Club Nintendo to Close, With Replacement Loyalty Programme Coming Later in the Year

I was shocked

I will always love you Club Nintendo!

I've joined Club Nintendo when they have announced MK8 promotion, so I haven't got the chance to try the most out of it.

Hopefully, this new loyalty program will be an initial step for a new account-based system.

Wha...?

Oh well, i never got to experience Club Nintendo, but goodbye anyways.

Sad to see CN go. However, I have hopes the new service will be better. Also, free Flipnote Studio? SO MUCH YES.

And i hope the new loyality programme will be available in Sweden.

I'm also hoping the new programme will be integrated with a fully fledged account system. CN in Europe has always sucked IMO but the discounted VC titles that North America got always seemed like a great idea.

Remember nintendo VIP 24/7? Good old times... I am sad to see the system go, but I do wonder where they go from here and why they decided to change the service. I do think this opens up opportunities for improving the NNID systems.

That's big news. I have high hopes for Nintendo's next loyalty program. I also hope some fun physical rewards will pop up for me to spend my coins on before it's all over.

Aww! Was such a nice little extra from them for free but I guess it's not worth their money in the long run.

So I guess we can ref games till April in Europe and claim things till september. Wonder what things they''ll find in the wearhouse to get rid of over the next nine months.

@Smitherenez
I remember it was okay, but getting digital screen wallpapers was boring.
I didn't want to customise a computer screen

I can't say I'm all that sad. CN hasn't been very good with rewards (in NA) for quite some time, But I did enjoy the few worthwhile rewards I did get like the Luigi hat 3DS pouch.

The free Flipnote Studio 3D download is a very nice gesture for the longtime members, and I'm very curious as to what the new loyalty program will be like.

@KirbyKirbyKirby Jep, the rewards were kind of boring. But there was that very expensive Zelda statue... I liked that site more then the current one because of all the content and regular news updates that appeared on the site.

Hm, I always thought the club nintendo thing was awkward and the rewards extremely expensive. I hated it when I had to register with my account to club nintendo to get the free game. That's when it mattered, and I'm hoping the future reward program will be much more transparent and not that cumbersome.

I was confused when I got Pokemon Omega Ruby I looked at the Pin card and was puzzled why it why it said expires March 31st. Now a few weeks later it all makes sense.

@OmegaStar Speaking of which, I guess this confirms that Mewtwo/Miiverse/Tournaments are coming before the end of March.

Well I suppose I'll spend my 16000 points then

time to cash in all my points for Wii Ware games then :-/

I started registering my games last Sunday for no reason. And now this is the reason why! LOL.

@Smitherenez
That statue was massively expensive in Stars. It sold out quickly. I agree I like the site more too. But I missed the dark background I felt it gave it a style I felt great with

I guess Mewtwo is their way of saying goodbye.

Shame about the service. I got a lot of free games from it.

But....why...all those stars...all those scratch card registration cards....life will never be the same again.

I quite liked the Club Nintendo Gifts. I got the SNES controller that can attach to the Wiimote, fantastic for SNES VC. I was hoping to see a N64 Controller

Goodbye Club Nintendo, Hello unified 3DS / Wii U account?

Nintendo plus, every month 2 3ds games, 2 wiiU games and 2 VC games for only $50 a year.

I just found out seconds ago! DX

I have to register around 20000 coins by the end of the day!

Club Nintendo didn't deliver much. I hope they provide more rewards for loyalty to their brand with the next program.

Probably a step closer to moving the purchase of software from console hardware to user accounts. They'll want to kill the old system which had a log of everything you bought in the last 15 years before starting the new scheme.

So you'll have to buy it all again on Wii U before you can take it with you to your 3DS...

I'm a little sad to be honest. I own some wonderfully nostalgic trinkets due to club Nintendo. From Mario shoelaces to Pikmin keyrings, loads of CDs (remember those?) and some pretty awesome toys as well!

But if they come out swinging with something better and revolutionary, then I guess all will soon be forgotten.

Aww I really liked Club Nintendo. I have I think 835 coins. I wonder if you will still be able to register our New 3DS for the extra warranty of 90 days after they close the service. I will miss you Club Nintendo.

I'm super happy to be honest, Club Nintendo Australia was the worst. There has been absolutely nothing worthwhile purchasing, even if it is for free haha.

Since I live in Sweden I never had much use for Club Nintendo since it wasn't locally available, other than I would occasionally find pin cards in retail boxes for some reason (which helped me get Mewtwo from the UK site).

I guess all I really could hope for is that the new program is made available in Scandinavia.

So... will this mean that we won't have special promotions for free extra games until September? I was saving all my cards just for those. At least I got Animal Crossing and Kirby for my sister.

I guess I'll spend my stars in Wii Shop Points and at least download a few games. I'm considering Retro City Rampage (with the DX update!) or Sin and Punishment.

I hope they put so good stuff on in the next few weeks as I have a shit load of stars to redeem!

About time - Club Nintendo Europe has been a complete waste of time since the transition to the new hardware generation and the inability to use stars to purchase games. Coming so hot on the heels of the end of the Wii U Premium deal hopefully this signals an intention to rectify that glaring omission.

Yes! Yes yes yes!!!!! YES.

Well here's hoping this revamping of Club Nintendo all ties in with some kind of proper unified account system and just overall a much more robust and future proof digital/online service, especially when consumers are switching from one console generation to the next, that Nintendo is setting up in the process too...

What ???

This would be sad news to me if it wasn't for Flipnote 3D. I've wanted that so bad since it's announcement two years ago. I'm looking forward to seeing what replaces Club.

And just like that I feel the need to no longer ever purchase another digital title unless it's a must-buy and will never buy another new nintendo product again with the exception of pre-order bonuses.

and in Japan, you can't register points after 20th April, correct?
Looks like I wnot be able to get Nintendoji after all.

I wonder if more games will be available instead of the few posted until June 30th now?

I'm glad you guys posted this early today, at least I'm lucky enough to have gotten another poster set, shirt, and game card case. Thanks Thomas.

See, if CN was just going away, I'd be super devastated. I'd rather have a "meh" CN than none at all... But hearing that there's gonna be a new program in it's place, more prizes coming next month, and Flipnote 3D (FINALLY!!) really lessens the blow.

I wonder what this new program is gonna be called? More importantly, I hope the new rewards are worthwhile. If nothing else, I hope their "Select members" shenanigans goes away in place of actually rewarding the more loyal members.

@komodo182 According to the NA page, it says that there will be more games AND prizes available in February. So if you or anyone you know is sitting on a lot of coins, I'd say hold out just a little longer to see if these other prizes will be any better than what's available now.

With any luck, they're not gonna be crazy expensive.

So, since Club Nintendo acted as some sort of "middle man" to register all your digital purchases (some even reported that Nintendo could restore them that way), what does that say about digital purchases in the future ?

Even without a dedicated account system, purchases have to be tracked somehow. Is it really save enough to solely bank on the "bound to System ID" system ? Whyt if a system transfer fails due to a power outage ?

Lets all hope that Nintendos replacement program might just be Nintendos answer to a dedicated, global account system.

And lets speculate even further:
With the N3DS on the doorstep, a more powerful system capable of running software beyond the capabilities of teh regular 3DS, this also could mean that there will be more shared games due to this. But this is *highly speculative

This is really good news for gamestop, really dumb decision for Nintendo. Gamestop will benefit greatly as they will be able to sell used games at their slightly discounted used products now to many more customers.

Fine with me.

In before someone asks "I wonder what the platinum award for the end of the year is" (its already stated for those who can't read)

Still this is both a shock and not such a shock. Club Nintendo of Europe seemed to have sporadic items available with short availabilities and NOA has consistently cut back what it offers. At this point Nintendo probably feels it'll save money by junking it all together. It'll be interesting to see what they plan to do as far as loyalty programs after this. This might likely be a sign of an overhaul and focus on the Nintendo network accounts instead of club Nintendo. Future purchases and downloads can be linked to the accounts rather than the system. Maybe they will even offer a subscription service like Live/PSN have? Maybe they'll do something stupid that we'll laugh and shake our heads at? Yeah, probably the latter.
I guess I'll burn my remaining coins on whatever they toss up by next month. A few free digital purchases never hurt anyone.

Its probably just them catching up with everyone else, end of the day the other players have a subscription system, maybe Nintendo are looking to create this and with that its ended being that they have to get rid of the Stars stuff and then start from scratch they have been thinking about it for a while you can tell with all the little changes!

Echoing on what @Einherjar said, I'm very concerned about digital purchases too. I definitely will never buy another digital product regardless of the loyalty reward.
I'm not giving up hope on this yet since we don't know for sure what the new program will be, but there certainly will never be anything as worthwhile as cn

I guess I'd better use my points cards and buy a ****ton of stuff from the catalog.

So this was the reason why many of the new 3ds games have the registration of their codes ending on the 31st of march (Europe). Looks like I will have to use the rest of my codes and see if their is anything I want to get.

Anyway I will miss you club Nintendo.

Thought it may be worth noting that the 'New Nintendo 3DS' and 'New 'Nintendo 3DS XL' systems will NOT be registerable for Stars/Coins (unless it comes with bundled with a game, e.g. Majora's Mask, Monster Hunter 4). So you don't HAVE to buy and register one of the 'New' systems to get extra points before the service's end, unless you would like to get one of the aforementioned bundles.

Even with its faults and all, I loved Club Nintendo ever since being introduced to it during the Wii era. I found the concept of completing surveys for games and getting the chance to obtain exclusive physical items (e.g. CDs, Figurines, even a Game and Watch) very gratifying and encouraging to purchase more of Nintendo's products. Although, the decline of particular products and ranks in certain regions has shown the service was showing its age.

I'm at least happy we will still be getting a few more products and more time to earn and spend our Stars/Coins before the service's end. At least it's not an abrupt last minute announcement and that there is a successor in the works. I'm looking forward to Flipnote 3D (about time) and future rewards, though I'll be already content if Mewtwo and the Smash Bros Soundtrack CDs will be my last rewards.

I'll agree with the number of you that are hoping for a more unified account system with Club Nintendo's successor. That should hopefully make things FAR more streamlined and efficient for Nintendo's systems before we approach the next console generation. I would want it only to feel safer and encouraged in buying more retail downloads (e.g. Mario 3D World, Wind Waker HD etc.).

Farewell Club Nintendo! It's been a fun few years! Here's hoping your successor will build upon what experiences Nintendo has learned.

RIP in pieces CN

DAMNIT I love club nintendo!! Ive used it for SO MANY YEARS. and I still have over 7000 stars to spend
I hope they replace it with something even cooler but I doubt it.

gawd can I hate you more Nintendo? probably not.

I never did redeem the codes... got loads of them..

Well it was a good run. I know everyone felt like the rewards weren't that good but it is still a massive improvement from the Gamecube era where all you got was desktop background images based on the game you registered.
Like this one: http://i.imgur.com/4LWCLic.jpg
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Registered Jan 15, 2004.

I think having a single place where I can look at all my Nintendo games is what I will miss the most.

Lol just after I spent my coins on rewards I didn't want that much, but I just felt like I needed to spend my coins... I hope the end-of-program rewards they're releasing won't be TOO bomb, otherwise I'll feel bad about wasting my coins pre-emptively

Sure hope I can get elite status before March 31st. I have 285 coins to go.

Let's see if I can hit platutim one last time before this goes. Hopefully this new program still gets me some eshop games. And finally flipnote is coming. I thought that would never make it.

I will miss CN. I know people loved to complain about the program, and many times rightfully so. But it provided me with a large number of collectibles and free games throughout the years. while the quality of the rewards have been questionable in recent times, it's a program Nintendo didn't have to offer in the first place. The free Flipnote Studio is a wonderfully surprising send off.

I have high hopes for their next loyalty program.

I'm platinum member since 2002 (or 2003?) and I'll miss Club Nintendo.
I hope that the new program offer more games to download and some way to use on Brazil (as I do with CN).

I want a club nintendo pin to remember you by

@TantXL Took the words right out of my words fellow Swede!

It wasn't available over here anyway, so I'm pretty indifferent towards this. Hopefully the new program will actually be available everywhere instead, that'd be much better.

First nintendo power, now club nintendo...I really hope the next thing they decide to do is a great idea. It seems that they're falling into more hard times, and are closing this to keep some money rather than spend the money for people to update the service and watch it every day. Also, from the fact that the rewards have just been turning as digital codes for the past year or so, it wasn't that much of a shocker. Come on nintendo, make the next rewards page quickly so we can get some better exclusive items!!!

I'm gonna miss Club Nintendo but out with the old, in with the new and all that.

Wow O_O
I actually find really sad........
I still have 40+ games to register, so I'm going to go wild soon enough

I'm up at 5 AM and THIS is the news I get?! Screw this, I'm going back to bed.

Gee! I have tons of undeemed codes from Wii games and Wii U games. Club Nintendo usually gave out crappy awards (except the MK one). I have been hoarding codes so that I can wait for good awards. I predict that Club Nintendo will continue to give out crappy awards to people until its demise, given that Nintendo is going to shut down Club Nintendo anyway.

I hate you, Nintendo! You cheat me!

I just hope that we still get the End of Year rewards!
I just made platinum!

Crap! I NEED to get a replacement WiiU Sooner rather than later so that I can have Ninty transfer over my account seeing as they go by Club Ninty for that!

They just updated the game selection also, and these are available until the end of the program. Many we already have, but at least they offering solid games, so far.

Super Mario Bros 2 (Wii U, 200 coins)
Excitebike (Wii U, 200)
Super Metroid (Wii, 250)
Super Punch Out (Wii, 250)
Super Mario Land (3DS, 150)
Donkey Kong (3DS, 150)
The Legend of Zelda (3DS, 200)
Warioland II (3DS, 200).

I wonder if they will add even more choices for downloads in February.

Signed up for club nintendo but never actually used it. Interesting to see what nintendo comes up with in the future😉

I'm incredibly shocked...
But does anyone know what currency they'll be using for the new program? Should I put all my coins in now?

@2Sang Well, to be fair "not buying anything ever again" might be a bit overshooting the whole affair here.
I mean, how often do you plan on loosing your device or frying it during a thunder storm while youre transfering stuff over to another system.

The chance of loosing your stuff is there, but its rather small. And i have to say, Nintendo always did a really good job when i send in my systems for repairs, and always took care of my purchased licenses.

Im more concerned about their backup plan *should" something go south now, that is all really.

RIP Club Nintendo. I never had the chance to try it since it doesn't exist in Scandinavia. (outside of cheating with Hyrule Warriors' Ganon skin through the UK club)

HOPEFULLY the next iteration will be a global program and not just a select few countries.

Looks like I got 3 more codes to put in before March 31. Got 1000 coins currently in the bank since I got the Smash Bros poster set...

I have a shitload of poster sets...

Please, Nintendo, let this be a worldwide loyalty program unlike Club Nintendo. I’ve been looking forward to news on this ever since I heard they were bringing out a new loyalty program to replace Club Nintendo.

@TantXL
And I hope the new programme will be in Finland. Because it's 2015.

Hmmm... like the transition from Nintendo WFC to Nintendo Network? Yay! I just hope my CN progress isn't lost.

CN quality was deteriorating anyway so I'm not too bummed.

I'm glad I got that big Yoshi plushie before this was announced. :c

I'm going to miss it, even though EU didn't have game downloads we got a lot of nice merchandise over the years. Thanks Nintendo for keeping it as long as you did.

Hopefully the replacement will be worth losing CN!

@Yai
If they include all countries where Nintendo products are sold, it will be worth it.

I've been a part of this since it started and hate to see it go, though it did go down hill in recent years. Hopefully what's to come will be better. I wish there was something extra for long time fans, like 20 years plus or something.

Good timing in my perspective. I've grown to give up redeeming the codes and wanting the rewards. I've gotten my fair share of games on there. Kid Icarus, Trajectile, Majora's Mask, A Link to the Past, Fluidity and Game and Wario.

I hope it goes out in a bang.

Hopefully the new reward program is good

Yeah, with the newer star codes expiring on March 31st and the New Nintendo 3DS not having any I figured that was the case.

Oh well, I've got a little over 7000 stars to spend. Hopefully something among what they'll add will be worth it. Otherwise I'll just pick a couple things I don't want that would sell highly on eBay and go ahead with that.

I will miss Club Nintendo.....so many free games! Hopefully the new rewards program is more like the DDP and gives you points towards eShop credit. That way you can use them to get any game.

I am a bit sad, and a bit happy at the same time. I just hope this loyalty program turns out to be worth the wait. It has been a long time coming for me.

Ugh that sucks, I just registered a bunch of games for nothing.

Can't say I'll really miss it, the European Club Nintendo never really had worthwhile prizes in the star catalogue.

And Nintendo makes one more step in the wrong direction...

Get hyped

I hope we get some clarification as to what to do with any games we haven't registered yet. I don't want to lose the points over a lack in communication. i.e. can I use these old codes for the new Nintendo loyalty program?

As for the news, I'm kind of glad actually, Club Nintendo was mostly a joke that only once in a blue moon threw a random curve of something awesome that sold out in a day. I certainly hope this new program has more to offer.

So looking at this situation, after March 31st the vast majority of Club Nintendo and DDP functions become dead (outside of CN Europe). I honestly think that unfortunately the inevitable Nintendo equivalent to Xbox Live/Playstation Plus will exist this year and in turn further alienate the fanbase and newcomers.

I bet it`s name is going to be new nintendo club, but great news i think, in many countries club nintendo is not available, maybe now something something.

This is sad. Though the rewards are awful at times. The program was good.

Hope whatever loyalty program they start will have the Nintendo network account, rather than a dedicated account, and to have better rewards.

@NintendoHistory I think you should. I think they said the new program will not take coins, but I could be wrong

Fine by me. I had started buying used games because the selection had gotten so poor and the service required more effort than it was worth. Hope the replacement is much more worthwhile.

If they are going to close Club Nintendo the replacement better be pretty darn good. Now I just need to get rid of my over one thousand coins and register all the games I was holding for next year. I only hope the next program will be as good or even better.

If only the website would actually let me fill out a few more surveys; I'm 150 stars away from getting the one thing I really want there.

Oh well. No more hassle checking what games I havent registered yet.

Again, hopefully they put a better, worldwide program.

Club Nintendo was awesome, and Flipnote Studio 3D will be awesome, so this is good and bad news...

Awh. I guess I'm not too surprised though, I saw this coming ever since Elite status earners only got digital offerings last summer. On that note, I did earn Platinum for a fifth year in a row, so yeah, this kinda stinks.

I am sad to see it go. I love entering my codes and racking up coins. It's thanks to Club Nintendo that I was able to give my brother the gold Wii Nunchuck for Xmas a few years back. Here's hoping that what ever they have lined up to replace it is even better!

Can't say I was expecting this. I'm gonna have to get rid of my thousand or so coins that I have saved up! I wonder if they keep the Platinum rewards for this year?

Good bye Club Nintendo!

Good while it lasted got a Yoshi Plush & Mario Kart T-Shirt out of club Nintendo.

It sucks that Club Nintendo is shutting down plus look at it this way, better things are coming anddddddd at least Flipnote 3D is coming. 😃

this is so sad especially as i got a free game for being a platinum member last year and was so looking forward to getting another one this year!

Good thing I have til June. I just checked the updated catalog and I already have everything in there. I'm excited to see what the new rewards will bring.

Sad day coming off all the great news from last week.

I'll miss the program. Achieving platinum each year was fun even though it became less worth it with each year. It also sucks that that status won't carry to the next program.

I'm dreaming but how about putting the Skull Kid figurine up as a final reward for those of us who could not get one.

@Mr_G @Zapkido I recall reading that Gold/Platinum/Elite Rewards will still be happening this year, just earlier than normal.

EDIT: It is happening, get the required coin amount by March 31st and you'll get your reward in April.
http://club2.nintendo.com/program-notice/

@MoonKnight7 - based on what I read on the Club Nintendo website, it seems all coin codes will no longer be of use once the program is shut down and the new program will work differently.

I have a few games I was waiting on registering until next club year but I'm going put in the codes and hope I can find enough games that I don't have to download before the program dies.

RIP Club Nintendo......Thanks for all the free games!

Farewell Club Nintendo...I should probably get that poster set today. Hopefully the new service will be good.

Thank god, now maybe they can replace it with a decent service, and hopefully this time Europe can have as good as a selection as NA.

We should've seen it coming, since they stopped restocking nice and almost nice products. They got some nice products every now and then, but mostly the discounted games were the important part of it.
I think that they'll end up doing something like PS+, I just hope that some time between the next 10 generations of consoles they realize that there's users outside US and europe, and they have money.

Okay, while the program was important in the past (while in Europe, it's climax was more during the GameCube era, with great offers such as the Zelda Collector's Edition, and not during the Wii era, as in Europe it didn't offer free games and the exchange rates for Wii points were not that great), it has become a bit uncomfortable recently, and somewhat strange in its existence alongside the Nintendo Premium program. With consoles now online, there are easier ways to register games. I suppose that the new program will be a sort of combination of Club Nintendo and Nintendo Premium, and, hopefully, the rewards will not get smaller.
Anyway, it seems I need to redeem a lot of codes this year. May exchange them for Nintendo Points, as I dont think there will be great physical gifts still coming...

So do we get anything for reaching platinum status this year?

@sinalefa - Yeah, I was really bummed to see this, but this part - "alternative loyalty programme later in 2015" - made me happy. Right now it is difficult keeping it all straight and tied together in the family plan, which is basically my own account and my wife's account and we each have 1 kid b/c you can't register the same game twice. 1 family account that actually runs smothly would be nice.

Hopefully it will be a combination Club Nitnedo - DDP and it will work via an app on the Wii U and 3DS and then later on smartphones and tablets.

Guess we'll see in the summer?

@Starzsixty9 It says you must reach elite status by March 31st, and it will only be a downloadable game once again.

OF COURSE I blew the last of my points on a Gameboy game and carrying case I didn't need. It was just the best thing they had to offer at the time. Now I have to watch as all the potentially awesome things fly by with my sad sack 25 points left.

Seems really strange that the article doesn't contain a link to the actual post by Nintendo.. Adding a source link to your articles is something a good 'reporter' should be doing automatically IMO.

I still have 1330 coins left and nothing to show for it. There is gonna be a new program though. I'm wondering if we will get are end of the year reward? I guess I'll blow them this month on greeting cards. How funny. But maybe they will give us something good in the coming months.

@Ootfan98 I agree with you!

Shame it's coming to an end, I was hoping to get enough points for a notebook but I'll see if I can trade my points for VC points!!

@Grumblevolcano o wow awesome

Man I hope they re-release that Luigis mansion statue now that I have enough coins to get it!! That was by far the coolest thing on club nintendo I ever sawr

Well this sucks, club Nintendo points are usually the reason I buy new over used. Hope the new program is worth it.

No matter how much times we had dull digital games, I always loved Club Nintendo so it's sad to see it go.

On the bright side, we're finally getting Flipnote Studio 3D.

The end of an era

"Club Nintendo has been a consistent part of the dedicated Nintendo fan's world since the Wii / DS era"

I thought it began in the Gamecube era?

Yeah we needed this.

come on nintendo bring out some cool physical gifts to go out with a bang!

As much as a little lacking they have been with their rewards and somewhat, I will be sad to see them go. At least I will get me that long-awaited Flipnote Studio 3D...

...wait WHAT ABOUT THE MEWTWO DLC FOR SMASH 3DS AND SMASH WII U!?

Ah thats a shame. I enjoyed Club Nintendo for what it was. Contrary to popular opinion, the Australian store has improved over the last year to the point where I didn't have enough stars to get what I wanted, when I had hoarded 20,000 stars waiting for something good. Hopefully there's a good replacement coming since the DDP ended too it's quite painful to buy digital now.

I hope ye do some sort of "Top 10 gifts that were available through Club Nintendo"

Looks like everyone should wait to get any rewards until the last possible minute (or at least whenever they put up the last of the offers) as it appears all the titles on offer will be available until the end of the program. Hopefully the platinum reward games will be worthwhile this year. I know I am going on a digital purchase hiatus until I see the elite rewards and club rewards.

If anyone doesn't want their coins or either already have the game, I'd be glad to have a code for Super Mario Bros 2 (Wii U)

If nintendo really wants to end it on a bang.... how cool would an exclusive club nintendo amiibo be?

I'm pretty disappointed that Nintendo's last rewards program is disappearing, but then again, Club Nintendo has been a pretty pathetic service lately. Hopefully their next system will just use the NNID and not a completely separate account a la Club Nintendo.

@River3636 Don't blow them on greeting cards!!! They'll be adding items to spend the remainder of your coins on, soon. Items that I promise will be better than greeting cards.
(Only because anything is better than greeting cards)

I guess being platinum status for this year means nothing now.

It was obvious they were killing it off, by neglect if nothing else. Just let me trade by 1200+ coins for a plush Yoshi and we can call it good.

@StephenYap3: The site isn't closing until July. Mewtwo's window of release has been confirmed to be in Spring; late March to early June.

Also, we knew for a while that the last date to register for the DLC/soundtrack promotion was January 17th.

@BaffleBlend Sorry, haven't seen that. That's what happens when I wake up 5 in the morning...

I love Club Nintendo and I am sad to see it go.

Not really surprised, Nintendo has been getting worse in just the past year or two. I play my 3DS more than any other console. However, the number of good games for the 3DS (that actually do get released here) has really been diminishing (I can count the number of good games released for the 3DS on one hand in the past year). Maybe it would have helped if I was a Pokémon fan? I thought the Nintendo Direct would give me hope - but no.
Why would I bother to buy a New Nintendo 3DS then?.
Then we have Club Nintendo, something that was actually starting to be good in Australia (with many great items arriving over here in just the past year). So of course, why doesn't Nintendo just get rid of that as well? Less cool exclusive merchandise to go with the less cool new 3DS games - makes sense...
Even though Nintendo may still be more committed (okay, WAY more) committed to their handheld than a certain other company is to theirs. Perhaps Nintendo have just spoilt me too much in the past.

@rjejr

I would love that. I am eager to see what gets announced in that regard. DDP alone would be awesome.

I just went to the site and ordered a 3DS Game Case. I thought they had run out of them. After that I still have 900 coins and a ton of unregistered retail games, so I will be covered if they offer "dozens of games" in February as they are promising.

This is NOT the kind of news I wanted to wake up to...

Anyone in North America could not say they saw this coming in the near future. The State of the NoA Club Nintendo was just getting beyond pathetic with each passing month getting ever so slightly worse with the exception of the decent month but even those were diminishing.

Sad news. I've always just kind of used this in spurts, with the past few days being one of those spurts. (hooray for the flu) Still... I'm just about 100 coins away from that sweet NES Remix T-Shirt!

I hope this paves the way for a much more streamlined system. Products are already registered as soon as you download them, so I hope we get something where retail games will automatically register as soon as you start playing them on your console. Your loyalty points (or whatever currency) should be tracked on the console itself, and you should be able to do the surveys and manage your account from there as well. Having to go over to your computer just breaks it all up.

Just read this on the more info for ClubNoA

"Members who reach Elite Status will be able to choose a downloadable game from a wide selection of Nintendo 3DS and Wii U titles. "

So... am I going to have another useless download code that I end up giving away??? sigh

Nooooooo! I love mindlessly filling out their surveys.

But seriously, I hope they create a brand new loyalty program that will persuade their loyal customers to keep throwing money at them.

@ikki5 It also looks like the reward codes expire on July 31 as well. I have an NES remix code from the last time that I probably need to give away because I will most likely not be getting a Wii U in that time frame (new baby really put that on hold). So make sure to download your stuff right away. I'll probably put that code up for trade (or give away) at the end of the sale assuming that it isn't on offer for everyone else (or I will trade it for a lower priced option). So everyone from NA remember that.

Sad news. I hope to get 80 more coins so I can grab one more 18 x 3DS Case.

What news to wake up to!

...guess I'd better use my coins.

I'm intrigued about what will be replacing it.

@FritzFrapp I think the websites will be closed (at least in NA), so I recommend backing up if you want to keep it

Please be able to earn points that go to a purchase of eshop games.

Dang that's a real shame but i suppose if there are going to be many more items to spend my coins on, flipnote studio (which by the way, I LOVE. Shout out to gizmo fans) and a new loyalty program, I guess it'll be fine.

Never used club Nintendo....but its sad to see it go.

Oh well....hope the next program lasts forever.

No ddp no club nintendo. Where is the love?

I REALLY hope they do Platinum rewards one last time. I got Platinum three times this year already ._.

Bah - can't get logged in to spend my 10k stars

@EmmatheBeast
Exactly my thought, what a start to the morning...

Hopefully the new scheme will give discounts to eshop content. Up until now there's not been much of interest on the UK catalogue. Looked just now and it's pretty lame, but hopefully there'll be some interesting offers over the next few months

Wonder how physical purchases will be registered without the club Nintendo PIN though? Maybe there will only be benefits for digital purchases, as an incentive to go digital.

I'm thinking their new rewards program is going to be along the lines of the digital deluxe promotion.

@sinalefa - I'm 90 points away from Plat, a few more surveys and Kirby's Curse should get me there I think. Oh, and the Pushmo games on sale for my kids this week. Really need to remember to buy those.

One thing I hope they do w/ the new program - make the SIGN IN button really big, and the sign UP button really small. I only signed up once but sign in at least twice a month, why so small?

OK, going to go to fill in many surveys now, later.

EDIT - OOPS, did everybody know this part? No Kirby for us. Still a day 1 buy though.

"1/20/2015 - Products released after this date are not eligible for registration with Club Nintendo"

Might be a way around lowering the prices of digital vs retail and drive up digital sales; they can't lower the digital prices directly, but they can offer rewards/discounts via a digital deluxe style system.

I really wonder what the new loyalty programme will hold. At least we won't have to worry about expiration dates on our stars/coins anymore. Either way, it's sad to see Club Nintendo go. It was introduced over here in Europe during the GameCube era, and I stepped in relatively early. I managed to snag a relatively good haul during the time it was going.

Also sad that they never released a Flower and Star Cup trophy to complete the Mario Kart cup trophies though, it feels like an incomplete set right now! Maybe I'll have those custom-made sometime, if possible.

But... what about this year's Gold and Platinum status? Will there be rewards for those, or did they just go "Well *** you guys, you get nothing this year!"

Maybe bringing back "My Nintendo"?

Seriously, though. I've got quite a bit of points I've been saving for that special item they never seem to release in the US, so I'm hoping to come out on top with this one.

So, any year end rewards for those who reached gold or platinum?
Anyways, Club Nintendo(NA) has been on the decline for a while now. Not suprising, considering the lack of rewards overall. Platinum has not been so good, but the 2013 LoZ: MM soundtrack (how appropriate now with the 3ds release!) was nice. The real reward for platinum members have been the special demos in the last few months. Now that the program is being phased out, I'll probably be signing up for the forthcoming loyalty program. I do hope that there are a few more special demos in the next few months. Perhaps Code Name: Steam, Zelda Wii U, and Xenoblade Chronicles X might be the next ones?

Anybody wanna buy me Excitebike? (smirks)

I hope the new program allows you to download titles you have lost or deleted. Without a subscription...

I'm going to miss Club Nintendo, I loved getting the rewards like the poster, case and GB games. There hasn't really been any good rewards for USA but I have a feeling that something New is coming that well be more amazing than Club Nintendo.

I wish I had a little bit more coins to get Super Metroid since I never played it before.

@TheJudge That's why physical rewards run out so fast. I can't see anyone using 18 of them.

I really like the club Nintendo and was very shocked to hear that it was going to end.

This thing better make up for their bad decisions recently. A better account system will be neat.

Eww, I have so many coins, and I don't have anything I want to spend it on! And I'm going to be getting a New 3DS soon, too!

Hopefully this new service is more mobile-friendly. Logging in your username and password on a phone was extremely annoying.

For all asking (at least for NOA), elite status rewards will be given out in April. You have to get your status by March 31. Then you have until April 30 to redeem your elite reward. It will be only digital games for 3DS/WiiU again, so maybe wait to buy those year old/less expensive games.

I take it the Japanese Club Nintendo will go, too?

What I'd give away for Club Nintendo in a heartbeat anyway, is a program that allows you to download games for free on one system so long as you have it for another system. So, if you'd have Super Mario Bros downloaded on Wii U, you can get it for free on 3DS. ..there was a name for this but I forgot it.

@Nicolai Actually, scratch that, I just read that the New 3DS won't count toward Club Nintendo coins, How lame.

FINALLY. Some major steps forward are being taken. I hope this new program at least offers a competitive edge of some sort. No wonder Club Nintendo has sucked for so long--they've been building something else in the background.

Bummer, I know people like to complain about CN but getting stuff free for games I was already going to buy is not something I'm bothered by.

Club Nintendo is like the famous child celebrity of the 1980s. They have a good beginning and everybody loves them. Then over time, that celebrity stops appearing and people ask, What happened? That child celebrity is now involved with drugs and whatnot. The rise and fall of Club Nintendo. Rip

I wonder what will happen to people who are already platinum for the year.

Good! Tired of seeing NOE getting all the good stuff.

Replace it with something like the DDP and I'll be happy.

That sucks and quite a shock,i guess i have to spend all my coins now!I still wish that yoshi plushie came to north america.

I'm surprised.
Guess I'll put all my stockpiled coin codes on there now if they aren't going to use them in this alternative rewards program they're planning. I've started using Disney Movie Rewards, and I started comparing the two... DMR is awesome, CN... no so much.

Regarding platinum/gold status rewards (in North America anyway), the official message says that it will be available from April 1-30 and it'll be downloadable titles for 3DS and Wii U.

pfft, there was never a club nintendo in sweden anyway >_> and we still got the codes included.

I'm 45 coins away from reaching Platinum status. My N3DS was going to cover the difference, but anything released after today cannot be registered. There are a couple of games released last year I never got (Namely Bayonetta 2 and Fantasy Life), so if I pick up one of those it should put me over.

Mexican Club Nintendo magazine is now launched 2 months and now Club Nintendo digital rewards will finish. And also this year we lost Nintendo Premium. 2015 is a bad year for Nintendo fans.

I'm not mad about digital downloads for Elite Status members, but as I stated before, the best way to reward people would be to at least reward points instead. Give people who may already own every game that's being rewarded a choice. I also think this is why a new program is going to be an improvement. Hopefully it's closer to the Digital Deluxe Program then the existing Club Nintendo Program.

Anyways, I wouldn't hold out hope in NA that good physical products will release before the club closes out. As far as physical products go, Club Nintendo in NA has been on life support for over a year. Anytime they release something, it's gone quicker then most can log-in and claim. I waited until the last minute last year in hopes of seeing something good and had regrets.

Now I have to register the games to get free mewtwo DLC.

Also, I have to spend like 800 stars.

But bleh. Just when I was waiting for platinum rewards :/

I guess I have to register all my games code too.

So will we at least be able to choose our Platinum Reward for the year? 'Cos I would like to think all those tedious surveys I took to get to that point weren't for nothing. Really sad to see it go, more so than when Nintendo Power was discontinued. I'll stay optimistic for the new loyalty program, though. I was wondering when we'd get FNS3D. I don't care that I can't share online. I just wanna try my hand at animation.

Sad to see it go. I earned a lot of VC games, and some DS games back when it first started, over the years and that provided a lot of free entertainment in addition to the games I purchased.

@DarkEdi

Yes, 2015 is a bad year for Nintendo fans, because Club Nintendo is being replaced by something that will likely be a helluva lot better.

@97alexk

That'll teach you to have a low crime rate, good education, and Amon Amarth.

I have lots of games I haven't registered yet. What happens if I don't register them before March?

I'm excited for the new loyalty program. I have very high hopes that this is going to be a real account system.

But it's Nintendo...

I don't know what to think.

Well, this is disappointing, but I guess as long as they release sone rally good rewards in these final months and I get to use up most of my remaining coins, at least some good would come of it. I guess this is why I didn't receive an email telling me some of my coins would expire at the end of this year... Getting Flipnote is nice, but I really hope it later becomes available to everyone to download, since a lot of people aren't CN members.

Anyways, here's hoping the new loyalty program is a good replacement!

FYI, before it closes, Japanese Club Nintendo will provide an original 3DS download game called ニッキーの旅するクイズ (Nikki's Journey Quiz) for 80 points. For anyone who still have some JP Club Points, save it for this game because you probably can't find it anywhere else.

Does this mean I won't get a reward for making platinum this year??

A little disappointing to see CN go, but let's face it their rewards have been lacking majorly. Last year's Elite rewards were just simple digital games that you could get off the eShop. Not the best Wii U titles and NES/SNES titles that I already had.
Whatever new loyalty program they'll have I hope it'll have better rewards. If they do get rid of physical rewards and go towards digital games I just hope their decent titles. Something worth wide instead of spending so much money just to redeem a simple eShop title that's $5.99.

All good things comes to an end. Let's see how the alternatives will work.

Sorry to be a Negative Nancy, but good riddance. Half of us have been bickering about how Club Nintendo has been a disappointment for months now any way. Even now, with the updated games, the only two I'm even remotely interested in and don't have yet are on the WII VIRTUAL CONSOLE despite them already being on the WII U VIRTUAL CONSOLE! WHY? It's loving annoying. Hopefully some cool stuff will come along in the physical rewards between now and then, because I've got a lot of coins burning a hole in my virtual pocket.

Nintendo, please step up your game with the replacement.

@sketchturner

go read the description on the Club nintendo page because these guys missed it.

2015 Elite Status

In order to reach Elite Status, you must earn 300 Coins (for Gold Status) or 600 Coins (for Platinum Status) between July 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015. Members who reach Elite Status will be able to choose a downloadable game from a wide selection of Nintendo 3DS and Wii U titles. Your free Elite Status gift will be available between April 1 and April 30, 2015. A list of the Elite Status 2015 gifts will be posted here once announced.

now sadly, that looks like download codes.... again so I may end up giving (or selling) my code again.

@TheMentalNomad

I wouldn't say you're being a negative Nancy. The service was a complete mess these days--a lazy afterthought. I'm glad to see at least one of Iwata's hyperbole-laden promises seems to be coming true.

Thought it was strange how the captain toad points expire the end of march

Glad this is happening. The current Club Nintendo was getting stale. Had some good ideas, and occasionally good awards, but it was definitely time for a change. Those surveys...

Club Nintendo sucked, very rare to get any decent rewards, and occasionally I lost my coins for no reason. I just hope the new program is better and that they post a few cool rewards for me to spend my remaining coins on.

@Gerbwmu

Thanks for looking into it and letting me know. I was doing the same thing and hoarding them until next year.

Cool! I wonder if our coins will carry over to the next thing.

Did not see this coming.. Oh well,NoA was bad anyways. I hope the new one will be a lot better

Definetely needs improvement. You feel ripped off in more ways than none.

I like CN. The SMT and Mario Kart promotions were great. Still, as long as they're coming out with a replacement program I won't be too upset. Hopefully we can get an account system out of the deal.

@sketchturner

Here's the official statement:

http://club2.nintendo.com/program-notice/

According to this, they are still giving out awards, but you now have until March 31st to reach Platinum status.

@ikki5 Thanks, that helps! I'm kinda glad to have digital options, but some physical rewards would've been nice, like a Club Nintendo collectible coin, to remind us of our struggles over the years, taking survey after boring survey, just to rack up coins.
I hope they offer some games that were only accessible through Club Nintendo, namely Doc Louis's Punch Out!!

I hope that if its paid, its possible to use foreign US cards.

It sucks that this CN was mainly to the US only.

I mean, we can even get PSN+ here.

I always found Club Nintendo somewhat confusing. Earning coins to get to Gold or Platinum, but it only lasted a set amount of time, but spending coins didn't make you lose coins, but sometimes it did. Then there were the rewards that would be sold out almost as soon as they were available.

And if I'm wrong with that description, it goes to show how confusing it was/is!

Hopefully, whatever comes next will be more straightforward, and whatever rewards are offered will be available in large enough amounts that members will have a realistic chance to earn them.

The writing was on the wall last summer IMO. When they went with digital rewards for Elite Status members, a lot of people were turned off of CN. Moreover, the catalogue has been barren for long stretches of time. I joined in 2013 and loved it for a short while. I have 750 coins so I hope there is something decent to spend them on!

I'm curious about the new rewards program and hope Nintendo builds upon the success of CN (unique physical rewards) and learns from the mistakes. Overall, I'm not sad or disappointed. I'm hopeful of something better in the future.

I am not sad because I think the initial period of whatever replaces it will be good.

(I only care about things I would otherwise buy.)

I hope the new programme allows you to buy eshop cards. On the current Club Nintendo, you can only buy Wii Shop cards and DSi Shop Cards, which are pretty much useless now. Also, the new programme should be the SAME for North America and Europe customers. North American customers can get some free games but Europe customers can't which isn't really fair.

I'm just glad i got to redeem my 800+ points on the 3ds game cases i've been waiting for, for over a year

@Einherjar Yeah it's a bit hyperbolic, but club nintendo was the difference between about 100 eshop titles I wouldn't have bought otherwise in addition to the dozen or so retail games I wouldn't have bought new. I think it's a very dumb decision, but it's not going to tragically hurt nintendo. It will put a minor dent in their company though due to a lack of differentiation and will hurt their physical sales a fair bit. I agree though and rescind my point about the digital sales going down though. I'm probably one of the few exceptions rather than the rule.

I just really hope that the digital rewards are something pointless like Wii eShop downloads, especially since they can be purchased dirt cheap that first week.

I've got a ton of stuff to register before the deadline. I was saving up to ensure platinum status for next cycle but guess I will blow it all now. Hope there are some good games I'm usually lukewarm to physical rewards.

@rushiosan Haha. 18 of them. No way! I just meant one. The Card Cases hold 18 3DS games.

Just got home from a bad day a school. This didn't help

@ghosto I guess you missed the part about the new loyalty program coming... so it is a little pre-mature to call it a failure before we even know what it is.

Great news... if the new program is a global account system available in all countries.

People in here forget that CN was only available in a few select countries. As Scandinavian I could not enter. It's is time for Nintendo to go Global, and follow Sony and MS in that regard.

I can see Nintendo doing something that's going to piss off a load of people.
I remember using loads of stars on Wii shop credit when it was first introduced on the European catalouge, only for Nintendo to put the SNES classic controller on the eShop about 3 months later. At that time, if I kept my stars I would have been just shy of getting one. It took me ages to save up enough to get it. I think of how I could of had two of them, one to use and one for show.
Oh well, the one will do, sitting next to the two Japanese import famicom classic controllers.

@NintyMan The problem is that given Nintendo's many mistakes recently, I honestly don't think the new program will be better than Club Nintendo.

@dizzy_boy I made the same error, most of my stars pre-Wii U launch were spent on Wii VC and WiiWare games.

Wait, should I register all my remaining games then or are the same codes going to be used for the new thing?

Here's hoping for some better physical rewards in NA next month so that I can burn through these coins before they expire.

@Haxonberik

It seems pretty clear that they're dumping the old system entirely and your old coins won't work. I'd say register them now and spend them. I will see what they offer in February, and then go about my spending.

Time to figure out how to spend all these coins.

It is sad to see Club Nintendo go away since it been around for a few years and have gave out great stuff from time to time. But yes it's been lacking badly in every region except japan. I think i have a feeling what this new Loyalty program might be. It will copy a system similar to the digital deluxe promotion in this new program. "Mr. Iwata have said back last year in January that Nintendo is considering a program to reward consumers loyal consumers, as an incentive to buy more by lowering purchase prices of games after a certain point"

Then he said...

Based on our account system, if we can offer flexible price points to consumers who meet certain conditions, we can create a situation where these consumers can enjoy our software at cheaper price points when they purchase more," Iwata said.

Here is the link http://mashable.com/2014/01/30/nintendo-mobile-apps-gaming/

It sounds kinda like the Digital deluxe promotion, but instead of getting eShop funds back, they just lower the price for you for the next purchase you make. I could be wrong in this, but it feels like Nintendo is maybe forcing to go more Digital than Physical. I hope this new program will have physical rewards like Club Nintendo and able to still register Physical games as well.

Also I am new here on NintendoLife, Nice to meet everyone!! and i am excited to be part of the Nintendolife Family ^_^

The new program should include more than Virtual Console games. Loyalty programs on other platforms give away lots of indie and even retail titles.

EIther way, I hope we're not disappointed when it launches. It's been a while since I last got a Club Nintendo title, because the offerings have been so meager.

Wow... I was just thinking of how I needed to do some surveys last night. Guess I better start cracking down on that. Shame to see the program go though, but haven't been many decent rewards really for the past year or so. Hopefully we get some decent stuff to spend more coins on.

I still have some surveys from the DS and Wii era to still fill out.

So I'm curious with the New 3DS coming out in a few weeks what happened to those who buy one when they aren't taking new registrations? Are they out of luck or is Nintendo some how keeping track of everything?

@paburrows Unfortunately there is no Club Nintendo Code with the New 3DS. I checked many unboxing videos and it doesn't bring it. This issue is in all regions worldwide

I love Club Nintendo! I've got a bunch of figurines and VC games from it. I hope the new program is free too.

i have lost all reason to continue living...

Club Nintendo is having issues, do not register any game! I already lost 3 games #PIN codes! So annoying!

Good thing I broke down and bought Luigi's Mansion after seeing only 4 copies left on the shelf last night. I was torn between paying full price and getting Club Nintendo coins or buying used at a discount. I'll definitely be catching up on my wish list of eshop games to maximize coins. Maybe end with another game case and a couple of digital games.

I REALLY hope that the new rewards system offers better physical rewards. I was getting SO tired of looking at the awesome things Club Nintendo Europe was getting while we had the same old crap for years, and if something great did come along, it quickly vanished, never to return. If the new rewards system offers the same items in all regions, I will be very VERY happy.

Here's to hoping the Platinum reward games are really good since this is basically good-bye. Or at the very least give the opportunity to download a top notch title at a discount.

@adeceku

I had the same problem registering Tomadachi Life a few weeks ago.

@2Sang Well, like many other things, sometimes, they need to come to an end.
If this is truely a dumb decision can best be judged if we actually know what will replace it. If the Service is just canned because it is replaced with a far more advanced and streamlined one, more power to them, really.

Seeing that the Club Nintendo thing was Nintendos main corner stone for many many promotions as of late, leading to quite a lot of extra sales that might not have happened otherwise, i highly doubt that this will just vanish and not be replaced by anything similar or even superior.

Lets just wait and see.

Well, another disappointing anouncement. Nintendo is really on a roll this month. I was actually about to cash in all my coins and give up since the rewards have been either crap or unavailable (still bitter about XL charging cradle!) because I'm tired of checking the new rewards every month just to be let down. A program to reward loyal fans shouldn't be a small selection of games that those fans have already likely purchased several times over the last 25 years.
And those hoping for something better to replace Club Nintendo, or an actual unified account? Prepare to be sad.

That's strange, because I tried going on the Nintendo.co.uk website the other day, and it keeps throwing up 406 errors. I can't even log in to the website, let alone access Club Nintendo.

I am not sure what is more shocking:

Club Nintendo shutting down, or

Flipnote Studio 3D FINALLY BEING RELEASED OUTSIDE. OF Japan!!!!!!!!!!

I HOPE THAT EXPLANATION AND AN APOLOGY WILL BE GIVEN FOR THE 18 MONTH DELAY!!!!!!!!!!

I will finally have it in English instead of having to use the Japanese version with Gateway!!!!!!!!!!

Hahaha, how long have they been sitting on Flipnote 3D for to give us this now?!

Anyway, Club Nintendo was gradually getting worse. I remember the days when registering a game got you free downloadable wallpapers, print out t-shirt transfers and other such stuff. It was the main reason I registered anything. You could also earn badges for registering consoles or reaching a certain star total. All pretty pointless but still a bit of an incentive anyway.

Then they scrapped it and all of a sudden your stars would expire after so long. This wouldn't be such an annoyance if they gave you some decent stuff you buy on the catalogue, but that's gotten gradually worse too, and anything worth having is way overpriced (considering saving stars is now harder because they expire). Add to that the fact that you HAVE to fill out a long and repetitive survey when you register a product now, whereas before you would get a random email invite with a 50 star reward. I haven't registered new releases for years! So it means I'm going to have to burn through tons of surveys now and see what total I can accumulate and buy something from the catalogue.

...Well it did start getting...well...boring, I guess...? lol

I love Nintendo, and Club Nintendo... very sad to see it go... but recently the rewards have been less than average. Hopefully they bring on some awesome exit deals.
The Nintendo Premium program was a step in the right direction, being automatic on eShop purchases and way nicer web interface.
Excited for NNID loyalty program for the future.

I made Platinum 8 years in a row for nothing...

i remember scouring craigslist for people who would accidentally post a photo of their 3ds or wii u for sale and they take a photo of their club nintendo codes.. usually illegible.. but 2 of them were high resolution!!! not worth the time btw. 3 weeks searching for 1 code.. haha.. but no more of that!

While this is sad, I really, REALLY hope they add a bunch more digital download games to the list before they end it. What is showing up now, I don't want. I have a bunch of coins in my account, plus a bunch i have been saving to even redeem. Guess I need to do those all soon.

I learned about this organically by visiting CN today and seeing the discontinuation notice. I was pretty floored. As others have said, in NA the service hasn't given much of note for some time. It was starting to seem a little clunky and I suppose it's time to move on. Sounds like they're going to have a real download fest in February, so hopefully I can use all my stockpiled coins to beef out my VC and indie game catalog.

Aw, that's sad. This was my first year since I didn't know how to have an account in my country. I ended up collecting 1190 coins this year, so I'll be eagerly waiting for that Platinum gift.

And unlike most said I thought the rewards were fine, not great but fine.

Normally I stockpile the code for physical games just in case I need extra coins fast since digital automatically register in CN and survey expires just as fast. Seems like I got a mountain of paperwork to do when I get home.

Can't wait to see what new system is in store. Wishful thinking it's something on par with JPN version. My wait for the Kirby Frisbee has ended in vain.

I've known for a long time now that Club Nintendo would be ending. There were many signs indicating it. What surprises me, though, is that the EU club is ending, too.
Wonder what the new rewards program is, but I'm sure there won't be any physical rewards.
Is it certain that Nintendo will put up a physical reward or two during these final months? I don't want to just freak out and use all my coins now just in case they put up a final goodbye reward.

I am sad CN is shutting down because I've been with it since the beginning (I was even there before CN when they had forums!) , but the rewards haven't been very good for the past year so I hope the new loyalty program has more to offer. My favorite item I got from Club Nintendo was by far the platinum statue reward. I am so excited for Flip Note Studio 3D!! I loved it on my DSi and I'm happy it's finally coming to 3DS.

As for CN I plan to wait until Feb to see what they will release. I hope there will plenty more downloadable games for 3DS since I do not own a Wii U. I'd hate for my points to expire.

I really hope they do something closer to DDP. I got $120 worth of codes that way. Every if it were something like "buy 5 games, get a $20 code", that would still be of value.

Considering how North America has been jipped cool physical offerings for a while now, I'm not 'that' sad, but still saddened that the end is near, I'm glad we're going to be offered more items, as I have a lot of coins to spend, however I wish there were a way to transfer my coins to the new system, since I doubt Nintendo will give me enough options to use all of my coins.

Club Nintendo was cool at a time.

I enjoyed getting posters and cards and other neat collectables from them. Lately it's been a shell of its former self. I'll miss it, but I'm interested to see what their new rewards program is like.

Aww man... I'm 180 coins away from hitting platinum this year and none of the games I'm planning on buying have come out before Jan. 20th. Ah well... I wonder what the next loyalty programme will be.
Also, I'm kinda sad Flipnote won't be online. I understand why, but still I've seen some pretty neat stuff from the first Flipnote. Like the contests they had during the Zelda 25th Anniversary.

I think it should be mentioned that, QUITE surprisingly, they're not leaving Elite members out in the cold. In April and only in April (for America at least), they'll let us choose one game from a selection as our final Elite gift.
Hopefully the selection is better than last year's.....

The best final platinum reward would be a figure of Iwata-san that says "please understand" when you press a button.

@Vineleaf

I'd buy that for a coin.

Sadly it seems the last hurrah for Platinum membership is going to be another free game. Very disappointing.

"In order to reach Elite Status, you must earn 300 Coins (for Gold Status) or 600 Coins (for Platinum Status) between July 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015. Members who reach Elite Status will be able to choose a downloadable game from a wide selection of Nintendo 3DS and Wii U titles. Your free Elite Status gift will be available between April 1 and April 30, 2015. A list of the Elite Status 2015 gifts will be posted here once announced."

As a Scandinavian, I have to say... GREAT! Hopefully we'll be included in the next loyalty programme.

@Tazcat2011 On the plus side, I was one of those who got the first NES Remix with my platinum gift last year right before they announced the retail bundle of 1 & 2. Offer me the second one this time and I'll be a happy camper.

I will say I grabbed DK Country returns last year and enjoyed it. Your idea for a iwata taking doll made me laugh.

ohhh no they don;t stock up much on their site but when they do most good stuff is like 4000 stars. I wonder what the new one will bring if everything clocked into club nintendo will still count to the loyalty scheme ?

@ThomasBW84 Another important date for North America is April 30th. That is the last day to order 2015 Elite Rewards. You can start ordering Elite Rewards on April 1st.

Club NoA has been D.E.A.D. for so long I can't remember their last decent physical reward.

I have a monster hunter code left I was wondering if anyone would be down to trade for a smash bros 3ds nintendo club registration code. Email [email protected] if you're interested

Been part of the rewards program since the beginning and got the excellent Zelda Collector's Disc. Looks like I'll be adding more games to the backlog by redeeming all my coins.

@heathenmagic Assuming points cards aren't region locked I'd help you spend those! lol

As for the use, it's shocking but not sad. All I see is Flipnote 3D is finally coming out!!! I know one user that will cream himself.

Pretty sad, though Club Nintendo has never been quite as good in the US as it was in Japan...I hope this means they will still be issuing one final round of Platinum and Gold rewards in June...

@ryan3ds I've been wondering the same thing. Since they're running it until June, I sorta hope that's in order to do one final round of Platinum gifts even if digital game downloads.

It is a shame that it's finished, but they never hardly updataed it anywwy

I hope they have a way of letting the loyal club nintendo users get a head start on their new loyalty program. I have spent way too much on new, full priced versions of Nintendo games, both because they are usually worth it, and for the unused club nintendo codes.

@Retro_on_theGo Haha I am sure you would . Am sure there a few classic Wiiware games that are worth getting.

I am looking forward to Flipnote too, about flipping time !

While sad to see it go, the rewards have been on the decline for the most part. My favorite reward from Club Nintendo would probably have to be the hanafuda card set. Still jealous of Europe and Japan over the SNES Classic Controller though.

Will spend my last few coins on whatever rewards they bring out to finish off the program. Wouldn't mind some eShop credit (even if it's by offering the prepaid card as a reward). Also looking forward to the Elite status reward, though I won't be able to choose from the Platinum status rewards.

I wonder what the new loyalty program will be like: a combination of CN and the DDP using the NNIDs, or something more like PS Plus? I love PS Plus on my PS4, but if Nintendo does something like that, then they better not hide online multiplayer behind that paywall (Online is almost crucial to the experience on Xbox and PlayStation for most games, where as Nintendo has like 3 games that even have online right now on Wii U).

Also, IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME WE GOT FLIPNOTE!

Did I miss this?
What happens to our stars? Do we need to redeem them now before it's too late, or will they give us some eShop credit or something?

Speaking of Club Nintendo, I have a Wii U Smash Bros code that I'm willing to trade for a Monster Hunter 4 code! Email me at [email protected]

"hefty surveys" not really...

@TheLordAndrew
Um, since you said you never redeemed them, are you planning to? I just need 3 more codes to Platinum, if you have any to spare (even one), can I have 'em? :hides head in bag:

Damn. Well ever since I heard Japan was killing off Club Nintendo, it was only a matter of time for it to be cancelled everwhere else. Too bad. I've been collecting games just for the coins since 2010 when I got my Wii.

Since I only have 205 coins left (I went and registered Link Between Worlds and New Super Mario Bros 2 last night - since you can't earn coins after March) maybe I can grab another Wii U game for another 60 coins. But I was planning to start saving for the New 3DS XL :/

So what happens to the Gold and Platinum members for this year?

@Sonicman You'll get to choose your elite status reward in April. All digital games again this year.

@bofis @ryan3ds Elite status rewards are available in NA from April 1-30. I'm not sure about Europe.

All of the elite status rewards are digital downloads which is somewhat disappointing.

Late to the party here. I have a bunch to register and I look forward to the last rewards. Mostly, I'm very curious at what Nintendo has in store for the replacement program.

I'm kinda sad just because I always liked the idea of it, but the execution has been pretty awful for a long time. Aside from Platinum rewards (and the ONE year that I miss they offer the coolest reward ) and the game cases, nothing great really came out of it. The Smash soundtrack and Mewtwo DLC are awesome, but I feel like with this announcement they were supposed to be included in this new program they're working on but the timing was off. It doesn't matter, but.... yeah.

I am still thankful for everything that was put into CN though. The free game downloads were pretty good overall if you hadn't already bought them, and in this last year or two getting coins became ridiculously easy with all the extra surveys and intention to buy things.

Its a pity, but maybe the new Loyalty programme will be better. Either way, I have to turn my stars into Nintendo points pretty soon so that I can download some stuff in the Wii shop!

Lol. It looks like we're overloading the club nintendo site.

R.I.P. club nintendo... you were good...while you lasted...

Anyone has any spare, unused code(s). I'd really, really, really appreciate it, I'm just 15 till Platinum, and I've run out of errything I've got.

It's good to see they are removing Club Nintendo, the system is a bit outdated now. I managed to get Game and Watch collection for DS and a Club Nintendo DS cartridge case with Nintendo sleeves from the UK Club Nintendo shop which I'm pleased with.

It's a good job I'm not saving up for anything now because I'm just converting my stars to Wii Shop credit whenever I can, although I have noticed the 100 Wii point card is out of stock now on there so I'll have to buy a higher denomination card when I know I have all the stars I'll ever possibly get. I'm at 1800 stars at the moment and one more game purchase will get me to 2000 which will be enough for 500 wii points, I know I will be buying Mario Party 10 in March and that should have a Club Nintendo code theoretically as it is before April.
I know Wii points aren't much use to some people but it's the only way to pick up some of the VC games at the moment and if Nintendo do re-release any which I download, I'll decide whether to upgrade or not. It's no biggie for me to go into Wii mode to access them I have plenty of classic controllers anyway.

Also for anyone who doesn't know, you can claim stars for digital downloads also on the UK club nintendo site, it gives you a link after you finish a survey (2nd one down below link to enter another code) and you can complete surveys for qualifying purchases from your download catalogue, you can only do this if you have linked your club account to your Nintendo ID though.
You can't get stars for VC downloads but you can get stars for download only games (like NES remix) and full games which you downloaded. I managed to get stars for NES remix 1 and 2 (50 stars each), Animal Crossing Plaza (which was free to download and is 50 stars! It's been delisted though), Super Mario 3d World (sale back at xmas 250 stars) and Super Luigi U (DLC add on for SMBU also 250!)

I'm going to miss those little red and white club nintendo product cards stuffed in the box under the 'manual'. Good thing I held onto some of them, maybe I can make a collage!

Good. Maybe the new program will actually be available here.

It was really a good promotion while it lasted. For a time, the physical rewards were well worth the effort — eventually, I got one of the small cloth bags, the messenger bag, Game & Watch Collection 2 (still sealed up), and two of the 18-card cases through the promotion. The Platinum Rewards also have been more than worth their weight in ... well, platinum.

So, in the end, I'll really miss the system for when it offered these really great loyalty gifts, and can only hope that the replacement system will be even better.

I'll miss the program. I thought it was great to provide marketing data to them and get treated to free games just for taking time to let them know what's on our minds! It was worth it for those that downloaded regularly and remembered the expiration dates. Overall it did make you feel like you were part of an exclusive community.

The rewards were rarely cool, but the games themselves were a deal. I got a $30 game for free for reaching Platinum status last year.....! R.I.P. to another Club Nintendo chapter. The nostalgia bug hit me when it reminded me of the "Nintendo Fun Club" back in the day.

Anyone else notice how the ""earn coins" button is gone? Now it's harder to get back to those surveys to get the coins before they're gone!

Is anyone having issues with club nintendo In the uk? Mine won't let me log in and when I do it crashes and I can't register any games? I have 16000 points to spend and I want to get a few bits. So frustrating

Well, I have no hopes at all to see this new programme released in Brazil or with a Brazilian version. But if it's mostly for digital rewards such as discounts and stuff I'll make a North American account in my future hardwares to benefit from this. Never got the chance with Club Nintendo.

I'm actually sad that CN is going away!

It will be sad not to have club nintendo anymore, but it will be interesting to see what new program pops up. I do like free digital games, but I did envy the game soundtracks others were getting, maybe this new program will have the same rewards for everyone.

That aside, I thought the old program with surveys, though monotonous at times, was nice in that I felt I got a say in helping Nintendo shape their games. I hope some form of user feedback is still incorporated in this new program, my recommendation to to streamline the questions a bit (make the process easier), do away with the hard/short deadlines for survey completion, and remove/enlargen character count limits (text is easy to store, don't limit what could be very useful feedback).

I've bought multiple games at times, but didn't have time to progress very far through them before reaching the survey deadline, even more so since working a full time job. That said, I can't provide as accurate feedback as I would like, unless I try and rush the games. Particularly this is a problem with the hardware Systems, if I recall I only got a survey for the initial purchase of the 3DS XL, and maybe no review of what I thought after I had actually tried and used it for a decent amount of time. I find that not allowing this user feedback (and/or rushing it) prevents Nintendo from getting more valuable/worthwhile/honest feedback.

I realize that with millions of purchases and people filling out surveys it is difficult in general to review all the feedback, and some of it is probably not as detailed as Nintendo may like (i.e. just saying a game is 'good' or 'bad' with no explanation of why you personally thought it was so, doesn't help much from a developer standpoint). Some or maybe all people may just fill out the surveys to get the coins, so may need to find a different way to reward feedback, or not reward surveys (other than possibly an easy to fill out semi-detailed 'rate this game' kind of deal) at all and only reward the purchase/registration of the game, and just leave the text/detailed feedback to those who are providing it to try and make the games better.

I recommend not completely doing away with surveys/detailed_rating_system though, as that would be cutting out the standard way for the 'verified' gamers/buyers of the software to provide feedback.

Ok, I try not to be bitter about the differences between all the CN but Japan gets a soundtrack for mariokart 8 and 3ds themes. I'm feeling a little jelly right now.