Winter Bonus game promotion 2014 (3DS)

richymcdermott

http://mynintendonews.com/2014/09/11/nintendo-europe-announces-nintendo-3ds-winter-2014-bonus-game-promotion/



Register a Nintendo 2DS, Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo 3DS XL system with Club Nintendo between 11th September 2014 and 12th January 2015 (23:59 local time); and…
Register a copy of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS* (releasing 3rd October), Pokémon Omega Ruby** or Pokémon AlphaSapphire** (both releasing 28th November) with Club Nintendo between 3rd October 2014 and 12th January 2015 (23:59 local time), and fill out the software registration survey – a required action if the copy of the game is purchased at retail.
In return, participants can request a free download code to download one of the following games from Nintendo eShop:

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Yoshi’s New Island
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Mario Golf: World Tour
Mario Party: Island Tour
Pokémon Art Academy
The free download code can be requested via a user’s Club Nintendo account, with the download code request needing to be completed by 12th February 2015 (23:59 local time). The download code will expire on 12th March 2015 (23:59 local time), and therefore will need to be redeemed by this time. Please note that Club Nintendo members whose age is below the age rating of a game cannot request a download code for that game.

Banjo

Assume the ones to go for are Zelda, MH3U (both of which are different flavours of awesome) or Kirby?

Haven't played Yoshi but reviews suggested it was uninspired stuff, which is very damning for a sequel to SMW2.

Mario Golf is grand, but the novelty wears off very quickly. There are so many online competitions that (if you're playing other games in your free time) you find yourself competing to finish within deadline rather than giving it your best shot because the participant prize is better than the rewards you might reap from placement. And that makes it like a 2nd job that only pays out in matching Luigi trousers and shoes.

Pokemon Art Academy is very niche. It's a tiny niche inside an already pretty small niche. Anyone with an interest surely already has it. At this point Mario Party would need to be an entirely different game to be worth while but I stand to be corrected if anyone's played it...

It's a little disappointing by the standards of previous offers that have had far more current games in them or indispensable classics. Still, better than a smack in the face with a rake. Shame the new 3DSes won't be out over here in time for people to capitalize.

CiDeRmAn

Nice, but I don't think I'll have a new console to register this side of Christmas!
It's a bigger ask than the MK8 one, in that instance you only had to buy the game and register it to qualify for a free download, now you have to get the hardware and the appropriate software in order to qualify
Mario Golf is the only one I'd want there, the other might have been Zelda but I want a physical copy of that, so the man can't decide what console I get to play it on!

nitromaster

But the new 3DS isn't out by then
Got a cheap copy of Zelda (someone didn't want the copy that came with their 3DS cos it was digital, so I swapped them codes for the two Oracles for it ) but haven't played that much yet. Heard Mario Party was crap so that'd be out of the running anyway.

Poor selection of games imho.

Pac1Man

A few too many hoops to jump through for me unfortunately. Even so, I'd still end up picking up the physical copy at some stage anyway.

CiDeRmAn

nitromaster wrote: »

Poor selection of games imho.

Kirby Triple Deluxe is gorgeous
Perhaps not the greatest challenge you'll ever face but it's use of 3D is incredible.
It's well worth picking up, I would but I already have it in physical form, and I'm not buying another 3DS!

Star Lord

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

...and I'm not buying another 3DS!

Yet...

cloud493

I already own all those games

Generic Dreadhead

cloud493 wrote: »

I already own all those games

Claim and donate Zelda code to Cormac maybe, my fiancé is on the last battle with Gannon in the WW-HD and she would literally lose her $hit to play ALBW?

cloud493

Whose does that thing have lobster claws?

Generic Dreadhead

cloud493 wrote: »

Whose does that thing have lobster claws?

It was meant to be my "Why not Zoidberg" meme and I was gonna change it to "Why Not Cormac" but it's 40 minutes to the weekend and i can't be ar$ed :pac:

Here he is as an Emoticon

(V)(;,,,; )(V)

cloud493

Who is 'zoidberg'?

RobbingBandit

Who could say no to Zoidberg, Who I ask you...

Odds are Smyths will be still running the buy a 2DS get a game free deal for €129.99 when both Smash Bros and Pokemon are out so play the waiting game.

Generic Dreadhead

cloud493 wrote: »

Who is 'zoidberg'?

A character in Futurama, a show made by the guys who make the Simpsons

cloud493

Oh yeah. I don't watch anything from that guy since the simpsons turned into crap :pac:

RobbingBandit

cloud493 wrote: »

Who is 'zoidberg'?

Doctor John Zoidberg, a penniless lobster doctor, friend of Philip J Fry, lives in a dumpster adjacent to the office of Planet Express in New New York.:pac:

Generic Dreadhead

cloud493 wrote: »

Oh yeah. I don't watch anything from that guy since the simpsons turned into crap :pac:

For a while it was actually better than the Simpsons since it's launch coincided with the Simpsons slippery slope to what it is no

souleater3000

Was hoping to get Kirby from this promotion but you can only register 1 3DS code and one XL code on club nintendo if I'm right? And I dont have a 2DS. Anyone know where to pick up a cheap Kirby Triple Deluxe?

Banjo

No, but if you have an imaginary child or ward with an email address that you have access to, they could register the game and the console, and you could use the download code on your account - because you're a responsible parent to that imaginary child, right?

If you registered the game to your account first, you are boned unless you can find someone to swap codes with. (your XL for their 2DS for example)

Kirby is great by the way.

RobbingBandit

Banjo wrote: »

No, but if you have an imaginary child or ward with an email address that you have access to, they could register the game and the console, and you could use the download code on your account - because you're a responsible parent to that imaginary child, right?

If you registered the game to your account first, you are boned unless you can find someone to swap codes with. (your XL for their 2DS for example)

Kirby is great by the way.

Works if you have a split personality too, I've got three so far and that's just the ones I listen to. Kirby really is great btw.

souleater3000

Banjo wrote: »

No, but if you have an imaginary child or ward with an email address that you have access to, they could register the game and the console, and you could use the download code on your account - because you're a responsible parent to that imaginary child, right?

If you registered the game to your account first, you are boned unless you can find someone to swap codes with. (your XL for their 2DS for example)

Kirby is great by the way.

I wish I had but I don't The search for a cheaper copy continues

Wright

Can this be had if Pokemans is bought digitally?

souleater3000

Wright wrote: »

Can this be had if Pokemans is bought digitally?

Should be able to, so long as your 3DS is connected with your club nintendo account

Banjo

you may have to take the online survey (nintendo.co.uk - Club Nintendo - my account - member Login - my account again - my last registered product - claim stars for this download) in order to have it registered on your account for the purposes of the promotion.

GWNiall

Does anyone have a spare console code lying around? Understandable if nobody wants to pm it to me but just thought I'd ask.

cloud493

Does anyone have a spare console code to donate? I'd be awful grateful, and I could give some star codes/nintendo points for wii in exchange?

cloud493

Derp derp.