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Deluxe Digital Promotion Coming To Wii U
Wii U Deluxe Set Owners Can Earn Points for Digital Purchases Through 2014 and Redeem Them for Even More Downloadable Games and Content
REDMOND, Wash.--(October 30, in the year of our Lord
2012)-- As Nintendo prepares to launch the
revolutionary Wii U home console on Nov. 18, consumers in the
United States can look forward to a special promotion that will
give select Wii U owners even more bang for their entertainment
buck. Nintendo today revealed details about the Deluxe Digital
Promotion, which lets consumers who buy the Wii U Deluxe Set
earn points when they purchase downloadable games and redeem
those points for even more fun digital content in the online
Nintendo eShop. The promotion gives Wii U Deluxe Set owners a
big incentive to connect their systems to the Internet and
discover a constantly expanding array of downloadable games,
entertainment offerings and cool ways to connect with family and
friends.
All Wii U Deluxe Set owners who purchase digital content for Wii
U, including downloadable games in the Nintendo eShop for Wii U
and download codes sold at select retail stores, will earn
points with a value equivalent to approximately 10 percent of
the Nintendo eShop list price of each purchase. For example, a
game priced at $59.99, such as New Super Mario Bros. U, would
earn 599 points. For every 500 points they earn, participants
will receive a code worth $5 in credit to be used in the
Nintendo eShop for either Wii U or Nintendo 3DS. Points will be
earned on all digital purchases made on a Wii U Deluxe Set from
Nov. 18, 2012, until Dec. 31, 2014. When the Deluxe Digital
Promotion website launches in December, participants can see the
points they’ve earned and receive codes for Nintendo eShop
credit by signing in with their Nintendo Network ID and
password. Codes must be received at the website by March 31,
2015. Received codes must be exchanged for Nintendo eShop credit
on Wii U or Nintendo 3DS by June 30, 2015. Nintendo eShop credit
on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS does not expire.
“From day one, we want Wii U owners to experience the full
breadth of great downloadable games and content available for
the console,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s
executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “The Deluxe
Digital Promotion is our way of encouraging Wii U Deluxe Set
owners to explore the Nintendo eShop and discover how Wii U
offers an incredible combination of fun, innovation, convenience
and value.”
The Wii U Deluxe Set offers extraordinary value right out of the
box. Launching Nov. 18 at a suggested retail price of $349.99,
it includes a black Wii U console, black touch-screen Wii U
GamePad controller, sensor bar, AC power adapters and stands for
both the console and the controller, a charging cradle for the
GamePad, an HDMI cable and a copy of the Nintendo Land game,
which features 12 playable attractions based on Nintendo’s most
imaginative and beloved game franchises. Consumers who purchase
the Wii U Deluxe Set can use the Deluxe Digital Promotion with a
Nintendo Network Account.
Qualifying Nintendo eShop purchases in the Deluxe Digital
Promotion include games and content published by Nintendo as
well as games from third-party publishers. Digital content
purchases from the Wii Shop Channel are not eligible for Deluxe
Digital Promotion points. Purchases from the Nintendo eShop via
Nintendo 3DS hand-held and Wii U Basic Set systems are also
ineligible.
Remember that Wii U features parental controls that let adults
manage the content their children can access. For more
information about this and other features, visit
http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu.
For more information about the Deluxe Digital Promotion, visit
http://ddp.nintendo.com.