Nintendo announces new line of ‘select’ titles

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011 at 1:08pm by Eugene
While this may be old news to some,  Nintendo has just confirmed a new round of titles to be given the budget treatment and become a part of the Nintendo Selects line of games. Starting August 28th, Super Paper Mario, Mario Strikers Charged, Punch-Out!!, and Super Mario Galaxy will all be available for purchase at the low price of $19.99. This follows the previous four titles that have received the select treatment.

It is no secret that in the past couple of months the Nintendo Wii has faced hard times at retail. This move will surely increase retail interest, but will it be enough to get starved Wii owners through until Skyward Sword releases this holiday? My game collection already contains all of the titles in the Nintendo Selects line of games, and I have an inkling that gamers that have had their Wii from the beginning will be in the same boat.

You know what would really be rad? How about a Nintendo Selects line for the 3DS? $40 per game is killer!

Will you be selecting any of these titles?

To fight Doc, or wear a silly hat?—that is the question

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 at 3:19pm by Jack

504x_dlpo___screens_03Club Nintendo Platinum members have only a few weeks left to make their decision. Super Mario hat, or extra Doc level in Punch-Out!!? Hopefully these pics can help you make the decision.

Screw Mike Tyson, it’s Doc Louis’s Punch-Out!! Club Nintendo rewards revealed!

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 at 3:49pm by Sean Buckley

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Kotaku (and Will apparently) already beat me to it, but Club Nintendo’s Gold and Platinum rewards have been revealed – and it includes the first “titled” Punch-Out since the days of Mike Tyson – Doc Louis’s Punch-Out is an exclusive downloadable game available only to Platinum Club Nintendo members.  If you reached the highest membership level, you’ll have to choose between the Platinum exclusive Punch-Out brawl with Little Mac’s coach – or an official Mario Hat.

Gold members? You guys get a calendar.  Wish you’d registered more games yet? Yeah, me too.  Check out Will’s post below for full details.

Lamest Father’s Day Gift Ever!

Friday, June 12th, 2009 at 4:16pm by Will Thompson

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I wonder what the inside looks like… (more…)

Punch-Out!! floors critics, cracks Wii top ten

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 at 11:27pm by Derek

Forget the split decision. Little Mac has knocked out the critics.

With an average review score of 8.9 out of 10 on Metacritic, Punch-Out!! has nudged the newly released Boom Blox Bash Party and cult classic Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure out of their spots among the Wii’s ten most critically acclaimed games of all-time.

Metacritic aggregates reviews from Web and print media for average scores. As of today, the Punch-Out!! rating is based on 23 reviews.

An overdue revival of Nintendo’s revered NES and SNES franchise, Punch-Out!! released to retail this week and we’ve absolutely loved it. Now we’re asking you—does Punch-Out!! belong among Wii’s elite?