Author Topic: Europeans Can Purchase VC Games With Stars (Read 7634 times)

Svevan · « **on:** December 09, 2006, 11:44:41 AM »

Stars can be gained by registering Nintendo products online and purchasing a Wii.

Eurogamer reported yesterday that European Wii players will be able to use Stars to redeem Wii Points for Virtual Console use. Stars are points that accumulate on a Nintendo-Europe.com account when a player purchases Nintendo products and registers them online. EuroGamer says that Stars even come with your purchase of a Wii, and can be gained by purchasing Virtual Console games and taking a short survey.

Nintendo encourages users in all regions to register their products online, but so far only Nintendo of Europe has translated this registration into a benefit with monetary value.

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #1 on:** December 09, 2006, 12:04:40 PM »

Bastards.

Pale · « **Reply #2 on:** December 09, 2006, 12:07:14 PM »

I'm glad I've registered all my games here in the USA. Ever since NOA announced the system, they've had so many great free items! I mean, I think I got some crappy Pokemon skin for my GameCube once.

WuTangTurtle · « **Reply #3 on:** December 09, 2006, 12:15:50 PM »

u got a pokemon skin, wtf! The last thing i ever recieved was that Zelda Disc, it was great and all but since this whole thing started i was so hoping for what the japanese got.

Everyone should start b!tching out Reggie till he gives this to us.

Zach · « **Reply #4 on:** December 09, 2006, 12:29:32 PM »

They ask us to register our games, but they never ever give us any incentive. I only have three games registered, and that was just to get that 3 month subscription to Nintendo Power that had that Wii disk in it.

NOA sucks.

Smoke39 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 09, 2006, 01:17:58 PM »

The only reason I've registered anything was to get that pink DS stylus.

Ceric · « **Reply #6 on:** December 09, 2006, 01:45:36 PM »

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Originally posted by: Smoke39
The only reason I've registered anything was to get that pink DS stylus.

Which I got as well. I was hoping Kirby would be on it.

Yes feel the rage. Feel what was the starting foundation for hating NoA like I do.

As the "Largest Independent Nintendo Website." Someone should write a coherent editorial about this situation with NoA. Every time we get a piece of news the situation with NoA keeps getting more and more ridiculous.

It's like there saying, "Hey we've got a little success here. What is the least we can do."

I mean NoA only cares about Big Mainstream Corporate Press and they keep slapping us around. Their only saving grace is that there Customer Service is awesome if you have a problem and lately we've gotten to be the Guinea Pig population for new consoles. Arg...

optimisticlimbo · « **Reply #7 on:** December 09, 2006, 02:05:40 PM »

I got the Zelda disc, pink stylus, and Metroid Prime 2 preview disc. Then they just seemed to stop giving stuff out. What was the point of ever registering anything if they're just going to abandon the program?

UncleBob · « **Reply #8 on:** December 09, 2006, 02:06:05 PM »

My Nintendo Registration Gifts so far:

Gift - Requirement
Zelda Collector's Edition Disc (GCN) - Register two of four select games (Mario Party 5, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Avalanche 1080 and Mario and Luigi: SuperStar Saga).
Metriod Prime 2: Echos demo disc (GCN) - Register a total of five items.
Three Month trial subscription to the new Nintendo Power - Register any three items.
Pokémon themed skin for GameCube - Register Pokémon XD.
Pink Kirby Stylus (original DS) - Register Kirby: Canvas Curse.
Three month extended warranty for Wii - Register Wii.
Chance to win GBA game - Register GBA, GBASP or Game Boy micro.
Chance to win DS game - Register DS or DSLite.
Chance to win GCN game - Register Nintendo GameCube.
Custom Robo print - Register Custom Robo (CA only).
Nintendogs - Unknown?

I think that's it... I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

Current NoA Promotions:
https://my.nintendo.com/consumer/opr_promos.jsp

Tuxedo.Bond · « **Reply #9 on:** December 09, 2006, 02:24:35 PM »

That is scarce, and not only that but last time I looked it was a major pain trying to find that darn-out-of the way "Promotions" page.

UncleBob · « **Reply #10 on:** December 09, 2006, 02:37:20 PM »

I have it bookmarked and check it every so often,

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #11 on:** December 09, 2006, 02:58:27 PM »

Hooray! We get screwed again. Although, even after accounting for 18% tax included in the price of the Wii, it still costs about $60 or so more over there.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 09, 2006, 04:17:57 PM »

I wonder if Nintendo thinks that free swag belongs to a niche market?

Ceric · « **Reply #13 on:** December 09, 2006, 04:36:22 PM »

Not Nintendo only NoA.

Crimm · « **Reply #14 on:** December 09, 2006, 04:40:33 PM »

Why is NoA so bad with the schwag?

King of Twitch · « **Reply #15 on:** December 09, 2006, 05:38:33 PM »

NA- Timely launch
Japan- Lower price and wider selection of VC games
Europe- Free wii points

Glass is one-third full or one-third empty for everyone, depending on how you look at it.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #16 on:** December 09, 2006, 06:29:37 PM »

Some good news.

For all the US complainers: We get 2.50$ worth of Wii points for every 75$ game purchase (with games arriving 3 months late or never). Would you really want that?

Klapaucius · « **Reply #17 on:** December 09, 2006, 07:10:02 PM »

Ha. Finally a use for the Stars Shatalogue.

UncleBob · « **Reply #18 on:** December 10, 2006, 02:15:01 AM »

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Originally posted by: MJRx9000
NA- Timely launch
Japan- Lower price and wider selection of VC games
Europe- Free wii points

Glass is one-third full or one-third empty for everyone, depending on how you look at it.

That's an awfully strange glass you have there, defying all rules of math.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #19 on:** December 10, 2006, 02:39:07 AM »

He used it to drink singularity juice.

matt oz · « **Reply #20 on:** December 10, 2006, 03:58:45 AM »

I've registered 3 systems and 9 games, and all I ever got was the Zelda disc.

18 Days · « **Reply #21 on:** December 10, 2006, 04:14:26 AM »

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Originally posted by: MJRx9000
NA- Timely launch
Japan- Lower price and wider selection of VC games
Europe- Free wii points

Glass is one-third full or one-third empty for everyone, depending on how you look at it.

Australia- Nothing
Awesome!

However...
And I think NWR should report this as news. On PAL consoles, if you change your country, you can shop in foriegn Virtual Console stores witht he same Wii Points and swap back with nothing bad happening. Just watch the number of Swedes owning Wii's dramatically increase when they get Opera, only to see them disapeer the next day.

Now while this is getting a bit ambitious, after successfully smuggling Bomberman 93 across the digital border last night. I think I'm going to try and register my quite substansial collection of Euro games and see if I can get some star points. Because that would be awesome.

technofranki · « **Reply #22 on:** December 10, 2006, 08:31:26 AM »

It's not for all Europeans, I think. Only for those in UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, France and Italy. Correct me if I'm wrong. I live in Norway and we can't register Stars (not htat I know of, anyway).

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #23 on:** December 10, 2006, 02:07:10 PM »

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Originally posted by: MJRx9000
NA- Timely launch
Japan- Lower price and wider selection of VC games
Europe- Free wii points

Glass is one-third full or one-third empty for everyone, depending on how you look at it.

Hardly. How does a three week earlier launch make up for free money or better game selection? I'll give you a hint, it doesn't.

PoopyLoopy · « **Reply #24 on:** December 10, 2006, 02:20:03 PM »

Uhhhhh, I can't get my free Nintendo Power

It says that the site is not found

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