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Pikmin 2 Makes Its US Wii Debut and Joins Mario Power Tennis in Nintendo Selects
May 14, in the year of our Lord 2012 –
Nintendo is adding two great games to the Nintendo Selects value
collection for the Wii console on June 10 with Mario Power
Tennis and Pikmin 2, a Nintendo GameCube classic making its U.S.
debut on Wii. Nintendo Selects games are available at a
suggested retail price of $19.99.
Separately, two of the best-selling Wii games of all time will
be getting new prices: Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Donkey Kong
Country Returns each will be available at a suggested retail
price of $29.99. The value pricing provides shoppers with a
great way to expand their game collections with some of the
hottest Wii games around.
Pikmin 2 has updated controls optimized for the Wii console as
players help brave Captain Olimar and his assistant, Louie,
salvage treasures and return them to their home planet. In
addition to the original red, blue and yellow Pikmin from the
first game, players can also take command ofpurple and white
Pikmin, creating a wealth of new strategic options.
Additionally, Pikmin 2 features a frantic, two-player
split-screen multiplayer battle mode, for which additional
accessories are required and are sold separately.
Mario Power Tennis lets players power up their tennis game by
swinging the Wii Remote to smack powerful forehands and
backhands. Players can take on the role of their favorite
Mushroom Kingdom characters and play on imaginative courts not
possible in the real world, including a court littered with
Mario-style power-ups. As players win tournaments, clear
minigames or challenge Gimmick Courts, they unlock new
characters, courts and challenges. Up to four players can
compete in wild multiplayer action.
The fan-favorite Super Smash Bros. Brawl features dozens of
characters from numerous Nintendo games and franchises in a
battle royale. Up to four players can battle in the same room or
over a broadband Internet connection. To date the game has sold
nearly 5.5 million in the United States alone.
Donkey Kong Country Returns is a new take on the classic
platforming, barrel-blasting and banana-hoarding franchise. The
game features the first simultaneous cooperative game-play mode
for the series, allowing both novice and skilled players to play
the game together. Players run, jump, climb and defeat enemies
through diverse environments until they retrieve Donkey Kong's
stolen banana hoard. The game has sold more than 2.5 million in
the United States.
Other games in the Nintendo Selects collection include Super
Mario Galaxy, Mario Strikers Charged, Punch-Out!!, Super Paper
Mario, Wii Sports, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess,
Animal Crossing: City Folk and Mario Super Sluggers.
For more information about Nintendo Selects, visit
http://www.nintendo.com/games/nintendoselects.