video game after the MSX and NES title '' Rollerball'' and the Game Boy title ' ...

'' (1996) *'' The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (1996) *''

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" ( da, Den lille havfrue) is a literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a ...

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

Pokémon Red and Blue (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of what each of those c ...

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The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) 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 first created and in ...

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Space Invaders is a 1978 shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado. It was manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and licensed to the Midway division of Bally for overseas distribution. ''Space Invaders'' was the first fixed shooter an ...

'' (May 20, 1996) *''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various film ...

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Street Fighter II is a fighting game developed by Capcom and originally released for arcades in 1991. It is the second installment in the '' Street Fighter'' series and the sequel to 1987's '' Street Fighter''. It is Capcom's fourteenth game to use the CP S ...

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Super Mario Land ''Super Mario Land'' is a 1989 side-scrolling platform video game developed and published by Nintendo as a launch game for its Game Boy handheld game console. It is the first ''Mario'' platform game to have been released for a handheld cons ...

'' (October 1996) *'' Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' (May 20, 1996) *'' Super R.C. Pro-Am'' (1998) *''

Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cov ...

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Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...

'' (1996) *'' Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' (May 20, 1996) *''

Wave Race ''Wave Race'' is a 1992 personal watercraft racing video game developed by Pax Softnica and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Game Boy. It is the first game in the ''Wave Race'' series. The player controls a jet skier around a track aiming t ...

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References

External links

Nintendo Selects
orth American site

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