Press Release: Only the Best Games Can Be Called "Players Choice"
From Videogame Morgue File
ONLY THE BEST GAMES CAN BE CALLED "PLAYERS CHOICE"[edit]
Classic Games Brought to New Generation of Game Players
LOS ANGELES, May 16, 1996 -- Nintendo today announced the launch of the Player's Choice Series of games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super NES). Beginning with the May 20, 1996 release of Super Mario Kart, these perennial favorites are being re-released to a new generation of Super NES players with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $34.95. "Each of the games included in the Player's Choice Series was chosen because of the Top 10 status it grew to when originally released," says Peter Main, Nintendo of America's executive vice president, sales and marketing. All games in the series will be identical to the original favorites. Additional games scheduled for re-release include: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Tetris & Dr. Mario, Super Mario All-Stars and Sim City. Packaging of all games has been redesigned to include special gold seals identifying the title as a Player's Choice. Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan is the leader in the worldwide $15 billion retail video game industry. Nintendo and its international subsidiaries have sold more than one billion video games worldwide. As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Washington, serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere, where more than 40 percent of American homes own a Nintendo System.
