This writer didn't know that smartphone rings are a thing, but apparently they exist to help you "hold your phone, or rotate the ring so you can use it as a kickstand". A kickstand we can definitely get behind, especially if it's more sturdy than the original Switch model's little strip of plastic.
And so we have The Legend of Zelda Smartphone Ring (add a colon, the grammatical kind not the organ, and you have the weirdest game spin-off of all time), which is now available on My Nintendo in Europe. It's one of those products that you can claim with Platinum Points, in this case 500 of them.
In the UK redeeming it then links you to the official store, where you can pay £1.99 for shipping unless you do a bit of shopping and spend over £20 to get free delivery; it'll work a bit differently in mainland Europe. It's one per customer too, so hopefully anyone interested will be able to nab one.
Are you planning to give your phone a bit of Hylian style?
[source my.nintendo.com]
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Hmm, I wonder how much these will go up for on ebay?
I always suspected my neighbours wanted my ring piece, however with this one I will know for sure and will have to keep their prying fingers, and eyes, away from it lest it be pulled off.
I’d get it with the Switch SNES controller to save on shipping, but the latter has sold out. Again.
@Markiemania95 Once you redeem your points for the code, your item, in this case the key ring, will be locked in and won't be sent to anyone else, allowing you to order it when you're ready so long as you do so before the item's availability period and code's expiration date have not passed yet. Even if all the others codes have been claimed yours will still work.
SO basically if you want you can wait and see if the controllers come back in stock and order them along with other My Nintendo items for free shipping. I've done this multiple times just to save on shipping and it hasn't failed for me.
Honestly I'm just waiting for the Monado one to be restocked already
People use stuff like this? Huh. Seems kinda useless to me personally. And uncomfortable.
But then again I've never used one so I don't know.
Couldn't care less about Smartphone rings... on the other hand, it is with a Legend of Zelda theme, so I'll probably get it anyway
❗These have been available on the MN for some time now.
I already have one on order.
I don't really need one as I have a Case coming with a Ring built in for my 'Samsung: Galaxy-Flip3'.
I need 5 Platinum Points 😅
Weird it's been available in nz/aus for at least the last few months
@Yosher I have a phone case with a ring built in, really helps out for when I've only got one free hand to use and hold my phone with. It doubling as a kickstand is nice too.
@Gahdrii Different countries get different rewards. Sometimes those rewards become available in new countries after awhile, I suppose it depends on what Nintendo is trying to promote at the time.
Your a bit late Nintendo life, got mine last week. 😁
@Tourtus wow can I just ask are you positive this is 100% accurate? If so then this is kinda huge info. I’ve always been rushing and racing to place my order thinking that Nintendo gives out more codes than there are items and it becomes a first come first serve situation.
Tried to get this and it caused so much grief the past hour.
I redeemed it in my rewards and it gave a code. I now can't add it to the store cart as it redeemed the points already.
I went to the German store and I was successful adding it there and thought that I was in luck. Now the address finder that's in use on the store is a shambles and I can't even get it to enter a reasonable approximation of my address.
I'm just giving up. No small novelty is worth this type of 💩
@Tourtus @Markiemania95 This isn't the case in the UK. Here there are no codes to redeem, you just add it to your basket and it deducts the point on checkout.
Just received mine today. Looks a little cheap but then it was free with 1.99 shipping and managed to get 4 other rewards with it before points expire.
Ugh, I wish this was available in the US
@1UP_MARIO how did you managed more than one free item in the cart? I could not use more than one code =P
@setezerocinco I’m from the uk and it’s changed from the old system of only ordering 1 item it now lets us add as many rewards as we want if we have the platinum points so I always order more than 1 item when I order.
Say which region in the subheading
Here's hoping it will come to North America...
@SeantheDon29 as much as the Xenoblade one
@Deviant-Dork If they did, then you wouldn't have to click the article to find out.
@Ks123 I've done it a few times now, I did it with the Pokemon Snap items and I saved some stuff for when I got the Mario 35th anniversary pins. So long as it's listed on the My Nintendo rewards page, the Nintendo store, the item hasn't been restocked on the My Nintendo rewards page and the code you're using isn't expired it should work. Be sure to check both the date for the the item's availability and the expiration date for the code, if either date passes your points will go to waste. Codes still work even after the item goes out of stock. It also might be safer if you redeem the code for the item and then you leave it in your cart.
As a side note, you can order an item you got in the past a second time after it is restocked since a new code is generated.
@chardir Huh, I assumed they used the same redemption system everywhere. The UK version sounds more convenient.
What about docking the system? All the smart phone rings I've seen are super sticky.
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