Strong demand and technical issues necessitated the extension.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/26884
Club Nintendo will be extending their offer for fans to get the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D soundtrack to midnight tonight. To get the CD, members will have to register the game and complete a short survey.
Club Nintendo states "Due to strong demand and technical issues, we are extending this offer. Members who register the game by midnight, Pacific Time on Monday June 20, 2011 will receive the soundtrack CD."
The CD includes 50 tracks from the game, some that have never before released and one fully orchestrated medley specially recorded for the soundtrack.
They're doing this because many had problems registering for it. I was one of them. After registering the game, the offer for the CD was supposed to pop up and for many it never did. Nintendo's help lines were busy all day yesterday.I had the same problem, so I called Nintendo and they sorted it all out. They really do have some of the best customer service.
I was pleased that NOA actually still has CS reps in the US (yay acronyms!), it was refreshing.
Everyone else who ordered on Amazon, just go to a store and buy it and then return your Amazon copy when it comes. Kind of a pain in the ass but that way you still get the CD.
Nintendo's handling of this soundtrack is just down right horrible. Such a small time limited just excludes anyone that would have ordered the game online (sometimes the only option for many).
Not all Walmarts carry every game at launch. Especially when it comes to hand held titles. I was in two (these were the super size 24/hour kind) in somewhat decent sized cities/mall areas Sunday morning running some errands. Neither had the game in stock. Had plenty of Duke Nukem copies but no Zelda at all. Not sold out but none at all. You can not count on Walmart to have copies of games unless it's something massive, at least not at launch. A week or two later sure. As much as we are looking forward to it, Zelda:OoT is not a massive title or launch. Outside of Nintendo forums it isn't seen that way and nor has it been treated that way by NoA from what I can tell.Nintendo's handling of this soundtrack is just down right horrible. Such a small time limited just excludes anyone that would have ordered the game online (sometimes the only option for many).
Why is the only option for some? Small towns at least have a walmart that has games . If you know you wanted the CD you should have canceled the online pre-order and bought it in-store. Now I understand some games not being available widely like the phoenix wright games so online would be best, but this is Zelda it's going to be at every store that carries videogames.
It will take time to return the Amazon copy and even then you'd have to pay to have it shipped back because the order wasn't in error.Return the copy you got from Amazon to the physical store at which you purchased the other copy.
I ordered from Amazon and got my copy today. Gotta love Amazon Prime. I'm already regretting registering it now to get the CD instead of waiting two weeks for it to count for the new Club Nintendo year. All the songs will be available online once the disc ships out, and I'm only going to use the disc once, to rip it to my computer, and then it will just sit on a shelf.
Yeah - it sucks for those who ordered online, but them's the breaks.
Thanks, Nintendo, for helping B&M stores stay relevant. :D
As for Nintendo "making" you "jump through hoops" - they didn't (aside from the glitch some of us were struck with... even then, it wasn't really a "hoop"). They made the deal VERY clear from the beginning. Buy the game, be one of the first to register it, get a free LIMITED EDITION soundtrack. Far from "hoops" - and here's hoping everyone's whining about it doesn't stop Nintendo from doing more promotions in the future.
I can assure you, pretty much every Walmart in the country had copies of this game. I work in the smallest format Supercenter and we had it. I was in a hometown store today (a non-grocery Walmart - yes, they still exist) and they had several copies of it. Now, the store may not have had them out yet... but that's a whole different story.
Thank you for your interest in this offer. All members who registered the game by 12:01am Pacific Time Tuesday, June 21, 2011 will receive the CD. Beyond this date, we will continue to send CDs to registrants on a first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last.https://club.nintendo.com/ocarina_of_time_3d_soundtrack_offer.do (https://club.nintendo.com/ocarina_of_time_3d_soundtrack_offer.do)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Official Soundtrack CD Offer has ended. Thanks to all who participated
I ordered from Amazon and got my copy today. Gotta love Amazon Prime. I'm already regretting registering it now to get the CD instead of waiting two weeks for it to count for the new Club Nintendo year. All the songs will be available online once the disc ships out, and I'm only going to use the disc once, to rip it to my computer, and then it will just sit on a shelf.
