wii reg games vs. wii select games?

[calv]

what is the difference in games? I noticed a few of them have the 'select' option.


http://www.amazon.com/Wii-Sports-nintendo/dp/B0017Q4DGI/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1323006318&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Wii-Sports-Nintendo-Selects/dp/B004WLRR4K/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1323006346&sr=1-1

[sarahsthreads]

I'm bumping this for you, because I also need to know - Mario Galaxy "select" is $20. Mario Galaxy is $45. If they're the same game (the description appears to be the same) I'd definitely prefer to spend less!

Sarah :)

[artvandalay]

I want to know, too. My father picked up Mario Galaxy (select) for one of my boys today at Target for $19.

[BillK]

From ZDNet....

Nintendo is also branding four flagship Wii games as “Nintendo Selects” and selling them for $20: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Mario Super Sluggers and Wii Sports. At this price and for this caliber of game-play, who needs to browse the pre-owned rack at GameStop?

I'd guess Nintendo is doing that with some of the older classic titles to move them. I'd imagine they're no different than their higher priced non-select branded counterparts.

[o_mom]

From what I can tell, it's just marketing. They released some titles as 'selects' with a lower price point, but it doesn't say anything about different content.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/08/four-more-wii-titles-join-nintendo-selects-program-/1

[sarahsthreads]

Awesome, thanks!

And Amazon is currently running a buy 2 or more get 1 at 50% off promotion on the select titles, so I got Mario Galaxy and Paper Mario for $30!

(Along with the Mario Kart K'nex sets I picked up for DH, it's going to be a very Mario Christmas for him this year. Now DD1 wants me to get him a Mario themed shirt, too. LOL!)

Sarah :)

[clc053103]

My nephew tells me they are classic Game Cube games, reformulated to work with Wii.

[BillK]

Wii Sports was never made for GameCube.

[JElaineB]

They are the same games just repackaged at a lower price than originally sold for. They tend to be good or popular games.

[clc053103]

Wii Sports was never made for GameCube.

True true! That will teach me to listen to a 13 year old!

[calv]

so obvioulsy I'll get the $20 select sports game option. it's not any 'less' than the other sport $40 game? so confusing!