New Nintendo Selects Titles Coming to Australia and New Zealand

Hey. Us New Zealander's don't want no association with them Aussies, brah.

Too late, IMO.
$49 AU? That's nearly as much as what the titles retailed in the US when they were brand new...

Hard to say - Haven't got a Wii, have gota Wii U.
Smash and Kart, may as well wait for the new ones next year.
Wii Sports, nah, going to download Wii Sports club...
Maybe Galaxy, but then theres 3D world coming...
So out of all of them, maybe Zelda.

Now, if they rereleased Metroid Prime or Xenoblade, I'd be keen for that.

Wii sports seems a bit silly since wii sports club should be around the corner. Also, I'm pretty sure you could find most wii titles for $40 if you shop around

Hmmm,
As a New Zealander I'm certainly glad we're getting a little recognition. You wouldn't believe how infuriating it can be to see Europe/America getting all these massive delights on such a continuos occasion. It took me four years of purchases to save enough stars to finally get an item from Club Nintendo. And it was a whimsically budget 50-60mm notepad set. Though $60 is still admittedly a little strange, especially when you're considering that most Wii games only cost about $80-90 these days anyway

I'm happy this happening but it would have been nice if this sort of thing happened more often. I already bought all these as cheap as I could.

About 3 years late guys!

Years too late, thanks for nothing Nintendo. Anyway most of these games are 10bucks second hand now.

$50? I can get most of these for under $30.

Gee Nintendo Aus, you couldn't have used your time a little better and maybe brought the Wind Waker bundle to us instead?

See why region lock matters

Australians can just use the UK releases afaik. (On PAL systems).

But when there are laws like they have to actively encourage grey imports then there is no reason at all to not just get a US one. (Via a specialist drop shipping company in Oregon). Save an absolute fortune.

This is bull. $50? Seriously? I bought Super Mario Galaxy over 4 years ago for $50, and yes, it was the Australian version and not a UK import. I also paid $60 for Super Smash Bros Brawl a week later; and Twilight Princess has been out of print for quite some time, with the game being cleared out for $10-$20 brand new a couple of years ago. The "Nintendo Selects" border is hideous so I'm quite glad that I own the games in their original packaging.

Of course, $50 is only the RRP, and the few department stores that are still selling video games are likely to cut at least $5-10 from the standard price.

Still, it's strange that they're bringing this to us now. The only Nintendo Selects game that was previously given an official release in Australia was some painfully generic fitness game.

love yes!

Mario Kart Wii, Mario Galaxy, Brawl, etc... All over $80 in Australia. Serious.
Also, can never find Twilight Princess of disc anymore. Not that I need it, but this is good.
_{Watch the profanity please — TBD}

Where was the discount?

Why are games in Australia so expensive? $80 just seems like a lot for a new game, and $50 is a lot for a new select. I don't know the value of the dollar there though, so I'm lost. Especially since the Nintendo selects are so expensive, and you can get them for $15 over here in the states.

Let's see...I had Mario Galaxy for a week and never got around to getting it...I had Mario Kart Wii but miss playing it...I adore Smash Bros. Brawl yet don't currently own a copy due to an issue with my old one...I missed out on Twilight Princess but I'm curious to try it out...and I gave my copy of Sports Resort to my bro so I could get the combo pack I never got around to buying...so any of these could be potential purchases.

@flummerfelt: The Aussie dollar is near-parity with the US dollar, and prices for newer 3DS and Wii U games have dropped compared to older DS, 3DS and Wii games...but not by much. A new copy of Mario Kart 7 is around $70 AUD, compared with Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros., which costs $60AUD.

The funniest thing is DK County Returns is being sold for $89 at JB HIFI in Aus, 1 meter away from an advert informing that the new one will sell for $79.
The reason is that they keep selling quite a bit and halving their prices won't increase their profits.
PS JB are selling Scribblenauts Unlimited for $27.95...

It would have been great to have these a few years ago when the Wii as actually accepted in NZ as a gaming system…. I’ve been paying “Nintendo Tax” for years and already have all of those games purchased at or near release for $80+ NZD. I love my country but my choice of gaming systems (Nintendo) makes me pay through the nose for games… and I do try to buy AU/NZ games because I want my Star Points, buy I give up for the more off beat/rear titles which are always over $100 NZD and I can get online from UK for ~$40 NZD inc shipping!!

Hi. I haven't seen Wii Sports + Wii Sports Resort before.

Is Nintendo Selects the only way to get Wii Sports + Resort or is there another edition of this game?
I really want this compilation disc for my collection.

Does it use the old saves or does it generate a new save file?
Is this game exclusive for Australia?

@skttr
AFAIK Wii Sports + Wii Sports Resort was only released as a bundle with new Wii's in AU/NZ.... It required new saves which was a bummer
Being the total Nintendo fanboy I am, I brought a new console just to get this

@flummerfelt Highest minimum wage in the world. (Still it is also the most import friendly place in the world favours the consumer in that case as well which is very uncommon).

Places like Brazil or Mexico have it far worse as comparatively they have much less money but still obscenely high prices.

Wii Sports compilation sounds good but late.

Would be great if xenoblade was re released in au and nz. I think club Nintendo au needs some new prizes as well for us to spend our star points. We don't get anything near as cool as they do at club Nintendo u.s.

Massively underwhelming. These titles are fairly old now. Sigh

@SKTTR Australians could buy the two-in-one disc separately in addition to the bundle #21 mentioned. Off the top of my head I think it was already $49 AUS. Wii Sports could also be bought by itself for $29.95.

Other regions, I'm unsure, but the Aus copy would work on any PAL console.