Club Nintendo Update! Good News!

[Cobra Commander]

I'm going for the hat. I want something physical in my hands or to put on the shelf and look at. I wish we'd get something a little better. Japan got the Wii TV remote one year and Tingle's Balloon fight another year IIRC.
But I'll not be bitching. After years and years of yelling about having no Club Nintendo, I am happy we're getting somethinig.

[Streetball 21]

Why can't we choose a Toad mushroom hat?

Anyway, I'm choosing the Mario hat. I'm am fine with either one, its not like we are paying for either one.

[GM80]

Went hat.

I actually no longer own a Wii, after racking up all those Club Nintendo points, so given the choice between DLC I can neither use nor resell (or the Gold-level calendar, I suppose) and an oversized floppy Mario hat ... well, I went with the hat.

I'm not a "Mario fan" who would enjoy this type of thing ... in fact, I'll probably hide it away in a drawer so nobody sees it. I'm a bit disappointed, really. Guess I was hoping for a physical game or hardware accessory of some sort.

[Cobra Commander]

Are you serious? You're actually embarrassed to have it?
Sad....

[kupomogli]

You pay $50 for Nintendo's game and you get a game to play plus a code to get coins to get something free. With Sony and Microsoft you pay $60 for their game and you get the game and nothing else.

You buy some of Nintendo's games and you get a free Game & Watch game or Hanafuda cards etc, plus you get a free Mario hat or new Punch-Out!! DLC. I think both of those are cool.

I think the trade off of waiting a year for a first party game to actually drop in price is better than actually earning enough points on games that are $50 and won't ever drop in price, for items you can get elsewhere that are less than $20.

Just remember. The Wii and DS has yet to have a first party title price drop from Nintendo. You can currently buy most first party Sony and Microsoft games at atleast $20-30 cheaper at a retail store. Cheaper than that if you go through places like Amazon.

[sisko]

Got the hat.

Choosing between a goofy looking hat and an intangible game that I'll never play because I have absolutely no interest in - well, it wasn't a tough decision.

I was hoping for a game too, but like Cobra Commander said, its a hell of a lot better than what we haven't been getting.

[PapaStu]

Just remember. The Wii and DS has yet to have a first party title price drop from Nintendo.

Incorrect.
Hotel Dusk, Clubhouse Games, Master of Illusion, Magical Starsign, True Swing Golf, Polarium.

[Oobgarm]

I went with the DLC. The hat is neat, but would just be a waste for me and probably end up in a box somewhere. At least I'll get a bit of enjoyment out of the quasi-game.

[chrisbid]

I got the hat because now I can be a dork and wear it around should I so choose. I was half thinking about getting the DLC for Punch-Out, but I don't even have it yet and don't know when I will be getting it, so I just went with what will have a more lasting impression.

Now its time to start to enter codes again to get back to Platinum.

the punchout download is a standalone game, the original is not required

[ubersaurus]

I went for the Punch Out, as I know I'd never wear the hat, could just buy it online if I wanted, and really loved Punch Out on Wii.

[BetaWolf47]

Incorrect.
Hotel Dusk, Clubhouse Games, Master of Illusion, Magical Starsign, True Swing Golf, Polarium.

Magical Starsign is still $29.99 everywhere unless you buy it used, in which it might not come with the code.

[Icarus Moonsight]

I know Fry's blew em out a while ago @ $5.99...

List price at Amazon: $14.99
http://www.amazon.com/Magical-Starsi...7678089&sr=8-1

[joshnickerson]

Just remember. The Wii and DS has yet to have a first party title price drop from Nintendo. You can currently buy most first party Sony and Microsoft games at atleast $20-30 cheaper at a retail store. Cheaper than that if you go through places like Amazon.

Not true. They aren't 'official' price drops, but if you're a savvy shopper, you can find great deals on first party Nintendo games if you have some patience and look around a little (and check out Cheapassgamer once in a while). For instance, I picked up both of the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DS games for $10 each during an Amazon sale a few months back, and just recently I picked up a new Professor Layton at a Blockbuster Clearance event for $9.99.

[SkiDragon]

I was "gold" so I got the calendar. If I recall I stopped registering games once I reached gold level because I knew I wouldn't reach platinum level and didn't want to waste points. I am actually kind of glad. I don't know what the calendar will be like, but the DLC is ultimately worthless, and the hat looks kind of generic.

[Daria]

WTF!

I think it's really lame that I don't get coins for registering a Wii....

[importaku]

So what does that hat look like has anyone got a pic? i know last year in japan they offered a hat but it was actually a cushion.

[c0ldb33r]

I just got back from vacation today.

I had platinum status and got the email while I was away. I don't like DLC and I'm not really interested in the hat (it will just take up space)

Can I get the calendar instead? I'd actually like that more than either platinum gift.

[Cobra Commander]

So what does that hat look like has anyone got a pic? i know last year in japan they offered a hat but it was actually a cushion.

Sorry it's so big....couldn't find a smaller one.

[megasdkirby]

I am actually kind of glad. I don't know what the calendar will be like, but the DLC is ultimately worthless, and the hat looks kind of generic.

I hear ya.

I chose the hat because, as mentioned previously, I want a physical item. I am glad I had another account, so I can get the calendar as well.

Perhaps in the future, the hat might be worth something. That way I can have something to be proud of. But I don't think DLC will ever have any sort of rarity whatsoever.

[dairugger]

i got the calender. if anyone wants to trade for the hat, let me know.