Club Nintendo 2012 (Club Year Ends 6/30/12)

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I'm gonna wait for somebody to put the screensaver up online (like the previous screensavers).

In for those posters, for sure.
 
The Donkey Kong posters look nice, but I was really hoping for Metroid.

Figures, they finally put something Metroid up, and its a screensaver dedicated to the Batman & Robin of the series.
 
[quote name='Cheapskate']The Donkey Kong posters look nice, but I was really hoping for Metroid.

Figures, they finally put something Metroid up, and its a screensaver dedicated to the Batman & Robin of the series.[/QUOTE]

I have to say I'm out of the loop on this one.
 
I'm tempted a little by the Donkey Kong poster. It's possibly a couple years until my husband and I get our first house, so I know the posters would just sit around until I can one day frame and hang them appropriately, ideally, in our future game room/loft.
 
[quote name='utopianmachine']I'm tempted a little by the Donkey Kong poster. It's possibly a couple years until my husband and I get our first house, so I know the posters would just sit around until I can one day frame and hang them appropriately, ideally, in our future game room/loft.[/QUOTE]

My Mario and Zelda posters got framed as soon as I got them, and they're sitting for this same kind of day for me. DK will, too.
 
[quote name='KingBroly']I have to say I'm out of the loop on this one.[/QUOTE]

He's referring to the movie Batman and Robin (considered the worst), not the team. So, Other M in this case.
 
[quote name='theflicker']He's referring to the movie Batman and Robin (considered the worst), not the team. So, Other M in this case.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, Batman & Robin was an installment that wasn't necessarily considered to be a financial failure or success, but was considered so poorly written/acted/directed that it effectively killed the movie franchise for almost a decade, until it was rebooted with Batman Begins.

(And that should've been "she." ;-))
 
Metroid: Other M is not as bad as people say. The story was a bit of a departure for a Metroid title- sure... but the gameplay was a perfect fit. Even the experimental controls of first-person-pointing worked great. I wish people would like a game for what it is, and not for what it isn't.
 
When people talk Other M it is about the story. Nothing more, nothing less. The gameplay is overshadowed, but only because Nintendo sold the story first.
 
[quote name='KingBroly']When people talk Other M it is about the story. Nothing more, nothing less. The gameplay is overshadowed, but only because Nintendo sold the story first.[/QUOTE]

Fair enough. The gameplay is amazing though. With no story it would have been supurb. As it is though, it is a good/great game, but not amazing due the the story. Though it isn't as bad as people make it seem. It reminded me of an anime.

With that said, I purchased the AR card and the DK poster set. The DK timeline poster is awful looking though. I wanted it for the other 2.

If anyone has the Metroid Other M screensave, can you host it on something? :bouncy:
 
[quote name='KingBroly']I think Batman & Robin at least knew the audience it was going after.[/QUOTE]

What audience is that? Schumacher acknowledged he was trying to make the movie more campy and less serious (in an early interview, he suggested its time Batman "get over" his parents death), inspired by the '60s TV show, but this left the critics dismayed, comic fans disgusted, and the general audience disinterested. Even fans of the '60s TV show weren't into it, because they'd rather have Adam West.

[quote name='flameofdoom666']Metroid: Other M is not as bad as people say. The story was a bit of a departure for a Metroid title- sure... but the gameplay was a perfect fit. Even the experimental controls of first-person-pointing worked great.[/quote]

I'd argue even the gameplay was filled with flaws, though not as badly as the story. I thought the simplified controls were fine, but I thought the SenseMoveTM was an interesting experiment that didn't pan out.

Also, requiring you to finish off the end boss using a weapon you weren't even aware you'd unlocked and weren't told how to use (the Super Bomb) was a significant gameplay design failure, as was ending with a "hidden pixel" puzzle, that you can't beat until you realize (for most people, completely by accident) that you're supposed to be hovering over a "hidden pixel."

Those are just the more major ones. I could list more gameplay problems, but I don't want to de-rail this thread more than I already have (for which I apologize).
 
[quote name='flameofdoom666']Metroid: Other M is not as bad as people say. The story was a bit of a departure for a Metroid title- sure... but the gameplay was a perfect fit. Even the experimental controls of first-person-pointing worked great. I wish people would like a game for what it is, and not for what it isn't.[/QUOTE]

I'd argue the opposite. The story was fine, a departure-sure, but at least it was trying something new. The first person controls on the other hand were an abortion. Sure you get used to it, but a player should have to "get used to" shitty controls. Interesting idea, but ultimately flawed in its execution.
 
I've heard that stuff is really setup dependent though. I never had any first person control problems when I played it. Something like that would probably work better with the Wii U controller. But anyways, I'd rather have an overly easy game than an overly hard game because an overly hard game is something I just don't enjoy. I'd also argue a little kid could enjoy Batman & Robin's story despite the over-abundance of 1 liners.

Back on topic: Rewards have to be Redeemed by Sunday, and the Giant AR card apparently costs $200 if you want to order it without Coins.
 
Have anyone's Donkey Kong posters shipped yet? I ordered the AR card and the poster set and the card shipped, but the posters say backordered. I'm just wondering if they sold out on the first day or if they just weren't quite ready for shipping yet.
 
My Giant AR card shipped. I'm guessing the Posters will ship out later.

3DS price cut announced, early adopters get 20 free games, which means 200 free Coins from Club Nintendo for those people!

Probably
 
[quote name='KingBroly']If you check your order status for it, it'll say it costs $200. No joke.[/QUOTE]

All Club Nintendo orders do that - they cost the same amount in dollars as they do in coins.
 
[quote name='UncleBob']All Club Nintendo orders do that - they cost the same amount in dollars as they do in coins.[/QUOTE]
This. It is a little confusing. Kinda like how the rewards are considered "part orders" if you check the status through the Nintendo site.
 
[quote name='KingBroly']My Giant AR card shipped. I'm guessing the Posters will ship out later.

3DS price cut announced, early adopters get 20 free games, which means 200 free Coins from Club Nintendo for those people!

Probably[/QUOTE]

This is a joke, right? :lol: I momentarily went "FREE GAMES?!?" :lol:
 
You know, if they do cut the system's price soon, I'll feel extra dumb, because I haven't even put a game in the system yet :lol:
 
[quote name='Wolfpup']You know, if they do cut the system's price soon, I'll feel extra dumb, because I haven't even put a game in the system yet :lol:[/QUOTE]

It's not a joke. $169.99 on August 12.
 
I wonder if the 20 free 3DS eshop games for early adapters will be worth coins on the Club Nintendo site (like the other free games have been). Because that will be a lot of free coins! :)
 
[quote name='Josef']I wonder if the 20 free 3DS eshop games for early adapters will be worth coins on the Club Nintendo site (like the other free games have been). Because that will be a lot of free coins! :)[/QUOTE]

They better - it's the least they could do given the huge price cut.

[quote name='KingBroly']7 days to register each one is going to suck though.[/QUOTE]

Do these surveys show up immediately? I downloaded Nintendo Video and I never saw a survey for it. I thought they didn't even show up for 7 days or so - but now you have to complete them within 7 days of downloading? WTF!?

So now, apparently, I must have missed this one just like I missed the Excitebike one before :bomb:.
 
[quote name='io']They better - it's the least they could do given the huge price cut.



Do these surveys show up immediately? I downloaded Nintendo Video and I never saw a survey for it. I thought they didn't even show up for 7 days or so - but now you have to complete them within 7 days of downloading? WTF!?

So now, apparently, I must have missed this one just like I missed the Excitebike one before :bomb:.[/QUOTE]

It seems like they're putting up eShop stuff immediately, particularly freebies.
 
Anyone else see this?

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[quote name='io']
Do these surveys show up immediately? I downloaded Nintendo Video and I never saw a survey for it. I thought they didn't even show up for 7 days or so - but now you have to complete them within 7 days of downloading? WTF!?

So now, apparently, I must have missed this one just like I missed the Excitebike one before :bomb:.[/QUOTE]

What changed is that download games from WiiWare and DsiWare only offered a post play survey that showed up seven days after purchase. Games downloaded from the eShop now offer registration surveys in addition to post play surveys, and just like all of Nintendo's newer games the registration survey has to be completed within seven days. Incidentally this also means that the 20 free games could be worth 400 coins not 200.

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[quote name='kvadair']What changed is that download games from WiiWare and DsiWare only offered a post play survey that showed up seven days after purchase. [/QUOTE]

Dammit, yeah, that's what was throwing me off - so I didn't even look for surveys for the first several days because I thought they had some sort of problem getting stuff listed immediately. Nintendo's rep with clunky online stuff probably played a factor there ;).

So when the 20 free games come around I better be checking my account daily or something!
 
[quote name='KingBroly']Got my AR card today. It's pretty big. Like...3 feet by 1.5 feet.[/QUOTE]

Ditto. Got to tinker around with it and it's worth the points for sure.
 
[quote name='flameofdoom666']My Giant AR card came today, and has 2 massive creases due to the packaging getting damaged in transport....[/QUOTE]

They don't affect the ability for the 3DS to read it. Hell, it's shipped folded in half. I think you'll live.
 
[quote name='flameofdoom666']My Giant AR card came today, and has 2 massive creases due to the packaging getting damaged in transport....[/QUOTE]

Pretty sure it says on the item page that the card is going to have creases in it (for shipping). I'm guessing yours isn't damaged.
 
[quote name='Rig']Pretty sure it says on the item page that the card is going to have creases in it (for shipping). I'm guessing yours isn't damaged.[/QUOTE]

No, it is folded in half so it has a huge crease in it. However, during transport it got 3 other major bends... I am going to e-mail them about it. While I am sure it works (haven't tried it yet), I keep my stuff nice and it annoys me.
 
[quote name='flameofdoom666']No, it is folded in half so it has a huge crease in it. However, during transport it got 3 other major bends... I am going to e-mail them about it. While I am sure it works (haven't tried it yet), I keep my stuff nice and it annoys me.[/QUOTE]

Something like this
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