"A friend must then register a 3DS or 3DS XL system between June 3  23:01 (UK time) and June 31 22:59 and then input the code before 22:59 on August 5 to get the free game."

I don't mean to be negative, but it kind of sucks that the above stipulation was included. My cousin and sister both purchased a 3DS after I showed them Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land, and because I'm such a nice guy I set up their Club Nintendo accounts, showed them how to register their devices and games, and also showed them what they could buy with their stars. Which is now a bad thing, because had I let those slips of paper languish in their boxes I could activate them now and give someone a free copy of Monster Hunter, lol.

I guess I just don't see why people who registered their system prior to June 3rd should be ineligible to receive the code (you know, other than the fact that Nintendo is trying to promote new purchases rather than reward existing ones). Ah well.

Back to the positive though, I love all these promotions that NoE has been running recently. They are perhaps a little convoluted for my tastes, but welcome nonetheless.