Club Nintendo Rewards Announced

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Fight Doc Louis or wear Mario's hat

After all the talk and wonder about what Nintendo would hand out as rewards for those achieving the Club Nintendo Gold and Platinum membership status, the results are in.

 

Nintendo doesn't seem to be giving back much this time around.  Platinum members have the option between "Doc Louis' Punch Out!!" or the Mario hat that Japan has received in the past as rewards.

 

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Doc Louis' Punch Out!! is a WiiWare game based off the retail title, where players can control Little Mac and take on Doc Louis himself.  That's right, Little Mac's mentor steps into the ring to show you how it's done.  Players don't need to own the retail version of the game to play this, it's a stand-alone product.  Nintendo is simply giving you the code to download it for free, and is only being offered in US and Canadian territories.

 

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The Mario Hat is supposed to be a real-life replica of what Mario wears on top of that mop of brown hair while he back-flips onto platforms.  Except, this one won't likely stay on if you do that yourself.  It is wear-able, and perfect if you plan on being Mario this Halloween.

 

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Gold members get a 2010 Nintendo calendar.  Each month of the year features artwork from a different Nintendo game in this original calendar.  In fact, this is the only option Gold members have, so they better enjoy it.

 

How completely underwhelming.  After seeing Japan get the same prizes in the past, with the addition of things like controllers and Wii Wheels, Nintendo of America got us this time.  The Doc Louis WiiWare game will probably feel useless after 15 minutes of play, when you finish memorizing all of the single-enemy's moves.  Even so, that still seems to appeal to me the most.

 

What are you going to pick up?  According to the Club Nintendo site, you have until August 11, 2009 to redeem your reward.

 


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