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{{more images|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]]}}
{{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.jpg|thumb|370px|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]]]]
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|caption2=Player's Choice [[Nintendo 64]] logo
|caption2=Player's Choice [[Nintendo 64]] logo
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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. 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>
'''{{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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===Super Nintendo Entertainment System===
===Super Nintendo Entertainment System===
<gallery>
<gallery>
DKC PC Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2>
DKC PC Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
DKC2 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2>
DKC2 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
DKC3 Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2>
DKC3 Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
MarioPaintPCBox.jpg|''[[Mario Paint]]''
MarioPaintPCBox.jpg|''[[Mario Paint]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1/>
SMAS PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2>
SMAS PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
SMK Player's Choice Box Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2>
SMK Player's Choice Box Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
SMW PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario World]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2>
SMW PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario World]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
TetrisDrMarioPC.jpg|''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]''
TetrisDrMarioPC.jpg|''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]''
No image.png|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
</gallery>
</gallery>


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DKL Player's Choice cover art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
DKL Player's Choice cover art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
DKL2 Player's Choice cover art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
DKL2 Player's Choice cover art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
Nocoverart.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>
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>
Golf GB PC US.jpg|''[[Golf]]''
Golf GB PC US.jpg|''[[Golf (Game Boy)|Golf]]''
SML PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario Land]]''
SML PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario Land]]''
SML26GCPC.jpg|''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''
SML26GCPC.jpg|''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''
WLSML3PCCoverHighQuality.png|''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''
WLSML3PCCoverHighQuality.png|''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''
Gameboy Dr Mario Players Choice Cover.jpg|''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''
Gameboy Dr Mario Players Choice Cover.jpg|''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
</gallery>
 
===Game Boy Color===
<gallery>
Nocoverart.png|''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]{{ref needed}}
Nocoverart.png|''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]{{ref needed}}
Nocoverart.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]{{ref needed}}
</gallery>
</gallery>


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NA DKR Players Choice.png|''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''
NA DKR Players Choice.png|''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''
DKRAUNZFrontPC.jpg|''Diddy Kong Racing'' (Australia and New Zealand)
DKRAUNZFrontPC.jpg|''Diddy Kong Racing'' (Australia and New Zealand)
DK64 PC Cover.png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
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>
StatesMK64pchoice.png|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
StatesMK64pchoice.png|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1/>
EuropeMK64pchoice.jpg|''Mario Kart 64'' (European)
EuropeMK64pchoice.jpg|''Mario Kart 64'' (European)
MK64 Box AU Player's Choice.jpg|''Mario Kart 64'' (Australia and New Zealand)
MK64 Box AU Player's Choice.jpg|''Mario Kart 64'' (Australia and New Zealand)
SM64 PC Cover.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
SM64 PC Cover.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1/>
SM64NAFrontPCALT.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (with Everyone rating)
SM64NAFrontPCALT.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (with Everyone rating)
SM64NAFrontPCALT2.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (alternate)
SM64NAFrontPCALT2.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (alternate)
SM64EUFrontPC.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (European)
SM64EUFrontPC.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (European)
SM64AUNZFrontPC.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (Australia and New Zealand)
SM64AUNZFrontPC.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (Australia and New Zealand)
StatesSSBpchoice.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
StatesSSBpchoice.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1/>
Yoshi's Story PC Box.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
Yoshi's Story PC Box.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1/>
</gallery>
</gallery>


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LM PC EU Cover.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (European)
LM PC EU Cover.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (European)
LM Box EU PC Re-release.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (European re-release)
LM Box EU PC Re-release.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (European re-release)
LM Box FRA Players Choice.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (French)
LM PC Germany Cover.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (German)
LM PC Germany Cover.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (German)
MGTT PC Cover.jpg|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
MGTT PC Cover.jpg|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
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MKDDPC.jpg|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' (PAL Australia and New Zealand exclusive)
MKDDPC.jpg|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' (PAL Australia and New Zealand exclusive)
MP4 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Mario Party 4]]'' (European exclusive)
MP4 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Mario Party 4]]'' (European exclusive)
MP4 Box FRA Players Choice.jpg|''Mario Party 4'' (French)
MP4 - Box DE Players Choice.jpg|''Mario Party 4'' (German)
MP5 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Mario Party 5]]'' (European exclusive)
MP5 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Mario Party 5]]'' (European exclusive)
PM TTYD title box players choice.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
PM TTYD title box players choice.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
PMTTYD canada box art.jpg|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Canadian)
PMTTYD canada box art.jpg|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Canadian)
SMS US PC.jpg|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
SMS US PC.jpg|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
SMS UK PC.jpg|''Super Mario Sunshine'' (European)
SMS Box UK Players Choice.jpg|''Super Mario Sunshine'' (European)
SMS UK PC.jpg|''Super Mario Sunshine'' (German)
SSBM PC US Cover.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''<ref name=PCNINTENDOSITE/>
SSBM PC US Cover.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''<ref name=PCNINTENDOSITE/>
SSBM PC GER Cover.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (European)
SSBM PC GER Cover.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (European)
SSBM Box EU PC.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (European re-release)
SSBM Box EU PC.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (European re-release)
SSBM Box FRA Players Choice.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (French)
SSBM Box DU PC.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (German)
SSBM Box DU PC.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (German)
SSBM PC EU Cover.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (Australian)
SSBM PC EU Cover.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (Australian)
Wario World Players Choice game cover.jpg|''[[Wario World]]''
Wario World Players Choice game cover.jpg|''[[Wario World]]''
Player's Choice Wario World Box CAN.jpg|''Wario World '' (Canadian)
</gallery>
</gallery>


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MKSC NA Player's Choice.jpg|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]
MKSC NA Player's Choice.jpg|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]
SMA PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario Advance]]
SMA PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario Advance]]
Nocoverart.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]
SMA2 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]
SMA2 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]
SMA3 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]
SMA3 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]
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Latest revision as of 19:09, September 12, 2024

It has been requested that more images be uploaded for this article. Remove this notice only after the additional images have been added. Specific(s): DKL3 (it exists), MKDD seems elusive, and many others. See talk page

Official Player's Choice logo and artwork, featuring Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.
Promotional artwork of the Player's Choice logo, featuring Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong
Player's Choice logo
Player's Choice logo
Player's Choice Nintendo 64 logo
Player's Choice Nintendo 64 logo

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.[1] The label was introduced on May 20, 1996.[2] 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 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.[3]

List of Player's Choice Super Mario titles by system[edit]

Super Nintendo Entertainment System[edit]

Game Boy[edit]

Nintendo 64[edit]

Nintendo GameCube[edit]

Game Boy Advance[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • 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.

References[edit]

Player's Choice coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20070219174653/http://games.ign.com/articles/453/453311p1.html
  2. ^ May 16, 1996. Nintendo Introduces Players Choice Games. Nintendo. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Reilly, Jim (May 4, 2011). Nintendo Confirms Wii Price Cut. IGN. Retrieved May 4, 2023. Archived from the original.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j [1]
  5. ^ a b c d e f [2]
  6. ^ a b [3]
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