Some Club Nintendo items, regardless of region, do sell out rather quickly. Examples can be stylish game card cases, invaluable as they can hold plenty of games in one handy set while making you look rather snazzy at that next StreetPass meet-up. There was one released in North America in December 2012, for example, and it sold out within days.
You may want to be quick, then, as two updated designs have arrived on Club Nintendo, once again, in North America; like before they hold 18 DS or 3DS game cards and have multiple reversible covers. There are a couple of changes, however, as these new iterations are 400 coins (the previous version was 250) and have new designs on those three reversible covers. You can choose from two distinct options, "The Legend of Zelda" and "Animal Crossing", each of which includes covers for their respective franchises, Mario and Club Nintendo.
Images are above and below. These are in stock at the time of writing, but if you want to pick one up then check out the official product page and use the drop down menu to alternate between the two sets.
The Legend of Zelda
Animal Crossing
Thanks to Phantom Kirby and others that sent this in.
[source club.nintendo.com]
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Just ordered my Zelda one. Very excited! Now I have something to put my 3DS games in!
Just got Black 3DS XL on the last day of 2013. I love it so much...
Snagged an Animal Crossing set. Very happy!
got one of each. was kicking myself for not picking up more last time they had them... theses are so much better than any of the cases available in stores!
Ugh what a shame it isn't on the European Nintendo Website
Thanks for the tip, Nintendo Life! I just grabbed a Legend of Zelda case I really needed a new card case, too!
@TheHaydenator let alone the australian one
Ordered this morning. My body is ready.
For anyone who needs some sort of case that can't get these, I've been using MiniDV cases for a while now. Each one holds 6 games i think.
Ordered both.
I'm upset that they're 400 coins, but that's just me being picky. They look great.
I checked Club Nintendo this morning and it had nothing. I am so glad you posted this. I was able to log on and get the Zelda one. I really needed a new game case, since the last one like this I got off Club Nintendo, is full. I am 50 points shy of being able to buy the second Animal Crossing one, so maybe I can get it later today!
Got the Zelda set. Overall I prefer the Animal Crossing designs, but I could never forgive myself if I didn't go for the Boos.
Wow! Just ordered one! Last time I missed out, so I'm glad they're back! Quite a few coins though. I'm now running quite low.
Got both!
As neat as this reward is,I don't want to miss out on another epic reward ,like the Luigi figurine. Or that Mario themed canvas box.I got over a thousand coins. So il wait. Plus I just got a Mario hard case for my xl that holds 6 games. So I'm good for now
I have the first 2 but I could not pass up the Zelda one, thanks NL.
I got the older case when they were 250 coins. I thought of getting another one when they appeared again, but I don't often buy games, and I still have lots of space in my first case so getting another case would be a waste. I don't even have 400 coins anyway even if I wanted one.
I ordered the Zelda one and then furiously entered in all my codes that I had lying around and filling in all my extra surveys to get the other one. Fingers crossed that something more awesome doesn't come along soon...
Ordered mine yesterday.
Also, thanks NintendoLife for posting this even though this is just for NA.... I would have completely missed out otherwise!!!
@Donjwolf
I also have the first case, which is a lot better priced than these.
The animal crossing/mario one is really neat, though these will cost you some coins they are worth it in every way. Before I got my case a while back I just had a pile of games cluttered in my game bag, now I can store 16 games in order.
Which my bag has two places to store things, on the middle holds a nice amount of room, and the top fits the case perfectly. So anyone with enough coins who has plenty of games they play, I urge them to get this.
Ordered the Animal Crossing set! They look really nice ahh I'm so excited. Thanks for the heads up!
This doesn´t seem to be available in Europe, or maybe they are all gone...
Woop I got mentioned! Still debating about picking one up, haven't finished the first case yet.
Man if I had the coins I would get the Zelda one. But I do have two of the older cases with switch inserts so I am not that worried about not having the coins.
@elstif Most likely not available for Europe as we never get half the stuff that North America gets.
Not in Europe, that's plain ridiculous. I need that Zelda case, Nintendo! I NEED IT! For my Zelda collection!
Meh, already got one for 250 coins as a collector's piece (I don't use it), they should of called the versions Mario & Zelda and Mario & Animal Crossing.
Not worth 400 coins.
I just ordered the Zelda set! Though I have to admit, I am quite fond of the Animal Crossing set's design, too.
I got 2 Zelda cases yesterday. So good.
Already had the first one released, but picked up the Zelda case as well because, well, just because it's so neat !
Ordered the AC one yesterday.
Just putting this out there...I'm only going to use the Boo / Bullet Bill design from the Zelda pack. If you want the other Zelda inserts that come with it, shoot me an email and I'll happily send them to you when they arrive. My contact info can be found on my personal site (noiselesschatter dot com). I don't require anything in return, but if you WANTED to send something in return I wouldn't complain.
Totally worth it. Much more useful than a stupid figurine. Got 2 Zelda cases.
Nooooo! I'm at work and I can't access Club Nintendo on my workstation. I hope I can through phone. Last time I tried it was laggy and couldn't do it.
EDIT: Yes! I got the Zelda one. Thank you smartphone!
@Philip_J_Reed I will send you a used chocolate wrapper and a post-it note with a special thank you message. I have to post across the Atlantic so, you know, have to be economical.
Spent my stash on the Luigi Statue, dropping me to basically zero. Even if I had enough, 400 coins seems rather high, especially after having got the prior case for 250. If I had more games, then I'd consider buying one on eBay, but I have just enough games to fill my last one.
Aw.. the Animal Crossing one is cute. I ordered one.
@t1redmonkey But we did get the other game case. I wouldn't rule it out immediately. Those could prove popular across many audiences, after all!
This'll make 3 for me.
The upped the 'price', but it's worth it. I'd pay 15usd for one of these, with no artwork.
That Bullet Bill cover is my choice.
@SanderEvers
Hmm. With some work in editing applications that wouldn't be too hard.
Carefully sharpen all the lines and borders between colours at a higher resolution in a raster graphic editor (gimp, photoshop, etc), vectorise for even sharper lines (you could do it all in raster, but it would probably take more time), tweak a bit, make a high-dpi pdf file with the exact resolution, (outlined with dots for cutting) cut, done.
Personally, I ain't doin' it, but the result would look nice.
why won't they do this in Europe? :C
To fellow Europeans - these were in Club Nintendo, albeit not the Zelda/Animal Crossing ones.
I'm not going to complain about it not being in my region because it aggravates me regardless of where it is. But just as a bit of feedback - maybe when you do the updates on Twitter, it might be an idea to do a hash tag as to what region you're talking about (EU, NA or JP). Might save some confusion and/or disappointment.
@daveh30 i do like these case but as far as better then ones u can buy id have to say i prefer the hori 24 gamecard case.they hold 6 more and in my oppinion easier to put in pockets.But if i had the coins i would get the zelda ones
@SkywardCrowbar not realy related to the case here but i plan on finaly getting the black xl to this year after a vita.have u played any reguler ds games on it yet?how do they look?i still play alot of ds games
@wicked636 Have not played any DS games on it yet, however, my fiance plays DS games on her 3DS XL fairly often and she sees no problem with it.
I wish club nintendo woud also operate on my region, man can dream man can dream.
I managed to get a case back when they came out the first time, and it has been awesome. I have 9 3DS games on one side and 9 DS games on the other. Honestly, it's pretty tempting to get another one...
got two of each. one set I'm keeping the other set selling
Why can't Australia get something good for once? Basically the only thing Club NIntendo Australia has is Mario notepads. What makes it even worse is that here we have to pay so much more for games and consoles. For example my Mario and Luigi premium Wii U was $429.
I just snagged the Zelda case. I'm glad CN re-stocked these, I needed a second one.
Nabbed me a Zelda one. I had to do a bunch of surveys, but I was impressed that I was able to get one!!!!! Now to add it to the other 2 I already have ^_^
Just ordered the zelda one!
I'm glad I finally have something to store my games in now.
I'd so get this.. if it were available.
I've been wanting another one of these...except these are too expensive. Luckily my coins aren't close to expiring yet, so I'll continue waiting for another decent reward.
Ordered a link and an animal crossing one. I love the bullet bill cover.
I have 12 unentered games, lol. Hopefully that plus 170 points will be enough.
just ordered them. totally wiped for points now
So I am guessing this US only? Nintendo really have to find a way to make things more equal between the regions, Australian fans have been suffering for years, we may not be a big market but we are still entitled to a regularly updated club nintendo! Perhaps it's Nintendo of Australia's fault :/
I love these designs way more than the old ones. Just ordered the Zelda one!
Now that sucks big time, why is this only for Club Nintendo and it's selected countries, in this case it seems it's USA only? I would definitely need one of those cases, but no way to get it since those are not sold in normal shops...
Just ordered my Zelda Case
Meanwhile, sitting on 6400 Stars in Australia...
Saving the coins. I still have a Game Boy carrying pouch that has serviced me and my Game Boy Color, Advance, DS's and now 3DS very well.
I'm good with the first one they released.
I just have to say that after CHristmas, I had a lot of coins and I went and picked up two Zelda sets. Chances are, my friend will get the Animal Crossing one and I may be able to trade for the Goomba page that has my interest, but the Zelda is just that cool that I want two. As for my games, I have 19 3DS games already, (it filled my first case) and I have had to buy TWO different Game system cases in order to carry around my DS games. I just bought a whole bunch more too so again I was starting to lose space. (Stupid Gamestop and their low prices on a whole bunch of DS games. Really, who has Final Fantasy games at $10?)
I've got over 4-thousand points and nothing appealing to use them on. European Club Nintendo really needs some new content!
bought one of each here. i need a new case and had 1540 coins lying around
that zelda one <3 wow O_O to bad i already have one
@dAviD7 check ebay... found one for 10 American dollars
Just ordered the Zelda one. Wish I had enough coins for more than 1.
I'm really tempted, but I'm facing the same dilemma I face every time there's something cool on Club Nintendo: what if there's something even cooler next month?
Ordered the Zelda one last night I'm glad because I need more room for my carts
I received my Zelda version today and the quality is excellent. Both the case and cover art are much higher quality than the ones you get when you buy a game.
Is there anywhere online to buy a similar case, so we can use the extra covers.
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