Author Topic: UncleBob's gimme your codes thread! (Or, how to get free-ish Nintendo Points!) (Read 100004 times)

EasyCure · « **Reply #175 on:** August 10, 2009, 01:46:19 PM »

Quote from: UncleBob on August 07, 2009, 09:32:54 AM

Yup.

Can someone tell me if this is still the answer for download ticket numbers today? I missed this thread over the weekend.

vudu · « **Reply #176 on:** August 10, 2009, 02:06:12 PM »

They were available as of about five hours ago.

EasyCure · « **Reply #177 on:** August 10, 2009, 03:27:35 PM »

Thanks vudu, now i have incentive to log on to pepsirockband.com and get my ticket.

WOOHOO! $8 worth of points!

vudu · « **Reply #178 on:** August 10, 2009, 04:14:44 PM »

Do you have 4 caps? Try ~$4 worth of points.

King of Twitch · « **Reply #179 on:** August 10, 2009, 04:32:10 PM »

Lemme get this straight: After getting a winning code I just select (any random wii song) and the 'get song token' button will give me wii shop points?

Stratos · « **Reply #180 on:** August 10, 2009, 04:39:49 PM »

Quote from: Zap on August 10, 2009, 04:32:10 PM

Lemme get this straight: After getting a winning code I just select (any random wii song) and the 'get song token' button will give me wii shop points?

Yes. It's like getting a mini-Wii Points Card you redeem in the shop.

vudu · « **Reply #181 on:** August 10, 2009, 04:40:35 PM »

Unlike 360 and PS3, there's no way to give you a download token for a specific song (or even a specific VC/WiiWare title, if they were so inclined). All they can do is give you a token for 200 Wii points.

For once Nintendo's limited technology infrastructure works in our favor!!

EasyCure · « **Reply #182 on:** August 10, 2009, 04:41:36 PM »

Quote from: Stratos on August 10, 2009, 04:39:49 PM

Quote from: Zap on August 10, 2009, 04:32:10 PM
Lemme get this straight: After getting a winning code I just select (any random wii song) and the 'get song token' button will give me wii shop points?

Yes. It's like getting a mini-Wii Points Card you redeem in the shop.

Yep, and its awesome when you don't even have to buy pepsi products to get the cap codes

King of Twitch · « **Reply #183 on:** August 10, 2009, 04:45:45 PM »

Great thank you

MegaByte · « **Reply #184 on:** August 10, 2009, 10:07:40 PM »

Quote from: vudu on August 10, 2009, 04:40:35 PM

Unlike 360 and PS3, there's no way to give you a download token for a specific song (or even a specific VC/WiiWare title, if they were so inclined). All they can do is give you a token for 200 Wii points.

For once Nintendo's limited technology infrastructure works in our favor!!

Actually, Nintendo's service does have the capability to give download tokens for specific titles. I won a copy of World of Goo that had a special code (you enter it in a different place than points). But I'm not sure if it works for DLC, or maybe EA is just dumb.

Stratos · « **Reply #185 on:** August 11, 2009, 05:23:10 AM »

It probably doesn't work for DLC. Also Nintendo's stubbornness could have made Activision do it that way. They can be quite obstinate.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #186 on:** August 11, 2009, 06:20:07 AM »

Woo! I got 400 points. I take back every bad thing I said about Unclebob.

EasyCure · « **Reply #187 on:** August 11, 2009, 09:30:51 AM »

Quote from: MegaByte on August 10, 2009, 10:07:40 PM

Quote from: vudu on August 10, 2009, 04:40:35 PM
Unlike 360 and PS3, there's no way to give you a download token for a specific song (or even a specific VC/WiiWare title, if they were so inclined). All they can do is give you a token for 200 Wii points.

For once Nintendo's limited technology infrastructure works in our favor!!
Actually, Nintendo's service does have the capability to give download tokens for specific titles. I won a copy of World of Goo that had a special code (you enter it in a different place than points). But I'm not sure if it works for DLC, or maybe Activision is just dumb.

Activision? I think you mean EA

vudu · « **Reply #188 on:** August 11, 2009, 08:04:55 PM »

In case anyone's interested, here are the results of my latest round.

Codes Purchased: 58
Cost: $18

Winning Codes: 29
Win Percentage: 50%

Resulting Wii Points: 5,800 ($58)
Cost per 100 Wii Points: $0.31

Not as great as it once was, but I'm still ahead of the curve.

FYI, I tried gaming the system to see if it had any effect on win percentage. As far as I can tell, it doesn't. I entered these codes over the period of 3 days--all in the morning--with several minute between each play session. It didn't seem to affect the likelihood of winning.

Has anyone tried to play late at night? I wonder--for example--if less than 5,000 songs were given out that day they'd just start handing them out like candy before the day reset.

I just purchased another 53 more. We'll see how it goes.

Halbred · « **Reply #189 on:** August 12, 2009, 03:26:43 PM »

Dang, I wish they'd bring this promotion up to Alaska.

vudu · « **Reply #190 on:** August 12, 2009, 03:30:14 PM »

Does your state not have eBay?

Halbred · « **Reply #191 on:** August 12, 2009, 05:44:02 PM »

We uh...do, but...eBay for Mt. Dew? What?

Stratos · « **Reply #192 on:** August 12, 2009, 05:50:39 PM »

Just go down to your local eBay branch in Anchorage. I think it's on the corner of World Wide Web St. and eBay.com Ave

Actually, joking aside, here's a link to some of the auctions for points. People just sell off the caps with codes in bulk for cheap.

vudu · « **Reply #193 on:** August 12, 2009, 09:38:04 PM »

Exactly. Why bother drinking all that sugary crap when someone else will do it for you!

kraken613 · « **Reply #194 on:** August 12, 2009, 11:51:44 PM »

I am about to buy 50 caps for $18, good deal? When is the best time for me to put my codes in to win? Like 3-4 est in the morning?

vudu · « **Reply #195 on:** August 13, 2009, 01:39:31 PM »

Yeah, that's a good deal. Out of your 50 caps you can expect to win about 25 time (or $50 worth) so you'll wind up paying about $0.36 per cap.

I don't know if the time you enter your codes really matters. It seems like it doesn't.

FYI, the website is out of Wii codes again. If you win you'll have the opportunity to get your code later, so it shouldn't stop you from playing.

THEORY: After they get new Wii codes win percentage will go up for a brief period of time (or maybe it's during the time they're out of codes).

I would think that not as many people will play today since they're out of Wii codes. This means that whenever they get more codes there should be a mini-stockpile that will increase your win percentage. Or maybe it's more like not as many people will play today so towards the end of the day it'll be easier than normal to win. Not quite sure. I'll test the theory tonight/tomorrow.

AV · « **Reply #196 on:** August 13, 2009, 06:05:02 PM »

so my mom got a pepsi, and one for myself. That would have given me 400 points. I later bought another pepsi so it would be 600 and I could actually buy something on the store.

I put the first code in and i lost.

$:-\$

GRRRRRR. First time I lost.

So i just put the rest to win that HD Camera. That would be cool if I won. I was tempted to put one for a 360 but with school coming up again I wouldn't really play it and it would be daunting to have another console with so many great games.

kraken613 · « **Reply #197 on:** August 14, 2009, 06:23:12 PM »

Played 2 around 1am last night won both, played 2 about 5 minutes ago lost both.... I am only going to put caps in late at night.

vudu · « **Reply #198 on:** August 14, 2009, 06:43:08 PM »

Results of my last round:

Codes Purchased: 53
Cost: $18

Winning Codes: 32
Win Percentage: 60%

Resulting Wii Points: 6,400 ($64)
Cost per 100 Wii Points: $0.28

Quote from: kraken613 on August 14, 2009, 06:23:12 PM

Played 2 around 1am last night won both, played 2 about 5 minutes ago lost both.... I am only going to put caps in late at night.

I think I found a way to game the system. I "discovered" it 9 codes into my latest round. Since then I've won 30 of 44--roughly 68% win percentage. I think I might be able to get it even higher--I'm shooting for 75%. I'll try it again tomorrow morning and let everyone know the results.

kraken613 · « **Reply #199 on:** August 14, 2009, 07:08:37 PM »

WELL TELL ME SO I CAN TRY!!

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Author Topic: UncleBob's gimme your codes thread! (Or, how to get free-ish Nintendo Points!) (Read 100004 times)