Post by: Kairon on September 21, 2006, 03:37:37 PM
Imagine:
Pre-order of Super Mario Galaxy ............................... (free download of Super Mario Bros. Arcade)
Purchase of any brand new Wii title ......................... 150 Wii Points
Purchase of any first or third party accessory ........... 100 Wii Points
Purchase of assorted Nintendo-related collectibles .. 50 Wii Points
Purchase of Pokemon CCG Booster Card Pack .......... 25 Wii Points
Purchase of assorted Nintendo-related candy .......... 10 Wii Points
So far pretty predictable right? But what about tie-ins at McDonalds, or with Snapple, or other brands?
Common Instant-Win McDonald's Game Piece ......... 500 Wii Points
Common Winning Snapple Pop Cap ......................... 25 Wii Points
Inside every box of Life cereal ................................. 50 Wii Points
Inside every fruit-by-the-foot wrapper ..................... 3 Wii Points
Or how about as rewards for those credit-like/debit cards that are aimed towards kids, and that parents deposit money into and control?
Never hitting your spending limit for three months .. 1000 Wii Points
These could be air miles... for kids! A great way to conduct microtransactions with your customers in an invisible and painless manner!
~Carmine M. Red
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Post by: ProfessorCFK on September 21, 2006, 04:20:32 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on September 21, 2006, 04:21:43 PM
Nintendo won't do any kind of promotion with Wi points just like Xbox Live Arcade. Nintendo will charge for Wii points and may give "Deals" on it if you buy X number of points but beyond that there is no indication they will do anything more unless the VC sales start hurting.
Post by: Kairon on September 21, 2006, 04:21:54 PM
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: Kairon on September 21, 2006, 04:23:21 PM
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Originally posted by: VGrevolution
My prediction is:
Nintendo won't do any kind of promotion with Wi points just like Xbox Live Arcade. Nintendo will charge for Wii points and may give "Deals" on it if you buy X number of points but beyond that there is no indication they will do anything more unless the VC sales start hurting.
Probably true... but isn't it fun to speculate!
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on September 21, 2006, 04:26:37 PM
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Originally posted by: KaironQuote
Originally posted by: VGrevolution
My prediction is:
Nintendo won't do any kind of promotion with Wi points just like Xbox Live Arcade. Nintendo will charge for Wii points and may give "Deals" on it if you buy X number of points but beyond that there is no indication they will do anything more unless the VC sales start hurting.
Probably true... but isn't it fun to speculate!
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Definately and I would love to see that happen, but so far Nintendo doesn't seem to be in the giving mood hehe
. But hey I hope I am wrong, and I guess there is a chance of it since it appears most VC games will be no frills added, which creates an opening to use games as incentives from it since they have such low production costs.
Post by: Kairon on September 21, 2006, 04:30:47 PM
Like how air-miles work: airlines sell the miles at a bulk rate to other companies that use them in promotions, then the customers redeem those miles, which in truth have already been paid for by the company that was in the middle! The customer gets drawn in to buying the product, the middle company gets more sales, and the original company gets paid anyways, as well as luring more attention from those who wouldn't normally consider them!
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: IceCold on September 21, 2006, 04:55:37 PM
Post by: Arbok on September 21, 2006, 06:09:33 PM
Post by: wandering on September 21, 2006, 08:06:07 PM
1. wiipoints would only be rewarded for virtual console purchases.
2. Especially good games would be "blacked out"from free wiipoints.
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So far pretty predictable right? But what about tie-ins at McDonalds, or with Snapple, or other brands?
But then someone might buy thousands of dollars worth of Healthy Choice pudding just for the Wiipoints....
Post by: Kairon on September 21, 2006, 08:24:02 PM
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Originally posted by: wandering
I think the problem with your scheme, kairon, is that hardcore gamers could buy a bunch of Wii games and then snap up all the good VC games for free. Nintendo wouldn't want that. So I'd guess, if such a thing would come to be, that there would be the following restrictions:
1. wiipoints would only be rewarded for virtual console purchases.
2. Especially good games would be "blacked out"from free wiipoints.Quote
So far pretty predictable right? But what about tie-ins at McDonalds, or with Snapple, or other brands?
But then someone might buy thousands of dollars worth of Healthy Choice pudding just for the Wiipoints....
Hmmm... good point about hardcore gamers getting free stuff, we don't want that do we? Maybe no Wii Points for game purchases?
But that Healthy Choice pudding? A thing of beauty... especially since Healthy Choice will have purchased the Wii Points from Nintendo already, so Nintendo already got paid anyways.
And I practically live on Healthy Choice in my dorms... this'd be good news for me.
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: Ceric on September 21, 2006, 08:44:44 PM
Post by: Blue Plant on September 21, 2006, 09:08:15 PM
But yeah, it is fun to dream about the promos NOA could do. It's at least something, considering all the cool goodies the Japanese get.
Post by: King of Twitch on September 21, 2006, 09:20:25 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on September 22, 2006, 12:50:02 AM
Well, at least I hope they'll switch over from giving out star points to giving out Wii points with hardware and games.
Post by: JonLeung on September 22, 2006, 04:50:47 AM
Also, I see no mention of WiiPoints given out with subscriptions to Nintendo Power or the purchase of Official Nintendo Power Player's Guides. The Nintendo Power one in particular seems the most likely.
