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[[File:Player's Choice Artwork.jpg|thumb|370px|Promotional artwork of the '''Player's Choice''' logo, featuring [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]].]]
{{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]]}}
'''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 (franchise)|Mario]]'' [[List of games|games]] have earned the Player's Choice title. The [[Nintendo Selects]] label is the successor to Player's Choice.
[[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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'''{{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>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20070219174653/http://games.ign.com/articles/453/453311p1.html|title=Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance Goes Platinum|author=Coleman, Stephen|date=October 6, 2003|publisher=IGN|language=en|accessdate=December 30, 2024}}</ref> The label was introduced on May 20, 1996.<ref>{{cite|date=May 16, 1996|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19961222152530/http://www.nintendo.com/newsroom/pr/051696f.html|title=Nintendo Introduces Players Choice Games|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=December 30, 2024}}</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 {{a|SNES|l}} and {{a|GB|l}} titles, opting to use the [[Nintendo Classics]] label instead until the {{a|N64|l}}. The [[Nintendo Selects]] label is the successor to Player's Choice as of the [[Wii]] era, with Player's Choice likely being discontinued on May 15, 2011.<ref>{{cite|author=Reilly, Jim|date=May 4, 2011|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20111017084546/http://wii.ign.com/articles/116/1165963p1.html|title=Nintendo Confirms Wii Price Cut|publisher=IGN|language=en|accessdate=May 4, 2023|url=www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/04/nintendo-confirms-wii-price-cut}}</ref>


==List of Player's Choice ''Mario'' titles by system==
[[Nintendo Monopoly]] has 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.
===[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]===
{{br|left}}
[[File:SMK BoxCover2.jpg|thumb|right]]
*''[[Donkey Kong Country]]
*''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]
*''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]
*''[[Mario Paint]]
*''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]
*''[[Super Mario Kart]]
*''[[Super Mario World]]
*''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]
{{br}}


===[[Game Boy]] & [[Game Boy Color]]===
==List of Player's Choice ''Super Mario'' titles by system==
[[File:UnitedStatesDKL65.jpg|thumb|right]]
===Super Nintendo Entertainment System===
*''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]
<gallery>
*''[[Donkey Kong Land]]
DKC PC Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
*''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]
DKC2 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
*''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]
DKC3 Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
*''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]
MarioPaintPCBox.jpg|''[[Mario Paint]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1/>
*''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]
SMAS PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
*''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]
SMK Player's Choice Box Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
*''[[Super Mario Land]]
SMW PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario World]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
*''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]
TetrisDrMarioPC.jpg|''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]''
*''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]
No image.png|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
{{br}}
</gallery>


===[[Nintendo 64]]===
===Game Boy===
[[File:StatesMK64pchoice.jpg|thumb|right]]
<gallery>
*''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]
DK PC Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''
*''[[Donkey Kong 64]]
DKL Player's Choice cover art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
*''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]
DKL2 Player's Choice cover art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
*''[[Mario Kart 64]]
No image.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20010611013948/http://www.nintendo.com/games/players_choice.jsp?page=2|page=2|title=Nintendo - Player's Choice Titles|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|accessdate=December 30, 2024}}</ref>
*''[[Mario Party 2]]
Golf GB PC US.jpg|''[[Golf (Game Boy)|Golf]]''
*''[[Mario Party 3]]
SML PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario Land]]''
*''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]
SML26GCPC.jpg|''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''
*''[[Paper Mario]]
WLSML3PCCoverHighQuality.png|''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''
*''[[Super Mario 64]]
Gameboy Dr Mario Players Choice Cover.jpg|''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''<ref name=PCNINSITE2/>
*''[[Super Smash Bros.]]
</gallery>
*''[[Yoshi's Story]]
{{br}}


===[[Nintendo GameCube]]===
===Nintendo 64===
[[File:PM TTYD title box players choice.png|thumb|right|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', an example of a Player's Choice title.]]
<gallery>
*''[[Luigi's Mansion]]
NA DKR Players Choice.png|''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''
*''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]
DKRAUNZFrontPC.jpg|''Diddy Kong Racing'' (Australia and New Zealand)
*''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]
DK64 PC Cover.png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20021222092959/http://www.nintendo.com/games/players_choice.jsp?page=1|page=1|title=Nintendo - Player's Choice Titles|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|accessdate=December 30, 2024}}</ref>
*''[[Mario Party 4]]
StatesMK64pchoice.png|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1/>
*''[[Mario Party 5]]
EuropeMK64pchoice.jpg|''Mario Kart 64'' (European)
*''[[Mario Power Tennis]]
MK64 Box AU Player's Choice.jpg|''Mario Kart 64'' (Australia and New Zealand)
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ("Best Seller")
SM64 PC Cover.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1/>
*''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' ("Best Seller")
SM64NAFrontPCALT.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (with Everyone rating)
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]
SM64NAFrontPCALT2.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (alternate)
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' ("Best Seller")
SM64EUFrontPC.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (European)
*''[[Wario World]]''
SM64AUNZFrontPC.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' (Australia and New Zealand)
{{br}}
StatesSSBpchoice.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1/>
Yoshi's Story PC Box.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''<ref name=PCNSITE1/>
</gallery>


===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
===Nintendo GameCube===
[[File:MKSCPlayer'sChoice.JPG|thumb|right]]
<gallery heights="150">
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]
LM PC Cover.jpg|''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''<ref name=PCNINTENDOSITE>{{cite|deadlink=y|accessdate=December 30, 2024|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|archive=web.archive.org/web/20030416020642/http://www.nintendo.com/games/players_choice.jsp|title=Player's Choice Titles - Nintendo}}</ref>
*''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]
Player's Choice LM Box CAN.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (Canadian)
*''[[Super Mario Advance]]
LM PC EU Cover.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (European)
*''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]
LM Box EU PC Re-release.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (European re-release)
*''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]
LM Box FRA Players Choice.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (French)
*''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]
LM PC Germany Cover.jpg|''Luigi's Mansion'' (German)
{{br}}
MGTT PC Cover.jpg|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
MGTT Box CAN Players Choice.jpg|''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour'' (Canadian)
MKDDPC.jpg|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' (Australasian 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)
MP5 Australia Box Art Player's Choice.jpg|''Mario Party 5'' (Australasian)
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)
SMS US PC.jpg|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
Player's Choice SMS Box CAN.jpg|''Super Mario Sunshine'' (Canadian)
SMS Box UK Players Choice.jpg|''Super Mario Sunshine'' (European)
SMS UK PC.jpg|''Super Mario Sunshine'' (German)
Player's Choice SMS Box AU.jpg|''Super Mario Sunshine'' (Australasian)
SSBM PC US Cover.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''<ref name=PCNINTENDOSITE/>
Player's Choice SSBM Box CAN.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (Canadian)
SSBM PC GER Cover.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (European)
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 PC EU Cover.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (Australasian)
Wario World Players Choice game cover.jpg|''[[Wario World]]''
Player's Choice Wario World Box CAN.jpg|''Wario World '' (Canadian)
</gallery>


==Trivia==
===Game Boy Advance===
{{NIWA|NWiki=1}}
<gallery>
*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.
MLSS PC Cover.jpg|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]
MKSC NA Player's Choice.jpg|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]
SMA PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario Advance]]
SMA2 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]
SMA3 PC Cover.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]
</gallery>
 
==References==
{{NIWA|NWiki=1|Pikipedia=1}}
<references/>


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Latest revision as of 13:24, March 22, 2025

It has been requested that more images be uploaded for this article. Remove this notice only after the additional images have been added. Specifics: 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 as of the Wii era, with Player's Choice likely being discontinued on May 15, 2011.[3]

Nintendo Monopoly has 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.

List of Player's Choice Super Mario titles by system

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Game Boy

Nintendo 64

Nintendo GameCube

Game Boy Advance

References

Player's Choice coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Coleman, Stephen (October 6, 2003). Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance Goes Platinum. IGN (English). Archived February 19, 2007, 17:46:53 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  2. ^ May 16, 1996. Nintendo Introduces Players Choice Games. Nintendo. Archived December 22, 1996, 15:25:30 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Reilly, Jim (May 4, 2011). Nintendo Confirms Wii Price Cut. IGN (English). Archived October 17, 2011, 08:45:46 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Nintendo - Player's Choice Titles. Nintendo of America (English). Page 2. Archived June 11, 2001, 01:39:48 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Nintendo - Player's Choice Titles. Nintendo of America (English). Page 1. Archived December 22, 2002, 09:29:59 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Player's Choice Titles - Nintendo. Nintendo of America (English). Archived April 16, 2003, 02:06:42 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
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