You might not be a real-life Mario Kart medallist like some people, but that doesn't mean you can't have a little silverware of your own to put on display.
Europe's Club Nintendo just updated with three snazzy Mario Kart trophies — Shell, Leaf and Special — at just 5,000 Stars each. They're miniature versions of the trophies being offered at various competitions around the continent: at 12cm by 10cm, the Special cup is the largest, if you're considering size-per-Star value in your redemption decision.
We could see them lining up nicely on our desks at Nintendo Life Towers, but what do you think?
[source nintendo.co.uk]
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They're cool. Want one
WANT. NOW.
I'll take the Mushroom trophy.
Wow these would look awesome next to the Wii. Wish it was the NA platinum award
I think I'll want these on eBay they're that cute.
Just take all my gold coins nintendo! I really hope this comes to the US, this will give me a reason to spend all of my 2000 coins.
I'd love one. I consider myself a mean opponent on the racetrack but I won't win one of the real ones, not while I'm not entering any of these tournaments anyway. And still, I need another 3000 stars. I can always dream!
European Nintendo fans, you win. Now, anytime I hear any complaints from you about anything, I'll think back to these trophies...and how much I hate you guys...I mean...how jealous I feel. (not really)
They look really nice. Unfortunately Finland isn't exactly part of Club Nintendo so I can't get those...
I just spent 4000 stars on a wii-points card .
Going to buy them off eBay whenever I can. Times like these remind me I need to to sign up still
Hmm... sort of wish I'd not spent all my stars on Kid Icarus Cards now
Wait, only in Europe? I guess ill resort to ebay sometime in the future...
They look friggin awesome. Also, why not thundercup...or better yet, why not all cups?
I had 10,000 stars. Who wants to give me another 5000 for the last one?
Just when i was close to having enough for Game & Watch Ball.
Couldn't resist the shell trophy though. So beautiful.
Well, not in Club Nintendo AU
Time to resort to...
eBay!
is it just me, or does europe been getting everything while the NA fans are REALLY getting screwed over lol Lucky u guys, but come on Nintendo, I want trophies too! Get rid of the terrycloths and fans and weird rewards like that, and put this in it's place instead!
Wow... those are awesome! Please come to the NA region
So... about that 15000 stars deposit you all wanted to make to my account...
4335 stars.....must buy more nintendo games!!!!!
I keep all my star points slips because of the nintendo rule where they will disappear after 2 years, I rather keep them incase something I like shows up.. Lucky I have 5250 stars points worth of slips. Now I am either thinking of getting the leaf or the shell. I don't like the special trophy. Now I have 20+ slips to register.
What's the conversion between UK stars and US coins? Regardless of that, those are some nice rewards. I like having something tangible from a video game. While Mario Kart isn't my cup of tea, these trophies look great all on their own. (Granted, this is likely an airbrushed photo) I hope the United States get to see some rewards like this in the near future. I cashed in some coins to get a small present for a friend's birthday, and the best thing they had was Mario shoelaces. dies One of these trophies would have been so much better.
Oh maaaan, I only got 3090 stars.
I'm planning to buy a fair few titles though, and the 3DS XL, maybe I'll...get there?
Nah, probably not for months. :
Awesome. I hit 5000 stars just last week. Stuck on which one to get though. I'm thinking the Shell Trophy.
What?! And I'm only getting a deck of cards in north America?!! It would be great with my swag collection!
im at 3500 points right now but still have a Zelda 3DS to unbox and i will be getting a 3DS XL on release day so one ofthose cups will be mine!
"I want it! I want it! I want it! I want it!" - Waylon Smithers.
I'd like to thank Reggie and NoA for once again having us in the States get shafted. We get cards or posters and Europe gets Kart Trophies?
Hey London, need a new resident? Shine your shoes govn'r?
@sykotek We very rarely get things like this and when we do, they tend to be very limited and expensive. Look at the rest of the stuff on our store, compared to everything you guys get on a regular basis.
These will most probably come to NA eventually too.
HOOOOLY Shovel! I want them so bad, alas, I don't leave in Europe. Hope to see a stateside release
I hope these come to Australia soon but I hope they cost a lot less than 5000 stars or it will be impossible to get one!
@Highwinter 100% agree with this comment and at 5000 points that's the equivalent of registering 20 full price Nintendo published or 3DS games.
Shell trophy ordered.
@Highwinter: I'm trying real hard to read and comprehend your comment, but all I can see are European exclusive Club Nintendo Mario Kart 7 trophies. XD
OMG I want the Shell one.
COME ON NOA.
Before I order I would like to know if it a nice sturdy trophy or just a very very cheap plastic one.
I've ordered the shell and the special trophy, though I do really like the leaf one.
Does anyone else feel that these or something like these should be Elite Status Gifts?
@sykotek:
The Same
I had 5000 stars last month... but Nintendo took 500+ of them away this month, I hate them so much right now...
so upset right now, so jelly
I spent my 5000 stars on Kid Icarus uprising cards...
@Red_Kinetic Aside from Club Nintendo UK not having Elite Status like Club Nintendo US, yeah, these would have made good Elite Status Prizes for America.
All you guys got for Platinum Status were some goddamn posters or playing cards. Japan got a cushion in the shape of a Super Mario Bros sprite!
http://rumphy.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/platinum_mario_plush.jpg
@TwilightPoint
Let's see, 250 stars for two packs, so that's 40 packs of cards.
They sell for £1.50 a pack now, so that'd cost £60 to buy the packs instead.
Considering it takes one game to get 250 stars, usually, and a game can cost upwards of £30, that's like £1200 worth of stars used for £60 worth of cards.
Bad call. Good thing I only got the one pack of cards from Club Nintendo.
@RupeeClock I'm still happy with the cards I have though. All hail Pit's rally cry!
And thank you @James for giving me those stars so I could afford all those cards.
@TwilightPoint
Daaaayum, you got a Pit's Rally Cry?
Diamond cards are rare as all hell.
I am short by 370 points what a bummer...
Damn 3 of my slip have expired. I hate nintendo having an expiration on both the cards and when you register the product
They're neat! Hopefully some get put up on eBay.
Wow by counting the rest of my cards and what I have registered I am going to be short 50 frecking points. D:
I just brought the Koopa one.
I hope they keep all three of them up for a while,so I can get all three.
Just 9000 points to get the other two.
@SilentHunter382 It's worth checking after you register as they sometimes do extra game surveys for 50stars.
@NintendoLee Regestered all my cards and I am short 50. Too bad I had 3 that expired. If they didn't, then I would have gotten my shell trophy.
@SilentHunter382
He means go to your profile and look at all of your registered games, sometimes it will ask you participate in a quick survey for 50 bonus stars.
@RupeeClock
I check but nothing. Too bad nintendo hasn't added the feature to allow to earn points for eshop games like they did with the VC games on the wii.
I would love to have one of these on my shelf.
How come the United States doesn't get something like this? That's super rad. I would definitely get one of them as a reward.
@SilentHunter382 Yeah that is a shame, my suggestion is to find a crappy 3DS title for cheap and new in a shop, 250 points. Pow.
Now all we need is a full set of pokemon gym badges...
They haven't had anything good in EU's Club Nintendo in a very long time. Those people complaining that we're getting something here that you're not getting in your region should stop and take a look at the junk available in EU.
My friends in NA are always going on about the great things they picked up with their points. Yet my Nintnedo points are piling up because there's nothing worth getting with them. For a long time the only thing I ever picked up were Wii Point cards.
In NA you guys talk about different levels of rewards, but they don't even do that here. So it's nice that we're finally offered something decent.
It would mean something to me if I could actually get those awards here in my little country... Argh, so angry...
Too bad they aren`t sending these awards all across the Europe..
Wow wish they offered that for NA I would have had no problem choosing a reward than. Looks like I will be doing some ebay shopping here soon.
This only makes it more aggravating that in America, we're expected to be excited about POSTERS.
What? All America has is crap. I only spend my coins on games.
As noted already, I certainly would have taken these if they'd be offered as the Platinum gift for Club Nintendo in the US! (I have a US Wii and DS, hence I get US games mostly)
We need this in NA.
Hahaha omg
those are killer.
Well I resorted to buying a cheap star points code online just to get the 5000 points.
Shell trophy can't arrive at my house fast enough.
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
Why can't NA get cool stuff like this?
This will probably the Platinum reward next year, eh who I am kidding.
Damn it! I've only got 1500 stars 10% of enough for all 3
Why do I get the feeling we'll never see these in NA?
Wow! I wish I had something like this to spend my coins on with North America's Club Nintendo.
US rewards: Notebooks, shoestrings, etc.
Europe rewards: FRIGGIN MARIO KART TROPHIES!
As wide a gulf between quality in Club Nintendo (and arguably the Nintendo branches themselves) is as wide as the talent gap in American and European soccer (or football, whatever you call it) teams. Nope, I don't see us ever getting these either.
At any rate, congrats! Prized video game objects-turned real life like that are amazing! My, how long ago it seems that Nintendo Power here gave a special sword as a Final Fantasy contest grand prize! I'll "look forward" to our soon-to-be-announced New Super Mario Bros. 2 pencils (barf).
I want them.
@Victoria We complain in NA because the coolest thing our club nintendo offers are Mario shoelaces, and they aren't that cool. My coins are piling up because I have NOTHING good to spend them on. We just want to see something like this come to the states, and it'll make us happy.
[insert every known swear word in existence here]
Nice. I'd like my own, so chop-chop NOA.
If I cared for Mario Kart, I would be all over these.
Must import these
Has NOBODY mentioned that the Shell trophy looks like an olive?
Damn! I want these! I'm 650 points away! Nooo. Getting KH3D next week so that may be 250/500 if they double it.
If anyone has a code they dont want, can I please have it?
Thanks
And the eBay selling begins by someone, opening price... 50 Euros each...
so japan or some other countries get cool nintendo based polo shirts, europe gets awesome mario kart 7 trophies. and what does america get? a deck of friggin playing cards. x_X
@Shock_Tart
We get these in a blue moon. You get to use your points for free eshop games. >.<
I have 3000 stars. Time to buy some games so I can register them.
@SilentHunter382: Hey, believe me pal, free games aren't what they're cracked up to be. I spent my points to get Super Mario Kart, and the code didn't work. I tried at three different houses with perfectly fine Internet, and I even called Nintendo for help. They claimed it was my Internet. A week later, I bought a points card and downloaded that and two other games with my slow Internet (which usually konks out halfway through a download). Sure, it took an hour, but the games downloaded no problem. I haven't gotten a free game since.
Cool stuff, but pretty expensive!!
i habe a banana trophy, who want them?
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