I am guessing you can only get the coin bonus once per DSi unit. But no, after that you can unlink it and link to another account if you wish to, and all your future downloads will show up there instead.
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Club Nintendo Discussion: Drastic fall in survey values coming on July 1
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I am guessing you can only get the coin bonus once per DSi unit. But no, after that you can unlink it and link to another account if you wish to, and all your future downloads will show up there instead.
To repeat David, we would really like to know which games didn't work. Many games from that period never qualified for coins (the list of qualifying games is in the OP), so perhaps all the other ones are these types.
I'm not sure where you got that information. You need to have linked before you downloaded Four Swords if you wanted the survey for that. However, the DSi XL's 160 coins comes from a slip with a pin number in the box, just like the games do. Entering that code will give you the survey to complete to get the 160 coins for your DSi XL.
Edit: Oh, I see the issue. The stuff you mentioned is for DSi units, not DSi XL ones. Also, even though it doesn't apply to your XL, you can do the steps in any order according to the FAQ, you just need to do them all to get it to register. I'll add that part to the quote from the FAQ too.
Here's the FAQ information in case you're wondering:
Club Nintendo FAQ said:
Virtual Console games only get post play surveys. So only 10 coins.
Well lets say in the meantime i get an address i put a fake one just for the digital games... it can be changed later i mean before they send the platinum reward??
panama chief
Member
anyone not get their pin set? i moved, changed my address and still havent received a thing. such sadness....
Yeah, that'd work fine.
boiled goose
good with gravy
Majoras Mask get!
So awesome that they are exchanging coins for VC games. I suggested this to them every chance I got.
Awesome Awesome.
So awesome that they are exchanging coins for VC games. I suggested this to them every chance I got.
Awesome Awesome.
Lone_Prodigy
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I tried registering a code for Warioware Smooth Moves and it didn't give me any notification (just kicked me back to the Earn Coins page). I bought it used so I don't know if it's been redeemed or whether it's expired. It also doesn't show up in my account history.
It's probably been used already. I believe it usually takes back to the page and puts the notification above the code entry box rather than providing you with a pop-up, so maybe you didn't see it. Try entering it again, just in case.
One would think the registered games list would still add the games, even if they had expired for surveys.
I bought the game new, I got 3 of them in a clearance bin at toys r us.
Ah, so it seems there are games that are really expiring then. So does the game still show up in your list of registered games, or is it just impossible to use any of those codes?
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
I ordered 5 of the 3DS card carry cases. Basically they are regular DS sized boxes and hold 18 3ds games - not tried to see if they will hold DS games, but assume they do.
The nice touch is that they come with an extra 3 random covers.
I got one dupe set, but you can see them here - quite nice:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcharlie/sets/72157628958721395/
The nice touch is that they come with an extra 3 random covers.
I got one dupe set, but you can see them here - quite nice:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcharlie/sets/72157628958721395/
Panic time. I need to make sure I'm not sitting on any nearly-expired stuff. Which title did he say was not registering?
IrishNinja
Member
aw, what?! we need these like yesterday.
At the risk of getting annoying, could you tell us...
1) Exactly which games you attempted to register? (Were they all codes from new, sealed copies?)
2) Which ones registered with coins?
3) The ones that DIDN'T give coins -- did it give you any sort of error message?
4) If you check your Registered Products list, are they listed?
What exactly did the Club Nintendo website say when you attempted to enter the code?
Sorry for not replying sooner. I wasn't aware that earlier DS games weren't supposed to give coins, so that was most of what I registered, but they were added to the list of registered products.
Stuff like Mario Kart DS, NSMB, and I think Mario 64 DS registered and gave coins though.
So, probably nothing you didn't already know, I can grab the names of everything later if you need them. I just wanted to point out that EBA was still working.
I don't remember exactly what it said as it was about a year ago, but it was something like "this games code has expired", distinct from registering a game that does not give you points. Looking at my history, it looks like it does show up.
Well, I'm not sure what the issue was exactly, but your information here confirms that this is not code expiry due to age. EBA was due to expire in November last year, so if you got this expiry message 'about a year ago', then it can't of been the age thing we are enquiring about.
Now the question comes down to explaining your message... Perhaps one of the following happened
- You had already registered a copy of the game beforehand on the same account
- Somebody had gone rifling through the bargain bin before you, writing down codes to steal them
- The store you bought them from put used games in the bargain bin as new.
I'm not sure if I can think of much else besides Nintendo printing a bad code. Do you still have any of the three codes from the games you got from the bin?
metsallica
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I'm sure this question has been beaten to death, so if it has apologies. I have a ton of unanswered surveys on my Club Nintendo account. Today I sat down to do some; most are post-plays, but there are a few product registrations. I entered the pins for the product registration surveys on the old site; on the new site they show a completion date. When I click the survey, I'm directed to a page asking me to enter a pin. Do I need to re-enter the pin, access the survey some other way, or am I just out of luck? I don't have all of my old pins -- got in the habit of throwing them out after entering for a while, so any insight would be appreciated.
I think the only way for you to get a "Product Registration" option rather than "Product Registration Survey" is to have Intended to Buy a game and then not entered the code for it. Are you absolutely sure you entered codes for the games in question, and which games are giving you trouble?
metsallica
Member
Thanks, Clipper. I actually found a pin for one of the games in question (StarFox 64 3D), entered it, and it worked. So now I'm fairly sure it was just my own forgetfulness! I just saw some of the games on there, things like StarFox, Skyward Sword, and more; big games I was very excited about and swore I entered those pins! Definitely pays to have a tidy Club Nintendo account; no more hoarding for me.
Nintendo: One down.
metsallica
Member
November 2011 or 2010?
2011. The game was released in November 2006 and all the listed expiry dates were 5 years after release.
Oh OK, weird. Well I did JUST register a copy of wario ware smooth moves. But I serendipitously did it on the 13th, and checking wikipedia it looks like the game came out 1/15/2007! Are those the oldest two games that you can get coins from? I seem to remember club nintendo starting shortly after they came out.
It didn't really start until late 2009 (at least in the rewards program form). A selection of games released in 2009 and earlier still qualified, the list of which can be seen in the OP. We had noticed many of the older expiry dates extending by 5 years as they neared expiry (back when we could see the years), but we weren't sure if all of them were doing it or still doing it.
chaosblade
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Is there any way to see an older style to-do list? I don't really like that you can't see the year anymore since I was doing mine in the order they expired. Guess they are trying to crack down on people hoarding surveys to get platinum each year.
I posted this else where but, figured i'd post it here too.
I'm also waiting on my Skyward Sword posters to come in. I been looking to get some frames for these as I have the previous Zelda poster set, but i'm not sure where to get the frames though.
In 2010 I got the Platinum Status reward at Club Nintendo which was this.
But I never got it in the mail. I was kinda disappointed but, I waited all the way until a few days ago to e-mail Nintendo about it. Someone from Nintendo e-mailed me 2-3 days later saying that they were sure this issue could be resolved but, I would have to call.
So I call them all the way in 2012, and sure enough they're sending me a brand new one all this time later.
The guy on the phone was incredibly helpful and talked to like two higher ups about it.
Freakin' sweet.
I'm also waiting on my Skyward Sword posters to come in. I been looking to get some frames for these as I have the previous Zelda poster set, but i'm not sure where to get the frames though.
No, yet there is no need to from the information we're getting. Games you entered since March 2011 actually have the expiry date that is listed on the site. Games you entered before that date would be displaying a year five years after the release date of the game, but it appears they are still automatically extending those by another five years as the dates approach.
Thus, the dates for your newer surveys are correctly listed and the ones for your older surveys that you have hoarded don't actually matter for now. Feel free to continue exploiting the system and denying Nintendo your feedback indefinitely.
Piercedveil
Member
So, if I hit platinum status and spend my coins on a prize, is my status gone? I'm confused about that.
Platinum Status is just based on the number of coins you earn in the Club Nintendo Year. You can spend them as soon as you earn them, if you want.
Piercedveil
Member
Oh, awesome. Thank you.
Spending coins doesn't affect your Platinum status. I've bought games since I hit Platinum this year, for instance.
(Should we maybe add this to the OP somehow? It comes up an awful lot...)
Edit: Sniped by Roto.
Piercedveil
Member
So how will I know how many coins I have until platinum if I spend my coins now? I don't think I have spent any for quite a while.
Go to account & coins, then coins & status. Scroll down and you'll see "Elite Status History", Next to "2012 Elite Status" it'll show the total coins you earned this year.
Accounts & Coins > Coins & Status
When you have Gold or Platinum status, a little yellow G or gray P shows up next to your coins on the main page.
Piercedveil
Member
Great. Thank you.
IrishNinja
Member
late january's coming up, hope they get these zelda posters sorted - been "backordered" for a minute now.
what's everyone's wishes for february lineup? 3DS case, and Metroid 2 over here! which again means we more likely get some Metroid Hunters type shit.
what's everyone's wishes for february lineup? 3DS case, and Metroid 2 over here! which again means we more likely get some Metroid Hunters type shit.
AbsoluteZero
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So, to double-check, I have to make my CN account a "family account" in order to register more than one of the same system, right? I have my original 3DS (that's been replaced) and my girlfriend's DSi registered currently, but I have my second 3DS and my own DSi that I've yet to register.
Correct. Just add sub-accounts for family members.
I have to say Club Nintendo is turning into one of the best programs ever. Especially since they added games as redemption rewards. I redeemed some of my coins for Majora's Mask. I am excited to see what else they will release over time. Hopefully sometime in the future Nintendo will let people redeem coins for ambassador games. I am dying to play The Minish Cap.
IrishNinja
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