GameCube Classics, Pikmen 2, Mario Tennis on the Wii, Smash Bros Brawl and DKC Returns discounted.

The Wii haven’t had much news lately, so any news should be good news right? Well that’s what Nintendo is hoping with adding four new games to the Wii Classics, despite two of them never reached North American shores.

Pikmen 2 and Mario Power Tennis, two Gamecube ports redesigned for the Wii with new controls have never reached North American stores until now, being priced at $19.99 under the “Nintendo Selects” titles, the games are set to launch on June 10th.

Now if your looking for something actual Wii titles, well your in luck, two of the best titles on the Wii will be set under the “Nintendo Selects” banner as well. Nintendo’s own Super Smash Brothers Brawl, and Retro Studios Donkey Kong Country Returns will join the other titles at a slightly discounted price at $29.99. I think we all can agree that it’s about time these two titles should be discounted (it has been two years since the launch of Brawl), but it is strange that they are $10 more than the other titles.

PRESS RELEASE

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.