Mario Anniversary Screensaver and Pins Arrive at Club Nintendo

That's too many coins for that. although they do look pretty cool.

Those are some expensive pins... but might be worth it.

I just got super excited about the pins, then I realized that 450 is the price for each one individually.

It only hurts a little.

Honestly guys which one do you think is better? I don't know which one to get or to cash in coins or not... These are the coins I'm saving for next year's Club Nintendo. Does anyone want to sell me one?

Its not like they cost actual money!

I personally think the badge with Toad, Yoshi and the star is best. How much is 450 Coins incidentally?

@James About 9 Wii games worth of coins. Or 15 DS games worth of coins.

I already got Platinum and if I do survey's with the codes I have right now I might not have enough for next year's Club Nintendo. So I was wondering if someone would sell me their's. Name a price!

I'm excited to actually see something worth getting...but I wonder if I should wait for more items to go up. I'd be disappointed if something really cool is put up later.

@Kaiser Redeeming coins doesn't change your elite status. As long as you registered the games your status is independent of your total coin balance.

Well it depends honestly because Club Nintendo can hand out coins like crazy (+10 for Intending to Buy, +10 if you buy within first week of release and +10 for Post-play survey)

Getting the screen saver for now... 20 points left lol.

just got the screensaver.
Pretty cool
and i still have over 1000 coins left ^_

Wow, what ridicululously awful rewards.

Can we just have the Anniversary Collection already Nintendo? I mean, Japan gets it, Europe gets it and special red systems, Australia gets a bloody train, and we get...a website and a screensaver?

I'll wait to see if anything else gets up but im going to get he screen saver

450 coins each? They better be made out of 18+ karat gold.
_{(There is a 0% chance that they are)}

Yeah, I was part hoping the US site might get the (unannounced) Anniversary Collection in there to buy heh. At 2000 coins or something!

hm the pins are cool but I'm not really a pin person. I might pick one of them up eventually, but would never wear it out of fear of it getting lost or stolen or whatever. I'm actually trying to save up for G&WGC 2 before that runs out of print.

Well, I have enough for all 4 pins so I might get one but I'm seriously considering getting the Game and Watch games as well. Good thing I have 1300 coins.

Well I got one of the pins. I have the coins to get all 4 (if I filled out surveys for the rest of the day) but that would leave me totally broke. I still intend on owning them all so I'll be hitting up Ebay after the pins ship. Really though, these are very expensive. If they had been like 150-200 coins I might have gotten them all, or at least more than one...

whoawhoawhoa

450 coins EACH?

That's a bit too steep imo

Best rewards on the US site yet, imo. I ordered two, the Nintendo Co Ltd one and the Peach one. Would've gotten more if I had enough coins... hopefully these will be available for a while so I can collect em all.

Oh, and put me down with the "where the heck is the Anniversary Collection" croud.

I'm with James, I'm diggin' that one too.

450 coins for one pin. Meh. If the screensaver works on macs I'm getting that though.

Edit: They do have a Mac version. Yay!

Finally!, Something not made of Paper!

and there only 450 coins. its a Good deal for Metal Pins, and they can last for a long time, (unlike those paper fans)
This better be for US

And yet still no Mario collection! X(

Cool there up now. Time to do all the surveys I've been putting off.

Things like this make me wish I had a Club Nintendo. :/

H no to these.

I'm saving my coins for something better, or I'll get the G&W games before my coins expire, because I still think those are the best things on there. Spending 1800 coins to collect all 4 pins is a joke.

....Was hoping we'd get something good.

Cool rewards! Now what pin should I choose...

Where's my Galaxy 2 soundtrack, Nintendo?

2 of those pins cost more than the Game and Watch Collection?! No thank you.

I'll get the screensaver, though.

@Dragoon It's sitting in a warehouse in Japan. xD

Oho... hmmm...

I'm always afraid of ordering something this expensive, and then something cooler comes out.

alittle steep for one metal pin, i'll stick to saving for game and watch 2 (just 2 more wii games ^w)

@ArmouredGoomba: He's worried about not being able to get the platinum for 2012, because he already has 2011 Platinum and coins for elite status only count for the Club Nintendo Year they are redeemed in.

Way too expensive, but I love them...

I don't think they're too bad. They are collectors items, and something that might be worth something down the track.

Those pins are sweet but 450 each is to much. Hopefully we get some good things up on CN around x mas

At least they're not paper. Pins are overpriced though...

450 Coins is too much for pins, they're cool though. At least it's not paper.

Uhh, its not working. It never downloads! i clicked the thing and it says there was a problem, and my coins are safe with wario

I really wish we could trade coins in for points

I could gift you wiiware/vc games if you get me the pin?

@7
In America, each coin=$1 (in USD)

So for 450 coins (aka $45), that's pretty pricey (not that everything else in the catalog isn't)!!!

i dont want this! i want wii points or wii games!!!!!!!!!!!

these pins are 450 coins a piece. here's a hypothetical situation for everyone: let's say you only own a Wii. factoring in somewhat equal amounts of eligible WiiWare and retail games, getting 60 coins a piece for retail and 10 a piece for WiiWare (post-play surveys included of course)... for one pin, that could be four retail games and 21 WiiWare games. let's say one paid $45 a piece for the retail games and an average of 700 points (about $7) a piece for the WiiWare, that's $180 plus $147 for a grand total of $327.

Let's try another one -- saying you own a Wii as well as a DSi. at the same $45/$7 averages for eligible retail/WiiWare games as well as $35/$5 for your DSiWare games... let's go two Wii retail titles ($90) and round up to eleven WiiWare titles ($77) plus three DS games ($105) and 21 DSiWare titles ($105). That's $377 right there.

too rich for my blood, especially considering that one pin would just sit there collecting dust. no thanks. i think i'd rather save my coins until the very last minute before they expire to see what else Nintendo is willing to offer for them.
_{SNES classic controller plz}

@theblackdragon: You could do it that way but I don't look at it as "it costs 327 dollars" I look at it as "well, I bought all these Wii/DS games I would have bought reguardless and I get a nice free gift with them!" See, if you look at it that way they're actually free

@bboy: considering we're also filling out surveys for them with every addition of points to our Club Nintendo accounts, providing them with valuable market information that other companies pay up-front for, i don't look at it as free, lol, and i'm more than happy to keep holding out for something more worth my time. :3

Well, I suppose the screensaver will keep me sane until we actually get some good rewards...
cough, gold wheel, snes classic controller, kriby frisbee cough
:3

Ive just got the screensaver, it is really great, and only worth 10 points! But the pins are reall expensive, anyways im saving for the other Game & Watch Game!!!

I'm having freezing issues with the Mario screensaver running on my Mac. At least two people have reported the same problem on Nintendo's support forums, hopefully there'll be a fix soon.

I Agree with #48 Flandy & #51 Nando831
Let us trade in coins for points

I would spend 800 coins for the set of 4. But this is absurd. I knew they were going to release 25th anniversary prizes eventually, however I'm still holding out hope for something a bit nicer. Like those awesome tote bags they got in Japan. And maybe a T-shirt? Why is it we STILL don't have any T-shirts!

@KaiserGX
I have 1190 coins now so could only get two for you.
What are you willing to pay per pin?

I only want one, bet yeah I would pay, how much?

@KaiserGX
I said for you to suggest a price
If you don't want to do that here
I have added you as a friend on the Wii and here is my number 8857 8848 6453 6344

Lol, I thought you meant if I was willing to pay, Ok I added you.

Message me when we connect, cause I'm going to watch King of the Hill.

WAY too much out of my coin range.:'-(

Should I point out that Nintendo of Europe has FREE 25th anniversary wallpapers on their site? I just downloaded one myself. I don't know if you guys have the same ones though.

umm what club nintendo is this for i know its not for australia because we never get anything.

@Nintendo-is-my-love: they're for North America.

Where have i seen those pins before...

I already have an awesome Mario 25th Anniversary Screensaver (and it was free).

@Nintendo-is-my-love Welcome to NintendoLife!

I went ahead and got the screensaver. I'll save the rest of my coins for something else.

Hanafuda cards are still the best value, IMO. For anyone who has not got them yet and has the coins, I highly recommend them.