It's been a busy day for Nintendo, as it rolled out both My Nintendo and Miitomo across various countries in the West. We sense that it's the former that excites people the most, as it replaces the much loved and long lost Club Nintendo loyalty programme.
We've published quite a lot of information throughout the day, but the purpose of this guide is to provide details on key early steps to get the most out of the service, including a few lesser known tricks to boost your currency.
First Things First
The first step is very simple, head to my.nintendo.com, which will be your new home for My Nintendo goodness. Naturally the first thing you'll need to do is log in with your Nintendo Account. If you haven't already got one of those you should start with our Nintendo Account guide, then come back! We recommend that you link your Nintendo Network ID to the Nintendo Account, as that will also bring your Mii across to My Nintendo. Now, let's move on.
Once you're logged in you'll realise very quickly how slick the site is, and it begins with a tutorial that's fairly self-explanatory.

It instantly rewards you with 100 Platinum Points for using My Nintendo, but you're not done yet. It'll then take you to the rewards area and essentially force you to drop 50 of those points on a virtual Point Box. This is designed to show you how the website works.

As you can see in the following image, this is something to celebrate.

Now, there are some easy wins that boosted our initial total of Platinum Points, primarily linking our Twitter and Facebook profiles to the My Nintendo account (as detailed in our Nintendo Account Guide linked above). To get your points for these sorts of activities, however, you need to go down to the Rewards area that it's already shown you and click 'Collect Points' where applicable.
Time to Make Bank
Now, of course, we get down to the serious business of earning rewards. To see the rewards it's as simple as clicking 'View Rewards' on the right near the top of the screen. As we've outlined in this article, there are a mix of Platinum and Gold options to check out, with some minor differences between regions. Initially we're going to focus on Platinum Points.
As you can see below, Platinum Points cover regular and one-off activities. You can see this for yourself by scrolling to the bottom of the main My Nintendo page and clicking 'View Missions' - this is also the area where you can manually claim any points that haven't been automatically assigned.

There are some easy wins here, beyond the aforementioned linking of social media accounts. For starters you should open the eShop and Miiverse, even if only briefly, on your 3DS or Wii U - My Nintendo is very quick to pick this up, refresh the page after doing these weekly activities and you can claim your points.
As you can also see, a lot of these Platinum Points can only be earned in Miitomo, the free app. If you just want big wins without committing to using Miitomo on a daily basis then download the app and go through basic initial setup. The key is to connect the app to Facebook and Twitter (100 points each) and to link the app to your Nintendo Account (another 100 points). This should only take 5-10 minutes of your time, with the app guiding you all the way.
If you have a friend or family member with a smartphone, you can grab another 100 coins as a one off by friending them 'in person' using the app. You go to 'Add Friends' in Miitomo and choose the in-person option, and when completed more points are automatically provided.
Now, Miitomo as an app shows you a My Nintendo Platinum Points total that only reflects the 'missions' undertaken in the app. Don't worry about this, your Miitomo Points are still just normal Platinum Points and apply to that grand total in your overall account.
Beyond that it's all about daily activities for small boosts - they're self explanatory in the image above, and this writer advises giving it a try; Miitomo is surprisingly fun.

Gold Points for Big Spenders
Some rewards can only be claimed with Gold Points, and these are earned by spending money in the Wii U or 3DS eShop; this also applies to eShop purchases via Nintendo's website. You do not get coins for buying DLC or 3DS HOME Themes.
Downloads have to hit a certain value to be applicable, as outlined below. Purchases via Nintendo websites clearly indicate before completion how many Gold Points they're worth.
- $5 to $9.99 / £4.50 to £8.99 = 10 Gold Points
- $10 to $19.99 / £9 to £17.99 = 20 Gold Points
- $20 to $29.99 / £18 to £24.99 = 30 Gold Points
- $30 to $39.99 / £25 to £29.99 = 40 Gold Points
- $40 to $49.99 / £30 to £34.99 = 50 Gold Points
- $50 to $59.99 / £35 to £39.99 = 60 Gold Points
- $60 to $69.99 / £40 to £49.99 = 70 Gold Points
- $70 or more / £50 or more = 80 Gold Points
As the eShop purchases one item at a time, we're not sure it's even possible to get an 80 coin haul in one go at present, but in any case the equation is simple. If you don't buy many games on the eShop, these points and rewards will do little for you.

Claiming Rewards
By now you'll have already discovered the View Rewards button, and will have a good idea of the goodies you're targeting. Clicking on each reward will also show how long it's going to be available, with a number of them due to expire in the Summer, and some later in the year. Those time limits mean you should plan a little and target those due to disappear first, so be sure to browse the items carefully. Below is the list for this writer in the UK, but there are subtle differences depending on country. It's worth noting that the 'Just For You' discounts are in no way personalised at this stage (in this case pushing games already owned and in some cases downloaded), which is disappointing.
Miitomo
- Mario Suit – 250 Platinum Points
- 1 game ticket – 85 Platinum Points
- 5 game tickets – 420 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 2 times until 4/1
- 10 game tickets – 250 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time
Discounts - Marked 'Just for You', so may vary per user
- 20% off Mario Kart 7 (3DS) – 700 Platinum Points
- 20% off Yoshi's Woolly World (Wii U) - 600 Platinum Points
- 20% off Pullblox World (Wii U) - 150 Platinum Points
- 20% off The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS) - 300 Platinum Points
- 40% off Splatoon (Wii U) - 100 Gold Points
- 40% off The Wonderful 101 (Wii U) - 120 Gold Points
- 50% off Metroid: Other M (Wii U) - 60 Gold Points
- 40% off Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) - 110 Gold Points
- 40% off Tomodachi Life (3DS) - 100 Gold Points
- 50% off Mario & Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move - 30 Gold Points
Games
- My Nintendo Picross – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (3DS) – 1,000 Platinum Points
- Super Mario 64 (Wii U) – 90 Gold Points
- New Super Luigi U (Wii U) – 90 Gold Points
- Pikmin 3 DLC: Battle Enemies! Stages 7-10 (Wii U) – 20 Gold Points
- WarioWare: Touched! (3DS) – 1,000 Platinum Points
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (3DS) – 35 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
- Metroid: Fusion (Wii U) – 60 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 8/1
- Super Punch-Out!! (Wii U) – 70 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 8/1
3DS Themes
- My Nintendo Theme 1: Mario – 200 Platinum Points
- My Nintendo Theme 2: Donkey Kong – 200 Platinum Points
As we've said, Gold Points require a lot of money spent, but if you've fully tackled the 'Missions' as outlined in our 'Time to Make Bank' section, you should be pretty close to even the most expensive Platinum Reward - My Nintendo Picross – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Having cleared all possible missions on day one this writer is on 945 points, meaning that less than a week of Miitomo use (to get daily rewards) should finish the job. If you plan and try to show enthusiasm for Miitomo, the prizes are up for grabs.

Actually picking up a reward is simple, as you simply click onto its page and, if happy, redeem the item. Such is the nature of the Nintendo Account that you'll receive codes immediately or, in the case of apps or in-game items, they'll automatically download to your system. It depends on the reward type, but it's a surprisingly painless process.
One thing to bear in mind, however - Points earned expire after six months, so don't hang around.
For PAL Gamers, Time to Pick Up Flipnote Studio 3D
As promised, PAL gamers can finally grab Flipnote Studio 3D, and assuming you're fully set up as highlighted above it's a very easy process.
Go to the My Nintendo Home Screen, and underneath your Mii you'll see a simple notification line dated 31/03/3026, with a hyperlink to 'Exclusive Flipnote Studio 3D download (3DS)' - click on the link and you'll come to the following page.

Click on either of the 'Flipnote Studio 3D game page' links and you'll find yourself here.

From here click on 'Free download' and then acknowledge the following final confirmation screen. You'll likely need to login to your Nintendo Network ID, too, so have the credentials handy.

The app will automatically download to your 3DS when in sleep mode.
Two More Little Tricks
Early on you'll see a Platinum Coin in the animated area with your Mii at the top of the screen, click on it for a reward.
Also, if you scroll right down to the bottom of the My Nintendo home page you'll see a Mario brick on the right side. Click on this, then scroll right back to the top again - your Mii should be holding a parcel. Click on the Mii multiple times and you'll eventually get a small number of Platinum Points for your trouble.
That's It, Enjoy My Nintendo!
We hope this guide's been helpful. If we've missed anything or you have any further queries hit us up in the comments and we'll try to update with further information.
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Flipnote studio is also available for the first time in Mexico thanks to the service.
Though it was given to me via download code.
I am hoping those Gold Coins stack or something. I don't know how else you could spend over $70 in one purchase.
@DefHalan It's a running total like Platinum. So if you buy one $10 game and one $40 game, their separate rewards will go into your overall Gold Point total.
@ThomasBW84 But making a $10 purchase then a $40 purchase won't add up to a $50 purchase making it impossible to spend $70 or more. I don't even think you could spend $60 or more since most games max out at $59.99
Really wishing Miitomo had more Miiverse functionality. Tons of friends on Miiverse and yet we have to rely on Facebook and Face to Face features to add friends. Not complaining, per say, but it would be nice if Nintendo took its own social media service into account when it made this app.
considering in Canada price go up to 75 CAD+, but guess everything will go with USD like always.
Anyone having the issue that it just crashes upon opening? I am on an iPhone 6 Plus not jailbroken 9.3.1.
Also games $4.99 and below you don't get any points for.
@MarinaKat eShop doesn't have a cart, except with DLC. You make each purchase separtely
Question
Are you sure the minimum for getting Gold points is $5? I found somewhere else it is $5.99
This would mean Nes games won't give points.
I live in Mexico and the minimun price was like 90 pesos, and if I remember correctly Nes games cost 60 pesos.
Another question
If I buy from the Wii shop on the WiiU it won't count right?
Thanks
@RCMADIAX Most of your games will earn us Zero points.
It's very slick and attractive, but I'm instinctively mistrustful of the whole 'micro-rewards for 'micro-achievements' thing. Probably because it might actually be effective... The dual points thing is also slightly harder to get your head around.
The Just for You offers need some reworking. The Platinum offers are all games I already own (two of which I own digitally!), and three of the five Gold offers I already own as well. Both systems have an Activity Log that tracks what games you've played, so why doesn't Nintendo use that information? And maybe set it up so you can designate what games you actually own, and what you don't own (and played by renting/borrowing a copy, etc.). I do like the special offers, but, unfortunately, it's not truly "Just for You".
Also, for those that are curious, here are my offers that I have, since they're different from the ones listed in the article.
Platinum Offers (15% off these 5 games)
Wind Waker HD - 750 points
Yoshi's Woolly World - 750 points
Link Between Worlds - 600 points
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 450 points
Super Mario 3D Land - 450 points
Gold Offers (30% off these 5 games)
Splatoon - 140 points
Captain Toad - 100 points
Majora's Mask 3D - 100 points
Ultimate NES Remix - 70 points
Punch-Out!! - 50 points
I'm out. I'm way too old-school for this kind of BS "engagement" rewards system that wants people to do a lot of non-gaming activities.
Nintendo has been trending in a direction that doesn't appeal to me. This is the last straw.
@RCMADIAX Really? So when an item is on sale, you get the non-sale points? That is good to know. I have heard it is better to put your game on sale rather than drop the price in the eShop, but most of your games are below that limit. Maybe you could increase their price to $5 and just always have them on sale lol
Still sucks NES games won't count.
So... for all of us living in countries without miitomo, we can only earn 90 platinum each month, which means if you do all the missions, it'll take 9 weeks to get one of the actual games. People with access to miitomo can get one in 1-2weeks. Not to complain about free stuff, but that feels a bit unfair.
Brought my first digital game through the site's game store. Still kind of messed up that a $65.31 still nets you 60 gold coins instead of 70 (darn no tax rule).
Here's hoping they have more gold rewards to choose from in the next 6 months otherwise I'm screwed.
amazon has a Super Smash Bros. Digital Complete Pack, so that may be how you get 80 points
i think "just for you" doesn't mean at all that it will be tailored to what the user really wants, but just that those are partial discounts that cannot be transferred, as opposed to full games you can get as codes to be redeemed by someone else.
@Grustein You can actually get 120 points a week. 30 from each of the following: visit eShop, Miiverse, My Nintendo site and Nintendo's main website while logged in to your account. But having Miitomo would definitely speed up the point collecting process. I hope it'll be available worldwide soon.
"To get your points for these sorts of activities, however, you need to go down to the Rewards area that it's already shown you and click 'Collect Points' where applicable."
Really not a fan of this part. I am up to 450 platinum though just from the website and linking stuff and clicking on stuff. Oh, you click 10x to get 10 plat after clicking on the brick, I counted.
Tried to auto DL Miitomo to my tablet but it says not enough memory, even though it's a 32MB app and I have 800MB left.
One thing that seems gone from the old Club Nintendo - @Spoony_Tech you might know this - no Family account. And you have to be 13 to have a My Nintendo account, not sure what to do w/ my 13 year old who owns his own 3DS and buys his own games on his Wii U NNID account and has his own tablet. Seems like 11-13 year olds would be the target audience for all of this daily clicking nonsense. Might just lie about his birth year if thats what it takes.
We'll see how things look in a few months after we see how NX ties into all of this, but for right now I'd say to early to say.
I do have a quick recommendation to make here: if you are worried about letting your points go to waste, wait until tomorrow to start earning them. Your points expire on the last day of the sixth month you earn them on. Because today is March 31, all points earned today will expire on September 30, but if you wait until tomorrow, they won't expire until October 31 (six months from April 1 is October 1, but points don't expire until the last day of any given month).
i want rewards for buying physical. so far its just horrible for me
@rjejr The app itself might be stopping the download, because although the app alone only is 32 MB in size, there's a ton of extra data to make the whole thing work. It's already using up 517 MB on my phone (no big deal to me, but could be a deal breaker for others).
EDIT: It is worth noting that the app is 79.3 MB in size on iOS, in case anyone is confused.
I like Miitomo. I think it is a breath of fresh air. It feels like my Mii goes everywhere with me. The reward system seems very broad this time. Club Nintendo didn't provide a lot of various rewards. I'm looking forward for future updates.
I hope they can allow customization for your room.
@rjejr For now they're young enough to not care. Maybe when my oldest gets a bit older he will care. As long as dad keeps buying him stuff he'll be fine.
You need to send me a request btw if you have already linked Miitomo to Twitter?
Won't link to my nintendo network
It seems you get points according to the ordinary price, even when buying games with discounts. I bought several games under kr 41 which is the lower limit in Norway, and I still got the 10 gold points.
I miss the physical rewards to be perfectly honest, they felt far more special.
@Meowpheel Donkey Kong Country Returns is also newly available to NA thanks to this service, though it's not available in the eShop. That's kind of a bummer for me - I would happily pay $20 to download that one, but I'm not spending enough to accumulate 230 gold coins just to redeem it.
Is it me, or the web eShop does not work correctly on Chrome? I couldn't find a way to login to www.nintendo.co.uk with the new Nintendo account. After switching to Firefox it worked and I could download Flipnote Studio 3D.
What's the difference between platinum points and gold points?
Does anyone who might be 'in the know' have any idea why it told me 'Access Denied' when I tried to register using my Nintendo ID? I regularly buy downloadable stuff and never receive such messages. What I find particularly disconcerting is that no explanation whatsoever is offered. It gives one a 'Big Brotherish' sort of feeling.
Right now the Sega 3D Classics are on sale for under $5. But their list price is above $5 and as a result got the 10 gold coins for each purchase.
I highly recommend taking advantage of this.
It's good to know for future eshop purchases reward you with gold points on the list price and not the sale price. Hopefully Nintendo doesn't fix this in the future..
@Spoony_Tech Oh man I am SO late, catch ya later, but yes to Twitter dan Miitomo.
@soma I can confirm that buying games from the Wii Shop Channel on Wii U will NOT earn you any points, unfortunately.
Just got a code for 200 Platinum Points for being a Club Nintendo Member.
This guide is Perfect!
And I see the same "just for you" games of yours, they're just the same games for everybody I think
To earn the most gold coins you don't need to purchase a 60€ game. Actually it's better to buy 10,99€ games to earn 20 gold points. If uo spend 59,99 you earn 60, if you spend 10,99+10,99+10,99=33,97€ you still earn 60 GP
@TheY Just got an email from Nintendo.
@TheY: Nope. The FE games are on discount but their original Price is 6,99€. The System is... Generous to the Point it counts is as a 6,99€ purchase and gives you 10 GP
@Grustein 120 points per week
visit nintendo.co.uk, visit myNintendo, visit miiverse and visit eShop
@Socar You get platinum by doing assorted activities (like logging onto miiverse once a week, playing Miitomo, etc). They're good for e-shop discounts.
Gold points, on the other hand, require you to actually buy stuff to get them, but they can be redeemed for full games, not just discounts.
@BF-Medic
That's too bad but expected I suppose.
Thank you
I'm enjoying it. Hope the rewards improve and hopefully they eventually give you coins for physical games, but it's a step in the right direction regardless. Thanks for the hidden block secret!
Thanks for those "two tricks" in the article! It was just enough to snag the Picross game on my end! Hooray! now my interest in the program will likely drop off sharply, but I'll see if any of my friends just so happen to sign up for Miitomo and enjoy it the way it's intended.
@MarinoKadame some games are $80+, gosh darn it stupid economy
@Thomas: It's worth noting that when you buy a game on sale, you still earn the same amount of gold coins as if you bought it at full price.
I feel a bit left out since Miitomo isn't available in Finland. It will take me ages to eShop+Miiverse grind my way to the Zelda Picross. Even if I log in to both every single week, I won't reach 1000 points until mid-June.
I thought the Miitomo platinum coins were only going to be usable in the app. That sucks for us that do not have access to the app yet, and also those that do not have or want a smart phone or device.
After day 1 I have still 720 platinum coins to go for Twilight Princess Picross. I'm thinking of making bogus Facebook, Google+, and Twitter accounts just to get more platinum coins. But even still I have until the first of October to get 690 points by visiting the eShop and Miiverse once a week which means I'll get a total of 60 platinum points in a week (unless they add more missions of course). Lame.
@DefHalan Indeed, presumably the higher band is for future bundles or products, as it's irrelevant right now. I mean that you buy something for $9 you get 10 coins, you then buy something worth 30 coins and your account has a total of 40, and so on. So you accumulate with each valid purchase
@ThomasBW84 Just means it will take longer than I hoped lol. Plus with coins expiring after 6 months, who knows if I will ever be able to save up to get something worth while.
For the amount of information Nintendo already knows about me based on Miiverse and my eshop purchases you would think that info would be integrated into the new rewards system. Hopefully the next update will take into account my previous digital downloads.
Also, Miitomo integration with Instagram or Snapchat probably would've made more sense than Facebook & Twitter to me since Miifoto would seem to be a big component of Miitomo, and that younger people tend to use these apps more.
Nintendo appears to be sending out 200 platinum points out to former Club Nintendo members!
I'm sure it's already been mentioned, but I upgraded Sin & Punishment from my original Wii Shop Channel purchase this afternoon, for £1.99, but I got 10 Gold Points as if I had paid the full £8.99 it costs to buy from the Wii U eShop, pretty cool! Maybe it's a glitch, worth taking advantage of in the short term though!
On My.Nintendo I went to my 'just for you' recommendations and it said 'You don't currently have any Just for You offers".
Oh well, I'm still having a lot of fun with Miitomo though!
Just noticed Wario Ware Touched is down as a 3DS Download. Does this signal DS VC for 3DS?
@DefHalan I remember Smash Wii U was on launch day 69.99€ in Germany (pretty much equals to $69.99). So it is possible, although I don't know any $70+ game. But remember that this system's rewards were also made for all the next consoles in mind, and they might release a games collection (like NSMBU and New Super Luigi U) or a GOTY edition that could cost over $70.
@Parkour_LMan I doubt that. Also they could have always added those rewards later. I just find it a weird choice.
If you have a seperate smart device, download Miitomo onto it and create an 'alternate' self...then add this alternate self as a Friend to your real Miitomo. This is how I was able to get the +100 points for adding a friend 'Face-To-Face' w/o having to actually do it.
I find it kind of funny how your Mii on the My Nintendo website sounds like a Pikmin when clicked on
How am I ever going to get enough gold coins for something with the 6 month expiration date? Especially when I like physical better than digital.
@Parkour_LMan Well according to the picture Thomas has in the article, European eShop has the tax included as well for the Gold Coin tiers. So potentially after taxes you could be above the 69.99 euros tier.
Unfortunately, the Canadian eShop seems to EXCLUDE taxes from the gold coin tiers
Unless miitomo releases in my region in the next week or so, It's not possible to get enough platinum points for warioware touched or the Zelda picross game
Just as a note, I live in North America but I was still offered Flipnote Studio 3D for free (even though I already got a copy from club nintendo.)
I also got 30 platinum points for signing into my account on the official nintendo website, not sure if that was mentioned.
What I am curious about is whether you can apply the discount codes to games that are already on sale in the E-Shop. That would make for some pretty fantastic deals if so. I also noticed that you get the same amount of gold coins even if a game is on sale, and to me that seems like it is a bit too generous for Nintendo to intentionally allow but hopefully I am wrong and they don't adjust it.
convoluted mess of a rewards program, like most modern day rewards programs. but it keeps the tech blowhards who design this schlock employed i guess.
Is anyone having problems connecting to the my.nintendo.com site? I get the "Secured Connection Failed" error and pinging the site brings Request Timed Out errors.
I've got some Wii VC games I can upgrade.Super Metroid,Super Punch Out and Super Probotector,I should get 30 gold points for those.I'll get Starfox,Dungeons and Dragons on sale which will give me another 30 points.That gives me 60 points,enough to get Metroid Fusion after spending just over £13.Not bad at all! In fact for an extra £5,I could also upgrade Super Mario RPG and buy Ultratron which will give me enough for Mario 64.
The "just for you" section should be tailored to not offer you games you already have.Maybe it will in time!
I would just like to confirm that I've just bought 4 games on Wii U virtual console. ( 3 fire emblem games and starfox 64 all 4 are on sale in the uk) but I've gotten 40 gold points from all 4. So I think discount doesn't affect the actual price when it comes to gold coins.
Also DKCR is a possible reward! Hope it arrives on eshop soon...
I noticed 5 Miitomo game tickets cost 420 platinum points but 10 cost only 250. I remember the press release said as much but I assumed it was a mistake.
I bought two games yesterday because the sale was ending.
@Mario-Man-Child If you do have one, I think there should be the password recovery, but I have not personally tried.
@Spoony_Tech Oops sorry I'm an idiot, I linked My Nintnedo to Twitter and FB, not Miitomo to Twitter or FB. Tell me again why we need to link both? Or is it all 3, NA, MN and Miitomo? Should we link NNID while we're at it as well?
Sorry, I'm doing all of this for myself, my wife and 2 kids, I got emails and passwords up the wazoo. And half of them don't work. 30 more minutes until my tablet battery is done charging, then I'll look into things some more. Or maybe manana, I'm beat.
26 weeks until FFXV. That's where my head is mostly at.
@OorWullie I'm looking at it right now, and while I am admittedly very tired, you look correct and that seems very wrong.
Though of course I still can't figure out why the big picture splits Miitomo and Plat coins but when we click on our photo it combines the 2. I have 100, 710, 810. Didn't they think all of this was confusing enough, hey needed to add in yet another layer of confusion? Pretty soon they'll be telling us 2+2=5.
@Yoshi Thanks for the MB info. My 8GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 says it has 1000GB used. I think it has a screw loose.
@rjejr My guess ,it's because the 10 game tickets offer can only be redeemed once,while the 5 game tickets can be redeemed twice.I'm not even sure what that means though,does redeemed twice mean you can really get 2 lots of 5 tickets for 420 or will it cost you 840?It just seems daft to have an offer that doesn't appear to make sense at the very top of their fancy new website.I'm a 38 year old who has been gaming his whole life,who has been following this since we first heard about it and keeps up to date with Nintendolife on a daily basis.If I don't immediately understand it how is yer average Joe going to?
If you think that's confusing,you should have a look at the UK's "new and enhanced" digital store.If you're able to find your way there ,you'll be presented with a list of games that aren't even out yet and a load of filters that don't work.
@OorWullie I haven't been able to find the US digital store yet, so you're one step ahead of me. I spent all afternoon yesterday doing my New York State personal income taxes, and My Nintendo is about as much fun so far. Making my Mii pronounce "rjejr" was pretty fun though for a few minutes.
Points expire after only 6 months, well I'm no longer interested in this, no way I could save enough points to matter in 6 months.
We still can't load our games on our extra systems I bought the 3ds, then the 3dsxl, then got a new 3ds. I got rid of the 3ds but still have my XL. Would be nice to at least dump half my downloads from the New 3DS to the XL.
@Monado_III With Taxes it goes up 85 CAD to 95 CAD
@Jumpman It's not the first is it? Shantae risky's revenge is a dsi ware game and can be downloaded on the 3ds.
I can't understand why the button "Collect my points" is grey ?
Thus I can't collect them !?
Fortunately, none of the rewards have any value to me so I won't be encouraged to buy eshop games instead of physical, which saves me money
@ThomasBW84 Haven't seen it mentioned yet, but a further "trick" is to click on the Nintendo logo at the top of the My Nintendo page (to access the official Nintendo website) and that will net you a further 30 coins. This can be done once a week and isn't listed in the Mission screen (hence it being a "trick").
Also, if you check your Nintendo Account, you'll find it has now been automatically connected to your My Nintendo and all your eShop purchases are now listed - does this mean we finally have a system where content is tied to the account rather than an individual device? One can hope...
So... I learned that the My Nintendo points will expire after 6 months.... it doesn't give you much time to save up for them.
@Monkey_Balls I didn't know that one, will add it in shortly!
On the account system / games thing, I think the NX gen will ditch the 'tied to hardware' aspect - it surely has to, right?
Liking My Nintendo so far, its a good base to start off from however there are a few things I feel they need to add ASAP
Gold Points for games under £4.50 (say 5 gold points)
Point Codes in physical games
Physical rewards
Missions to earn coins in Wii U & 3DS games
@ThomasBW84 Just to clarify, in my Points History it says:
"Completed: Visit the official Nintendo website while signed in to your Nintendo Account (weekly), +30 coins."
I clicked on the Nintendo logo (it opened Nintendo.co.uk in another tab), I browsed for a bit then the points were added. Apparently this works for all countries with My Nintendo, so long as folk access the relevant official Nintendo site in their area. For example, those in America have to access Nintendo.com, whereas those in Europe have to access Nintendo.co.uk, etc (while still being logged in to My Nintendo).
Regarding an account system, I think Nintendo would be daft to not have one really, but maybe (hopefully) My Nintendo and the Nintendo Account is a positive sign going forward.
All the games and themes say they can redeemed one more time.
@ikki5 @Alshain01 Thing is you don't actually need that much time. 1000 points can be made in 6 months no problem by farming weekly/daily missions:
Weekly - access eShop, visit My Nintendo, visit Nintendo, visit Miiverse (30 each, 120/week)
Daily - Miitomo stuff (outfits + 3 questions = 10/day, 70/week)
Daily (harder) - Miitomo stuff (listening to people, people liking your posts 25/day, 175/week)
Can't use Miitomo...I'd get Wario Ware Touched ASAP as it expires 1st July while Picross isn't until 1st October.
As for what if future rewards are more expensive? We will see but I feel the expiration will keep costs down but it also makes Club Nintendo style goods they showed unlikely to happen. I'd certainly be unhappy to see 7000 platinum point rewards or 900 gold point rewards for example.
@Starwolf_UK Yeah, i keep forgetting that the miitomo points can be used as platinum points so it isn't really hard at all... especially if you get many friends.
These new services sure feel flashy. I like that.
FLIPNOTE STUDIO!!! Finally! :'D
According to the dutch version of Mynintendo there are different missions depending on your registered country. Does this mean that if I change my country in the settings (temporarily) I can finish different missions and still get all those coins?
Are you guys making the review for the My Nintendo Picross - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess?
I have a Windows phone, so no luck there. Tbh, this scheme is just too complicated and clicky for me. Just got my N3ds, which is wowing me, making replaying games fun as I had no idea how vibrant and colorful they actually are after playing them on the 3ds xl which was so washed out in comparison.
I will have to be content just buying my games. Don't care for 'too much work for too little rewards' type endeavours.
Finally. Although imo they've made it far too convoluted. I don't understand the need for both Gold and Platinum points, as a single version would've sufficed easily.
Also, the fact that there's My Nintendo, Nintendo Network ID as well as a Nintendo Account confuses me thoroughly... :/ Why the need for so many different things?
The Gold Coin rewards will take awhile to achieve..

I would like physical rewards as well.
I miss Club Nintendo
@Grustein i am in a non miitomo country and im playing it here's the trick(for android): first install SpeedVPN conect to a usa server, then head to play store web version or go to the miitomo official web page or click it on the mynintendo link, if you haven't registered do it then download it and enjoy. Also check if you have in your phone automatic gps location disable it or disable gps that may help you. After miitomo starts let it update and after that you can close the speedvpn
@ThomasBW84 hey heres a little trick that has worked for me and my wife to play miitomo in a non miitomo country and get the extra points: install SpeedVpn app, select connect to usa, then download(register first if you haven't) miitomo via web Play Store, then let miitomo download the update ( with or without the vpn i geess it will work eather way if not leave it on), then you can disable the vpn and enjoy. Also you may need to disable gps or any automatic location app on your smart device. After it's installed you can enable all the apps, gps, etc
Thank you @Thomas. Would never have clicked the Mario Block other wise and don't worry, in Canada I bet we can get 80 coins in a single download because exchange rates.
eg. Pokken Tournament 74.99 before tax.
Edit: Nevermind, its $97.00 before tax for 80.
Redeeming codes is hidden under a menu on the top left of the page if anyone is wondering where to redeem a Club Nintendo code (Took me ten minute to find).
@DefHalan Smash Bros. DLC. Or, barring that, switch state to California (or some place with an effective sales tax of >16.7%). That said, it may not be worth the cost.
Take note, the base price is the price taken into account, so if you manage to snag a 15~20% discount on the game...
@TheWPCTraveler I live in California and there is no tax on digital games.
@Starwolf_UK Well, I'm doing what I can but I was really talking about the gold coins. Sadly all I have is an iPhone 4 (wifi only) and a montly flip phone. Miitomo runs like crap, I was able to get enough to link a bunch of newly minted social media accounts with no friends on them to it just to get the coins, but actually playing the game isn't happening.
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