Who wants a Panasonic Q, Platinum GameCube, or Black GBA SP? How about an autographed copy of Metroid Prime? You'll have to prove that you're the biggest Nintendo fan EVER.
IMPORTANT! If you emailed your entry on Saturday, March 8, or Sunday, March 9, please send it again, as we may have lost it due to mail server issues.
Planet GameCube.com is looking for the Ultimate Nintendo Fan! And naturally, we’ve got plenty of incentive for you to prove your case. Just look at what you can win!
***Note: Cat pictured is not included in the giveaway. He's just pissed he can't win this wicked stuff.
Here are the prizes:
First Prize:
Panasonic Q (plays GameCube titles and DVDs from all regions) from Play-Asia.com
One-year membership to Video Game Advantage
Soul Calibur 2 for GameCube (import version from Japan) from Video Game Depot
Metroid Prime for GameCube (autographed by the development team)
Second Prize:
Platinum GameCube
E3 2002 Nintendo Press Bag
Metroid Prime for GameCube (autographed by the development team)
*Undetermined domestic GameCube title from Video Game Depot*
Third Prize:
Platinum GameCube
Metroid Prime for GameCube (autographed by the development team)
*Undetermined domestic GameCube title from Video Game Depot*
Fourth Prize:
Game Boy Advance SP (import version from Japan, plays games from all regions – Black) from Play-Asia.com
Metroid Prime for GameCube (autographed by the development team)
Fifth Prize:
Game Boy Advance (Gold) with Afterburner pre-installed from ABHQ.com
Metroid Prime for GameCube (autographed by the development team)
*We will update this page when we know what these games are.
Big thanks to all our sponsors who donated prizes:
To enter, submit a short essay, 150 words or less, describing why you are the Ultimate Nintendo Fan. You can also add video or pictures (this is suggested, pictures and video say much more than words!) to help compliment your entry. All video or pictures must either be hosted on your own webspace, or recorded on VHS, CD, or DVD. Do not attach files to your email entry.
We are looking for proof that you are a complete nut for Nintendo. Crazy is good, as long as you keep it safe. Remember the Human Pikmin contest? Stuff like that is a good place to start. Don't send us pictures of all your games; unless you're living on the street due to a game habit, we're not going to be impressed with how much money you (or your parents) have spent on games and systems.
Do not send us pictures, video, or audio of you being hurt, others being hurt, any illegal activities, or anything else that you obviously shouldn't do. No one is going to win for burning a Triforce into his arm with a hot iron, so don't bother. Planet GameCube is not responsible for anything that happens to you or anyone else due to this contest.
To submit your contest entry via e-mail, send your complete entry to bigcontest@planetgamecube.com with the subject “Ultimate Fan Contest”.
Recorded VHS, CD, or DVD entries, or even regular pictures should be mailed to our world headquarters, including your written essay:
Attn: Birthday Contest
Planet GameCube.com
2877 Holmes Avenue Suite #10
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Entries will not be returned under any circumstances, and all entries become the property of Planet GameCube.com.
(Note: Incomplete entries will be thrown out.)
The Planet GameCube Ultimate Nintendo Fan contest will be in effect from March 7, 2003 through March 31, 2003. No entries will be accepted after March 31, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time. Mailed entries must be postmarked by that date.
WARNING: Only one entry per person, household and/or e-mail address is permitted, regardless of method of entry. Entrants submitting multiple entries or violating any of these Official Rules may be disqualified. See below for additional eligibility restrictions. By entering, you agree to this contest's Official Rules, which can be found below.
Official Rules:
Sponsored by Planet GameCube ("Sponsor").
NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PLAY OR WIN. Entry deadline is March 31, 2003.
1. Eligibility: The Planet GameCube Ultimate Fan Contest (the "Promotion") is open to anyone who loves Nintendo, age 13 or older, who has an active e-mail account and Internet access as of the beginning of the Promotion period. Entrants under the age of 18 must have permission from their parents or legal guardians to participate. Employees of Sponsor and its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, their immediate family members and persons living in their same household, are not eligible to participate in the Promotion. Participation in the Promotion constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules & Regulations ("Official Rules"). VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
2. To Enter:
(a) To enter online, select the Promotion link from the Promotion main page ( http://www.planetgamecube.com/specials.cfm?action=profile&id=433) on the Planet GameCube web site between March 7, 2003 at 00:01 AM, CST, and March 31, 2003, at 23:59 PM, CST. Then send an email to bigcontest@planetgamecube.com containing your first and last name (no screen names), age, valid email address, and evidence of your devotion to Nintendo (“Evidence”). This evidence may only be in the form of a text essay (required, maximum 150 words), photographs, and/or original audio or video composition. Entries with files attached will be discarded. Contestants submitting files should upload them onto personal webspace and include links with the entry. All photographs must be unaltered except for standard cropping, resizing, and compression. Incomplete entries will be discarded.
(b) Eligible entries are those consisting of all information and evidence as detailed in Section 2(a). Validity of information and Evidence will be determined by the Sponsor, and all judgments by the Sponsor are final. (c) No mechanically reproduced mail-in entries are allowed and any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or the like entry methods will void all such entries by such methods.
Only one entry per person, household and/or e-mail address is permitted, regardless of method of entry. Entrants submitting multiple entries or violating any of these Official Rules may be disqualified.
3. Awarding of Prizes: All Promotion entries meeting the requirements of these Official Rules will be entered into prize contention. Winners will be determined by a panel of judges consisting of Planet GameCube staff members, who will choose the entries that most accurately and fully embody the spirit of a Nintendo fan based on the Evidence provided. The judges’ entirely subjective decisions are final and binding. Winners will be notified by e-mail, regardless of method of entry.
4. Prizes and Odds: Each prize will be awarded to one (1) entrant only. The prizes to be awarded from the Promotion are as follows:
(a) First Prize: one (1) Panasonic Q, one (1) one-year membership to Video Game Advantage (http://www.videogameadvantage.com), one (1) copy of Soul Calibur 2 for GameCube, one (1) copy of Metroid Prime for GameCube (autographed by the development team). Approximate retail value: $525 USD.
(b) Second Prize: one (1) Platinum GameCube, one (1) E3 2002 Nintendo Press Bag, one (1) copy of Metroid Prime for GameCube (autographed by the development team), one (1) undetermined domestic GameCube title. Approximate retail value: $300 USD.
(c) Third Prize: one (1) Platinum GameCube, one (1) copy of Metroid Prime for GameCube (autographed by the development team), one (1) undetermined domestic GameCube title. Approximate retail value: $250 USD.
(d) Fourth Prize: one (1) Black Game Boy Advance SP (import), one (1) copy of Metroid Prime for GameCube (autographed by the development team). Approximate retail value: $200 USD.
(e) Fifth Prize: one (1) Gold Game Boy Advance with pre-installed Afterburner, one (1) copy of Metroid Prime for GameCube (autographed by the development team). Approximate retail value: $185.
The odds of winning a prize depend on the quality of the entrant’s Evidence, as described in Section 3. Winners are solely responsible for any and all federal, state, provincial and local taxes that apply to prizes. No cash or other substitution of prizes is permitted, except at the sole option of Sponsor for a prize of equal or greater value. Prizes won by minors will be awarded to the parents or legal guardians, who must sign all required affidavits and releases. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prizes. Approximate total value of all prizes to be awarded: $1500 USD.
5. Notification of Winners: Winners will be notified by e-mail within five (5) business days of the judges’ decisions. Winners may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and publicity/liability release within seven (7) days of notification. If a selected Winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize and/or where applicable an affidavit of eligibility and publicity/liability release is not timely received, is incomplete or modified, prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner will be selected from remaining valid, eligible entries timely submitted. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail account specified in the entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. No automatically generated entries will be accepted.
6. Privacy Policy: Any personal information supplied by you to Planet GameCube will not be sold, sent, rented, transferred or otherwise disclosed to any third party and will be used solely for the purposes of this Promotion.
7. General Rules: By entering, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules. The Promotion is offered by the Sponsors, Planet GameCube at 2877 Holmes Avenue #10, Minneapolis, MN 55408, which is not responsible for late, lost, delayed, damaged, postage-due, incomplete, illegible, or misdirected entries, responses, or other correspondence, whether by e-mail or postal mail or otherwise, or for theft or destruction or unauthorized access or alterations of entry materials, phone, electrical, network, computer, hardware, software program or transmission malfunctions, failures or difficulties. By participating and winning a prize, Winner releases Sponsor and affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, sponsors, and agents, including advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability with respect to the Promotion or the acceptance, possession or use of any prize, including without limitation (i) any condition caused by events beyond Sponsor’s control that may cause the Promotion to be disrupted or corrupted; (ii) any injuries, losses, or damages (compensatory, direct, incidental, consequential or otherwise) of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the Promotion and/or prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from participation in the Promotion; and (iii) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Promotion. Sponsor’s decisions in all respects relative to the Promotion are final. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Promotion in whole or in part, in the event of fraud, technical or other difficulties or if the integrity of the Promotion is compromised, without liability to the entrant. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any winner, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. The winner is responsible for paying any income taxes on the value of the prize received. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. All federal, state, provincial and local regulations apply. So basically no matter what….Planet GameCube is not responsible for anything. You can’t sue us for taking part in our contest. By entering you agree to that statement and all of the above terms.
8. These rules are subject to change at any time during the contest period. Changes to the rules will be indicated at http://www.planetgamecube.com.
9. Cheating: Louie the Cat ("Louie"), Rumors Editor for Planet GameCube, will poop ("Poop") on the heads of any Entrants who attempt to falsify or duplicate entries or otherwise violate the Official Rules. The Sponsors cannot be held responsible for any damage Louie’s Poop may cause to you, your property, or your family and/or unborn children. Remember, cheating makes Baby Mario cry.
10. Sponsor's Address:
Planet GameCube
2877 Holmes Ave Suite #10
Minneapolis, MN 55408.
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