Nintendo Wii U Digital Deluxe Promotion

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I'm not sure if this has been discussed elsewhere (if it has, I haven't found it), so if it has I apologize, but I caught it last night while browsing the eShop.

Nintendo has a promotion going on for Wii U Deluxe owners. Every digital purchase you make earns you 10% back the cost of the game in points. Every 500 points earns you a $5 eShop credit. All you have to do is link your Nintendo Network ID to it and your good to go.

This only applies to Wii U eShop purchases, but the credit can be used in the 3DS eShop as well. This runs until the end of the year.

Now here's something I'm a little fuzzy on. When I linked my account, I instantly got a $5 credit; I'm not sure if that was just for linking it or if they reviewed my recent transaction history.

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Yes, there is a badge on each wii u deluxe box for this, but otherwise nintendo has done a bad job of promoting it.  Now that there is a banner in the eshop making it look like a new offer, at least more people will be aware.  Your previous purchases should count and probably explain your $5 credit.

 
Banner? It's barely that; it's at the very bottom of the front page. I wouldn't have even noticed it down there if I wasn't going to download Amazon Instant.
 
dchrisd said:
Huh? What do you mean. Are you saying that if I redeem a Club Nintendo card from a physical copy of a game, I'll get points for the Digital Deluxe Promotion??
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No, the digital games that are offered for the wii u nintendo club rewards, give you points towards this promotion.

 
Its on the box. Kinda hard to miss. also if you redeem game codes you bought at a store it gives you the credit so you could double dip with things like power up rewards

 
dchrisd said:
Huh? What do you mean. Are you saying that if I redeem a Club Nintendo card from a physical copy of a game, I'll get points for the Digital Deluxe Promotion??
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Example: I bought the Wind Waker bundle. It came with a code for Zelda. I used the code and immediately got 500 points - a $5 eshop gift card. Not half bad.

The same is true for the free games you get as prizes for Club Nintendo points.


F-Zero™ Nintendo
Purchased with a download code Price $7.99



79pts
 
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Blaster man said:
Example: I bought the Wind Waker bundle. It came with a code for Zelda. I used the code and immediately got 500 points - a $5 eshop gift card. Not half bad.

The same is true for the free games you get as prizes for Club Nintendo points.



F-Zero™ Nintendo
Purchased with a download code Price $7.99

79pts
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Should say 'game' as F-zero is literally the first one. All others up to this point have been Wii

Also, you didnt get a $5 code for Zelda because it cost $49.99. I have the same bundle, you had to buy something else to get the extra point and put you over the hump. Also annoying that the credit doesn't appear for roughly a day

Still way better than anything Sony or MS (lol what cheapskates) are offering in terms of rewards programs

 
Viper51989 said:
Should say 'game' as F-zero is literally the first one. All others up to this point have been Wii

Also, you didnt get a $5 code for Zelda because it cost $49.99. I have the same bundle, you had to buy something else to get the extra point and put you over the hump. Also annoying that the credit doesn't appear for roughly a day

Still way better than anything Sony or MS (lol what cheapskates) are offering in terms of rewards programs
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Actually the balloon fight was the first one for the wii U

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TIL codes for games bought at Gamestop or otherwise count towards the promotion. Bought Pokemon Rumble U at Gamestop for the exclusive figure and it added points for me.

 
Echocentricity said:
Actually the balloon fight was the first one for the wii U

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Is balloon fight virtual console though? (ok, sure, technically it's all under the eShop umbrella but I was talking more old school games that have gotten rereleases-or is it wiiware, or whatever the Wii U equivilent is?)

 
I remember when they put Zelda ALTP out and for a while the link said Wii U. Made everyone pretty irritated, like they were laughing at us

 
Viper51989 said:
Should say 'game' as F-zero is literally the first one. All others up to this point have been Wii

Also, you didnt get a $5 code for Zelda because it cost $49.99. I have the same bundle, you had to buy something else to get the extra point and put you over the hump. Also annoying that the credit doesn't appear for roughly a day

Still way better than anything Sony or MS (lol what cheapskates) are offering in terms of rewards programs
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Eh, that's a bit anal...Yes I needed 1 more point. I upgraded several other games I got free for the Wii and paid $1.50 for the upgrade to the Wii U version so yeah I had "paid" for some other stuff. also I bought Earthbound. But you're right, Zelda was only worth 499 points.

Viper51989 said:
I remember when they put Zelda ALTP out and for a while the link said Wii U. Made everyone pretty irritated, like they were laughing at us
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I'm waiting for them to release a link to the past in the US so I can upgrade my Wii version. I don't understand why they haven't released it yet. If I were running Nintendo, I'd have Wii U port developers focus on the games that have the largest install base on the Wii so more people would pay to upgrade those games. That's probably got a better chance of generating revenue than porting the shit they've been doing.

 
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I bought the Mario & Luigi Bundle. I haven't bought anything from the eshop yet. I got this:

Sign in failed.

  • You cannot participate in this promotion until the day after you purchase games and content at the Nintendo eShop.
  • Please ensure you are in a country that is eligible for this promotion. Only users that created a Nintendo Network ID on a Wii U Deluxe Set are eligible for this promotion.


So, it's either because I haven't bought/redeemed anything on the eshop yet to "activate" it, or because I linked my Club Nintendo ID with my 3DS to create my NNID, before I got a Wii U.

 
AdamBlue said:
I bought the Mario & Luigi Bundle. I haven't bought anything from the eshop yet. I got this:

Sign in failed.

  • You cannot participate in this promotion until the day after you purchase games and content at the Nintendo eShop.
  • Please ensure you are in a country that is eligible for this promotion. Only users that created a Nintendo Network ID on a Wii U Deluxe Set are eligible for this promotion.


So, it's either because I haven't bought/redeemed anything on the eshop yet to "activate" it, or because I linked my Club Nintendo ID with my 3DS to create my NNID, before I got a Wii U.
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It's because you haven't bought anything yet. If you want to activate it for cheap, you could always download a Wii Panorama View for $2; there are also a couple of indie games for $2 at the moment. After you buy something it will take 2-3 days to fully post to your account.

 
MetalSlugger said:
It's because you haven't bought anything yet. If you want to activate it for cheap, you could always download a Wii Panorama View for $2; there are also a couple of indie games for $2 at the moment. After you buy something it will take 2-3 days to fully post to your account.
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Are those panorama views any good? I remember reading about them and thinking that $2 seemed like a bit much for a bunch of pictures. How are they?

 
AdamBlue said:
I bought the Mario & Luigi Bundle. I haven't bought anything from the eshop yet. I got this:

Sign in failed.

  • You cannot participate in this promotion until the day after you purchase games and content at the Nintendo eShop.
  • Please ensure you are in a country that is eligible for this promotion. Only users that created a Nintendo Network ID on a Wii U Deluxe Set are eligible for this promotion.


So, it's either because I haven't bought/redeemed anything on the eshop yet to "activate" it, or because I linked my Club Nintendo ID with my 3DS to create my NNID, before I got a Wii U.
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You have to make an initial purchase first. Once you buy your first eShop game on Wii U, you can sign in and view the point balance.

 
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