My nintendo thoughts and discussion thread.

[DarkDesertFox]

Really wishing they'd give some good redeemable rewards by now. I have 1,170 Miitomo Coins and 1,460 Platinum Coins with nothing I want to redeem them on. I started not going on Miitomo much because I'll just be earning coins with nothing to spend them on. They expire after 6 months so if nothing good comes out in the next few months that's a bummer.

 

[Halloqueen]

I completely forgot this was even a thing and never registered for it yet. Is it still possible to get the bonus for having been a Club Nintendo member?

 

[JCnator]

I completely forgot this was even a thing and never registered for it yet. Is it still possible to get the bonus for having been a Club Nintendo member?

If I remember correctly, I don't believe there's a set deadline for that particular bonus. You can still try to register to My Nintendo by logging in with your Nintendo Network ID first and configure your profile. Then, you should eventually receive that Club Nintendo email from your inbox or spam folders.


Right now, one of the better ways to earn Gold Points is to wait for your most-wanted downloadable games to temporarily drop its price, either with a magenta "Discount" or red "SALE" banner. It's entirely possible to claim as many Gold Points as you would receive if you were paying full price, yet you end up spending less. For example, if a $30 game drops to $20 and you purchase it, you would receive 30 Gold Points as opposed to 20.

If you'd like to use the Gold Points to your advantage, limit your purchases involving with Nintendo-published titles. If there are Nintendo-published games that you simply want but you don't consider them as must-have, hold off on getting those until they appear on My Nintendo Rewards page. The company usually won't offer a reward related to a third-party publisher's game anytime soon.

 

[pokedude729]

I still wish that they had a way to redeem points for physical games. They already have a place to enter codes, so why not just bundle in codes like how Club Nintendo did it?

 

[JCnator]

I still wish that they had a way to redeem points for physical games. They already have a place to enter codes, so why not just bundle in codes like how Club Nintendo did it?

I'm willing to believe that the point codes won't be included in physical retail Wii U and 3DS to avoid confusion among consumers. Whenever NX will come out, I'm fairly certain that every physical NX game would come with a point code. The infrastructure is already there, but only time will tell if physical games will be rewarded as well.

 

[RosieThePeppyCat]

I really want them to change up the digital 3DS games you could get soon, and maybe add more themes.

 

[JCnator]

I really want them to change up the digital 3DS games you could get soon, and maybe add more themes.

Most of these My Nintendo rewards will be rotated on the 1st of July, is about a month and half. The rest that isn't the Picross game will be swapped on August. The two months I've mentioned are pretty much guaranteed to have new rewards, but that doesn't mean the next few weeks from now wouldn't add surprise rewards that aren't related to Miitomo.

 

[Mendo]

Is this new My Nintendo thing a replacement for Club Nintendo? Is the point redeem code the ones that come with the games? I can't figure out where to put my game codes now. I really want that Zelda Picross game XD

 

[JCnator]

Is this new My Nintendo thing a replacement for Club Nintendo? Is the point redeem code the ones that come with the games? I can't figure out where to put my game codes now. I really want that Zelda Picross game XD

My Nintendo is the replacement of the now defunct Club Nintendo and the ways you get points are quite different than you would expect. Not only you could gain Gold Points by purchasing games digitally without having to fill the time-consuming surveys, but also earn Platinum Points by doing various missions that doesn't involve you spending a dime.

Currently, the physical 3DS and Wii U games won't come with a redeemable Gold Point voucher. Though, one can speculate that these vouchers would eventually come on the next generation of Nintendo products.

Thankfully, that Zelda picross game only costs 1000 Platinum Points. Getting that many points is pretty easy during your first few weeks of My Nintendo membership. If you join My Nintendo with your Nintendo Account linked with a Nintendo Network ID, you'll receive an email that contains a code that automatically earns you 200 Platinum Points, because you were a former Club Nintendo member.

 

[Mendo]

So there's nowhere to put the codes that came with the games anymore?

 

[pokedude729]

So there's nowhere to put the codes that came with the games anymore?

No, unfortunately not at the moment. (I'm annoyed too)

 

[JCnator]

So, the Ink Tanks from the reward page are now expired, and I've noticed yet another quirk about how My Nintendo operates.

I've already redeemed for the Blue Ink Tank reward earlier, and it's still showing up on the reward page despite being expired. Since I can redeem for that reward more than once, My Nintendo still shows that spending my Platinum Points on it. Not really sure if the service would actually let me do that, because I don't want to waste my precious 150 Platinum Points on it just yet.

One thing that annoys me quite a bit is that any reward I've already redeemed will still be displayed on the one and only reward page as if it's among the currently available rewards, which uselessly takes up some space on my screen. I wish that these rewards are only displayed in the "Previously redeemed" list.

 

[JCnator]

Just for a heads-up: Several new My Nintendo missions are now available for North American users until June 17th! Locate a Sheikah Slate for 10 Platinum Points, spot a Sheikah Eye for 20 Platinum Points, and look for the hidden Z icon for 30 Platinum Points. If you also manage to find a Mii, you will bag 10 more Platinum Points.
Doing all of this will net you a total of 70 Platinum Points! For more information on where are these images are found, click on the source link.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/MyNintendo/comments/4o2vrw/e3_sheikah_missions/

 

[Reindeer]

Can confirm those missions are active in Europe too.

 

[Pokemanz]

The site was revamped slightly- everything now looks more appealing. Some VC titles were added as gold point rewards.

Also, the tickets have been "reset" with the exception of the 10 pack.

It also now lists how many points are needed for the item on the item, so you don't need to click on it to see how much it is.

 

[JCnator]

Here's what added in North American My Nintendo Rewards list:

New rewards expiring in September 1st

• [Wii U] 30% off Earthbound Beginnings (Virtual Console): 20 Gold Coins
• [3DS] 30% off The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (eShop): 50 Gold Coins
• [3DS] 30% off Kid Icarus: Uprising (eShop): 80 Gold Coins
• [3DS] 30% off Fire Emblem Awakening (eShop): 100 Gold Coins
• [Wii U] 30% off Mario Kart 8 (eShop): 140 Gold Coins
• [Wii U] 15% off NES Remix (eShop): 150 Platinum Coins
• [3DS] 15% off Yoshi's New Island (eShop): 300 Platinum Coins
• [3DS] 15% off Mario Party: Island Tour (eShop): 300 Platinum Coins
• [Wii U] 15% off Super Mario 3D World (eShop): 300 Platinum Coins
• [Wii U] 15% off Wii Party U (eShop): 600 Platinum Coins

New rewards expiring in October 1st

• [3DS] Metroid II: Return of Samus (Virtual Console): 30 Gold Coins
• [3DS] Wario Land 3 (Virtual Console): 40 Gold Coins
• [Wii U] Super Mario Bros. 3 (Virtual Console): 40 Gold Coins
• [3DS] Donkey Kong 3 (Virtual Console): 40 Gold Coins
• [Wii U] Super Mario Kart (Virtual Console): 60 Gold Coins
• [Wii U] Mario Kart 8: DLC Pack 1 (DLC): 60 Gold Coins
  
  

Once again, discounts are pretty good for the most part. Fire Emblem: Awakening and Kid Icarus: Uprising in particular are really worth considering activating the discount for if you never owned them before and stocked enough Gold Points. Heck, you'll get around half of your Gold Points back by buying these games that way anyway.

Problem is, I pretty much have all of these games but Wii Party U. The latter has a discount that I don't even consider worth using, because the game is still too pricey for my tastes. Due to a combination of short expiry time for earned points and infrequent Gold Rewards rotation, I caved in and redeemed my Gold Points for downloadable games that I didn't previously owned, which was Donkey Kong 3 and Super Punch-Out!!. That leaves me with 30 Gold Points to spend in the next two months.

Source: http://www.perfectly-nintendo.com/my-nintendo-list-of-rewards-europe-north-america-japan/

 

[Akira-chan]

bump

 

[maounkhan]

Why didn't I get that email?

 

[Akira-chan]

Why didn't I get that email?

what email?

 

[PoizonMushro0m]

Registered for My Nintendo as soon as the new program started, but I think I might just unregister. I hate how it pings on Miiverse everytime I use the app on Wii U or 3DS and how I can't redeem any physical rewards like Club Nintendo used to.