Gold

This Just In: Club Nintendo Finally Tosses O.C.D. Nerds a Bone. Offers up Gold Nunchuk to Go With Your Skyward Sword Wii-Mote.

Gold Brick.

As of right now and until supplies run out, you can finally snag one of these bad boys for yourself provided you’ve got 900 Club Nintendo coins lying around. Of course, Japan gets all the cool stuff first and had these available long ago: A fact that has kept my patience in a coma for far too long. However that country won’t be recovering from an earthquake, a tsunami, and radioactive emission from the nuclear station for who knows how long so I guess everything shook out in favor of North American Club members in the end. I jumped on ordering this thing right away since I can’t resist any offer that includes the words Limited quantity available and I love seeing shit like this in the mail box.

Who knows? Maybe this will even provide the motivation I need to get back into Skyward Sword? Yes? No? Maybe? Beuller?

The New Club Nintendo Gold and Platinum Prizes = A Reliable Disappointment.

Ooh, neat! Hanafud-uh, I mean...playing...cards.

I don’t know why I even bother getting excited about these things anymore. Ever since I was screwed out of my Doc Louis Punch-Out!! demo back in 2009, it’s been hard to not be bitter about the free bones Nintendo tosses out to us fanboys every year. Sure, that trophy back in 2010 turned out to be one of my dresser’s favorite decorations and those pins from last year? Well, they’re in my room somewhere (I think). It’s just that the platinum member’s choice (announced today) between a set of posters and a pack of playing cards feels exceptionally generic.

I guess this is what I deserve for making Nintendo products my financial priority.
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