Those who logged into Club Nintendo this morning would have found an unexpected surprise! As soon as someone logs into Club Nintendo, they'll find a pop-up message which says: "You have earned a Special Reward. Find out how to redeem your reward by clicking (More Info) below. Important Note: You must redeem your reward by August 11, 2009. The ability to accept a reward will no longer be available after that date." Clicking the More Info button will take you to a special stage where you can choose one of three prizes available to devoted Club Nintendo users! What are these rewards you ask? Gold Members get a "Club Nintendo Original Calendar" for the 2010 year. The prize is based on the Club Nintendo prize from Japan for this year. They are promising a new version for North American consumers. Platinum Members, however, have a much bigger surprise waiting for them! They can choose from either a Mario Hat or an exclusive WiiWare download! The Mario Hat is a one-size-fits-most hat that's intended to be a true "replica" of the Mario's well-used hat! The hat itself is made of polyester and cotton and the dimensions are approximately 8" 1/2 for width, 10" 1/2 in length, and 5" in height. How exciting! The second choice is a little more unexpected! "Doc Louis's Punch-Out!!" -- an exclusive WiiWare download that is only available to Platinum members! Nintendo even claims that like the G&W Collection, "this gift will not be available anywhere else"! To download the game, you will probably need to make use of the Wii Download Ticket feature in the settings of the Wii Shop Channel in the same vein as downloading the Wii Speak Channel using a ticket with a code on it. These are quite some prizes, wouldn't you say? The exclusive download was completely unexpected and it's great to see that North American users didn't get the short end of the stick when compared with the prizes Japan has received in the past with their Club Nintendo system. So, what will you be getting? |











