In order to redeem prizes members must earn coins by registering their games and completing a corresponding survey. The amount of coins earned by games is as follows: Wii (50 coins), DS (30 coins), WiiWare (10 coins), and Virtual Console (10 coins). Currently, the only exception to this is Wii Fit which will net members 80 coins.
Club Nintendo also offers ways to increase the coin total of particular games in three ways. The first is informing Nintendo of your "Intent to buy" a game. After purchasing the game and completing a survey, members will earn ten extra coins. Another set of ten coins can be redeemed by purchasing a game and completing a survey within the first four weeks of its launch. Finally, a member can earn an additional ten coins by completing a "Post play survey" available four to six days after the game launches.
Any games released during December 2008 or later can be registered and surveyed; however, only specific titles released earlier have the same ability. The list of titles available for survey can be found below. Players should take note that any unredeemed coins will expire after two full Club Nintendo years.
Currently the system seems to be in turmoil due to high traffic, often prompting users that "the sign in function may not be working properly." After login, many users are reporting that previously registered games from their My Nintendo account are not showing up to be surveyed due to other problems with the system. Furthermore, simply navigating the site can result in random logging out.
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CLUB NINTENDO OFFERS SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP FOR FANS
Dec. 16, 2008
Starting today, Nintendo welcomes its North American fans to Club Nintendo™, a special club that rewards members for registering Nintendo products and completing surveys. Nintendo fans can sign up by visiting Club.Nintendo.com. After joining, fans can register select Nintendo hardware and Nintendo-published games in exchange for Nintendo Coins, which can then be redeemed for limited-edition Nintendo rewards available only to Club Nintendo members. "Club Nintendo gives fans what they want - access to exclusive rewards for their loyalty to our brand and our products," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America Inc.'s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "We're offering some unique items as a way to say thanks for their support of Nintendo."
Once they become Club Nintendo members, Nintendo fans and former My Nintendo members can create a profile and register select Nintendo products on the site by inputting a product serial ID (a list of compatible products is posted on the site). The user is then asked to complete a survey about the product. Coins are awarded once surveys are complete. That's when the fun begins. Some of the exclusive rewards include the Game & Watch™ Collection for the Nintendo DS™ and a set of traditional Hanafuda cards printed with Nintendo characters.
Customers who purchase a new Wii™ or Nintendo DS™ system can register the product with Club Nintendo and complete a survey to extend the product warranty. Club Nintendo members can reach Gold and Platinum status by collecting a certain amount of Coins each year. Gold and Platinum members will be eligible to receive exclusive rewards. As members, fans can also sign up for personalized newsletters to learn about upcoming products that best match their interests.
Club Nintendo sucks! I asked for lettuce and tomatos!
Now I can't even log in. They should not have let this go up the way it is. It's completely Un-Nintendo. They should have known that people were going to want to do this stuff and yet they start it up half-assed and pretty much blind. Unacceptable.
I'm disappointed by the limited games that count towards coins. All Wii and DS games with a PIN should be included. And what the Hell is up with the VC/WiiWare list?
It seems that the list is made up of mostly still-in-print games (a few exceptions like Electroplankton and Elite Beat Agents), which actually makes sense...
It seems that the list is made up of mostly still-in-print games (a few exceptions like Electroplankton and Elite Beat Agents), which actually makes sense...
It makes no sense. I purchased a Nintendo game with a unique PIN. I registered that PIN at My Nintendo. Why can't I get the Club Nintendo points? >:(
It seems that the list is made up of mostly still-in-print games (a few exceptions like Electroplankton and Elite Beat Agents), which actually makes sense...
It makes no sense. I purchased a Nintendo game with a unique PIN. I registered that PIN at My Nintendo. Why can't I get the Club Nintendo points? >:(
It would make more sense if the surveys were tailored to each game instead of being the exact same thing for each game.
It makes no sense. I purchased a Nintendo game with a unique PIN. I registered that PIN at My Nintendo. Why can't I get the Club Nintendo points? >:(
It makes no sense. I purchased a Nintendo game with a unique PIN. I registered that PIN at My Nintendo. Why can't I get the Club Nintendo points? >:(
You registered that PIN at MyNintendo. This is Club Nintendo.
Club Nintendo isn't a "Thank you for buying stuff." It's a "Buy more stuff and get this."
In theory, Nintendo could have just said "Only games purchased after December 16th count." - Be thankful they're letting you get coins for any of the old stuff.
It makes no sense. I purchased a Nintendo game with a unique PIN. I registered that PIN at My Nintendo. Why can't I get the Club Nintendo points? >:(
You registered that PIN at MyNintendo. This is Club Nintendo.
Club Nintendo isn't a "Thank you for buying stuff." It's a "Buy more stuff and get this."
In theory, Nintendo could have just said "Only games purchased after December 16th count." - Be thankful they're letting you get coins for any of the old stuff.
Yeah you always should be thankful for a company policy or club that only rewards those who are late to the party, not those who supported them to that point.
It makes no sense. I purchased a Nintendo game with a unique PIN. I registered that PIN at My Nintendo. Why can't I get the Club Nintendo points? >:(
You registered that PIN at MyNintendo. This is Club Nintendo.
Club Nintendo isn't a "Thank you for buying stuff." It's a "Buy more stuff and get this."
In theory, Nintendo could have just said "Only games purchased after December 16th count." - Be thankful they're letting you get coins for any of the old stuff.
Yeah you always should be thankful for a company policy or club that only rewards those who are late to the party, not those who supported them to that point.
That'd make sense - except for the part where Nintendo *is* rewarding all of us. After doing all the surveys I was eligible for, I was awarded 1,430 points. That's 1,430 points that Nintendo *didn't* have to give me, but they did.
Yes I'm entitled to free stuff. Seriously it is more like the decent thing to do is if they are going to have a reward program give those that have supported you for the longest some kind of bonus, or at the very least if they bought the SAME EXACT GAME but registered it before anyone else, at least give them credit.
Yes I'm entitled to free stuff. Seriously it is more like the decent thing to do is if they are going to have a reward program give those that have supported you for the longest some kind of bonus, or at the very least if they bought the SAME EXACT GAME but registered it before anyone else, at least give them credit.
Like all the free stuff Sony and Microsoft give out?
And they're doing that. Everyone who registers the exact same list of games, either before or after the Club Nintendo launch, gets the same amount of coins...
*shrug*
This is nice, but to be honest I'm not all too excited by the program personally. As long as I keep enjoying my games, I couldn't care less if I got a pre-order bonus, some myNintendo points, or whatnot.
Free WiiPoints though.... hmmm...
Wow... I just assumed that they haven't recognized my WiiWare/VC purchases yet, but it seems that list of accepted titles is comprised entirely of games that I haven't bought. I'm actually kind of insulted by that, considering how many VC game I own and how arbitrary that list is.
>" It's cheap and unfair that I went to the trouble to register those games and not only for it to mean nothing then, it won't mean anything now."
I didn't mean "nothing" then. There were wallpapers, icons and screensavers for pretty much every registered game. It's more than what the Euro-Rewards club got.
Some of you sound like you'd be happier if Nintendo simply chose not to offer the rewards program at all.
Hell, it wouldn't matter one bit if Nintendo did recognize all registered titles... people would complain that their old NES games didn't come with PIN codes or some crap. Consider yourselves lucky Nintendo didn't scrap the MyNintendo program entirely and only allow newer ClubNintendo PIN codes to count.
Frankly, the way they are doing it right now, it's almost as if they aren't doing it at all. Limit the number of games a person has registered to count under the new rules. I registered Metroid Prime 2 and Super Mario 64 DS only a few days apart, but only SM 64 DS counts. No Gameboy Advance, no Gamecube games allowed!
Let's be honest, MyNintendo was never a rewards program, it was a market research program with minimal effort by Nintendo. Put up a website/programs, print up some codes and put with games and let them do the work for them.
I would respect the "only some games get surveys" idea a bit more if the surveys weren't identical. And they're clearly marketing surveys, too. I'd be happy if I could rate the games on a scale of 1-5, just so I could give Mario Party 8 the downvote it deserves.
I would *almost* agree with the way some DS/Wii games count and some don't. But it's quite simple that the GBA/GCN is dead - the few games that are still out there, Nintendo's not really going to see a profit from, so they have no reason to encourage their sales.
MyNintendo wasn't *much* of a rewards program, you're right. Although I do like some of the various physical prizes I've received - I never downloaded any of the free virtual gifts. But, the point is, Nintendo could have kept the MyNintendo program going... they're doing something extra here (Again, keeping in mind that Wallpapers and such was a good chunk of the Euro-Club Nintendo). It's free and if you don't like it, you don't have to participate. Send me your codes and I'll take the free stuff.
Yeah you always should be thankful for a company policy or club that only rewards those who are late to the party, not those who supported them to that point.
Now if they just started introducing Club Nintendo points from this day onward with only new games having it, that would kind of suck but would be a perfectly acceptable way to do it.
That's basically what they did, except they also support a rather eccentric list of older stuff. It just bugs me that some WiiWare and titles count but others don't, since the services aren't even that old, and I've put a good chunk of money into them.
You know, if Nintendo wants more 3rd party games to sell, they should work something out that people who buy those games should be able to register them as well and get some coins. It's an extra incentive for people who normally avoid 3rd party games to buy them if there is something in it for them.
Of course this will never happen because this is Nintendo we're talking about.
Again, thanks tons and tons for bringing Club Nintendo to the US. I'm sure y'all are getting tons of crap for the site being buggy and not counting older GCN/GBA titles toward coin counts, but I'm just thrilled to have a chance to get more free Nintendo stuff. Because I need more Nintendo stuff... or so says my four GameCubes... they whisper things to me in my sleep.
Greetings Richard,
Your having registered as much product as you have is impressive, to say the least! I will be sure to forward the feedback you and your Nintendo GameCubes are suggesting, regarding your desire to see Club Nintendo prizes available for direct purchase for further review. It sounds like those four are onto something.
I’m sure you already know this, but the coins are earned for the completion of surveys and not for the registration of the game itself. More importantly, surveys are not needed for games which no longer ship to retailers and are therefore not eligible for coins. I hope this helps explain why older titles, such as Nintendogs (Best Friends edition) does not qualify for coins.
Sincerely,
Dale Thompson
Is that seriously the VC/wiiware list of games you can get points for? More than half of my forty or so games aren't on this list. What is the reason behind this? As far as I am concerned if all the games are available in the shop channel you should be able get points from ANY of them, it makes no sense unless it is a technical issue.
