DON'T SPEND ALL YOUR STUFF YET!
"Nintendo will add a number of physical reward options for members in February."
"...we are going to add dozens of new rewards and downloadable games to help members clear out their Coin balances"
We finally get flipnote! And wow! End of an era for sure. So many coins. Wanna see what these physical rewards gonna look like.REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After more than six years of delivering fun Nintendo-themed rewards to its members, Club Nintendo is preparing to shut down. Nintendos loyalty-rewards program rewarded members with a variety of items, such as downloadable games, Nintendo posters or character figures in exchange for Coins that members earned by registering products or completing surveys. Club Nintendo members in the United States and Canada can earn additional Coins through the end of March, and can redeem those Coins through the end of June. Nintendo of America will be announcing a new customer loyalty program at a later date.
We thank all Club Nintendo members for their dedication to Nintendo games and their ongoing love for our systems and characters, said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of Americas executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. We want to make this time of transition as easy as possible for our loyal Club Nintendo members, so we are going to add dozens of new rewards and downloadable games to help members clear out their Coin balances.
Nintendo will add a number of physical reward options for members in February. Members will also be able to choose from a lineup of many downloadable games. As a gift to Club Nintendo members, the Flipnote Studio 3D software will be available to download for free in February. This software will allow users to create unique three-dimensional animations and to exchange their creations via local wireless with others who also own Flipnote Studio 3D. Users who uploaded creations to Flipnote Hatena will be able to download their personal animations from the Nintendo DSi Library menu in Flipnote Studio 3D software. Flipnote Studio 3D will be available to Club Nintendo members until June 30. The ability to create a new Club Nintendo account will end on March 31. All users who register to Club Nintendo before registration closes will be eligible to receive Flipnote Studio 3D.
For more information about Club Nintendo, visit https://club.nintendo.com. For more information on Flipnote Studio 3D, visit http://flipnotestudio3d.nintendo.com/.
Starting just now. For when they run out of physical goods.
Oh come on. I have 1600 coins that don't start expire till 2016 and over 1000 coins in registrations. I was hoping Hanafuda cards or Game & Watch came back. Oh well. Ordering the Smash posters as soon as possible.
We finally get flipnote! And wow! End of an era for sure. So many coins. Wanna see what these physical rewards gonna look like.
Cheesemeister just reminded me. The n3DS doesn't allow you to register with Club Nintendo, which was probably a sign from the start of them phasing the service out.
I've been itching to get stuff since I had a surplus of coins. Got the 3DS game cases recently. Still have my unopened Hanafuda set too. Lots of virtual console games. Still over +1000 coins however.Only 2 and a half months to redeem? I hope they have plenty of physical award stock and I hope Gaf is able to post about it quickly so I can get some.
Do I get those Smash posters for characters that I don't care about much? Hmmm.
I'm guessing the data they collected was either too compromised (used more to push agendas IE localizing games when they bought Mario Party) or useless (AAA+++ dis zis teh greetest gaem fo al tim.) Though I'd think there'd ALSO be value in incentivizing their products over those of the competition (should you not be a Nintendo-only consumer) but so it goes I guess.Well, they want your marketing data.
You're not being rewarded for buying things. You're buying things because you want the product - the exchange was you giving them money for the product. They're giving you other things because you are supplying them data they can use.
sooooo i am going to guess that this is getting replaced with something, especially now the digital promotion for wii u early adopters is over too. maybe something like this:
-account-based (tied to your nnid) program
-get $5 back for every $50 you spend digitally
-earn points from surveys filled out, which can also be spent on the eShop (no more physical rewards, but far greater selection of digital games)
-platinum reward people get some sort of physical item at the end of the year, and gold members get a free game of their choosing
I can see this as the first step for the NintendOS/perfectly unified account, with the functions once present on Club Nintendo, all integrated. No, seriously.
sooooo i am going to guess that this is getting replaced with something, especially now the digital promotion for wii u early adopters is over too. maybe something like this:
-account-based (tied to your nnid) program
-get $5 back for every $50 you spend digitally
-earn points from surveys filled out, which can also be spent on the eShop (no more physical rewards, but far greater selection of digital games)
-platinum reward people get some sort of physical item at the end of the year, and gold members get a free game of their choosing
As we continue to redefine our platforms from a device-based system to an account-based system using NNIDs, we will also try to change the way in which dedicated video game systems as well as software are sold that people have come to take for granted.
The way in which dedicated video game systems and their software are sold has not changed significantly since the business model of dedicated video game platforms was first established 30 years ago. Dedicated video game systems are sold for two hundred or three hundred dollars, on which standalone software titles are distributed for 30 or 50 dollars. This simple model received widespread support from consumers that enabled us to create todays market. The decision to change it is the manifestation of our recognition that we cannot expect this model to work forever amid dynamic changes in peoples lifestyles.
If we succeed in the redefinition of video game platforms that I speak of today, our account-based connections with consumers will become very clear. For example, until now it has been taken for granted that software is offered to users at the same price regardless of how many titles they purchase in a year, be it one, five or even ten titles. Based on our account system, if we can offer flexible price points to consumers who meet certain conditions, we can create a situation where these consumers can enjoy our software at cheaper price points when they purchase more. Here, we do not need to limit the condition to the number of software titles they purchase. Inviting friends to start playing a particular software title is also an example of a possible condition. If we can achieve such a sales mechanism, we can expect to increase the number of players per title, and the players will play our games with more friends. This can help maintain the high usage ratio of a platform. When one platform maintains a high active use ratio, the software titles which run on it have a higher potential to be noticed by many, which leads to more people playing with more titles. When we see our overall consumers, they generally play two or three titles per year. We aim to establish a new sales mechanism that will be beneficial to both consumers and software creators by encouraging our consumers to play more titles and increasing a platforms active use ratio without largely increasing our consumers expenditures.
Nintendo aims to work on this brand-new sales mechanism in the medium term, but we would like to start experimenting with Wii U at an early stage.
I can see this as the first step for the NintendOS/perfectly unified account, with the functions once present on Club Nintendo, all integrated. No, seriously.
I wonder if this will somehow also integrate the expired Digital Premium Promotion.
Btw, in Europe, will the stars expired only in September, right? cause up to now there is no interesting item to be redeemed with my 4000 stars.
sooooo i am going to guess that this is getting replaced with something, especially now the digital promotion for wii u early adopters is over too. maybe something like this:
-account-based (tied to your nnid) program
-get $5 back for every $50 you spend digitally
-earn points from surveys filled out, which can also be spent on the eShop (no more physical rewards, but far greater selection of digital games)
-platinum reward people get some sort of physical item at the end of the year, and gold members get a free game of their choosing
Actually...remember this?
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/140130/03.html
It's possible it has a major role here.