WiiU and Wii Selects vs OriginalGiven a choice off the store shelf, I usually buy the Selects or Greatest Hits versions of games. With very few exceptions such as PS2 Grand Theft Auto IV, the later release sometimes have additional levels and features (PS2 Silent Hill for example) as well as bug fixes.
I can never understand why some collectors prefer the original. Sure it initially costs more, but in total inventory the Selects and Greatest Hits only come out after a given title has sold in huge quantities. The newer Selects and Greatest Hits overall inventory are usually less total numbers making it more rare; depending how many more sales it has by the end of a console cycle.
However around a year or so ago, Nintendo no longer includes game manuals for the WiiU games. Recently some WiiU and Wii games were released as Selects at a much cheaper price.
However, none will include a game manual! http://nintendoeverything.com/new-nintendo-selects-officially-announced-for-north-america/
New Nintendo Selects officially announced for North AmericaNintendo has officially confirmed the newest wave of Nintendo Selects for North America. Several Wii U, 3DS, and Wii games will be joining the lineup next month.
Super Mario 3D World, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Pikmin 3, NES Remix Pack, Yoshi’s New Island, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and Mario Party: Island Tour, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Donkey Kong Country Returns, and Super Mario All-Stars will be dropped to $19.99. This starts on March 11.
Disregarding the overly light blue WiiU color, here are all of the Nintendo Select box art:
- Nintendo Selects 02-11-2016.jpg (200.22 KiB) Viewed 13619 times
WiiU Pikmin 3The Selects version has no manual, just a flyer pointing to an online manual at Nintendo.
The online game manual of course will eventually go away as Nintendo moves on to their next console. Finding the original game with manual at Gamestop is a very long shot. There are sellers online that sometimes sell game manuals separately.
Here is an Ebay link for Pikmin Case and Manual initially showing all
225 sold. It appears now as the last copy sells, another is placed. Maybe a few buyers did not come thru; the Seller (99.89% Positive Feedback) is now only adding just one unit at a time until all transactions are closed.
Pikmin 3 Wiiu Wii u - REPLACEMENT CASE & INSTRUCTIONS - NO GAME <$8.98 Shipped>"NO GAME INCLUDED! REPLACEMENT GAME CD CASE AND INSTRUCTIONS ONLY! EVERYTHING LOOKS PERFECT! EXCELLENT CONDITION! Increase the value of your game by having the box and instructions!"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pikmin-3-Wiiu-W ... RK:MESE:IT
BUY PIKMIN 3 NOW, WILL DEFINITELY GO UP IN PRICE!Oh and I found a Gamestop that did have a USED copy of WiiU Pikmin 3 for $18.99; the original release with game manual! The game was just traded in two days before, hoo yeah I got it! The cover is faded, but the game disc, manual and flyer inside are all pristine. Fortunately I have a replacement case and manual ordered from Ebay; the cover for one game and the manual for the Selects version. After purchasing the two games and order the replacement docs online, still cheaper then the original price of $59.99.
The Pikmin series has always been a pricey rare item since first released on the GamecubeNo worries on the faded cover original; a replacement Case, Cover, and Manual on the way!
- WiiU Pikmin 3 Original And Selects.JPG (106.44 KiB) Viewed 13637 times
Wii Super Mario All Stars Limited EditionOnce again, the additional content is not included in the newer Selects release. The Game Manual, CD in Red Case and History Booklet are only in the original Limited Edition.
Some weeks back, in anticipation for the U.S. release of
Wii Selects Super Mario All Stars, I went online and ordered the CD with Red Case and History Book. Not a bad price, Ebay listings averaging around ten bucks shipped CIB. I was so tempted to buy it sealed for a crisp book inside, but went with a seller that displayed the CD opened advertising NEW condition with multiple closeup pictures of CD, Case and History Booklet.
To think I passed up the red cased CD a year ago at a local Thrift Store! Ah, well this one is CIB with the booklet.
Discovered a CIB with outer box - Just missing the Soundtrack replaced aboveTo CIB your Wii Super Mario All Stars search Gamestop local stores. A very very slim chance one location just might have the extra Soundtrack CD Red Case and History Book. The rarest item would be the outer cardboard box to hold both game case and soundtrack case.
Currently on EBay the price for a CIB Soundtrack with History Book is only ten dollars! As the word gets out on the bare bones Wii Selects Super Mario All Stars, the bonus material will definitely go up in price!
LINKS
WiiU Pikmin 3 - Gamestop Used $18.99 / Download $59.99
http://www.gamestop.com/wii-u/games/pikmin-3/102520
Wii Super Mario All Stars - Gamestop Used $18.99
http://www.gamestop.com/wii/games/super-mario-all-stars-limited-edition/87690
Wii Super Mario All Stars Soundtrack - Ebay $9.99
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=wi ... d&_sacat=0
NTSC English Pikmin 3 PDF Manual
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/WiiU_Pikmin_3.pdf
PAL English Pikmin 3 PDF Manual
https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media ... in3_EN.pdf
Other WiiU and Wii PDF Manuals
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/manuals/wiiu.jsp
Mario Mahem Replacement PDF Manuals
http://www.mariomayhem.com/downloads/mario_instruction_booklets/CRTGAMER wrote:1. Buy WiiU Pikmin 3 while you can, the disc version will definitely shoot up in price!
2. Buy the original Wii Super Mario All Stars if you want at least the Game Manual. Search ALL the Gamestop locations, just maybe on a slim chance might find the Outer Cardboard Box, History Book and Sound Track CD.
- OR -
3. Wii Mario All Stars Bonus Sound Track with History Book is currently averaging for only ten dollars online. Buy the newer Selects or Original locally and order the bonus material online from Ebay IMMEDIATELY. That bonus CD Red DVD Case with History Book will also shoot up in price as other buyers scramble to "CIB" the newer Selects incomplete release. As mentioned earlier, the rarest item of this game would be the original release Outer Cardboard Box for holding both cases!
All my Movie cardboard sleeves and game cardboard boxes get the "BookOff Comic Bag" treatment to keep the cardboard crisp clean. I have surplus standard DVD bags from BookOff and for larger boxes a plastic bag cut to size with sides sealed with clear tape. The top flap just folds over so game can easily be removed and played.
Note the red tabs on the top right that were trimmed off the inside of the red case. The History Book (thicker then game manual) can be damaged by the clips which are standard design for a second disc holder. Since there is no second disc inside the red case, best to remove the clips.
- Wii Super Mario All Stars Limited Edition.JPG (92.74 KiB) Viewed 13637 times