<s>
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
first-party	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
in	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
series	O
feature	O
enhancements	O
such	O
as	O
widescreen	O
support	O
,	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
initially	O
announced	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
de	O
Asobu	O
Selection	O
range	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
Japan	O
in	O
a	O
presentation	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
confirming	O
Pikmin	B-Device
and	O
Donkey	B-Device
Kong	I-Device
Jungle	I-Device
Beat	I-Device
would	O
launch	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
whilst	O
a	O
spokesperson	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Europe	O
confirmed	O
days	O
later	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
also	O
launch	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Device
and	O
Donkey	B-Device
Kong	I-Device
Jungle	I-Device
Beat	I-Device
launched	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
and	O
were	O
followed	O
throughout	O
2009	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
GC	I-Application
,	O
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
launched	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
all	O
games	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
worldwide	O
:	O
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
did	O
not	O
launch	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
until	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Selects	O
game	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
game	O
;	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
,	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
games	O
do	O
not	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
to	O
support	O
GameCube	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Device
and	O
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
allow	O
players	O
to	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
whistle	O
and	O
throw	O
Pikmin	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
draws	O
on	O
the	O
swinging	O
motions	O
seen	O
in	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
to	O
perform	O
various	O
swings	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
character	O
with	O
the	O
control	O
stick	O
if	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
is	O
attached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
use	O
the	O
same	O
control	O
functions	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
first	O
featured	O
in	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
used	O
with	O
a	O
technical	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
first	O
seen	O
when	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Device
Kong	I-Device
Jungle	I-Device
Beat	I-Device
features	O
new	O
levels	O
and	O
modified	O
level	O
design	O
for	O
existing	O
levels	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
platforming	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Device
allows	O
players	O
to	O
roll	O
back	O
their	O
game	O
saves	O
to	O
previous	O
days	O
,	O
erasing	O
only	O
a	O
recent	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
save	O
file	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
did	O
not	O
carry	O
over	O
to	O
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
feature	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
introduced	O
in	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
achievements	O
system	O
,	O
unlockable	O
content	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
take	O
screenshots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Device
Kong	I-Device
Jungle	I-Device
Beat	I-Device
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
,	O
Pikmin	B-Device
and	O
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
have	O
been	O
universally	O
released	O
as	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
games	O
,	O
though	O
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
did	O
not	O
carry	O
the	O
moniker	O
for	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
games	O
were	O
bundled	O
with	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
compilation	O
,	O
which	O
launched	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
was	O
given	O
only	O
one	O
limited	O
edition	O
print	O
run	O
,	O
being	O
discontinued	O
soon	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
until	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
were	O
released	O
as	O
budget	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Selects	O
range	O
;	O
these	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
do	O
not	O
feature	O
reversible	O
cover	O
art	O
or	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
moniker	O
,	O
instead	O
being	O
marketed	O
as	O
classic	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
games	O
with	O
enhanced	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
series	O
features	O
a	O
standard	O
cover	O
art	O
,	O
explaining	O
the	O
premise	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
each	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
cover	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
's	O
cover	O
art	O
is	O
reversible	O
;	O
reversing	O
the	O
cover	O
shows	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
cover	O
art	O
with	O
no	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
without	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
launch	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
January	O
2015	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
followed	O
in	O
2016	O
by	O
Donkey	B-Device
Kong	I-Device
Jungle	I-Device
Beat	I-Device
,	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Japan	O
Europe	O
North	O
America	O
Australia	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
