Topic: Official Club Nintendo Thread

[Halbred]

I wish this had been available when I got the white one, because this one actually looks cool.

Cooler.

I guess.

I wish we had better rewards.

[Louieturkey]

I wish we did too.  I'd buy more Nintendo games and register them more often.  I still have a game from last year I have yet to register because it would be a waste of possible status being able to reach platinum.

[AV]

I wish we did too.  I'd buy more Nintendo games and register them more often.  I still have a game from last year I have yet to register because it would be a waste of possible status being able to reach platinum.

I have 10 points above platinum status, and I have two games I could registrar and a few survey's I can do. I'll wait until July 1st to start those things.

[Mop it up]

I'm saving my coins and hoping that they offer more games. Even if nothing good ever comes up, oh well, this stuff is just a bonus, it isn't the reason we bought the games.

I've got a nice pile of post-play surveys awaiting me for when the new year begins.

[Caliban]

I've had that holder ordered for at least a couple of weeks now.

[Mop it up]

Is it a popular item with limited stock, or does it normally take that long to receive a reward from Club Nintendo?

[Stratos]

Well I feel silly. I was looking at my current coin total and thinking I was really short of the platinum goal and ended up registering 100 coins more than necessary. Pah. At least I'm scoring platinum again.

[TJ Spyke]

Is it a popular item with limited stock, or does it normally take that long to receive a reward from Club Nintendo?

When I ordered Game & Watch Collection last year, I got it in less than a week.

[TheFleece]

I completed a couple of surveys to reach Platinum status and I still have a ton of surveys left. I'm hoping that they have the Mario hat available again because I would definitely get it this time around.

[broodwars]

I'm surprised that this close to the deadline to reach Platinum Status that they haven't announced yet what the year-end rewards will be.

[UncleBob]

I'm surprised that this close to the deadline to reach Platinum Status that they haven't announced yet what the year-end rewards will be.

Were you around last year?  It wasn't until after the CN year ended (the 14th, I believe) that they announced the prizes...

[broodwars]

I'm surprised that this close to the deadline to reach Platinum Status that they haven't announced yet what the year-end rewards will be.

Were you around last year?  It wasn't until after the CN year ended (the 14th, I believe) that they announced the prizes...

True, but one would think that they might be making an effort to be a little more proactive this year and encourage sales before the deadline rather than after it.  But then again, this is the US Club Nintendo.   

[NWR_insanolord]

They probably figure the kind of people who would buy a game just for the Club Nintendo coins would be pretty likely to buy the game anyway, and if they wait until later to do it that's one less prize they have to mail out.

[Mop it up]

And the Gold/Platinum prizes aren't sent out for a couple months after that, either. I believe I got my Mario hat in October.

[Shaymin]

I didn't get my Doc Louis Punch-Out code until November...

[Caliban]

Is it a popular item with limited stock, or does it normally take that long to receive a reward from Club Nintendo?

My black Wii Remote Holder is backordered, so they either got a lot of orders, or they haven't got any yet to ship.

[TheFleece]

I got an email from someone at NOA stating that they are bringing back the White Nintendo DS Game Card Case. They are offering it for half the coins it was offered for at first so it's now 300 instead of 600. They also refunded me the difference in coins so I now have more coins for stuff I really don't want. I checked my balance and it's true, but I don't see the Card Case being offered, but so help me when it comes back I will get another one. Anyone else get word about this?

[TJ Spyke]

No, so my guess is they only sent the e-mail to people who bought the case.

[TheFleece]

Here's copy of the letter. It didn't have any Nintendo images in the email and the address was from an actual person.

Thank you for being a member of Club Nintendo!

During the first year of Club Nintendo, you redeemed 600 Coins for a White Nintendo DS Game Card Case.  That case was eventually removed from the Club Nintendo catalog and we have now returned it back to the catalog at a reduced Coin value.

In this case, we have chosen to add the 300 Coin difference between the old and new Coin value to your Club Nintendo account. Please note that this is not something we typically do but felt it was a way to show our thanks for being a member of from Club Nintendo from the start. Please enjoy the extra Coins!

I sort of thought it was fake at first but true to word my balance is 300 higher and listed as "Coins Added - Courtesy Coins". I also noticed the black remote holders is sold out

[TheFleece]

The case was just added right now and I ordered it. If you anyone needs a good case for their DS carts get this. It's the best case I've seen and the only case I've ever used. At 300 coins it's a steal.

[AV]

I got an email from someone at NOA stating that they are bringing back the White Nintendo DS Game Card Case. They are offering it for half the coins it was offered for at first so it's now 300 instead of 600. They also refunded me the difference in coins so I now have more coins for stuff I really don't want. I checked my balance and it's true, but I don't see the Card Case being offered, but so help me when it comes back I will get another one. Anyone else get word about this?

I emailed them back [/size]Thank You for such a wonderful gesture. As you know Club Nintendo year ends June 30th, I know you just added the coins but I was wondering if you could take them away and add them again on July 1st so these coins could count toward 2011 platinum status. Is this possible?
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[/size]Hopefully they will do this.

[UncleBob]

lol... that seems sneaky.

Anywhoo, Penguin 24x pouches are so much more awesome for carrying DS games in.

[TJ Spyke]

I got an email from someone at NOA stating that they are bringing back the White Nintendo DS Game Card Case. They are offering it for half the coins it was offered for at first so it's now 300 instead of 600. They also refunded me the difference in coins so I now have more coins for stuff I really don't want. I checked my balance and it's true, but I don't see the Card Case being offered, but so help me when it comes back I will get another one. Anyone else get word about this?

I emailed them back [/size]Thank You for such a wonderful gesture. As you know Club Nintendo year ends June 30th, I know you just added the coins but I was wondering if you could take them away and add them again on July 1st so these coins could count toward 2011 platinum status. Is this possible?
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[/size]Hopefully they will do this.

I don't think it would make a difference, you didn't technically earn those coins and I don't think they would count the coins towards your status.

[AV]

I got an email from someone at NOA stating that they are bringing back the White Nintendo DS Game Card Case. They are offering it for half the coins it was offered for at first so it's now 300 instead of 600. They also refunded me the difference in coins so I now have more coins for stuff I really don't want. I checked my balance and it's true, but I don't see the Card Case being offered, but so help me when it comes back I will get another one. Anyone else get word about this?

I emailed them back Thank You for such a wonderful gesture. As you know Club Nintendo year ends June 30th, I know you just added the coins but I was wondering if you could take them away and add them again on July 1st so these coins could count toward 2011 platinum status. Is this possible?
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Hopefully they will do this.

I don't think it would make a difference, you didn't technically earn those coins and I don't think they would count the coins towards your status.

We shall see.


so do the those coins evaporate July 1st? 

[TJ Spyke]

The coins don't disappear, this is answered in the Club Nintendo FAQ. The only thing that happens on July 1 is that your status is reset; any coins you have will still be there  (but they won't count towards your status next year, you will have to earn the 600 coins and this is why some people who already have platinum status are holding back on registering anything since they want to apply the coins to next years status).