Play on the Wii selection

The Play on the Wii selection, known in Japan as Wii de Asobu,cite web | url = http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/10/new-wii-specifi.html | title = New Wii-Specific Pikmin in the Works | publisher = Wired | date = 2008-10-03 | author = Jean Snow | accessdate = 2008-10-05 ] is a program by Nintendo to upgrade several GameCube games for release on the Wii. These re-releases will incorporate graphical improvements, which includes 16:9 widescreen support.cite web |last=Thomas |first=Lucas |title=Presenting the "Play it on Wii Selection" |publisher=IGN |date=2008-10-02 |accessdate=2008-10-08 |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/915/915548p1.html] They will also feature reconfigured controls to fit the Wii Remote.cite web | url = http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/86630-Gamecube-Ports-Pikmin-Metroid-for-Wii | title = Gamecube Ports Pikmin, Metroid for Wii | date = 2008-10-03 | accessdate = 2008-10-05 | publisher = The Escapist | author = Logan Frederick ] These titles will be offered at budget pricing.cite web | url = http://wii.ign.com/articles/915/915529p1.html | title = First Look: Wii de Asobu Pikmin | author = John Tanaka | date = 2008-10-02 | accessdate = 2008-10-05 | publisher = IGN ] There has so far been no mention of the Play on the Wii selection games being released in North America.

The first game scheduled for release for the Play on the Wii selection is "Donkey Kong Jungle Beat" on Start date|2008|12|11 in Japan, followed by a new version of "Pikmin" on Start date|2008|12|25, also in Japan. Other games planned for release include "Chibi-Robo!", "Pikmin 2", "Mario Power Tennis", "Metroid Prime", and "" — all scheduled for release in vgy|2009.

Many of the games are expected to take advantage of the Wii Remote, although it is likely that the adaptation of "Chibi-Robo!" will have controls more similar to the original. In "Donkey Kong Jungle Beat", players will use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to create the motions of playing bongos, as a substitution for using the DK Bongos for the GameCube. IGN has suggested that the adaptations of the first two "Pikmin" games will allow players to point-and-click with the Wii Remote to select and direct units. The adaptation of "Mario Power Tennis" is expected to draw on the swinging motions seen in "Wii Sports", while the adaptations for the "Metroid Prime" series are expected to use the remote to point and aim similar to "". In fact, an earlier prototype of the control scheme had already been used with "Metroid Prime 2: Echoes", back when the remote was first announced.

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