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The program was launched on December 15, 2008, retiring the My Nintendo registration program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.com/home |title=Nintendo |access-date=2017-04-26 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050213010313/http://www.nintendo.com/home |archive-date=2005-02-13 }}</ref> The site experienced high traffic at its initial launch, resulting in login problems and slow load times for users.<ref>{{cite web |author=Michael McWhertor |url=http://kotaku.com/5111883/club-nintendo-is-live-slow--buggy |title=deadspin-quote-carrot-aligned-w-bgr-2 |website=Kotaku.com |access-date=2017-04-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427100508/http://kotaku.com/5111883/club-nintendo-is-live-slow--buggy |archive-date=2017-04-27 }}</ref> It was taken offline on December 24, 2008, reopening almost a week later on December 30 with noticeable infrastructure improvements. The North America catalog was developed in conjunction with Nintendo Australia{{citation needed|date=June 2013}} and uses [[Super Mario (series)#Coins|Coins]] instead of Stars.

Program participants who meet 300-Coin "Gold" or 600-Coin "Platinum" benchmarks within the Club Nintendo year (July 1–June 30) also receive exclusive items. Platinum Rewards are usually premium items, such as plush hats or posters. However, in 2014, there were no physical rewards for either Platinum or Gold, instead a selection of Wii/3DS games which were already released on the [[eShop]] were offered. In the past, some of the most notable Platinum Member rewards were a special standalone WiiWare version of ''[[Punch-Out!! (Wii)|Punch-Out!!]]'' titled ''[[Doc Louis's Punch-Out!!]]''<ref>{{cite web |author=Marcel van Duyn |url=http://wiiware.nintendolife.com/news/2009/07/take_on_doc_louis_in_a_club_nintendo_exclusive_punch_out_game |title=Take on Doc Louis in a Club Nintendo Exclusive Punch-Out!! Game – Nintendo Life |website=Wiiware.nintendolife.com |date=2009-07-14 |access-date=2017-04-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007020215/http://wiiware.nintendolife.com/news/2009/07/take_on_doc_louis_in_a_club_nintendo_exclusive_punch_out_game |archive-date=2011-10-07 }}</ref> and a plastic statuette featuring the main characters from the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'']] games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2010/07/01/club-nintendo-reveals-its-2010-elite-status-rewards/ |title=Club Nintendo Reveals Its 2010 Elite Status Rewards – MTV |website=Multiplayerblog.mtv.com |date=2010-07-01 |access-date=2017-04-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006190516/http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2010/07/01/club-nintendo-reveals-its-2010-elite-status-rewards/ |archive-date=2014-10-06 }}</ref> An advertisement for this was made in [[Punch-Out!! (Wii)|Punch-Out!!]] on the Wii, where if the player was losing, Doc Louis would say "Join [[Nintendo Fun Club|The Nintendo Fun-]] uh I mean Club Nintendo today, Mac". This has been made a popular internet joke.

In 2011, Nintendo of America started offering download codes for downloadable games as rewards, available for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and the [[Wii U]] consoles as well as the [[Wii]] or the Wii U via Wii Mode, of which would typically range from 100 to 250 coins. There were eight games offered (originally two to four), which would change roughly each month. When orders for the non-game rewards were closed from April 18, 2014, until May 13, 2014, 5 different games were added, making a total of 9 games.