[quote name='Gameboy415']Just a warning to people "saving" registration codes for next year, codes for older games aren't worth as much after a certain amount of time! ...at least it's that way over here in Japan.
For example, if you buy a brand new DS game you'd get about 40 points (we use points, not coins, in Japan) but if you buy an older DS game it'll only net you about 20 points. Same deal with Wii games as far as I know.[/quote]
I half disagree with this. If you've already qualified for platinum this year, then it makes sense to save your points to help you qualify again next year. You only get the bonus points for registering within 4 weeks of launch. Most the points that people would be saving are already disqualified from the bonus. Going forward with any new releases, current platinum members would have to weigh the benefits of having extra bonus points to redeem for prizes, or helping out their platinum status for next year. (If I already qualified for the current year, I'd probably save my points to qualify again next year... The platinum prizes are just way leet.)