Editing Nintendo Selects (section)

== History ==
===1996–2011: Player's Choice===
In [[North America]] and [[Europe]], Nintendo introduced the label on May 20, 1996,<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19961222152530/http://www.nintendo.com/newsroom/pr/051696f.html|url=http://www.nintendo.com/newsroom/pr/051696f.html|url-status=dead|title=Classic Games Brought to New Generation of Game Players|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|archivedate=December 22, 1996|date=May 16, 1996|accessdate=March 17, 2021}}</ref> 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 (NES)|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.<ref>[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/588283-donkey-kong-country-2-diddys-kong-quest/images/1244553 "Super Classic Series European cover art", 19 Jul. 2021]</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news | title = Nintendo revives Player's Choice | url = http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/supersmashbrosmelee/news.html?sid=2909524 | work = [[GameSpot]] | date = 2003-01-23 | access-date = 2007-07-19 | first= Giancarlo|last=Varanini |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060116002422/http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/supersmashbrosmelee/news.html?sid=2909524 |archive-date=2006-01-16}}</ref> However, the sales barrier for games was decreased from 1 million, down to 450,000 by June 2003<ref>{{cite news |title=Activision's Spider-Man® Achieves SCEA's "Greatest Hits", Microsoft's "Platinum Hits", And Nintendo's "Player's Choice" Status |url=https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-details/activisions-spider-manr-achieves-sceas-greatest-hits-microsofts |access-date=24 May 2023 |work=[[Activision]] |date=June 2, 2003}}</ref> and eventually only 250,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Player's Choice (Best Selling Nintendo Games, US & EU) |url=https://videogamegeek.com/videogamefranchise/6395/players-choice-best-selling-nintendo-games-us-eu |website=VideoGameGeek |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/starfoxadventures/news.html?sid=6074802 | work = [[GameSpot]] | access-date = 2007-07-19 | date =2003-09-09 | title = Nintendo Player's Choice range grows | first= Justin|last=Calvert}}</ref>
In April 2006, the "Player's Choice" label was applied to Game Boy Advance games, which sell for $19.99 in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|author=Harris, Craig|date=2006-07-27|title=Player's Choice, Round Two|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/721/721379p1.html|access-date=2011-06-19|work=IGN.com}}</ref>

=== 2011–2016: Nintendo Selects ===
The Player's Choice label was renamed Nintendo Selects in May 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reilly|first=Jim|date=2011-05-04|title=Nintendo Confirms Wii Price Cut|work=[[IGN]]|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/04/nintendo-confirms-wii-price-cut|url-status=live|access-date=2011-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017084546/http://wii.ign.com/articles/116/1165963p1.html|archive-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref>{{cite news | title = PIKMIN 2 MAKES ITS U.S. WII DEBUT, JOINS MARIO POWER TENNIS IN NINTENDO SELECTS | url = http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=33656 | work = Nintendo Pressroom | date = 2011-05-14 | access-date = 2011-05-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120525222257/http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=33656 | archive-date = 2012-05-25 | url-status = dead}}</ref> ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' and ''[[Wii Sports Resort]]'' were added to Nintendo Selects line in 2013 in UK.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Wii/Nintendo-Selects/Nintendo-Selects-Wii-Nintendo-UK-622070.html | title=Nintendo Selects | publisher=Nintendo | access-date=February 28, 2013}}</ref>  These launches coincided with the [[Wii Mini]] launch, on March 22.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Wii/Wii-mini/Overview/Overview-726559.html | title = Wii Mini | publisher = Nintendo | access-date=February 28, 2013}}</ref> ''[[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.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.vooks.net/nintendo-selects-range-wii-finally-coming-australia/|title=Nintendo Selects range for Wii finally coming to Australia|date=17 October 2013| publisher=Vooks|access-date=October 22, 2013}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2015/September/Selection-of-Nintendo-3DS-games-to-join-Nintendo-Selects-value-range-on-October-16th-1053681.html|title=Selection of Nintendo 3DS games to join Nintendo Selects value range on October 16th}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nintendoeverything.com/retailer-says-new-nintendo-selects-are-coming-on-march-11/|title = Retailer says new Nintendo Selects are coming on March 11|date = 12 February 2016}}</ref> A range of Nintendo Selects titles was launched the following month in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2016/March/Must-have-Wii-U-games-to-join-Nintendo-Selects-range-on-15th-April-1091214.html|title = Must-have Wii U games to join Nintendo Selects range on 15th April}}</ref>