Topic: Club Nintendo Rewards. ^_^

The badges are nice.

The badges are garbage. People couldn't even sell the things for more than like $10, because so many people wanted to get rid of them and so few people actually wanted them. If only we'd had downloadable game options for gold that year, at least we could have got something better, instead of having Nintendo waste so much money to manufacture all those stupid button sets and pay so much shipping for the giant boxes they came in.

The badges are still nice.

Oooh. 10 bucks . Where can i find em?

At least this year Nintendo says rewards will be announced mid July.

http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_...

The badges (ie: buttons) get a ridiculous amount of internet hate... but I think they were a better Platinum reward than we got in either of the two subsequent years. Buttons came in a cool set of small boxes that display well and don't require wall space, or they could also be worn on your hat, clothes, and shoes. They are also charmingly old-school, showing off sprites from the first Mario game - although maybe that's part of the reason why they don't resonate with others as well as they did with me?

Cards were a fun idea... but for games you are better off with a normal deck and for a display piece they aren't that useful, so they sit in an awkward middle ground of uselessness. The posters looked nice enough but require a significant amount of geek-friendly wall space to display and were mostly a bunch of B-level Nintendo characters (Zelda games excepted). The soundtrack was an awesome idea but why use Majora's Mask (with a weak N64 soundtrack) instead of one of their more recent, beautifully orchestrated games?

Guess it all depends on personal preferences.

The one thing that was a huge improvement after 2011 is giving Platinum members a choice of prize. That's a nice touch!

They've gone for as little as US$9.49 + shipping on eBay in recent weeks if you seriously want a set.

My dream Platinum prize? Those gorgeous custom polo shirts that Club Nintendo Japan got. It was a regular reward there of course.

The best set of images I could find were here:
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29715/club-nintendo-c...

I'd love a shirt, but I think they tend to avoid personal items as the platinum reward, as a lot of people have family accounts, and just imagine 3 kids fighting over who gets the shirt.

I'm Gold Status already for this new year and only need 120 Coins to reach Platinum Status!

Wait... Do you mean you buy 3DS/Wii U games AND VC, or... You buy A LOT of VC games?

I'm hoping for a free Wii U game or a Amiibo figure or a Super Smash Bros. demo.

I hope it's something exclusive, not something I can just go to the store and buy.

I doubt it will be a free Wii U game. The have never given a free game out in the past and I dont see them starting now. Besides they already have the free game promo going on right now with Mario Kart 8.

I should be used to this by now, but the wait kills me every year.

Yeah it did me too, but this year since I only got Gold status I am not to excited to find out I get a calender.

Or a Virtual Console game.

If it's anything like years past it's one I already have. :/

This is the first year (since I've had an account) that I've missed out on elite status (only 150 coins this last year).

Oh well, there's always next year.

Actually, I got the calendar last year, and while initially disappointed, once I actually got it I really liked it.

Now, it's going to be a desk calendar (not a wall calendar), but It's something that's useful all year round, and unlike the Platinum rewards tend to do, it's more than just Mario.

I eagerly await the next month to see what game is going to be honored next. For last year's calendar (which covers this year) January was Wii Party U, February was Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, March was Pikmin 3, April was Wonderful 101, May was Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS, June was Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, and July is Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.