Club Nintendo launches -- real prizes confirmed! [update]
by JC Fletcher 
{ Dec 15th 2008 at 7:00PM }
Nintendo opened the North American Club Nintendo site ... for a minute. It was long enough for us to see some Rewards! The prizes are all totally great stuff that Club Nintendo in Japan offered, including the Mario hat DS game stand, hanafuda cards, DS game cases, and, yes, Game & Watch Collection.
We saw this briefly, we went to begin migrating our My Nintendo accounts over, and then ... back to "coming soon." But we totally saw it. NeoGAFfer Coilshot saw it and had the good sense to screencap the rewards page, as you can see above. Here's some good news you can read now: Nintendo's Club Nintendo FAQ confirms the Gold and Platinum programs and the associated special prizes.
While we wait, why not enjoy our European/Japanese Club Nintendo retrospective and associated gallery?
Gallery: Club Nintendo Awesomeness
[Thanks to Justin Wilson and Wii Fanboy's Wesley Fenlon]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Shoyz @ Dec 15th 2008 7:07PM
But let me guess;
All the games registered on MyNintendo mean nothing?
Kyown @ Dec 16th 2008 10:22AM
Actually you will be able to transfer you My Nintendo account and all the games with it as long as you have logged on in the past 2 years.
Sonic_13 @ Dec 15th 2008 9:59PM
Nintendo has previously stated that registered games will transfer over for coins.
Alex @ Dec 15th 2008 7:12PM
I stopped registering games on MyNintendo a two years ago. Should I register all the games I got since then now, or should I wait for Club Nintendo and register them on Club Nintendo, cause I want to get the Game and Watch hopefully, and I have like probably 30 games on that account.
Shoyz @ Dec 15th 2008 7:16PM
My friend told me that Club Nintendo uses Star Points, and you need a Star Points insert. He said that all those MyNintendo register codes mean nothing :/
iofthestorm @ Dec 15th 2008 7:35PM
That thread seems to confirm that old stuff registered will count, which is awesome. I've got a decent amount of stuff on there, maybe I can get the DS Lite case or something nifty.
"After reading the press release, I'm really glad that my My Nintendo account will transfer over - though what I'm really hoping is that everything I've ever registered with My Nintendo will be included in the transfer and I get my coins."
Stevets01 @ Dec 15th 2008 7:47PM
I'm pretty sure they are transferring more then your address from the My Nintendo account. "Your My Nintendo account will transfer to Club Nintendo."
Also, I'm almost 100% sure that they use Coins for this iteration of Club Nintendo (Europe uses Stars, Japan might also, I haven't been able to tell).
Mary @ Dec 31st 2008 10:38PM
All your stuff SHOULD transfer over. Well, not all...just the Nintendo stuff. Just try to log into Club Nintendo with your My Nintendo and you gotta register (really short because of your old My Nintendo account) and then all your Nintendo games should show up. Take the surveys and get coins for it. That's what I did and it worked for me.
Backslash @ Dec 15th 2008 8:05PM
Haha, yeah, I was one of those who tried to migrate their MyNintendo accounts. Didn't work. :) Now I see why.
Gewurz Man got equipped with... Guitar Hero! @ Dec 15th 2008 8:15PM
Nintendo fans broke the internet. Good job guys. =]
iofthestorm @ Dec 15th 2008 10:12PM
Huh, it worked now and I migrated my My Nintendo account, but I see no coins. Ugh. Hopefully they'll fix that later or something. I don't know if I still have the old inserts for all my stuff.
Yan @ Dec 15th 2008 10:18PM
i want the snes controller and the tv wii remote =]
Monodi @ Dec 16th 2008 5:05PM
Wait, so DS games give me 30 points?
Lets see... out of my 11 games... are from Nintendo.. thawould leave me with just... 240 points...
D:
There is no word about GBA games though... I got Drill Dozer, Fire Emblem Sacred Stones and SMA2: Super Mario World. If still following the DS price, it would be about 330 points.
OH FUCKING SHIT I am not buying lots of games everyday, and I lost my codes for all those titles like for the GameCube, the GameBoy and N64
I feel ripped :I
Shoyz @ Dec 16th 2008 12:46AM
Goodbad News:
You can't register a game you've already registered on MyNintendo.
This either means that you're going to get coins for them later, or you got screwed over huge if you registered any of your games on MyNintendo.
Let's hope we'll get coins later (Especially since I lost all but 1 of my inserts).
Also: I hate the inserts. Too easy to lose, and when I buy a Used game for $5 less than New, you don't get one. Urk
Jenny Lee @ Dec 16th 2008 3:40AM
Hey guys! Listen up!
You can re-register games you've already registered, I'm pretty sure. I just registered all the Wii games I owned and I'm DEFINITELY sure I'd already registered them on the old Nintendo site!
You can also re-register your WII! When you do that, you get an extended warrantee! :O So that might be worth it!
Remember folks, WE WHINED AND COMPLAINED ABOUT NOT HAVING CLUB NINTENDO! So maybe some sacrifices have to be made in the shift to get the system working.
(And if you don't keep all your leaflets for games in a safe place then you really need to remember to do so from now on so this can't happen again. All it takes is a shoe box in a closet, clearly labeled.)
SilverDogg @ Dec 16th 2008 1:19AM
its official. im jealous.
SnipeU2Lumby @ Dec 16th 2008 2:47AM
I registered some of my old Gamecube games, and didn't receive points for them.
Jenny Lee @ Dec 16th 2008 3:41AM
Oh, also, it works for Canadians too! So go get your coins Canucks!
Crazylink @ Dec 16th 2008 7:19AM
I had a ton of registered stuff on My Nintendo. I'd really hate for it all to go to waste. Please let them transfer.
nintendo.luigi @ Dec 16th 2008 7:45AM
When I transfered my account everything was gone. When I tryed to re-register them, I couldn't! I can't even extend the warranty of my DS Lite because of that. ARRRGGHHH. >)
SephFinale @ Dec 16th 2008 7:24AM
Nintendo BEST transition all our already registered stuff. I threw out my cards as soon as I registered some of them... 8[
SephFinale @ Dec 16th 2008 8:02AM
Okay, here's a new theory: Since I keep getting logged out every time I go to a different section of Club Nintendo (Relogging sends me to that section), and no one's already registered games are listed (There would be no point for them to migrate MyNintendo accounts if you couldn't have your already registered games listed), they're currently in the process of making sure everyone's accounts go through smoothly and trying to fix their broken website.
Y/N?
MyquiH @ Dec 16th 2008 2:17PM
Yeah, I kept getting booted, also. Then, I was actually presented with a list of my old My Nintendo registered titles, and for each one that I complete the survey for, I get another 30 coins. But then I was kicked again... You might want to give it a couple of days...
Tim @ Dec 16th 2008 12:02PM
Hmm... I wonder if the A-spec club would--I dare say--taunt us with a complete Earthbound/Mother trilogy as a reward.
nintendo.luigi @ Dec 16th 2008 5:56PM
Wait a minute! I see my registered games now:) Nintendo probably has to work out technical difficulties.
Sam @ Dec 16th 2008 10:38PM
I got the Wii Remote holder, and I have a Gold Account. All of my previously registered DS and Wii games have transferred, though I don't think it will work for GCU or GBA. It's been buggy all day, though it's much better than it was last night. However, I keep getting booted out and I keep getting told that my password and username are incorrect.
DS Games = 30 Coins
Wii Games = 50 Coins
Wii Fit = 80 Coins