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  • RockinXRockinX Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Green wrote: »
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    That's lame. Oh well. Can we still actually register stuff after the Club Nintendo year is over?

    As long as you save the registration code, yeah

    I figured that was the case.

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  • THEPAIN73THEPAIN73 Shiny. Real shiny.Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
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    Sooo yeah people are starting to recieve this package.

    Nobody knows what you have to do to earn it:

    It contains:

    A Wii RemotePlus, Wii Play, some Mii Masks, a pizza gift card, etc.

    So yeah, we should figure this out.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I wonder if that package is for the amount of coins earned, games registered, or maybe only for those who actually put some real thought and input into their answers. I wonder...

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    RockinX wrote: »
    Green wrote: »
    RockinX wrote: »
    That's lame. Oh well. Can we still actually register stuff after the Club Nintendo year is over?

    As long as you save the registration code, yeah

    I figured that was the case.

    FYI - for some games there is a point where they will stop accepting it. I once forgot to register Mario vs. DK2 and when I did register it I got a message to the effect of "Thanks for registering but we are no longer doing surveys for this game" (or something) and I got no coins.

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  • RiokennRiokenn Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Im pretty sure this is a gift to those that answered truthfully in their surveys. Rather than just inputting random crap in the feedback part.

    Also want to assume thats what people who already have achieved platinum status receive.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Riokenn wrote: »
    Im pretty sure this is a gift to those that answered truthfully in their surveys. Rather than just inputting random crap in the feedback part.

    Hmmm, I wonder. Some games I did put in real thoughts and suggestions, but for other games I didn't really care about I just put silliness.

    I wonder though.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I don't know... I tried to put real feedback, at least when I had it. But with as many people as they must have filling those out, how do they sort through that to say "person X has always provided meaningful feedback"?

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    That's why I'm not sure that will be the criteria.

    I wish I knew how they are figuring it. Maybe it's a random draw. I want that package. :(

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  • TayaTaya Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I always fill out the surveys truthfully. I hope I get the package (or rather it gets sent to my parents' address since I'm living in Korea currently). I love random free stuff.

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  • mntorankusumntorankusu I'm not sure how to use this thing.... Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    D:

    my club nintendo profile had the wrong address until just now

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  • darunia106darunia106 J-bob in games Death MountainRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Taya wrote: »
    I always fill out the surveys truthfully. I hope I get the package (or rather it gets sent to my parents' address since I'm living in Korea currently). I love random free stuff.

    Ditto. Especially if there's a wiimote included!

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    THEPAIN73 wrote: »
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    Sooo yeah people are starting to recieve this package.

    Nobody knows what you have to do to earn it:

    It contains:

    A Wii RemotePlus, Wii Play, some Mii Masks, a pizza gift card, etc.

    So yeah, we should figure this out.
    Hmm, well I Platinumed 2 years in a row and am already at Gold for this year, so I wonder what else you'd have to do?

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  • KaseiusKaseius Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Oh yeah? Well, I gave unhelpful, minimal answers on everything and they sent me four of them.

    My brother's mother's cousin also is friends with the President of Nintendo (his name is Kaz Hirai, you probably don't know him), and he is sending me their new console with Super Mario Galaxy 3. 8-)

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  • LBD_NytetraynLBD_Nytetrayn TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I'd love one of those packages, though I wonder if they even send them to Canada. Or if the pizza card would be good here.

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    If I don't get a package you'll at least know it has nothing to do with # of games registered or points or status level history.

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  • InvisibleInkInvisibleInk Po,OrRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    D:

    my club nintendo profile had the wrong address until just now
    How'd you change it? I've been getting an "unavailable due to site maintenance" message for at least 2 days now

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Yay, I got my first reward ever. I had over 1300 points and I spent some on that new reversible pouch. Got a red one for my blue 3DS, it's awesome as hell.

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  • RiokennRiokenn Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I'd love one of those packages, though I wonder if they even send them to Canada. Or if the pizza card would be good here.

    Maybe your eligible for the box if you live near a Dominos? I know I do, come on Nintendo wheres my box!

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I want that box....mostly because my daughter wants a pink WiiRemote, and I want WiiPlay just don't want to pay for it. :P

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  • LBD_NytetraynLBD_Nytetrayn TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Wait, I thought it contained Wii Party, not Wii Play?

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Ack, it is WiiParty, not Play.

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Where do you see this supposed coins 2-year expiring thing?

    In the FAQ on there it says there is an expiry date listed near some of the coins? But I don't see that anywhere

    I only see expiry dates to do post-play surveys to get MORE coins.

    Why are my Coins listed with an expiration date?
    Unredeemed Coins will expire two (2) full Club Nintendo years (July 1 - June 30), plus whatever is left in the current Club Nintendo year, after they are earned. Example: Coins earned in March 2009 would not expire until June 30, 2011.

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  • toxk_02toxk_02 Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    You have to figure out the expiration date based on the date they were added.
    toxk_02 wrote: »
    It's right here:

    https://club.nintendo.com/history.do

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    Following the 2 years + remainder of current year rule for coin expiration, the coins I earned 12/2008 expire June 30th 2011 (I get the partial year to July 1st 2009, then two full years - July '09 - June '10, July '10 - June '11.)

    They started the program back in Fall 2008, so this June 30th will be the first time any coins could expire. Simply put, any unused coins you added between Fall 2008 and June 30th 2009 are going to expire this June.

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  • RiokennRiokenn Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    So....we HAVE to use the coins on something and can't save em? Thats pretty weak Nintendo. I know one day you will have an awesome product for sale that will cost 10,000 coins and will make people buy more games just for the damn codes.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I still say that line is a load of crap. The database overhead to track when each and every coin would expire makes it not worth it. I really, really doubt they will expire.

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Well it does specifically say there should be expiration dates on the coins...

    So if you're not seeing them either, maybe it's not implemented yet. But good call on June being the first time any will be expiring.

    Anyone willing to call their bluff and not spend coins?

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I was just thinking, have any of the other territories that had Club Nintendo before the US had expiring coins? Or is the system different in the US?

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    and suddenly I'm seeing my expiry total below my total total on the left side

    2070 points expiring in June :(

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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I'm not seeing any expiration yet, maybe it's just if your coins are older (mine have been mostly earned this year). Is that all of your coins, or just a chunk of them?

    I'm going through and doing some older surveys I had stocked up. I got 30 coins for Pokemon Diamond but only 10 for Hotel Dusk and Endless Ocean. They may have reduced the coin payout on older products, which would suck. I'll see what I can get for the rest of my surveys...

    EDIT: Maybe I'm just dumb, these have been just post play surveys, not registration. 10 is what you get for them.

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  • LunkerLunker Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I'm sure this has been talked about, but I was hoping for the reversible pouches to come back in stock and I don't seem them yet: Does that silver DS Lite case fit the 3DS at all? The dimensions reported seem to indicate that it would, but has anyone tried it out?

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  • SirUltimosSirUltimos Don't talk, Rusty. Just paint. Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I have 80 coins expiring. Not enough to buy anything, but enough that I'd rather not waste them. What the fuck, Nintendo? Why would you make them expire?

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  • KirbithKirbith Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Lunker wrote: »
    I'm sure this has been talked about, but I was hoping for the reversible pouches to come back in stock and I don't seem them yet: Does that silver DS Lite case fit the 3DS at all? The dimensions reported seem to indicate that it would, but has anyone tried it out?

    Based on This size comparison of the systems, I would think it would fit the 3ds. The ds lite and 3ds seem to be very close in size.

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I have 510 coins expiring, and nothing I really want/need right now. I guess I'll wait up until the last minute to see if any new rewards are added then spend them.

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  • plufimplufim Dr Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Club Nintendo Australia actually has something good in the store for once, a SNES classic controller. Pity I don't even have half the required points.

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    plufim wrote: »
    Club Nintendo Australia actually has something good in the store for once, a SNES classic controller. Pity I don't even have half the required points.

    Gee would America ever get anything like that? It seems like very other territory BUT America has a huge lineup of prize options.

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  • VeganVegan Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Seems like everyone except the US has gotten the SNES controller.

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Hi DEUSFAUX,

    We'd like to remind you that you have some Club Nintendo Coins expiring on 6/30/11.*

    Once these Coins have expired, they are no longer available to you to redeem for Rewards, so check out the Rewards Catalog and place your order today!

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Vegan wrote: »
    Seems like everyone except the US has gotten the SNES controller.

    Classy...

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  • Dodge AspenDodge Aspen Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I just decided the hell with it, and grabbed the two DS game and watch collections a few months ago. Nothing else really captured my attention, so I took the thing that would at least look neat on my shelf. I haven't really been on the site since then, though, as the only Wii games I've bought in the last 6 months were Kirby's Epic Yarn, and Mario All Stars.

    If the SNES controller does show up now, I will be choked.

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    the G&W collections are worth more coins, too

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