Club Nintendo Rewards

Well, recently this week Club Nintendo just released their rewards for people that were able to reach Gold and Platinum status. For Gold status, you only get a calendar for 2010, as for Platinum members, you get to choose between a collector’s item known as “Mario Hat” or you can get an exclusive WiiWare game called “Doc Louis’s Punch-Out!” in which Little Mac can go toe to toe with his mentor Doc Louis. As a sidenote, I was expecting this game to be Doc Louis in his prime fighting since he was a former WVBA champion. Now I am conflicted with what prize I should get. Let me list the pros and cons of this

Mario Hat Pros

· It’s a Mario Hat

· It’s a rare item

· Would look sweet to have around

Mario Hat Cons

· I can get the hat from eBay or any other online auction site.

· Most people will probably go for the hat.

· I have nowhere to put the hat.

Doc Louis’s Punch-Out! Pros

· Exclusive WiiWare Title in the same way that Club Nintendo has the Game & Watch Collection is exclusive to the program

· I really love Punch-Out!

· You don’t need the retail version of Punch-Out! to play it

· You fight Doc Louis.

Doc Louis’s Cons

· Fear that this game might go public after a while

· The game might not be good

· Might be either too easy/difficult

· Novelty could wear off fast as it is basically an over glorified demo.

Personally I am leaning towards the game due to the fact that at least for the Mario hat, I know that a few people will soon hock that on eBay for a quick buck, like what some people are doing for the hats that were given out in Japan’s Club Nintendo program. The game while someone could sell the code, there is more of a chance that could be fake than anything else, that and I can imagine the price for that game being high despite the fact that DLPO, is basically going to be a short game, it’s just going to Punch-Out! on the Wii with just one fighter to fight. A recent auction I saw for the hat that was given out in Japan had the hat going for $40 starting price, to me that is a reasonable price for an exclusive item like that, so I might end up getting the hat when I finally get a job. So I guess I solved my problem.