Post by: UncleBob on March 31, 2010, 12:23:58 PM
Mario poster set - 350 coins
Game & Watch 2 - 800 coins
Post by: NWR_Neal on March 31, 2010, 12:39:10 PM
I'm going go get myself some Grill Off, write up a news story on it, then start filling out my list of surveys for G&W Collection 2.
Post by: Pale on March 31, 2010, 01:05:57 PM
And I have enough coins for both. :)
Post by: NWR_Neal on March 31, 2010, 06:07:42 AM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=22827
Nintendo revealed three new rewards for their Club Nintendo program: a WiiWare title called Grill Off with Ultra Hand!, Game & Watch Collection 2 for DS, and three Mario posters.
Club Nintendo is Nintendo's reward program for their customers that allow them to collect coins by purchasing games and performing surveys. These coins can then be redeemed for different items.
The first new item is Grill Off with Ultra Hand!, an exclusive WiiWare title that originally came out in Japan a few months ago. For 80 coins, players can receive a download code for the game, which is a fast-paced game involving cooking and Nintendo's classic pre-video games toy, the Ultra Hand. There is a single-player and a multiplayer mode, and it uses the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.
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The second one is Game & Watch Collection 2, which is the second DS Game & Watch game to be featured in the program. In the latest game, players can try out Parachute and Octopus, two of Nintendo's Game & Watch titles from the early 1980s. They can also play Parachute X Octopus, which combines the two games and features modern graphics. This reward is available for 800 coins.
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The final reward is a set of three Mario posters. One features the history of Mario, beginning with his humble beginnings in Super Mario Bros. and going all the way up to last fall's New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The second poster features a drawing of Mario and a good deal of the series' cast. The final poster focuses on the man himself. The three posters are available for 350 coins.
Thanks to Uncle Bob for the tip!
Post by: UncleBob on March 31, 2010, 01:09:10 PM
Post by: NWR_Neal on March 31, 2010, 01:11:04 PM
I already had one of the three, and had more than enough points for the other two - so yay!
I kind of want the G&W Collection. I picked up the other two, though.
I need to go on a survey rampage to get G&W Collection...
Post by: Pale on March 31, 2010, 01:16:08 PM
Post by: Pale on March 31, 2010, 01:19:51 PM
It would have been better if each depiction was actually their in game version. 64 should be all blocky.
I guess they didn't do that for the Zelda one either, but for some reason that one just worked better.
Post by: UncleBob on March 31, 2010, 01:36:17 PM
Got Game & Watch ordered. Hopefully I got in fast enough to be towards the front of the queue so I will get it as early as possible.
G&W2 isn't anything to get too excited over. Octopus and Parachute are fun, yes, but the x title leaves something to be desired.
Post by: Pale on March 31, 2010, 01:36:56 PM
My bad. The convo can carry on though!
Post by: vudu on March 31, 2010, 01:37:52 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 31, 2010, 01:44:03 PM
Post by: Halbred on March 31, 2010, 01:47:15 PM
Post by: UncleBob on March 31, 2010, 01:48:37 PM
The Moderation Log doesn't specify--did UncleBob actually post this in the TalkBack section or did Pale move it when we merged the threads?
I did nothing! ;)
I thought for a brief moment about posting this in Talkback, but then decided against it. ;)
Post by: UncleBob on March 31, 2010, 01:54:04 PM
I really think this would help Nintendo do a better job at targeting what kinds of rewards we members want. Hell, I think if we could all tell Nintendo that we like the "History of..." posters, we could get the next three poster set to consist of three "History of..." posters. Metroid, Donkey Kong and... umm... Wario?
Post by: Pale on March 31, 2010, 01:55:19 PM
I then broke everything and had to get Aaron to fix it.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 31, 2010, 02:01:22 PM
He did this in Console Discussion. I had the grand idea of merging and then posting a redirect topic.LOL
I then broke everything and had to get Aaron to fix it.
Post by: Caterkiller on March 31, 2010, 03:34:09 PM
Post by: MegaByte on March 31, 2010, 08:22:43 PM
Post by: UncleBob on March 31, 2010, 11:00:48 PM
Post by: Stratos on April 03, 2010, 07:08:43 PM
Post by: Pale on April 05, 2010, 01:26:42 PM
http://twitpic.com/1dfmdl
What I'm wondering is whether or not these games will become pointless given the onslaught of DSiWare G&W games.
Post by: TJ Spyke on April 05, 2010, 01:29:28 PM
Post by: Mop it up on April 05, 2010, 08:09:45 PM
Why do a sprite for Mario 1, but not for 2, 3, or world?If I remember rightly, the original Super Mario Brothers didn't have any artwork, the box and manual also used an in-game sprite. Every other Mario image there was taken from each game's box or manual.
That middle poster is pretty good, I've always liked a hand-drawn style better than a computer-generated style like the left poster. I might get these, since nothing else really interests me, and I have plenty of coins. Now I just need to figure out for which games the artwork was used, I know I've seen most of those images before...
Post by: TJ Spyke on April 05, 2010, 08:17:15 PM
Why do a sprite for Mario 1, but not for 2, 3, or world?If I remember rightly, the original Super Mario Brothers didn't have any artwork, the box and manual also used an in-game sprite. Every other Mario image there was taken from each game's box or manual.
I didn't realize that until I read your comment. I just looked and you are right, all of those Mario pics in the third poster are taking Mario from the how he looked on the box in each game. The pic of Mario on the box for Super Mario Bros. was a pixel image (as was the tradition for most NES game released in the first year of the systems release in North America).
Post by: MegaByte on April 06, 2010, 01:17:55 PM
