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the_dengle on 20 January 2015

Yo, Flipnote Studio 3D has a pulse in the west? Amazing



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Raven on 20 January 2015

Sucks that its ending, but with a replacement in the works I suppose its really not that bad. Hopefully the new service is an improvement.



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JazzB1987 on 20 January 2015
Recycle001 said:
Interesting... Hopefully the new version of Club Nintendo will be better than it is now. I've been generally pretty unimpressed by it. Maybe we'll start seeing stuff like Wii games for Wii U or more schwaag like free Amiibo's for loyalty. Maybe they're going to try and mimic Playstation Plus which is a great rewards program imo. Here's hoping they call it "Nintendo Power!" lmao


Paying for rentals and online access is a reward? News to me.



jetforcejiminy on 20 January 2015

there's a lot of room to f*ck this up, but it seems promising from what i've read. nintendo is peculiarly suited to having the best loyalty program around, and it's probably the company whose fans would demand it most. club nintendo was a dark hole of disappointment, and funnily enough, it seems as though its going to reach its peak of usefulness just as it ceases to exist with the new influx of physical rewards.



Frogger on 20 January 2015
DélioPT said:

It's true. Iwata may talk a little about it, but given that the press release stated that it would arrive until the end of the year, my first guess was that it won't be revealed or even out in the coming months.
Also, it would really be a good topic to discuss during Nintendo's E3 presentation.

But if the reward program starts sooner, so much the better!


Where did they say that it wouldn't arrive until the end of the year? All I read was that it would come "later this year," which could mean anything. It could even mean next month.



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JazzB1987 on 20 January 2015

During my years as a Nintendo customer I probably got like 40k points.

15k were simply stolen because Nintendo just removed GC and GBA codes and the rest will just vanish because there is nothing of value. I still wait for "exchange stars/points for WiiU/3DS eShop currency".

All I can get is crappy DSi Wii currency. Which they said cannot be redeemed on the WiiU eShop.



outlawauron on 20 January 2015

Out with a whimper. I appreciate the heads up and will now spend all my coins. :-/



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Proxy-Pie on 20 January 2015

I don't suppose some of you have any spare European Club Nintendo codes? I'd like to make my last DSi purchase :P



Mr Khan on 20 January 2015

Means i'll have to dump my remaining coins. Time to stock up on some more virtual console titles (just spent a bit on Kirby's Dream Land 3, which i have forgotten to download)



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zumnupy10 on 20 January 2015
Darwinianevolution said:
spemanig said:
Darwinianevolution said:

Nintendo doesn't focus on online that much, at least compare to the rest. I think its main applications that need a good online infrastructure are:

-WiiU games: Mario Kart 8, Smash U, Splatoon (for now let's assume this one)...

-3DS games: Pokemon games, Smash 3DS...

- Sharing maps and stages: Mario Maker, Mario vs DK...

-Miiverse

-The online store

-Flipnote Studios

-Other apps: Youtube, Crunchyroll Netflix...

 

Just compare the demand of XBox life or PS Network in the online multiplayer with the Nintendo Network, it's light and day. Unless somehow its internet services start getting as big as the other two, we won't see paid online from Nintendo anytime soon.


A PC runs internet services bigger and better than the other two with more games, and there's no added subscription fee. The idea that you're paying for better internet is a lie. You're just paying for the permission to use it. PS Plus is proof of that. PS Plus was $50 a year last gen for specific services like "free" games. Online was free on PS3. PS Plus on PS4 is still $50, but is now required for online play. Online is better on the PS4 in everyway, meaning it should logically cost more to mainsain, and it is more valuable than it was on PS3 because there is more included in the total package, yet somehow PS Plus didn't get more expensive? (unless I'm mistake, of course)

None of the other consoles need a subcription model for online. They do it because they can.

I know.I'm still shocked that neither the PS4 or the XBone offers a free online multiplayer. If Sony announced free multiplayer for the PS4, it would kill half the sales of the XBone, killing the console in cold blood. The same with the XBone, a free multiplayer could gave it the edge it needs to threaten Playstation dominance. But both companies are too comfortable with their subscription systems.

Nintendo won't do that because it's position on the industry and the nature of their systems. In fact' a paid internet service from Nintendo would kill a good percentage of some of its best selling titles, like Mario Kart and Pokemon.

PS3 had free online and it didn't help Sony against MS and the X360 last gen, did it ?