Nintendo Expands Wii Budget Titles

Nintendo yesterday announced that they would be expanding the library of “Nintendo Selects” for their Wii home console. “Nintendo Selects” are specially chosen games marked down in price so that they can be enjoyed by the whole family. Beginning on August 28th, gamers will be able to pick up Super Paper Mario, Mario Strikers Charged, Punch-Out!!, and Super Mario Galaxy for the new low price of $19.99. More information can be found below in the official press release.

  • Consumers and their families soon will be able to experience even more must-play games for the Wii system at an excellent value. Nintendo has announced the addition of four games to the Nintendo® Selects collection, a hot-selling series of fun, family-friendly Wii games offered at a suggested retail price of $19.99 each. Starting Aug. 28, the Nintendo Selects lineup grows to include Super Paper MarioMario Strikers ChargedPunch-Out!! and Super Mario Galaxy, which is recognized as one of the most acclaimed Wii games of all time.Already enjoyed by millions of players around the globe, games in the Nintendo Selects collection offer boundless fun at an enticing price for Wii users of any experience level, whether they want to expand their own game libraries or find affordable, fun-packed gifts for loved ones. The Wii console, which comes bundled with the Mario Kart Wii game and the Wii Wheel accessory, delivers extraordinary entertainment value for families and is available for a suggested retail price of $149.99.

    Three of the four new additions to the Nintendo Selects collection invite players to interact with Nintendo’s iconic Mario character in imaginative and entertaining ways: Super Mario Galaxy is an out-of-this-world adventure in which Mario must travel through outer space to rescue Princess Peach from the devious BowserSuper Paper Mario offers classic Mario RPG action that can be switched from flat 2D worlds to a full open-world perspective; and Mario Strikers Charged finds the Mushroom Kingdom crew storming the soccer field for fast-paced athletic kicks. Also, the fan-favorite Punch-Out!! game delivers motion-controlled boxing thrills with a host of memorable characters. All four games feature multiplayer modes that let friends and family members have fun together.

    Previously announced games in the Nintendo Selects collection include The Legend of Zelda: Twilight PrincessAnimal Crossing: City FolkMario Super Sluggers and Wii Sports.

    For more information about the Nintendo Selects game collection, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wii/console/nintendoselects.