Sure, it took 12 months or so from when they first started sticking little “Club Nintendo” cards in their games down here, but the rewards program for Nintendo fanboys has finally launched in Australia. And the prizes are… well… interesting. More »
We’ve long been jealous of all the cute (and often functional) Nintendo swag that Club Nintendo members get overseas. Now the rewards club has launched in the US.
America will soon join Europe, Japan and some other lucky folks and have access to the elite Club Nintendo…club. Sure, it’s a Nintendo marketing ploy to get users to register products and fill out surveys, but Club Nintendo is also the only outlet to buy the most sacred, extra limited edition Nintendo gear. We’ll keep our ear to the ground and let you know when registration begins, but until then, check out this awesome SNES Virtual Console controller that was offered earlier this year by Club Nintendo Japan. Pretty great, right? [Kotaku and image]
This silver metallic DS (we know it looks kinda gold in this picture) is one of just 3,000 Premium DS Lites being given away to lucky Club Nintendo members in Japan. 1,000 Premium Silver, 1,000 Premium Black, and 1,000 Premium Rose systems are all winnable by any club member who can provide serial numbers from two DS games purchased since 2006. And once again, we’re left a little jealous that America has no Club Nintendo. [裏はちま起稿 via Kotaku]
Nintendo’s just started shipping out these SNES controllers to their Club Nintendo members in Japan, and great googly moogly are these fantastic. Not only is it a similar greyish colour, but the X Y B A face buttons are exactly the same colour as before! What better way to play SNES games on the Wii emulator than with an actual SNES controller!
