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Club Nintendo in Europe is on top of things. Stuff may be relatively expensive, but the variety and timeliness of gifts is usually much better than its American counterpart.
Case in point: for 2000 stars, you can snag your very own blue Pikmin doll.
The stuffed buggers are 24 cm, which isn't even close to life-size; kinda makes you wonder whether some sort of radioactive accident went down at Club Nintendo HQ.
If you've got the spacebucks, fly on over and claim one. It seems like blue is the only color option, but hey, beats sewing one yourself.
User Comments
1. irken004
08 Sep 2009, 01:23 BST
O.O LUCKY!!!
2. Supermarioman
08 Sep 2009, 01:24 BST
Damn you Club Nintendo of Europe, we haven't got an update since day one here in America.
3. irken004
08 Sep 2009, 01:25 BST
@Supermarioman Yes we did, we got this later on: https://club.nintendo.com/rewards-details/a/10512.do
4. MetalMario
08 Sep 2009, 01:26 BST
America needs more stuff.
....need some new games on there. For DS, you know?
5. MetalMario
08 Sep 2009, 01:27 BST
HOLY CRAP! You can get a freaking DS Lite with Giratina on it for 30000! Is that alot?
6. Cheezy
08 Sep 2009, 01:29 BST
Poor us...just...I don't even know anymore
7. bboy2970
08 Sep 2009, 01:29 BST
Someone tell NOA it's ok to to give America Club Nintendo prizes that aren't utter crap.
8. Supermarioman
08 Sep 2009, 01:30 BST
A Navy Blue case, woo....... Boring in my opinion, I want something that is really good!
9. Cheezy
08 Sep 2009, 01:31 BST
Not even, that Navy Blue case has been there since day one as well, they just changed the name of it and the picture (if you check the item description it explains everything.)
10. slambert215
08 Sep 2009, 01:33 BST
DO WANT.
Too bad NoA doesn't give us cool stuff :/
11. donth8
08 Sep 2009, 01:33 BST
First Prosody's pony and now this
12. irken004
08 Sep 2009, 01:35 BST
@Cheezy Oops ur right, my mistake.
13. SUPERZELDAMAN
08 Sep 2009, 01:38 BST
whats club nintendo? lol
14. uel
08 Sep 2009, 01:45 BST
Club Nintendo lets you register games for points that you can redeem for prizes. It's just another thing we're missing out on.
15. aaronfuhrer
08 Sep 2009, 01:54 BST
@uel We have it, we just have suckish stuff.
16. Egg miester
08 Sep 2009, 02:00 BST
i wish i had a club nintendo eu or jpn account you guys get good stuff and with the special ac cd coming out later in eu i really hate noa they don't care about gamers in na
17. Popyman
08 Sep 2009, 02:37 BST
How much is 2000 stars? Like, how many stars do you guys get for one game? I'm curious how many coins it would be if it came out on our Club Nintendo. I really want one...
18. gameking23
08 Sep 2009, 02:41 BST
Now if only Club Nintendo NA would release cool stuff like that.
19. Rum Rapture
08 Sep 2009, 02:42 BST
@Popyman: I got 200 stars when I bought Rhythm Paradise the other day... So I'd have to buy 10 DS games to have enough for that plushie... I'm not sure how much you get for Wii games, but I want to say 250 stars..?
I only have about 950 stars at the moment anyway... Wonder how long that'll be in the catalogue!
20. uel
08 Sep 2009, 02:49 BST
@aaronfuhrer: I know we have club nintendo, I just said that because it's pretty useless. I was answering SUPERZELDAMAN's question, although I think he already knew the truth.
21. Nintendo-Naut
08 Sep 2009, 02:50 BST
Pfff. Club Nintendo of North America is so lame.
22. No No No Wrong Way
08 Sep 2009, 03:04 BST
Yeah, who needs Blue Pikmin dolls when we get... uh... an empty DS game case?
23. Objection_Blaster
08 Sep 2009, 07:07 BST
Thats actually pretty cool, not bad in price. 2000=10 DS games? That'd be the equivalent of 300 coins for us, I think. It's late though, so may be wrong.
24. KDR_11k
08 Sep 2009, 07:18 BST
Games above 40€ retail price are 250 stars, games below that 200.
25. Shortay
08 Sep 2009, 08:24 BST
Damn, by the time I get the 330 Star Points I need to buy it I just know it'll be sold out.
26. Terra
08 Sep 2009, 08:52 BST
I keep on buying Wii points with my stars so this is a no for me
27. Starwolf_UK
08 Sep 2009, 09:40 BST
HOLY CRAP! You can get a freaking DS Lite with Giratina on it for 30000! Is that alot?
Using Wii game = 250 stars = 50 coins it works out at...6000 coins. I'd be inclined to say yes. Moreso given the limitations on when they must be spent by.
Apparently, these Pikmin Plush figures are ex-stock from the Nintendo World Store. So basically, Europe gets another hand-me-down...
As for "America has no updates". If it follows the trend of Japan expect several new items after a year. Europe seems to be 1 item whenever we feel like it with no warning or knowledge in advance.
28. Stuffgamer1
08 Sep 2009, 10:22 BST
I forget where I read this, but somebody from Nintendo said they're adding SOMETHING for NA Club Nintendo this month. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what that's all about. Meanwhile, I have WELL over 1000 unspent coins, and that's after getting my Hanafura cards!
29. Mayhem
08 Sep 2009, 11:12 BST
I was wondering if the plush Pikmin was the same as those from the store, as I've got a full set of red Pikmin here at home.
30. SoulSilver IV
08 Sep 2009, 15:36 BST
Just ordered one. I have just over 2000 stars left, so I could get another if they bring out any other colours.
But eight weeks delivery?! Sheesh...
31. tambourine man
08 Sep 2009, 16:00 BST
I already have one of these, got it from ebay.
32. Shortay
08 Sep 2009, 17:31 BST
You can get a Yellow one now too. I'm on 1970 points now, so close, but I have nothing left to register.
33. Outrunner
08 Sep 2009, 17:54 BST
Spent all my stars on Mario Galaxy soundtrack. This looks sweet though.
34. SoulSilver IV
08 Sep 2009, 19:14 BST
Spent my last 2000 or so points on the Yellow one. XD
35. Larkin
08 Sep 2009, 20:08 BST
I got a plush yellow pikmin a while ago off ebay couldnt hurt to get another though
36. odd69
08 Sep 2009, 20:40 BST
Plush dolls.This should be a trend for all NClubs. Plush dolls are a piece of gaming that you can put anywhere and truly Shows how much a fan you are towards a particular series.I have lots of nintendo characters in plush, I will cherish these just as much as i cherish the series itself.
37. Bensei
08 Sep 2009, 21:45 BST
I guess we'll see red tomorrow, purple on Thursday and white on friday
38. my_point_is
08 Sep 2009, 22:53 BST
EU people, don`t forget that you canntop up your star points by 50 just by filling in questionnaires on some of the DSIW, WW and VC games you`ve download. that`l, help towarfs getting one of these.
just remembered, you also need to link you`re ds, and wii shop accounts to your club nintendo account.
39. 09 Sep 2009, 00:09 BST
Can you get wii points from club nintendo; In NoA. How much coins?
40. Alien Jesus
09 Sep 2009, 02:30 BST
Have a lot of stuff to register, i just hope i have enough to get blue and yellow. I f they add red white or purple though, i may cry. I had 7000 odd stars before they deleted them all, as i couldnt put in the request to keep them as i wasnt in the UK or near a computer for several months
41. KnucklesSonic8
10 Sep 2009, 16:01 BST
@Ezekiel: Not yet. In EU you can.