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| {{image|more=yes|DKL3 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20010611013948/http://www.nintendo.com/games/players_choice.jsp?page=2 it exists]), MKDD seems elusive, and many others. See [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}|talk page]]}}
| | [[File:Player's Choice Artwork.png|thumb|250px|Promotional artwork of the '''Player's Choice''' logo, featuring [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]].]] |
| [[File:Player's Choice Artwork.jpg|thumb|370px|Promotional artwork of the Player's Choice logo, featuring [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]]]] | | '''Player's Choice''' is a marking label on select [[Nintendo]] games that have sold a high number of copies. A lot of the more popular ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' [[games]] have earned the Player's Choice title. The [[Wii]]'s [[Nintendo Selects]] is the successor to Player's Choice. |
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| '''{{wp|Nintendo Selects#1996–2010: Player's Choice|Player's Choice}}''' was a marketing label on select [[Nintendo]] games that had sold a certain number of units, originally one million copies before being reduced to 250,000 copies for the [[Nintendo GameCube]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070219174653/http://games.ign.com/articles/453/453311p1.html</ref> The label was introduced on May 20, 1996.<ref>May 16, 1996. [http://web.archive.org/web/19961222152530fw_/http://www.nintendo.com/newsroom/pr/051696f.html Nintendo Introduces Players Choice Games]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved March 17, 2021.</ref> Player's Choice games were also sold at a lower price point, typically $19.99, lower than the default $49.99. A lot of the more popular games of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] have earned the Player's Choice title. Europe did not use the Player's Choice label for its [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Game Boy]] titles, opting to use the [[Nintendo Classics]] label instead until the [[Nintendo 64]]. The [[Nintendo Selects]] label is the successor to Player's Choice, likely discontinuing Player's Choice on May 15, 2011.<ref>Reilly, Jim (May 4, 2011). [https://web.archive.org/web/20111017084546/http://wii.ign.com/articles/116/1165963p1.html Nintendo Confirms Wii Price Cut]. ''IGN''. Retrieved May 4, 2023. Archived from [https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/04/nintendo-confirms-wii-price-cut the original].</ref> | |
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| ==List of Player's Choice ''Super Mario'' titles by system== | | ==List of Player's Choice ''Mario'' titles by system== |
| ===Super Nintendo Entertainment System=== | | [[File:PMTTYD Cover Playerschoice.jpg|200px|thumb|right|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', an example of a Player's Choice title.]] |
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| | ===[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]=== |
| DKC PC Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
| | *''[[Donkey Kong Country]] |
| DKC2 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
| | *''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]] |
| DKC3 Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
| | *''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]] |
| MarioPaintPCBox.jpg|''[[Mario Paint]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1/>
| | *''[[Mario Paint]] |
| SMAS PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
| | *''[[Super Mario All-Stars]] |
| SMK Player's Choice Box Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
| | *''[[Super Mario Kart]] |
| SMW PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario World]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
| | *''[[Super Mario World]] |
| TetrisDrMarioPC.jpg|''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]''
| | *''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]] |
| No image.png|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
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| ===Game Boy=== | | ===[[Game Boy]] & [[Game Boy Color]]=== |
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| | *''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]] |
| DK PC Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''
| | *''[[Donkey Kong Land]] |
| DKL Player's Choice cover art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
| | *''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]] |
| DKL2 Player's Choice cover art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
| | *''[[Donkey Kong Land III]] |
| No image.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010611013948/http://www.nintendo.com/games/players_choice.jsp?page=2]</ref>
| | *''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]] |
| Golf GB PC US.jpg|''[[Golf (Game Boy)|Golf]]''
| | *''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]] |
| SML PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario Land]]''
| | *''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]] |
| SML26GCPC.jpg|''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''
| | *''[[Super Mario Land]] |
| WLSML3PCCoverHighQuality.png|''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''
| | *''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]] |
| Gameboy Dr Mario Players Choice Cover.jpg|''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
| | *''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]] |
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| ===Nintendo 64=== | | ===[[Nintendo 64]]=== |
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| | *''[[Diddy Kong Racing]] |
| NA DKR Players Choice.png|''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''
| | *''[[Donkey Kong 64]] |
| DKRAUNZFrontPC.jpg|''Diddy Kong Racing'' (Australia and New Zealand)
| | *''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]] |
| DK64 PC Cover.png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1>[http://web.archive.org/web/20021222092959/http://www.nintendo.com/games/players_choice.jsp?page=1]</ref>
| | *''[[Mario Kart 64]] |
| StatesMK64pchoice.png|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1/>
| | *''[[Mario Party 2]] |
| EuropeMK64pchoice.jpg|''Mario Kart 64'' (European)
| | *''[[Mario Party 3]] |
| MK64 Box AU Player's Choice.jpg|''Mario Kart 64'' (Australia and New Zealand)
| | *''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]] |
| SM64 PC Cover.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1/>
| | *''[[Paper Mario]] |
| SM64NAFrontPCALT.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (with Everyone rating)
| | *''[[Super Mario 64]] |
| SM64NAFrontPCALT2.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (alternate)
| | *''[[Super Smash Bros.]] |
| SM64EUFrontPC.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (European)
| | *''[[Yoshi's Story]] |
| SM64AUNZFrontPC.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (Australia and New Zealand)
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| StatesSSBpchoice.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1/>
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| Yoshi's Story PC Box.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1/>
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| ===Nintendo GameCube=== | | ===[[Nintendo GameCube]]=== |
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| | *''[[Luigi's Mansion]] |
| LM PC Cover.jpg|''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''<ref name=PCNINTENDOSITE>[http://web.archive.org/web/20030416020642/http://www.nintendo.com/games/players_choice.jsp]</ref>
| | *''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]] |
| LM PC EU Cover.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (European)
| | *''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]] |
| LM Box EU PC Re-release.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (European re-release)
| | *''[[Mario Party 4]] |
| LM Box FRA Players Choice.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (French)
| | *''[[Mario Party 5]] |
| LM PC Germany Cover.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (German)
| | *''[[Mario Power Tennis]] |
| MGTT PC Cover.jpg|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
| | *''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ("Best Seller") |
| MGTT Box CAN Players Choice.jpg|''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour'' (Canadian)
| | *''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' ("Best Seller") |
| MKDDPC.jpg|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' (PAL Australia and New Zealand exclusive)
| | *''[[Super Mario Sunshine]] |
| MP4 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Mario Party 4]]'' (European exclusive)
| | *''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' ("Best Seller") |
| MP4 Box FRA Players Choice.jpg|''Mario Party 4'' (French)
| | *''[[Wario World]]'' |
| MP4 - Box DE Players Choice.jpg|''Mario Party 4'' (German)
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| MP5 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Mario Party 5]]'' (European exclusive)
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| PM TTYD title box players choice.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
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| PMTTYD canada box art.jpg|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Canadian)
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| SMS US PC.jpg|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
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| SMS Box UK Players Choice.jpg|''Super Mario Sunshine'' (European)
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| SMS UK PC.jpg|''Super Mario Sunshine'' (German)
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| SSBM PC US Cover.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''<ref name=PCNINTENDOSITE/>
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| SSBM PC GER Cover.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (European)
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| SSBM Box EU PC.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (European re-release)
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| SSBM Box FRA Players Choice.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (French)
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| SSBM Box DU PC.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (German)
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| SSBM PC EU Cover.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (Australian)
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| Wario World Players Choice game cover.jpg|''[[Wario World]]''
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| Player's Choice Wario World Box CAN.jpg|''Wario World '' (Canadian)
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| ===Game Boy Advance=== | | ===[[Game Boy Advance]]=== |
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| | *''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]] |
| MLSS PC Cover.jpg|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]
| | *''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]] |
| MKSC NA Player's Choice.jpg|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]
| | *''[[Super Mario Advance]] |
| SMA PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario Advance]]
| | *''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]] |
| SMA2 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]
| | *''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]] |
| SMA3 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]
| | *''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]] |
| </gallery>
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| | ===[[Wii]]=== |
| | *''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' |
| | *''[[Mario Party 8]]'' |
| | *''[[Mario Party 9]]'' |
| | *''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' |
| | *''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' |
| | *''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' |
| | *''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' |
| | *''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' |
| | *''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *In [[Nintendo Monopoly]], there is a [[Coin Block]]/[[Brick Block]] card that rewards the player with either $45 or $50 (dependent on whether it is the 2006 or 2010 version) for the Player's Choice Award. | | *In [[Nintendo Monopoly]], there is a [[Coin Block]]/[[Brick Block]] card that rewards the player with either $45 or $50 (dependent on whether it's the 2006 or 2010 version) for the Player's Choice Award. |
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| [[Category:Player's Choice|*]] | | [[Category:Player's Choice|*]] |
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