{"id":88825,"date":"2012-05-18T12:20:31","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T16:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/index.php\/?p=88825"},"modified":"2012-05-18T12:06:16","modified_gmt":"2012-05-18T16:06:16","slug":"patent-shows-new-system-for-club-nintendo-inserts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/patent-shows-new-system-for-club-nintendo-inserts\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent shows new system for Club Nintendo inserts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-8f180cfd9d1696cbbc37a46783983dd8-1\">\n\n    \t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/club-nintendo-patent\/club_nintendo_patent-1.png\"\n               title=\"\"\n               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But a new patent may indicate that those cards could be phased out for a new system.<\/p>\n<p>In place of the inserts, a code would instead be included on the box itself. This may make registration easier and consumers would be less likely to lose codes.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally questions would arise about the possibility of fraud. However, a fairly in-depth system described in the patent includes\u00a0preventative\u00a0measures.<\/p>\n<p>As described by NintendoWorldReport, the finder of the patent:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;While printing the code on the exterior could lead to fraud, Nintendo envisions a system where all registrations are tracked with purchase information. If an account has several duplicate registrations, the customer&#8217;s account is flagged and potentially revoked. 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