Player's Choice
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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. 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
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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![Donkey Kong Country[4]](/File:DKC_PC_Cover.jpg)
![Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[4]](/File:DKC2_PC_Cover.jpg)
![Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![4]](/File:DKC3_Cover.jpg)
![Mario Paint[5]](/File:MarioPaintPCBox.jpg)
![Super Mario All-Stars[4]](/File:SMAS_PC_Cover.jpg)
![Super Mario Kart[4]](/File:SMK_Player%27s_Choice_Box_Cover.jpg)
![Super Mario World[4]](/File:SMW_PC_Cover.jpg)
Game Boy
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![Donkey Kong Land 2[4]](/File:DKL2_Player%27s_Choice_cover_art.jpg)
![Dr. Mario[4]](/File:Gameboy_Dr_Mario_Players_Choice_Cover.jpg)
Game Boy Color
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Nintendo 64
Diddy Kong Racing (Australia and New Zealand)
Mario Kart 64 (European)
Mario Kart 64 (Australia and New Zealand)
Super Mario 64 (with Everyone rating)
Super Mario 64 (alternate)
Super Mario 64 (European)
Super Mario 64 (Australia and New Zealand)
![Donkey Kong 64[5]](/File:DK64_PC_Cover.png)
![Mario Kart 64[5]](/File:StatesMK64pchoice.png)
![Super Mario 64[5]](/File:SM64_PC_Cover.png)
![Super Smash Bros.[5]](/File:StatesSSBpchoice.jpg)
![Yoshi's Story[5]](/File:Yoshi%27s_Story_PC_Box.png)
Nintendo GameCube
Luigi's Mansion (European)
Luigi's Mansion (European re-release)
Luigi's Mansion (French)
Luigi's Mansion (German)
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (Canadian)
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (PAL Australia and New Zealand exclusive)
Mario Party 4 (European exclusive)
Mario Party 4 (French)
Mario Party 4 (German)
Mario Party 5 (European exclusive)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Canadian)
Super Mario Sunshine (European)
Super Mario Sunshine (German)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (European)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (European re-release)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (French)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (German)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (Australian)
Wario World (Canadian)
![Luigi's Mansion[6]](/File:LM_PC_Cover.jpg)
![Super Smash Bros. Melee[6]](/File:SSBM_PC_US_Cover.jpg)
Game Boy Advance
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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.
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20070219174653/http://games.ign.com/articles/453/453311p1.html
- ^ May 16, 1996. Nintendo Introduces Players Choice Games. Nintendo. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Reilly, Jim (May 4, 2011). Nintendo Confirms Wii Price Cut. IGN. Retrieved May 4, 2023. Archived from the original.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j [1]
- ^ a b c d e f [2]
- ^ a b [3]
