Isotope Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 (edited) Welcome to The My Nintendo Thread! As the title suggests, this thread will be used for the discussion of everything My Nintendo related and anythign inbetween that will be of importance! From points you can earn, to the rewards you can redeem said points for, this thread will hopefully be able to solve any and all questions you may have! First things first though, you're probably asking yourself this question: What is My Nintendo? My Nintendo is the successor to the long running rewards program Club Nintendo. Like its predecessor, My Nintendo is a program that allows users to accumulate coins to acquire special rewards, such as discounts to be used on the eShop, as well as exclusive games! Nintendo Account Now before you go about taking advantage of My Nintendo, you will need a Nintendo Account, which you can create by clicking 'Nintendo Account' above. Creating a Nintendo Account is paramount and necessary before you can use these services for your benefit. Thankfully, creating a Nintendo Account is very easy and takes mere minutes to finalize! Once a Nintendo Account is created, you can link three different forms of Social Media accounts to your account: Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. The fourth and final account you are able to link is your Nintendo Network ID (NNID). Once you have created your Nintendo Account, then the fun begins. Join My Nintendo here! With your Nintendo Account created, you are now officially ready to get started with My Nintendo! Earning Points Using My Nintendo, you are able to earn "points", which can then be used to obtain discounts, exclusive games, and many more! Earning points is very simple! My Nintendo points can be obtained by completing Missions. Missions range anywhere from linking Social Media accounts to your Nintendo Account, purchasing games off of the eShop when your NNID is linked to your Nintendo Account, using smartphone apps, and more! By completing these missions, you are able to earn two main different types of points: Platinum points are earned by completing various "Missions" on Nintendo's websites, as well as Smartphone Applications (Miitomo, Super Mario Run). Objectives such as linking you Social Media accounts and logging into Nintendo websites weekly (Miiverse, eShop), as well as completing in-game Missions for Smartphone Applications, will earn your Platinum points. These points can be redeemed for exclusive digital software from My Nintendo, such as special 3DS Themes only available on My Nintendo, exclusive games, as well as a myriad of discounts, and more! Gold points are earned by purchasing digital software off of the eShop as well as from the official Nintendo Website. Gold points can also be earned by purchasing retail copies of Nintendo Switch titles. These coins are earned only by game purchases, and are not earned by purchasing Themes, DLC, or physical retail games. Gold points earned can be used for discounts towards purchases on the eShop. There is also the chance that you will have a code that can be redeemed for points. If that is the case, go to My Nintendo, and click 'Menu' on the top-left of the screen. While in the dropdown menu, you will see a 'Redeem a point code' option; click/press that. Once there, enter your 16-digit code, and you'll then be on your way! If that doesn't work for you: on the Main Page, there should be a "Redeem a Point Code" button that is able to be pressed/clicked on, which will take you to the Point Code redemption screen. Note: the My Nintendo "Week" begins on Mondays, so you are able to earn the Platinum point log-in bonuses each week starting on Monday. There are four weekly log-in bonuses, which net your 30 Platinum points each; they are as follows: - Sign in to Miiverse - Sign in to Nintendo eShop - Collect the My Nintendo sign-in bonus - Sign in to your Nintendo Account on the Official Nintendo website In addition to these log-in bonuses, there is also a Monthly Mission worth 10 Points if you stay opted-in for promotional e-mails from Nintendo. You can find the complete list of Missions by clicking this link. PLATINUM POINTS EXPIRE AFTER SIX MONTHS OF BEING EARNED BUT NOT EXACTLY SIX MONTHS TO THE DAY. EXAMPLE: POINTS EARNED ON MARCH 3RD WILL EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 30TH AT 11:59:59 P.M. GOLD POINTS EXPIRE IN TWELVE MONTHS, AS OPPOSED TO SIX MONTHS WITH PLATINUM POINTS. THE SAME EXPIRE METHOD APPLIES FOR GOLD POINTS. To check if you have any points expiring, you can check out your Points History Page to get a specific number of points expiring. Redeeming Points for Rewards With those points finally earned, you're ready to start using them! As mentioned above, there are three different types of My Nintendo Points: Platinum, and Gold. With these different amount of points, a various amount of rewards can be obtained, such as exclusive My Nintendo rewards, discounts towards specific games, 3DS Themes, and more! As stated above, points expire after six months of being obtained, so be sure to sue them withing the allotted time frame! The full list of Rewards can be found at this link, and these Rewards will be more thoroughly discussed in the post below. Gold Points can be used for purchases on the eShop to give you discounts! The conversion rate is 1 Gold Point = 1 Cent Physical purchases earn you 1% back, while Digital purchases earn you 5% back EXAMPLE: If you buy a $59.99 game on the eShop, you will receive 300 Gold Points. If you purchase that same game at the same price, but physically, you'll earn 60 Gold Points. See the About Page for more info. And with that, the introductory post to the My Nintendo Thread has been complete! With this OP, I hope any and all information you were looking for has been found. If you have any questions, criticisms, tips on how to improve this thread, or anything else, please do not hesitate to make your voice heard! Edited March 8, 2018 by Isotope The Guardian Mew and alienboyva 2 Quote Link to comment
Isotope Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 (edited) Rewards Much like Club Nintendo before it, My Nintendo has rewards that are able to be redeemed for by use of coins earned from Miitomo, purchasing games from the eShop. These rewards will eventually change, so be sure to check by every now and then for rewards that may be added or taken away! Above you will see just a small selection of the rewards that are available for My Nintendo, ranging from Miitomo Drop Tickets, to exclusive 3DS Themes, Discounts, and many more! Below you will find each Reward currently available, as well as a picture of the Reward for a visual aid. Clicking the image will bring you directly to that Reward's page, where you can then redeem your Points for it. The current rewards can be found below: Smartphone Applications Miitomo Spoiler 85 Platinum Points (4/1 at 4 A.M.) 420 Platinum Platinum (4/1 at 4 A.M.) 250 Platinum Points (Doesn't Expire) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Both are 150 Platinum Points (3/31 at 4 A.M.) Super Mario Run Spoiler Free! (Doesn't expire) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60 Platinum Points (Doesn't expire) 100 Platinum Points (Doesn't expire) 140 Platinum Points (Doesn't expire) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 150 Platinum Points (Doesn't expire) 250 Platinum Points (Doesn't expire) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 Platinum Points (Doesn't expire) 100 Platinum Points (Doesn't expire) Each are 300 Platinum Points (Don't expire) Fire Emblem Heroes Spoiler Free! (Doesn't expire) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Both are 100 Platinum Points (Don't expire) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Each are 100 Platinum Points (Don't expire) 200 Platinum Points (Doesn't expire) Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Spoiler Free! (Doesn't expire) 100 Platinum Points (Doesn't expire) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Both are 300 Platinum Points (Don't expire) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Each are 50 Platinum Points (Don't expire) Miscellaneous/Other Spoiler Each are 50 Platinum Points (PC/Smart Device; Don't expire) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Each one is 50 Platinum Points (PC/Smart Device; 3/31 at 3 A.M.) 50 Platinum Points (PC/Smart Device; 4/3 at 2 A.M.) 50 Platinum Points (PC/Smart Device; 5/29 at 2 A.M.) 50 Platinum Points (PC/Smart Device; 9/2 at 2 A.M.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Each are 10 and/or 30 Gold Points (PC/Smart Device; 3/31 at 11 P.M.) Both are 20 Gold Points (PC/Smart Device; 5/1 at 7 P.M. and Doesn't expire respectively) Nintendo 3DS/Wii U Software Discounts Spoiler 170 Platinum Points (3/23rd at 2 A.M.) Both are 750 Platinum Points (3/23rd at 2 A.M.) 930 Platinum Points (4/2 at 2 A.M.) 310 Platinum Points (5/2 at 2 A.M.) 700 Platinum Points 6/2 at 2 A.M.) 240 Platinum Points (6/2 at 2 A.M.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 700 Platinum Points (6/2 at 2 A.M.) 240 Platinum Points (5/2 at 2 A.M.) 400 Platinum Points (5/2 at 2 A.M.) Each are 400 Platinum Points (5/2 at 2 A.M.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 90 Gold Points (3/23 at 2 A.M.) 50 Gold Points (4/2 at 2 A.M.) 90 Gold Points (6/2 at 2 A.M.) Both are 20 Gold Points (5/2 at 2 A.M.) Each are 30 Gold Points (5/2 at 2 A.M.) Both are 90 Gold Points (5/2 at 2 A.M.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 40 Gold Points (3/23 at 2 A.M.) Nintendo 3DS/Wii U Software/Digital Content Spoiler Both are 100 Platinum Points; Doesn't Expire) 100 Platinum Points (4/1 at 9 A.M.) 200 Platinum Points (6/2 at 2 A.M.) Each are 100 Platinum Points (Doesn't Expire) 20 Gold Points (3/23 at 2 A.M.) Both are 20 Gold Points (4/1 at 2 A.M.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 200 Platinum Points (Doesn't expire) 1000 Platinum Points (Doesn't expire) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Both are 50 Gold Points (3/26 at 2 A.M.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Both are 50 Gold Points (3/26 at 2 A.M.) Current My Nintendo Promotion(s): ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited March 15, 2018 by Isotope The Guardian Mew and Lucina 2 Quote Link to comment
Isotope Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 Something to take advantage of: if you download "The First Skunk Bundle", you can receive 30 free Gold Points. What's normally a $24.99 purchase is, for whatever reason, free, and you can get the Gold Points as if the game was its original $24.99 price. Quote Link to comment
Surge135 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Is it still a successor if it's worse than its predecessor? Quote Link to comment
SuperNintendoPower Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 32 minutes ago, Lt. Surge said: Is it still a successor if it's worse than its predecessor? Except it blatantly isn't. You've clearly never used either. Anyway, I hope that someday that they'll put all of the Fire Emblem Fates paths up there. I am NOT paying for DLC for that game, I assure you. It really should have been on the cartridge. Quote Link to comment
Surge135 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 5 minutes ago, SuperNintendoPower said: Except it blatantly isn't. You've clearly never used either. Anyway, I hope that someday that they'll put all of the Fire Emblem Fates paths up there. I am NOT paying for DLC for that game, I assure you. It really should have been on the cartridge. I have used both loyalty programs, and Club Nintendo had better 'prizes' than My Nintendo ever has in its short existence thus far. When it gets worthwhile things to redeem for, then maybe I'll change my stance. Until then, Club Nintendo is by far better than My Nintendo. Quote Link to comment
TKrazyO Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Isotope said: Something to take advantage of: if you download "The First Skunk Bundle", you can receive 30 free Gold Points. What's normally a $24.99 purchase is, for whatever reason, free, and you can get the Gold Points as if the game was its original $24.99 price. I went ahead and took advantage of this. I was looking on the Miiverse community of this game and people were mentioning it. Some were advertising that getting the free gold points would net you Metroid 2 for free if you used the points on that. If you don't already have the game that is. I'd say that's a good trade off. If you get this bad game that was overpriced for free, you can get an actual good game for free if you have My Nintendo. Currently have 1980 Platinum Coins and 130 Gold. Quote Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Lt. Surge said: I have used both loyalty programs, and Club Nintendo had better 'prizes' than My Nintendo ever has in its short existence thus far. When it gets worthwhile things to redeem for, then maybe I'll change my stance. Until then, Club Nintendo is by far better than My Nintendo. Word. Only thing I can even go for is just 30 percent off of Fire Emblem. It'll still be around $7.55 or so. Not much of a 'reward'. It's ok. But I miss the old rewards. Quote Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 4 minutes ago, The Krazy One said: I went ahead and took advantage of this. I was looking on the Miiverse community of this game and people were mentioning it. Some were advertising that getting the free gold points would net you Metroid 2 for free if you used the points on that. If you don't already have the game that is. I'd say that's a good trade off. If you get this bad game that was overpriced for free, you can get an actual good game for free if you have My Nintendo. Currently have 1980 Platinum Coins and 130 Gold. I'd get that, but I already got that game through Club Nintendo. I double checked to make sure. TKrazyO 1 Quote Link to comment
TKrazyO Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Just now, Lance's Dragonite said: I'd get that, but I already got that game through Club Nintendo. I double checked to make sure. I fall under that category too. I might use the additional points and take advantage of some VC discounts. Quote Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 15 minutes ago, The Krazy One said: I fall under that category too. I might use the additional points and take advantage of some VC discounts. What games are you planning on getting? Quote Link to comment
TKrazyO Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Fire Emblem and F-Zero Maximum Velocity for the discounts. I might get Wario Land 3 for the 40 Gold Coins. Doc Brown 1 Quote Link to comment
solitonmedic Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Just now, The Krazy One said: Fire Emblem and F-Zero Maximum Velocity for the discounts. I might get Wario Land 3 for the 40 Gold Coins. The first FE release on GBA is out? Quote Link to comment
Chrom Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Just now, Jun The Bob-Omb Ace said: The first FE release on GBA is out? It's been out for a long while now on the Nintendo eShop for Wii U, yeah. So is The Sacred Stones! Quote Link to comment
TKrazyO Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Just now, Jun The Bob-Omb Ace said: The first FE release on GBA is out? That and The Sacred Stones are on the Wii U eshop. Quote Link to comment
solitonmedic Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Oh sweet, I wished hey made it into a download reward, but still great either way. I'm definitely going to get it for this weekend's grind. Quote Link to comment
Cryptic Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I did the free gold thing. Still have nothing to spend it on. Quote Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) Turns out I got the price wrong on Fire Emblem. Multiplied the original price by the wrong percentage off. It'll be $5.59. And 30 percent off is $2.40. Way better. Too bad I can't get it. Dammit. What I'd give to sell those stupid Platinum coins. I have NO use for them. Edited September 23, 2016 by Lance's Dragonite Quote Link to comment
alienboyva Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 9 hours ago, Isotope said: Something to take advantage of: if you download "The First Skunk Bundle", you can receive 30 free Gold Points. What's normally a $24.99 purchase is, for whatever reason, free, and you can get the Gold Points as if the game was its original $24.99 price. Just a heads up... You don't actually need to download this to get the coins. You just need enough space to start the download. Then when it starts, just go to Download Management and press delete on the software. Doc Brown 1 Quote Link to comment
alienboyva Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 LOL! TKrazyO and Doc Brown 2 Quote Link to comment
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