Club Nintendo patrons in North America who were saving up their coins for some tangible Nintendo memorabilia will apparently have to wait a while before doing so as the program undergoes a system update.
Visitors to the Club Nintendo rewards page will be met with the following message:
Orders for physical rewards are currently closed while we update our systems. But there's good news: We'll be accepting orders again starting May 13. We've also got great digital games that you can download instantly, so check 'em out.
More than the usual quartet of monthly downloads are currently available, likely to make up for the lack of other selections. The lineup consists of:
- Trajectile — 200 coins (3DS eShop)
- Super Mario World — 200 coins (Wii U eShop)
- Art Academy: First Semester — 200 coins (3DS eShop)
- Mario Golf — 250 coins (Wii Shop)
- F-Zero X — 200 coins (Wii Shop)
- Balloon Fight — 200 coins (Wii U eShop)
- Aura-Aura Climber — 100 coins (3DS eShop)
- Kirby's Pinball Land — 150 coins (3DS eShop)
- Grill-Off with Ultra Hand! — 80 coins (Wii Shop)
Hopefully the inconvenience means some new physical rewards will become available once the selection is restored. At least one wanted item comes to mind.
Will you be picking up any of the current available downloads, or will you be banking on merchandise once it returns?
[source club.nintendo.com]
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Mmm...yes, I would definitely like that Super Mario 3D World soundtrack, but it'll probably cost tons of coins.
I sure wish F-Zero X were available to play on the Wii U VC instead of just the Wii VC.
Really hate that they're mostly Wii and not Wii U, and that they require the classic controller add on.
Meh
I just ganked Balloon Fight and Kirby's Pinball Land. Woo!
I guess it is my chance to get F Zero X.
But then again, you make a good point about new physical rewards. I was personally thinking more on the Golden Nunchuck, yet the soundtrack is nice enough.
We have Grill-Off from long long ago. Don't think we've played it since. Probably deleted it to make space.
Too bad I have all of the ones I was interested in. Oh well more coins for the physical rewards later.
Get rid of that grill off game it makes the page look so run down. If Nintendo was really doomed its items like grill off ultra hand I'd expect to see lingering on the webpages
I have all the ones I'm interested in, though it's cool of them to add more games to the digital lineup until physical items come back. In the mean time I need more coins.
picked up fzero. i probably will forget i have it untill they launch the n64 virtual console just like all the other n64 vc i've been snaging from club nintendo for the past year.
Hmm this is good news indeed. Im going to go check it out. Finally Nintendo your doing something right.
Ugh. Nothing from me.
I'm ok with they going all digital for rewards but the rewards could be a bit better, nobody is expecting retail titles but we should get 3DsWare instead of DSiWare and Wii U VC instead of WII VC...... also they could have one big game worth 500 coins or something for people to have an incentive to spend money to get coins.....
By the way, has anyone downloaded that Grill-Off with Ultra Hand? Only asking because it seems... interesting, but not something I would play constantly. But, it's only 80 coins and something tells me I should spend the last of my coins before I get the inevitable "your coins are about to expire" message.
Ugh, really? I have the ones on this list I care for. Would have liked Super Mario RPG since I kept missing it when it was a reward.
I really don't care for any of the rewards right now (seeing as they're all either wii or dsi). But I'd love more physicals.
Well it's not as if I have any coins in the first place...
@TreesenHauser I have it, and its a good little minigame. It has the depth of your average 99 cent mobile game, but its a little addicting. I'd say its not a bad deal. Make sure you have a nunchuck and Wii Remote, though.
Not a big deal, especially if they come back with a new reward or 2.
Too bad I already decided not to get balloon fight when they offered it a few months ago...
Really I have about 1500 points and I still haven't gotten to using them yet. I either have all those games or I don't want them. The only thing that I ever wanted was that XL 3DS Holder, but never got it cuz it sold out. The last thing I got was a gray Mario shirt with all the little pixels on it. And there's not really any Wii U virtual counsel game to get on that either. Ohh mario world I have it. How about Nintendo make those points like the digital deluxe rewards at least I'll use that.
I guessed something like this would happen. There has been less and less physical rewards, so I figured there would be an update int the future
And that stupid grill off game has been there for centuries, I don't want that junk. Nintendo doesn't have to give a 3-D world or anything like that just give us something decent and for Pete's sake no more Wii games.
Hanafuda cards...please...come back...
I'm not sure about F-Zero X and Balloon Fight, but I'm pretty that all of the others have already been offered on the Eshop within the past six months and I have denied them all. (except for Ultra Hand, of course)
I would defiantly get Balloon Fight, Super Mario World, Mario Golf 64, AND F-Zero X if they were on the 3DS VC...
@NavySpheal Interesting, might be worth a good try then. Thanks!
Hmm, F-Zero X is tempting, but I have F-Zero GX, and May 13 may herald those trophies, or something equally neat, and I'm gonna need all the points that I've got.
@TreesenHauser I have it too, haven't played it much but its quite fun! I sucked at it though.
Gonna get F-Zero X — not sure why I didn't snag it last time.
Hopefully they add some neat stuff that I actually want. The only thing I have really wanted from the site was last year's Majora's Mask soundtrack, which was a platinum reward.
Maybe off topic, but isn't the Wii online service shutting down soon? So then will they stop offering Wii games and start offering WiiU versions instead?
@Crimzonlogic only for online play, feel free to DL all the Wii games/DLC's you want though... (not that theres much to DL anyways!)
Damn u, Nintendo! Damn u to HELL!
YES! YES! PLEASE! MARIO 3D WORLD SOUNDTRACK! YES! YES! THAT WOULD BE AMAZING!
Maybe F-Zero X.
Three weeks to update their systems?
Time warp. It is now 2001.
I prefer the games to the physical rewards. However none of these really catch my attention, save for Mario World which was part of the standard monthly selection.
Hopefully they're adding some new stuff. However, this is the current Nintendo we're talking about, so no chance
Personally I'll never use my coins for digital copies of games unless they're Club Nintendo exclusives.
Sounds interesting and i'm sure you guys will get some amazing stuff. Us Brits have had the same stuff for years- who still uses DSI points?! I wish we could get downloads over here as that would be a better use for my stars. I did recently get the 3d world soundtrack which is awesome and cost 3000 stars so not sure how that translates into coins. I'm hoping the UK store gets a makeover too- i'd love to see soundtracks of games added but it's taken Nintendo this long to add a second soundtrack cd so doubt that will happen any time soon!
I wonder if they're just moving stock somewhere or are taking an audit as site maintenance should also take down the digital rewards.
I also wonder if the bigger digital line up will mean no update at the start of the month.
@bouncer0304 Reminds me that the last time the Nintendo Europe went under maintenance (or at least the club nintendo side) they removed surveys for DSiWare and WiiWare (they said they would come back so I did not do mine, 2 years on and I'm still waiting, good thing I don't need the stars) to bring in eShop surveys. I find it odd the points did not vanish then.
@MrCanzine yea, considering there not manufacturing the CCP anymore
man i have all of those games...
I really hope they add in new items when it updates, some of those things have been on there forever.
I actually got a message from club nintendo yesterday confirming an order that I never made. Maybe that error was linked to this update. Anyone else get a message yesterday?
Hope they bring back the XL charging base.
I was about to buy two Luigi 3DS cases....oh well. Hopefully when they get done with whatever they're doing, there will be some new items. I'm not into the soundtracks, baskets, magnets, or posters so I'm hoping for more useful practical items such as cases, controllers, or bases. The only digital game I'm interested in is Super Mario World but I already have it on the Wii VC.
I might take this as bad news if there was anything in the rewards page I'd wanted. While I'll take this as a sign that the reward assortment may be refreshed, I've learned time and time again not to get my hopes up regarding their desirability!
You know if every time their site offers a new reward is considered major news, they're doing something wrong. It should be a common occurence.
@kupo lol
@Mrclaycoat yeah i got extra posters sent to me that i didnt order
So tempted to get F-Zero X but somehow I have the feeling I should save my coins for May.
Well the last thing I ordered was the Yoshi shirt size large and they sent me a size small. Maybe it'll be the proper size lol
I´m from Mexico and here we don´t have this service (only mexican magazine Club Nintendo, hehe). So I put USA data to get my account. I only download games because I can´t ask for physical rewards so I´m happy there are more options to dowload (but each time more and more expensive they are).
i want a master sword
Well, F-Zero X, I guess. Been playing GX recently enough that - hey, why not?
Grr blargle frimmer frammer . . . I just downloaded Kirby's Pinball Land last week. I could use those dollars back. . . .
The only one that interests me I already have and it is Super Mario World. Hopefully next month will have better games.
I was excited, and then a little disappointed. Nice to see new games but none of them (that I don't already own) seem very appealing.
Oh well, May 11th is my birthday and the list will change yet again.
Bring Grill Off Ultra Hand to Europe!
if they want to keep giving away physical items then they really need to step things up. Most of the physical items have been there for years and are mostly things people probably don't want to spend coins on (folders and washcloths?). Anything good that pops up is usually sold out in a few hours, if that.
guys!!!! get aura aura climber! its great! and cheap! and is only 36 megabytes! its awsome!
I think I'd like to get Super Mario World, but I don't have a Wii U, so does anyone know if Club Nintendo download tickets expire (I do want to eventually get a Wii U)?
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