Club Nintendo servers struggle as the final Elite Status gifts go live

Nintendo’s loyalty program is coming to an end, but you can still get some pretty cool items … if you can log on.

Club Nintendo’s servers cannot take the heat. The publisher added a number of new games as rewards for people who have reached the elite statuses in the program by registering software and hardware with the site. I can finally pick up that copy of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze I’ve had my eye on. Only only problem: Club.Nintendo.com is barely functioning.

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