WTF is up with this years club nintendo gold and platinum rewards? i dont want to choose any of these :/
Sadly, I knew this was coming

Honestly, I'm amazed "N" hasn't cancelled CN altogether. Look at the rewards section, and it's about a 3rd of the size it was just a few years ago. The annual platinum and gold rewards have been going down hill as well. The physical rewards cost money, and as long as profits are down, we will be seeing worse and worse offers.
I don't really mind some digital games, but come on, any "N" fan is going to already have the games offered. So WTF are we supposed to do with this shit? The least they could do is offer some games like they did for the ambassador years ago. Stuff that isn't available anywhere else. Maybe some SNES or GBA, or even GC games that haven't been released yet on VC.
Anyway, I went with DKC3D, and since I already own it, and there's 100+ listings on Ebay, I'll just give it to my son. It's probably to hard for him, but I had to get the best value offered.
Someone mentioned somewhere that a game like Mother 3 would be great, and I agree. The fan translation guys said they would give it to "N" for free, and then they could make it a platinum reward. How cool would that be? Can you imagine how many people would join CN to get an exclusive like that? Years ago they offered the Doc Luis Punch-Out exclusive, so I know they can do better. They are just getting way lazy, and fans are pissed.
I understand it's a free service, but we all trade our time filling out those dopey surveys in the hopes of some decent prizes, and this year was a huge slap in the face. I'm actually sorry I didn't get that Luigi Statue last year, as now I have a ton of coins and nothing to spend them on. The rewards section is just terrible this year. I always thought the posters where a lackluster prize, but now they are looking pretty good compared to our recent offers.
Chris