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Club Nintendo: Register SMT IV And Fire Emblem Awakening, Get $30 Credit
RPG fans are in for a treat. If you register both Shin Megami Tensei IV and Fire Emblem: Awakening to your Club Nintendo account, you get $30 credit for the Nintendo eShop.
The deal starts on July 16 (SMT IV's release date) and ends on August 31 and is eligible for fans located in the U.S. and Canada. This money can be put toward any Nintendo 3DS eShop item. You can also purchase both titles at any time and register them before August 31 for the credit. Digital and retail both count toward the offer as well.
So, what are you going to do with that $30? Spend it on more RPGs, right?
Check back to our site this week for a review of Shin Megami Tensei IV. In the mean time, check out our Fire Emblem: Awakening review if you're on the fence.
Check out the press release on the next page.
Our Take
This is a great perk for RPG fans, since both of these releases are popular for the hardcore crowd. Awakening hit in February and was a great welcome back for the series, giving Nintendo incentive to bring future entries over. Shin Megami Tensei IV is the long-awaited entry in the mainline SMT arc (we haven't seen a release since 2004's Nocturne). Both of these purchases are no-brainers for dedicated RPG fans; it almost feels fans are being rewarded for giving love to their favorite genre. Not to mention $30 can go a long way on the Nintendo eShop. The promotion is a great incentive to bring fans in who haven't had the chance to purchase both titles while also rewarding those who already have.
Press Release: Register Shin Megami Tensei IV and Fire Emblem Awakening with Club Nintendo for $30 Nintendo eShop Credit
The first-of-its-kind promotional offer for Shin Megami Tensei IV and Fire Emblem Awakening runs on Club Nintendo through August 31
IRVINE, Calif. – July 3, 2013 – Shin Megami Tensei IV, the upcoming mature-themed role playing game from ATLUS for the Nintendo 3DS system, has a brand new limited-time offer for fans: players in the U.S. and Canada who purchase Shin Megami Tensei IV and Nintendo’s hit turn-based strategy game Fire Emblem Awakening and register both games on their free Club Nintendo account will receive a $30 credit to use in the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS. The promotion begins on the release date of Shin Megami Tensei IV – July 16, 2013 – and runs through August 31. Both retail and digital purchases of either game are eligible for the offer, so long as both games are registered to the same Club Nintendo account by August 31, 2013. Specific details on the promotion can be found on the Club Nintendo website: http://club.nintendo.com/.
The Club Nintendo promotion is a first-of-its-kind offer from Nintendo and ATLUS. RPG fans, tacticians, strategists and other gamers who love deep story and turn-based combat that purchase both games and complete the promotion requirements will earn a $30 credit to the Nintendo 3DS eShop to put towards any paid content, including future games and downloadable content (DLC). After each game is registered to the same Club Nintendo account, players must complete a short web survey by the August 31 deadline to receive the credit.
About Shin Megami Tensei IV
The story of Shin Megami Tensei IV revolves around the Samurai, the sacred protectors of the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado. As a newly appointed Samurai, players will struggle with factions that have nefarious designs on the world as they defend their home kingdom from a growing army of demons. Decisions players make throughout the course of the story will have lasting repercussions, as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
Shin Megami Tensei IV will be exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS system beginning July 16. Fans who pre-order retail copies will be upgraded to a Limited Edition Box Set, while they last, which includes a collectible case, 176-page Strategy and Design Book, and a CD soundtrack. The game is rated M for Mature by the ESRB. More details are available on the official SMTIV website at http://www.atlus.com/smt4.
About Fire Emblem Awakening
Fire Emblem Awakening is the first entry in the fantasy turn-based strategy series on Nintendo 3DS. It tells the story of Lord Chrom and his growing army of companions as they band together to save the world from a rising evil. Fire Emblem Awakening features a gorgeous art style and voice acting, plus an epic storyline with a massive lineup of memorable characters with unique personalities. The game also features a popular marriage system, as well as a robust selection of DLC for playable characters and maps. As with past entries in the series, every decision the player makes is vital, as characters lost in battle are gone forever. The game is rated T for Teen by the ESRB. A demo of Fire Emblem Awakening is currently available in the Nintendo eShop.
About ATLUS
Index Digital Media Inc.'s ATLUS brand has become known across the industry as a mark of high-quality, deeply immersive, uniquely Japanese video game experiences. With award-winning titles that reach across a variety of genres and platforms, including the Shin Megami Tensei® and Persona® series of role-playing games, the ground-breaking action-adventure/puzzle game Catherine™, and the much-celebrated RPG Demon's Souls™, ATLUS is committed to offering the highest standard in interactive entertainment experiences.
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