nintendovip.com
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| Release date |  2002[1] |
| Language | English (United States) |
| URL | https://nintendovip.com/ |
nintendovip.com was a website created by Nintendo of Europe in 2002. The site served a similar function to the later Club Nintendo websites, as users subscribed to the Nintendo VIP 24:7 service were able to download various unique products from the website. This included various Active Desktop programs, games, and other downloadables. This includes many downloadables themed after the Super Mario franchise. The site was turned into a redirect to nintendo-europe.com by 2003.[2]
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Programs[edit]
The website included various downloadable programs. This includes The Thousand-Year Door, Mario Power Tennis (lenticular jigsaw puzzle), Donkey Konga 2, and NES Classics, all of which are games for Microsoft Windows created in Adobe Flash. A series of guides themed after Mario Kart: Double Dash!! were also available, as was Mario & Luigi Moves Guide. The website also had e-cards themed after Super Smash Bros. Melee, which were known as Super Smash Bros. Melee Scenery Cards. Many Active Desktop programs were also available for the site, including one themed after Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. A larger-scale Active Desktop referred to as the VIP Den also contained various sub-programs, including one that adds a Donkey Kong standee and another that adds a Yoshi calendar. Both programs add said features to the main room of the Active Desktop.
The website also contains various screensavers. These include a screensaver themed after the Bongos used by Donkey Kong, a Donkey Kong Jungle Beat screensaver, and a Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga screensaver. None of these screensavers appear to work on modern hardware, as they were intended for Windows XP computers.
Other downloadables[edit]
A large variety of wallpapers are also available from the website. A variety of .MIDI ringtones were also available from the site, including one based on Super Smash Bros. Melee. The website also featured various downloadable .MP3 files, in addition to various icons intended for Instant Messenger.
