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[Galang]

Almost forgot about this! Just got $15 back, thanks for the reminder

 

[Askherserenity]

Seems like the Eshop is getting hammered. Anyone else having problems?

 

[multivac]

Yeah, just tried to get on myself to no avail.

 

[Blues1990]

I was able to pick-up the following games:

-Duck Hunt
-Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
-Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
-Cybernator

Hopefully, I'll be able to earn enough to get some "free" change. By the way, is there anything else you guys can recommend?

 

[ShadowElliot]

Looks like I'll get my last free $5 from buying Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. It's been a good run, DDP.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

They're $15 each?!!

Uh, someone convince me they're worth the price of admission.

Shovel knight is worth the admission because it's a damn good game. I don't get too picky over price below $40 but you'll get your money's worth at $15. It's tough, doesn't hold your hand, requires a great deal of skill. I didn't get a good grasp of it until second runs thru the levels.

Do it, just for a new platformer experience.

 

[VeryGooster]

I earned almost $35 in credit throughout its run (went more physical than digital) but this was a great promotion. Bought Hyrule Warriors digital earlier so guess I'll use whatever credit I amass on Mario Kart 8 DLC.

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

Thanks for the reminder. Got one last $5 voucher I hadn't created yet.

 

[ohlawd]

Looks like I'll get my last free $5 from buying Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. It's been a good run, DDP.

same Shantae pushed me to 521 points which is enough

wanted to spend another 50 bucks then I looked at the bank account.

 

[tmarques]

Thanks, I had no idea they were ending this promotion. You'd think it would be in their best interest to get people to buy digital.

Need only 35 points and I have no desire to play nes roms or indie games that cost a fraction of the price on PC, so I'm not sure what to do. If I redeem something on Club Nintendo, that counts, right?

 

[blackMamba1187]

Merry Christmas, everyone! Thanks a lot, OP. I hadn't looked recently and had $15 in coups waiting. Ended up buying Duck Hunt and Hyrule Warriors DLC. Stats:

 

[Zero²]

Ehhh unfortunately I still need a bigger hdd. So no downloads for me

 

[Jeels]

Thanks, I had $10 in codes sitting there.

I think I'll save them for Kirby in Febuary.

 

[SparksterMeta0]

251 points until my next code.
This is gonna be tough.

 

[Dr. Buni]

Total Points Earned: 2519pts. I got my Wii U in October.

It was a short (to me), but good promotion. I wish they would extend it to 2015, as I plan to buy quite a few Wii U games next year.

By the way, people saying Shovel Knight isn't worth $15 are crazy.

 

[Eusis]

Want to grab a few more things, but dunno what. Perhaps GBA VC games?

 

[SporeCrawler]

Wait. You have to redeem the points earned before the end of this year?

 

[Dr. Buni]

Want to grab a few more things, but dunno what. Perhaps GBA VC games?

Buy Advance Wars!

Wait. You have to redeem the points earned before the end of this year?

Nope.

"The deadline to exchange your points for an activation code is March 31, 2015."

 

[Matt Attack]

Once I grab Shovel Knight, I'll have earned $40 from this promotion. It feels pretty good!

 

[TheAggroCraig]

I have $30 in credit I should probably burn on something, and I think I need to spend $42 to actually get another $5 certificate.

Contemplating:

Hyrule Warriors DLC
Captain Toad
Bayonentta 2
Something else?

I have pretty much every big game on Wii U, which is why this is hard... I want Shovel Knight but I'd rather have it on PS4/Vita when that hits.

 

[Bert409]

Does anyone know if you get lots of points for the $20 Hyrule Warriors DLC pack? I don't exactly need it right this minute, but I have 280 points to go for my next code. Rather not add yet more indie and VC games in my backlog.

 

[Ala Alba]

Does anyone know if you get lots of points for the $20 Hyrule Warriors DLC pack? I don't exactly need it right this minute, but I have 280 points to go for my next code. Rather not add yet more indie and VC games in my backlog.

You always get 10% of the cost in points.

The HW DLC is worth 19.99/10 = 199 points.

 

[Alchemy]

Earned a lot back from this promotion, most of my Wii U games are digital as a result. Looks like this is the end of road though, back to all physical games since I only trust Nintendo's online services enough to use them when I'm getting money back.

 

[Boogiepop]

Got 3001 points myself, for a total of $30 back. Not bad, though it definitely would've been a much more profitable promotion for me if it was on 3DS (even just on 3DS, I've bought a ton of stuff on that machine!) It is a bit of a shame they didn't just decide to extend it as a good will type thing, though. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if it was making them more money than it lost them anyway (pushes people to buy more stuff on the eShop, and even the money that people get back needs to go back into the eShop anyway).

 

[trixx]

I just need 34 points, I would get golden sun 2 or dkc 2 if it was released in NA but it isnt =/.

Any suggestions on

 

[thepatient666]

I had no idea about this promo. Found $70 credit waiting for me! So happy right now!

 

[SmokedMeat]

I done fucked up. I needed 95pts for a $5 coupon, and decided to blow points on 1080 Snowboarding thinking it would put me over.

Forgot that Wii games don't count

 

[Aaronrules380]

The OP's info is incorrect. 12/31 is the last day to earn point, not redeem for codes. Last day to redeem for codes is march 31, and once redeemed the codes must be exchanged for eshop credit by the end of june 2015

 

[starwarsfan541]

so close to 10000 points, so close.

Hoping to get to 10,500 by the end.

 

[Chozolore]

168 points, so £17 I think, Bayonetta or DK:TF?

 

[Broken Joystick]

The OP's info is incorrect. 12/31 is the last day to earn point, not redeem for codes. Last day to redeem for codes is march 31, and once redeemed the codes must be exchanged for eshop credit by the end of june 2015

Last line of OP:

Please note: the deadline for earning points in the Nintendo Network Premium reward programme is 31st December 2014. Only eligible purchases or eligible download codes used in Nintendo eShop for Wii U before 31st December 2014 will qualify for this promotion. The deadline to exchange your points for an activation code is 31st March 2015.

 

[Team Top Hat]

168 points, so £17 I think, Bayonetta or DK:TF?

Donkey kong

 

[jholmes]

They're $15 each?!!

Uh, someone convince me they're worth the price of admission.

They just are. Trust me on this. NES Remix was one of my favourite games of 2013 and the sequel is arguably better. Shovel Knight is one of the best games I played this year.

If you're interested in these games at all, they will deliver.

 

[Aaronrules380]

Last line of OP:

Yeah, I noticed that later, but the first few lines are still really confusing since they seem to imply you need to get the activation codes by the year's end. And people are going to read the first few lines before the last few

 

[WonkyPanda]

Thanks, OP. Got $15 in credit.

 

[MissileTrick]

So far I earned $20, I might be able to get another $5 but it will be a close one. Still think they should keep this promo and also add the 3DS to it.

 

[Brazil]

Just checked the website and had like $25 in credit from the past few months. Picked up some Mega Man games and Zacisa's with that.

I've ended up getting more than $100 back with DDP. I wish Nintendo would annouce a new promotion when this one ends haha

 

[vatstep]

I'm going to buy the NSLU DLC and redeem Kirby's Dream Land 3, which will leave me with $2 left needed to spend to get one last code. I have no idea what else to buy.

 

[Giever]

If I buy something on sale, do I get points equivalent to the sale price, or the original price?

 

[Team Top Hat]

If I buy something on sale, do I get points equivalent to the sale price, or the original price?

Sale price

 

[AniHawk]

i got about $25 back after it was all said and done. all of it was for indie stuff, but i did do the free game thing for game & wario and wii party u (platinum reward and mario kart 8 free game respectively), so that was close to another $10 right there.

 

[Giever]

Sale price

Dang. I'm seven points short of the $5 and there's nothing I want.

I thought I might be able to get one of those awful games on sale for 69 cents, but I don't think they round up, so I'd only get 6 points.

 

[Ludist210]

Shantae gave me my last credit. I ended up with 15226 points (I bought almost every game I own digitally, save for Nintendo Land). So I basically saved $150. Woo!