With the festive holidays upon us it's time to worry about our planning. Have we got all the gifts? Is there enough food? Will those drunk relatives actually avoid arguing this year? Lots to worry about, and when it comes to gifts we have to make sure we've got tags, scissors sellotape and — of course — that wrapping paper that'll promptly be ripped to bits and thrown in the bin.
If the latter is still on your list, Club Nintendo in Europe and Australia are offering some "8-Bit Mario Festive Gift Wrapping Paper" in their catalogues; as you can see below it contains two sets — they measure at 60cm x 84cm and have a metallic finish.
As this seems to just be one sheet of each, we're looking at a pricey offering — this set is 1500 stars in Europe and Australia, which is a healthy chunk of fake currency. It does look like rather nice wrapping paper, but whether it's that nice is down to individual opinion.
If you're planning to make someone's Christmas with this retro wrapping paper let us know.
Thanks to RupeeClock for the heads up.
[source stars.nintendo-europe.com]
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Definitely too pricey for me to consider given the fate of wrapping paper, it would be better as something sold on their UK store than as a reward for buying their games, really.
I haven't got nearly enough stars to get this but it's something interesting to be sure.
I don't want or need that wrapping paper, but I hate you NOA for not offering it!!!!1111
i want thi for wallpaper!!
Why can't Nintendo just have a store to sell all of this swag?
@OneBagTravel An exclusive Club Nintendo, open to people who bought both a Wii U and 3DS
I make my own, 8 bit retro consoles et all!
While I personally wouldn't get these, it's still annoying that Club Nintendo in North America continues to be an abandoned wasteland.
It's handy if you can wrap the six games you'd need to buy with it.
I buy lots of dirt cheap (£1-£5) Wii and Gamecube games from CeX and most of them still have unused points. Unfortunately they're rarely still valid.
Yeah, this is just way too expensive. At least I only have 1150 stars to go until I finally have enough for that Game & Watch Ball system.
@SuperMalleo As much as I am annoyed with the NoA Club Nintendo, they can keep this one. lol
@Nintenjoe64
the Wii ones are because i go to yard sales and gamestop and get there used games and get club Nintendo points
I thought the pins were a pathetic enough gift for 4000 stars, but this is on a league of its own. I'd like to make a little correction, by the way: it's actually 2000 stars. Should be 200 at most and that's stretching it.
As an European Club Nintendo member waiting for one gift that's actually great for spending a hefty amount of stars, I'm yet again disappointed. My stars will begin to expire come January, so if nothing insteresting happens before that I'll just claim a second Game & watch Ball for myself.
Why would anyone do this? As far as I'm aware, you can have your own motive printed on wrapping paper online. Not only is that cheaper, it's also not limited - and you save precious points in case something good shows up for once.
@LinkSword I was gonna complain that 1500 is too much for this, but 2000 is a bad joke.
Wow, I would much rather want them to sell this, I would LOVE that!
For that many stars, I probably would want to keep the paper instead of wrapping presents with it. I would hate to see someone tear into it.
I'd rather print my own.
Cool paper, but I wouldn't never use my coins on something like that.
Why the heck would anyone buy that?
Would you even get it by Christmas? Also, why doesn't the US get cool club Nintendo stuff?
I'd honestly just put it on my wall as a big poster. Otherwise, it's essentially useless.
Yeah, not sure I could get behind 1500 coins for something that is literally designed to be torn apart and thrown in the garbage immediately upon receiving. And it might not even arrive in time for Christmas.
Two piece of paper for € 250/300 spent on games. Not bad.
A newly registered Wii U garners 160 coins. This wrapping paper is the equivalent of 9.375 Wii U systems. Priced at three hundred dollars, the price of a new Wii U deluxe with a bundled game, this WRAPPING PAPER COSTS ALMOST THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Hmm... I think that Christmas cards would have been better, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi but anyway !!
@Schnedlick Yes, that would have been a better idea. I may have considered getting cards (if they were offered). Christmas cards are something most people keep for a while. Wrapping paper on the other hand, straight in the trash.
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