REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nintendo is dropping the suggested retail price of its Wii™ system to $149.99 and including a Mario™ game with the Wii hardware. Starting May 15, the newly priced Wii system will come in either black or white with the Mario Kart™ Wii game and a matching colored Wii Wheel™ accessory, replacing the previously included Wii Sports™ and Wii Sports Resort™ games.

Also on May 15, Nintendo launches the new Nintendo® Selects collection of Wii games, a set of popular games that millions of people have already experienced, at a suggested retail price of $19.99. The four must-own games in this collection are The Legend of Zelda™: Twilight Princess, Animal Crossing™: City Folk, Mario™ Super Sluggers and Wii Sports, which is available for the first time as a separate software purchase. Parents and video game fans can now easily expand their library of fun, family-friendly Wii games.

“From the day it launched, Wii has let players of all ages and experience levels have fun with one another,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “The new suggested retail pricing for both the hardware and select games will help create more of these magical moments for even greater numbers of people.”

With Mario Kart Wii now included with the Wii hardware, players will be able to enjoy fun go-kart racing with Mario and all his Mushroom Kingdom pals right out of the box. The Wii Remote™ Plus controller, Nunchuk™ controller and Wii Wheel included in the package will all match the hardware, meaning they will be either black or white. The new black Wii Wheel will also be available separately at a suggested retail price of $9.99.

Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://wii.com.

Madrid, 4 de mayo de 2011.- Con las vacaciones de verano a la vuelta de la esquina, Nintendo ha anunciado hoy su propia operación bikini con el lanzamiento, el próximo 20 de mayo, de Nintendo Selects, una nueva gama de juegos que agrupará títulos populares de Wii a un precio rebajado para ser disfrutados por toda la familia.[1]

Además, ese mismo día Nintendo lanzará un nuevo Pack Mario Kart Wii, que incluirá una consola Wii blanca, un mando de Wii Plus, un nunchaco, un Wii Wheel (volante de Wii) y una unidad de Mario Kart Wii, juego del que ya ha vendido 899.285 unidades en España, según cifras de la consultora independiente GfK.[2]

Nintendo también ha anunciado que el 20 de mayo de 2011 reducirá el precio tarifa de su Pack Wii Sports Resort, que incluye una consola Wii negra, un mando de Wii Plus, un nunchaco y un disco que incluye los juegos Wii Sports y Wii Sports Resort.[3]

La nueva gama Nintendo Selects incluirá una selección de juegos populares de Wii para toda la familia, que incluye Wii Sports™, WarioWare™: Smooth Moves, Mario Strikers™ Charged Football y Animal Crossing™: Let’s Go To The City.

Wii Sports es el juego que introdujo la nueva forma de jugar a los videojuegos con su lanzamiento en 2006 junto con la consola Wii. El título ofrece cinco experiencias deportivas –tenis, bolos, golf, boxeo y baseball-, que implican el uso del mando de Wii de maneras diferentes haciendo que el usuario juegue a través del movimiento natural de su mano.

Por su parte, con más de 200 rapidísimos microjuegos y unos controles que harán que agites los brazos y de brincos por tu salón, WarioWare: Smooth Moves lleva el juego interactivo a un nuevo nivel. Sólo necesitas el mando de Wii y saber moverte bien para ser el campeón. No pararás de contonearte, agacharte y girar sobre ti mismo hasta alcanzar la victoria.

En Mario Strikers Charged Football, Mario lleva su estilo propio al terreno de juego. Se trata de la segunda entrega de un juego de fútbol protagonizado por el icono de Nintendo tras Mario Smash Football (Nintendo Game Cube, 2006) y te permite usar el mando de Wii y el nunchaco para hacerte con el balón, meter goles sin parar y controlar a tu portero para detener cualquier intento de entrada de la pelota en tu portería.

Por último, en Animal Crossing: Let’s Go To The City podrás pasar el día haciendo el vago y charlando con tus amigos (usando el micrófono ambiental Wii Speak de la consola, que permite mantener conversaciones en el juego de salón a salón); convertirte en un adicto al trabajo, obsesionado con pagar cuanto antes su hipoteca y ampliar su casa; o bien optar por el camino intermedio y cumplir con tus obligaciones dejando siempre hueco a tus hobbies. Y es que en el juego podrás salir a pescar, plantar árboles y flores, explorar el terreno en busca de fósiles y objetos de civilizaciones pasadas, visitar museos, observar las estrellas, decorar tu casa, ir al teatro… Incluso podrás convertirte en un empresario de las casas de subastas y descubrir así una faceta que desconocías. ¡Todo depende de ti!

Para disfrutar durante horas de un entretenimiento de calidad, no te pierdas Nintendo Selects ni el Pack Mario Kart Wii a partir del 20 de mayo.

4th May 2011 - With the summer holidays edging closer into view, Nintendo today announced the launch of a new range of software titles that are light on the wallet and heavy on fun. The Nintendo Selects range, launching on 20th May 2011, is a value for money selection of popular Wii game titles for all the family.

What’s more, Nintendo will also launch a new entry level Mario Kart Wii Pack on the same day. The new pack will contain a white Wii console, Wii Remote Plus, Nunchuk, Wii Wheel and a copy of Mario Kart Wii.

Nintendo has also announced that on 20th May 2011 it will be reducing the trade price of its existing Wii Sports Resort Pack, which includes a black Wii console, Wii Remote Plus, Nunchuk and a copy of Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort on one disc.

The games in the Nintendo Selects range offer social gaming fun for the whole family. Titles included are Wii Sports, WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Mario Strikers Charged Football and Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City.

Wii Sports originally gripped the globe when Wii was launched, but remains every bit as entertaining today! Wii Sports offers five distinct sporting experiences in the shape of Tennis, Bowling, Golf, Boxing and Baseball - each using the Wii Remote in a different way to provide a natural, intuitive and realistic feel. Warm up and throw yourself into the action with the hit sports game that will have you on your feet and having fun faster than you can swing a tennis racquet.

With over 200 lightening-quick microgames and controls that will have you waving, flapping and jumping around, WarioWare: Smooth Moves takes interactive gaming to a new level. All you need is a Wii Remote and your best moves to be the champ. With hundreds of microgames and with the help of the Wii Remote, you will swing, spin and squat your way to victory.

Mario takes to the soccer pitch in Mario Strikers Charged Football, bringing his own unique 'fighting football' style to Wii. In this follow-up to Mario Smash Football, you use the skills provided by the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controller to win the ball, score unstoppable goals and take control of the goalkeeper to perform spectacular saves.

In Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City you can while away the day chatting with friends, be a workaholic or figure out a pace of life to suit somewhere in-between. Try your hand at fishing, plant trees and flowers, discover artifacts from ancient worlds, gaze at the stars, decorate your home, see a hit show or make a name for yourself as an auction-house entrepreneur. It’s all up to you!

For hours of great value entertainment for all the family, look out for the Nintendo Selects range and Mario Kart Wii Pack when they launch across Europe on 20th May 2011.