Unlike Nintendo of America, the European subsidiary of the company - for various legal and retail reasons we won't get into here - doesn't announce firm prices for products. When NoA says a game will be out for $60, those of us in Europe have the alternative of shopping around for the best deals.
So, when major 3DS games were announced for a Nintendo Selects range in Europe, we were curious as to what the pricing would be. Well, it turns out that the cost of these games is pretty decent.
First of all, below are the six games in the range that'll go on sale in Europe on 16th October.
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
- Star Fox 64 3D
- Nintendogs + Cats (Toy Poodle, French Bulldog and Golden Retriever variations)
- Mario Tennis Open
- Yoshi's New Island
- Mario Party: Island Tour
The standout there is arguably A Link Between Worlds, and now the Nintendo UK Official Store has listed all games in the range at £15.99, the same as GAME - the latter isn't listing ALBW yet. Amazon Germany, meanwhile, has the range priced at €19.99.
For a few of those games the prices are decent deals, plus they have some rather nice Selects box art.
Are any of you in Europe planning to pick up these Nintendo Selects releases?
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Awesome. Now please add more games to it!
Or under £14 on ShopTo! Bagged Starfox 64 3D
They should have a Nintendo Selects program on the eShop as well.
Starfox 3D. Expecting it to cost 20€ in Spain as well.
Definitely waiting to see if these get corresponding Eshop price drops. Seems a perfect price-point for Star Fox 64, and too good to be true for Zelda.
Well this is a surprise! Might have to get Starfox 3D, somehow missed that one when it came out.
too bad i dont have any interest in those games
Handsome indeed, unfortunately I already have the Link Between Worlds and Starfox 64 3D games I wanted.
I wonder if these releases have any updates to the ROM?
I also wonder if they will drop the eShop prices to match these?
I wonder if eShop prices will change to £15.99 too.
It's great that they're finally discounting some of their games. Most 3DS fans will likely already have what they want from this list though, and it's a pretty small list. I think once a game has sold a certain amount of units, they should automatically be reduced like this. Like Platinum games on PlayStation 1.
Nintendo Life: "plus they have some rather nice Selects box art". Are you kidding me?
Well, there are only two interesting options I see there: A Link Between Worlds and Starfox 64 3D and the price is nice, but I want to see those prices on the eShop because many of us prefer the digital versions for handhelds.
It's great they finally decided to drop the price of the games (wondering if Kimishima has to do with this), but I'd wish they choose better games at the next wave. Of this one, Zelda A Link between Worlds and Star Fox 64 are the only worthy ones, the rest are really forgettable titles....
All about Link between Worlds for me
I got most of them for less than 10€ on a clearance sale. I need the two 3D N64 Zeldas though. I hope they'll release Select™ versions.
I hope they'll reduce the price of the regular versions without the ugly Selects border along with these so I can take advantage of it too.
This does mean I can't order these games online anymore, because they'll lie about which version you'll get by often showing the orignal cover, but shipping the Selects(or equivalent) version.
Already have the games i want from this selection but that is a very sweet price point indeed. What's funny is that Starfox 3D was being sold for 10 or 15 euro some time ago because shops had a lot of unsold stock.
BTW did anyone notice that Nintendo of Europe has also priced down the recent Wii U titles like Splatoon and Woolly World? I think they're trying to drive home the selling point that Wii U is the most affordable home console
@SuperWiiU
Good point maybe they should do a sale on the eshop as well for those who like the download versions. Won't happen but just a thought
Will these prices apply to the digital versions on the eShop?
I only buy digital for my 3DS (and Vita). I am in hospital a lot these days, and having all my games permanently on the system is really convenient.
I already have A Link Between Worlds, Star Fox and Yoshi's New Island. The one I'm after is Mario Tennis Open.
@Xenos-Omega Looks like you've answered my question before I asked it
I hope they'll change the eShop prices accordingly. In the US, a couple of these titles have been reduced a long time ago on the eShop, while in Europe they're still full price on the eShop.
@AcesHigh73
Fingers crossed dude i prefer digital versions for easy access. You never know though Ninty might clock on and see the potential it could have for sales digital wise, even if it is temporary
@LinkSword I preorder a few at FNAC website for 15,99€ a piece on Tuesday, now they are at 16,99€
Great deal!!!
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Hopefully we'll see 3D Land, Mario Kart 8 and New Super Mario Bros 2 join the range as I don't think I've seen them new for under £20 while all these current range have been fairly easy to get for lower than this new price apart from Zelda which was £20 last year.
@Volke93 Kimishima is not president of NoE. And why would he insist to launch 3DS Nintendo Selects in Europe, instead of launching something similar by himself in Japan?
@RupeeClock I strongly doubt that the ROM will be any different. Any games that have been patched will probably have the updated data on the cart as opposed to requiring a separate download, but I don't seem to recall any of the above games receiving patches of any kind.
Huh, I might actually get Link Between Worlds after this.
Link between worlds is the only game there I'm interested in, but I already have it
One thing I've just noticed about these titles is that many of them are linked to upcoming Wii U releases; namely Yoshi (in the US - assuming this promotion hits the US), Starfox, Mario Tennis and Zelda. (I assume Starfox was selected before the release date was moved).
A great move on Nintendo's part.
I hope they do this for some Wii U games too
Is this same deal coming to NA? If so, has the price been announced officially?
So is star fox worth getting? Since all the other ones(barring legend of zelda which i have already) look uninteresting.
@ShanaUnite Have you ever played Starfox64? Personally I love it. I've owned the original cart, the VC version, and finally the 3DS's version.
I heard terrible things about Yoshi's New Island, so I didn't get it. Did anyone think otherwise?
Now do the same for Wii U with Lego City included.
@Nicolai I got it for my daughter and I've played it myself. It's not up there with the original, but it's OK. Something not quite right about it but it's not bad at all
@dkxcalibur I haven't played any starfox yet lol.
My sweetheart's gonna get A Link Between Worlds then.
Beside ALBW and Nintendogs, all the other games were sold by major retailers at some point for €14 or less already so uh...errrr....
I already have only game from this list i like but if they add any real pokemon game or Mario platformer to that list then i'm buying it right away.
I like that the "Selects" brand is coming back. However, I'm not too keen on the initial line-up.
Any word on this coming State-side or are we getting screwed yet again?
"hey have some rather nice Selects box art"
Spits coffee out
@ShanaUnite I like Starfox because it's a nice "pick up & play" experience. It's not a game that will take days to beat, but more like hours; but once you're done you'll want to replay to figure out the different paths and beat your high score. It's kind of an old school arcade experience.
I really hope a Nintendo Selects range comes to North America. I know there was one for the Wii because Best Buy and EB Games still have them kicking around. Its impossible to find Star Fox 3D under $70 and I only have a digital copy of ALBW from the 3DSXL I bought a few years back. I would absolutely buy both of those games.
Good idea but what about America? Are we getting any Nintendo Selects releases?
I poked around for ALBW a while ago, but couldn't find it under £30. This is brilliant.
If this does come to NA, I'll download ALBW for sure. I missed out on it when it first came out and got caught up in a few other games. I'm about to the point that I'm ready for a new 3DS game though so this could be the one.
Now this is why I love NoE. We may miss out on some things but for whatever reason, games seem to be cheaper. I found a brand new Fantasy Life for £15 in G-Force Games in Glasgow. I wish there was more of these small independent stores around.
@chiefeagle02 What? No Mario Tennis Open for you?
Not bad, hoping they do a second wave of these with some better titles I dont already have. FYI, ShopTo.net have the selects on pre-order for £13.85
Have them all except Yoshi,is it really as bad as everyone says.
Mario tennis open is very good. I'd download it as well as owning the physical game if the eshop price drops too. Mario Party is good clean fun too
Wow! What a deal. Can't wait.
Now add 3D Land to the select range so I can get a physical copy at a reasonable price.
@ericthecheese I have Wii Tennis, so I'm good in that department.
It's still puzzle me why they can't just called it "Player's Choice: Million Seller" like they use to, so far only the NES and Game Boy Color did not had the Player's Choice promotion. I don't get why Wii, DS, 3DS, and Wii U all had to change it to Nintendo Selects (a boring name with a lame logo).
Alright! Been meaning to get Star Fox ever since it was announced. Might even give Link Between Worlds a bash.
I was really hoping Ocarina of time would be part of this, that game is still so expensive.
@retro_player_22
The answer to this is unfortunately quite simple.
Selling a million copies is not a sign that a game should be lowered in price anymore. It's a sign that you should continue marketing it at full price, because it's selling well, and you can make a lot more money that way.
Imagine Nintendo having lowered the price of Mario Kart Wii and New Super Mario Bros. Wii to less than half, after breaking just the first million sales.
That would have meant billions and billions of dollars out the window, when the games sold perfectly well at full price.
Instead, "Nintendo Selects" became a bizarre selection of games that Nintendo felt OUGHT to have sold better, and were subsequently given a form of second release at a lower price.
Already have the brilliant ALBW and got Starfox for £20 in 2012. I think I'll be picking up Yoshi, especially as no other retail games interest me this side of 2016.
I can't believe, if you haven't played the original Yoshi's Island, that New Island feels bad. Isn't the main beef with it that it doesn't take the series forward, and that the soundtrack might not be so hot?
Strangely enough I actually really like the box art! Gives a luxurious feel to it! I'd rather pay less than more anyway.
Nice list, though I may pick up on Link Between Worlds. I would like to see them do this with a few more games, possibly OOT3D or Mario Kart. Nintendo selects helped me pick a few games I missed on the Wii earlier in it beginning, so I like the idea, but would like to see more.
Already got all the games except Nintendogs, so there's nothing for me here...
I'd love to be able to get A Link Between Worlds for that cheap. They need to bring these as retail to America.
@elstif Hey, thanks for the heads-up. I might wait a while longer to grab it, though, since there's a lot I want to get this month already.
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