Club Nintendo may still insist on the completion of particularly annoying surveys, but it's still a useful means to pick up some goodies. While the North American version focuses on download games and occasional extras, the PAL equivalents serve up a range of merchandise, with fairly regular additions in recent times. The latest wearable arrival may tempt fans of one of the year's biggest games.
Below is the Mario Kart 8 Starting Grid Unisex T-Shirt, which is available on Club Nintendo in Europe for a meaty 3750 stars, or on the Australian store for 2250 stars.
It's available in medium, large or extra large.
Are any of you in Europe or Australia tempted to grab one of these?
Thanks to all that sent this in.
[source stars.nintendo-europe.com]
Comments 60
Nah, I'm waiting for something better.
Come to NoA!
I much prefer downloads. I do have a figure i really like from Platinum a few years back, but 150 coins got me Smash 64, a game i paid $50 for years ago. Harvest Moon was 100 or 150 coins, or $8. For 2250 coins, I could download my entire N64 library. Or, get 1 $20 ish shirt.
@russellohh Coins do not equal Stars. Europeans and Australians get more stars than we get coins for registering games, but their stuff costs more.
@brewsky Aren't we closer to the European star system then? I know we're near one of them. Even if twas 700 coins, i might hold off.
I hate when Star expire and have little left. 1050 stars these won't expire until 2 years later
It's been years seriously seeing any clothes in Nintendo uk.
I don't like the downloadable things there terrible. like if you don't have a phone.
I'd be all over this if it came to NA.
I have 2200 stars. Almost there, this would be the first thing I pick up from Club Nintendo.
Why do you hate Scandinavia Nintendo? Please for the love of everything holy just give us Club Nintendo!
@Tsurii897 Ahh so 5 stairs is 1 coin. That would make this about a 400-500 coin shirt. That's more reasonable.
just 3500 stars short...
@Tsurii897 Also, do you have used gamestores in your country/city? I've noticed through a decade of doing this that less than 1/4 of people actually use their club nintendo points. I certainly wouldn't go into a store today and grab a smash bros wii u code off a brand new box, but games like New Super Mario Bros 2, Fire Emblem Wii, Mario Party 7-8 that are used- if no one has registered these games after 3-4 years, i consider them up for grabs. It doesnt take long to remember or take a photo of the code and use it later. I'm at the equivalent of..............math, eww.... 9,000 ish stars for the year by that method. I don't go into the stores more than once every other month, either.One story had an entire row of either smash bros brawl or zelda wind waker hd games, not one of which had been registered.
Saw new item on Club Nintendo and knew it was probably not for NA. We never get new stuff.
Well that is ugly.
That many stars? Nope
That's annoying!! I have enough points but I don't like the t-shirt!!
Everyone except North America gets cool Nintendo Club items.
I'm still waiting for a NA classic SNES wii controller.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Ok like, this is starting to get ridiculous.
NOA store sucks ass. I got thousands of coins sitting around.
No way is that shirt better than free games. Can't wait 'til Club Nintendo updates on Monday!
I'm serious, if that wasn't clear.
Thanks for posting this Nintendo Life just got me a new T-Shirt
3750 stars for a t-shirt, LOL.
It kinda looks bland. Maybe a different colour would make it stand out more, like clear white or something. I dunno what it is, maybe it's the picture quality or the model though wide hips, narrow chest ..doesn't present the shirt very well imo, so I'm on a dilemma about liking it and not wanting it :/
Considering the pin badges are like 4000 points I was happy to throw 3700+ on this. It's not like they ever put anything super awesome on there and I'll miss out on it so what the heck, it's another t-shirt for the collection.
Say's it's unisex so I'm guessing that's why it looks a bit odd on the poor model, probably some bod in the office! Would be better to choose a fit - male or female. Need to take into consideration the different sticky-outy bits. The printed design is quite nice though.
Nope. This is yet another thing I'm passing on.
Just give me some good Zelda merchandise already, for hell's sake.
NOA do something.....................
Nope... I'm waiting for Captain Toad, then I'll have enough for the Game & Watch...
Buy 15 Games get 1 T-shirt free.
It looks quite good value compared to many of their rewards. I'm saving for the inevitable 8000 star super gift.
Used Wii and GC games from CeX normally have the points cards in them unscratched. They expire though so the only games worth trying are late Wii games.
I so badly wish this would come to NOA.
@andregurov
and in a 3xlt or 4x
Still sitting on 2320 coins. I can wait...
American club nintendo is frustratingly awful. Where's the merch??
I like it! Wish we had cool stuff on the American Club Nintendo
I love Mario Kart 8 but this t-shirt needs more colour. I would probably still get it though if I had enough points haha. Oh well...
Why isn't this on the American website?!?! Damn you, NOA!!!!!!
Yeah Nintendo i didn't want to waste my coins on something.
shakes fists club Nintendo of murica!!!!!
@creepingdeth21 Because NoA likes being the worst region for Club Nintendo (aside from the ones that don't offer it of course)
This looks ok though I too would've preferred different colours so for example a black background with the racers being in their main colour (e.g. red for Mario, green for Yoshi and Luigi, etc.). Of course this is much better than nothing or bad eshop games though which is almost always the situation with NoA.
i just got a blue 3ds xl charger stand, and then this comes out? sheesh.....
I'm sick of not being able to get this stuff because I'm in America. Majoras Mask bundle, cool Bayonetta box set. Sick of it.
Why no 2XL? That's a relatively common shirt size.
Oh well, I guess I will have to pass on then. I would have gotten one of these.
I would probably get this, if it comes to NA.
Eh? Not even available in small? Horrid colour anyways.
I'm spent out after getting the great MK8 pins :-0
And once again, America gets nothing.
@Nintendzoey Medium is..
It's fun to see these things showing up in Club Nintendo in other regions, because it reminds me of how much Club Nintendo sucks in North America.
Oh wait, actually that's the opposite of fun.
Wow, I would get that shirt for sure! I don't quite understand why club Nintendo must be localized. Club Nintendo should be one club open to everyone and offer the same merchandise to everyone.
I had a ton of points last year that I ended up wasting on posters and other crap because my points were going to expire and it was the only thing on there. I also downloaded Kirby games on all of our systems because it was the only games we didn't have.
Annoyingly NoE's website developers haven't bothered checking the site works with Chromebooks. Items don't show up properly in the Stars Catalogue and no matter what size you choose the site defaults to Medium size in the Basket. Take care if you use a Chromebook - I had to dig out my old XP laptop to order this!
This is kinda borring, but I want those pins to come to NA. BTW- a retail Wii U game (MK8) gives 60 coins, +10 post play survey, +10 intent to buy survey, +10 register within 4 weeks of release
NoA has a whopping total of 4 rewards. 3 being physical goods, 2 being greeting cards, and a poster set. I have a feeling NoA wants to exhaust its physical rewards and just go all-digital like they did with the year-end reward.
When will it come out in the US
@Porky So one size fits all, is that it? Notice that I didn't say common (yes, I know small, medium and large are common) - I said "relatively common".
So tired of these posts about Club Nintendo when NA is not getting anything. =/
Cue Sad Hulk music for America
The Wind Waker shirt would be better !!
Got this t shirt delivered today.. Take a close look at the t shirt n u'll notice toad, toadette and koopa trooper are named in Japanese translation.. I thought this made it look odd..
Show Comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...