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Club Nintendo Offering Downloadable Games as Rewards

by Patrick Barnett - December 14, 2011, 10:26 pm EST
Total comments: 23 Source: (Press Release)

Spend your coins on downloadable games at the newly redesigned Club Nintendo.

A new Club Nintendo update gives users the ability to spend their hard-earned coins on downloadable games.

The games can be redeemed on the same page where coins are exchanged for other rewards. Users of Club Nintendo now have four downloadable titles to choose from. Super Mario Kart for 100 coins and Fluidity for 150 coins are the two titles available on the Wii. 3D Classics Xevious for 100 coins and Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! for 150 coins are available to download for those with the appropriate portable. These rewards will be available until January 10. New titles will replace the original selection and are set to be determined by user feedback received for all downloadable games.

With this update to the Club Nintendo system came several other rewards. Nintendo themed notebooks, pen cases, and a set of Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Posters were added to the catalog.

The website itself was also given a make-over. Nintendo claims the new design, "offers a streamlined experience and more exciting ways to redeem coins." However, the new design isn't without problems. For instance, survey expiration dates no longer show the year. Furthermore, the site has been experiencing some loading problems. The site's technical support staff say they are working on resolving the issues.

Club Nintendo Facelift Introduces Downloadable Games as Rewards

Nintendo of America’s rewards program has announced a major overhaul of its website and the introduction of downloadable games for loyal Nintendo fans. Now, Club Nintendo™ members who earn enough Coins can redeem them for select downloadable Wii™ and Nintendo 3DS™games. The revamped site offers members a streamlined online experience and more exciting ways to redeem Coins.

Starting today, Club Nintendo members can exchange 100 Coins for Super Mario Kart™ and 150 Coins for Fluidity on the Wii console. Normally these games are offered at 800 Wii Points™ and 1,200 Wii Points respectively, making this new offer a great value for members. Club Nintendo members also have the option of exchanging 100 Coins for 3D Classics: Xevious® and 150 Coins for Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Minis March Again! for the Nintendo 3DS system. These two games normally sell for $5.99 and $7.99 respectively.

Members will notice the Club Nintendo website has been redesigned with a fun new look. In addition to new Coin-earning opportunities, Nintendo has added new Rewards, including Nintendo-themed notebooks and pen cases, plus a set of limited-edition posters honoring the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda™. Members can also now register select Nintendo 3DS games from third-party publishers, so there are even more ways to earn Coins.

The current round of downloadable game offers will remain available to members through Jan. 10, and new offers will be announced next month. Club Nintendo will choose new games based on members’ feedback on available downloadable games, so they can expect to find more fun surprises in the future. To collect even more Coins, members are encouraged to look back into their library of games for Wii and the Nintendo DS™ family of systems and register those products on Club Nintendo.

For more information about Club Nintendo or to join, visit http://club.nintendo.com.

Talkback

motangDecember 15, 2011

Must be the coolest thing Nintendo has done with Club Nintendo in NA!  ;D

RazorkidDecember 15, 2011

So so freakin' good! I'm off to finish those surveys right now!

eggwolioDecember 15, 2011

If you have a family account, does one game purchase allow you to install it on the system of every member of the family or is it just for one system?

One system. I'm pretty sure systems themselves have no sense of "family account." Once you redeem the code, it can't be used again.

oohhboyHong Hang Ho, Staff AlumnusDecember 15, 2011

Any word whether this program will come out in other territories?

KITT 10KDecember 15, 2011

Can I assume this is for BOTH the Wii and the 3DS?

TJ SpykeDecember 15, 2011

Quote from: KITT

Can I assume this is for BOTH the Wii and the 3DS?

2 of the games are Wii games (1 Virtual Console and 1 WiiWare) and 1 game is a 3DS game, so yes.

BlackNMild2k1December 15, 2011

Quote from: KITT

Can I assume this is for BOTH the Wii and the 3DS?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=26917.msg710778#msg710778

eggwolioDecember 15, 2011

Quote from: MegaByte

One system. I'm pretty sure systems themselves have no sense of "family account." Once you redeem the code, it can't be used again.

I figured that, but...you know...wishful thinking. I only registered a family account to get extra coins for the multiples I own here and there. I'm no UncleBob(in terms of collection size), but someday...someday.

TJ SpykeDecember 15, 2011

I thought that you couldn't get extra coins for registering a game on multiple family accounts, unless they changed that. You can still register the extra copies, but won't get coins for them.

BlackNMild2k1December 15, 2011

You get coins for them, but what would be the point of registering them otherwise?

TJ SpykeDecember 15, 2011

You can still register GCN and GBA games even though you don't get coins for them. I wonder when they changed it, because I know they used to not let you get extra coins for them.

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

You get coins for them, but what would be the point of registering them otherwise?

For systems, they do the 3 month extended warranty if you register them.

Mop it upDecember 15, 2011

I'm glad they've added games, though I already have what interests me out of the first batch. Looking forward to see what next month brings.

BlueStormDecember 15, 2011


Their club.nintendo.com website seems to be utterly unresponsive from this end ( and it has been for 2 days).  Am I the only one seeing this kind of behavior? 

ejamerDecember 15, 2011

Quote from: BlueStorm



Their club.nintendo.com website seems to be utterly unresponsive from this end ( and it has been for 2 days).  Am I the only one seeing this kind of behavior?

It's been working fine for me today. A little bit slow during the afternoon... but definitely not unresponsive. Wish I could offer any suggestions to improve your situation.

Quote from: oohhboy

Any word whether this program will come out in other territories?

I hope so. This is by far the coolest thing on Club Nintendo so far, and totally makes up for not getting cool stuff like the SNES-style Classic Controller.


(Others have different opinions, especially people who prefer physical goods... but free downloadable games are music to my ears! My only regret is that I spent so many points on stuff I don't really need. C'est la vie!)

Club Nintendo Europe doesn't really need this since you can buy generic points cards directly with stars, not just specific games.

UncleBobRichard Cook, Guest ContributorDecember 15, 2011

Quote from: MegaByte

Club Nintendo Europe doesn't really need this since you can buy generic points cards directly with stars, not just specific games.

Do they still put those crazy limits on this, like only X amount available at a time?

NemoDecember 16, 2011

Is "Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!" the same one we're getting for free (those of us who are  Ambassadors)?

No, different game with totally different play style.

oohhboyHong Hang Ho, Staff AlumnusDecember 16, 2011

In NZ/AUS, there doesn't appear to be a way to exchange stars for points at this time. Never mind the fact the Stars to points to games ratio would be pretty bloody poor.

ejamerDecember 16, 2011


What is the conversion rate like in Europe? It feels like I asked this before and wasn't impressed with the Stars-to-Points conversion rate, but I honestly can't remember. Being able to buy whatever game you want instead of picking from a small list is pretty awesome though.


I still think this offer in North America is the hottest Club Nintendo deal going, even with limited selection.

TJ SpykeDecember 16, 2011

I don't know if it has changed, but the rate used to be 4:1 (i.e. 4 stars would get you 1 point). Considering that a 2000 Wii Points card was about 20 euros ($26). You would be better off spending your stars on something else and just buying the Wii Points.

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