My Nintendo

Nintendo's upcoming loyalty program – My Nintendo – may still have yet to launch in the west, but it just recently went live in Japan along with the new Miitomo app. The news doesn't come as much of a surprise, but it's interesting to see the kind of goodies that are being given away over the new service.

Here's the list of current giveaways, according to Nintendo Everything:

Miitomo

  • Mario Suit – 250 Platinum Points – can be redeemed until 5/1
  • 1 game ticket – 85 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 5 times until 4/1
  • 5 game tickets – 420 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 2 times until 4/1
  • 10 game tickets – 250 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time

Discounts

  • 20% off Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) – 950 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
  • 20% off Dr. Luigi (Wii U) – 230 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
  • 20% off New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) – 750 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
  • 20% off Brain Age: Concentration Training (3DS) – 600 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
  • 40% off Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (3DS) – 130 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
  • 40% off Ultimate NES Remix (3DS) – 105 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
  • 50% off Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (3DS) – 50 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
  • 40% off New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U) – 160 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
  • 50% off Metroid: Other M (Wii U) – 90 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
  • 50% off Super Mario Galaxy (Wii U) – 90 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1

Games

  • My Nintendo Picross – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (3DS) – 1,000 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 10/1
  • Super Mario 64 (Wii U) – 120 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 8/1
  • New Super Luigi U (Wii U) – 240 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 8/1
  • Pikmin 3 DLC: Battle Enemies! Stages 7-10 (Wii U) – 30 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 8/1
  • WarioWare: Touched! (3DS) – 1,000 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
  • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (3DS) – 50 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii U) – 320 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
  • Metroid: Fusion (Wii U) – 85 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 8/1
  • Super Punch-Out!! (Wii U) – 100 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 8/1

3DS Themes

  • My Nintendo Theme 1: Mario – 200 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 5/1
  • My Nintendo Theme 2: Donkey Kong – 200 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 5/1

First off, it turns out that the Twilight Princess Picross rumour was true, so it seems that the service will have some exclusive games in the months to come. More interestingly is the presence of WarioWare Touched! for the 3DS. It seems that there will now be some DS games available as 3DS downloads; apparently the console can read them as if they were DSiWare apps.

Another important feature is the introduction of 'Missions'. These are achievement-like challenges that range from linking one's Google+ account to My Nintendo to changing one's clothes in Miitomo. In exchange, gamers will receive Gold or Platinum Points depending on the task.

What do you think? Are you looking forward to My Nintendo? Would you like the western lineup to be similar to this? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

[source nintendoeverything.com]