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.
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- exclusive Club Nintendo reward – a set of traditional Hanafuda cards printed with Nintendo characters
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- exclusive Club Nintendo reward – the Game & Watch Collection for the Nintendo DS
How to reach gold status and how much you have to buy to get coins is answered after the break!
How can I earn Coins?
You can earn Coins by:
- Registering a Wii or Nintendo DS game and completing a quick survey.
- Wii games = 50 Coins
- Nintendo DS games = 30 Coins
- Wii Shop Channel games and Wii Channels = 10 Coins
- Indicating your intent to buy a game. You’ll earn 10 extra Coins after you buy it, register it and complete the survey.
- Registering a Nintendo game and completing a quick survey within 4 weeks of its launch. You’ll earn an additional 10 Coins!
- Completing a Post Play survey that will be available within 4-6 after the release of a game. You’ll earn an additional 10 Coins!
How can I reach Gold or Platinum status?
Gold or Platinum status is based on the number of Coins earned in a Club Nintendo year. Each Club Nintendo year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. If you earn 300 Coins during a Club Nintendo year you will reach Gold status. Earn 600 Coins during a Club Nintendo year and reach Platinum status!
Club Nintendo members that reach Gold or Platinum status by the end of the Club Nintendo year, will be sent a special reward. Special rewards will be announced shortly after June 30 and shipped later in the year.
Your status will reset annually on June 30.
I believe the coins come only with purchase. You can earn more by filling out various surveys though.
Can you earn coins without purchasing anything?
oh my gosh they just got rid of the game and watch game! hopefully that means more prizes coming soon!
what’s the “special reward” you get at the end?….. email me at kevinandsora@hotmail.com if you know what it is!
If I have a gold/platinum coin, how much could I sell it for???