strangenova wrote:I can't speak for the older selects, but I got a Wii u, a Wii, and a 3ds select from this batch and none of them came with a manual
I just picked up the LAST copy of Pikmin 3 at my local Best Buy (was in the back storeroom) and after breaking the shrink wrap confirmed no game manual! A flyer inside pointing out the manual can be read online.
Turns out around a year ago WiiU games no longer include a printed manual, just the stupid flyer stating the manual can be streamed from online. For example, WiiU NES Remix even original appears to not ever include a printed manual.
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Checking online, no Gamestop (over 30 locations) in my area has a used copy of Pikmin 3 in stock. I wanted to verify if the original came with a manual. Of note, the few Gamestop stores I visited yesterday mentioned they have not seen Pikmin 3 for quite some time and already sold out of the Selects version.
I also confirmed as in the other Selects games, Wii Super Mario All Stars does not include a manual. No Bonus Soundtrack CD or History Book or outer box to house both cases.
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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 the manual. Search ALL the Gamestop locations, just maybe on a slim chance might find the outer 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 others try to "CIB" the newer selects incomplete release. As mentioned earlier, the rarest item of this game would be the original release outer cardboard box!