Club Nintendo GameCube Controller

Regions: JPN
Club Nintendo reward program standalone release
Rarity: Rare
Release date:
- JPN: December 9th 2003
Club Nintendo Price:
- JPN: 500P

Black cable, length: 2m
Internals variations: T3
Stamp variations: CE•

Description

White top shell and sky blue bottom shell, with a white plug and a red “Club Nintendo” logo. It was released as a standalone accessory through the Club Nintendo reward program in Japan.

Trivia

This controller is themed around the Club Nintendo reward program.
This controller was redeemable through the Club Nintendo reward program in Japan with 500P, roughly the price of 10 games.
This controller was part of the original lineup of 6 rewards for the launch of the Club Nintendo reward program in Japan announced on October 31st 2003.
Here’s the original listing from Club Nintendo from which you could order the Club Nintendo GameCube controller: https://web.archive.org/web/20031102021515/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/club/present_etc/p01.html
About the release date; while the controller was announced on October 31st 2003, the rewards from the Club Nintendo reward program could only be redeemed by December 9th 2003.
To confirm the purchase to their customers, Club Nintendo sent a white and blue certificate ahead of the delivery of the prize. This one mentions the “Hot Mario Campaign”, which is a promotion of the early Club Nintendo, so it is unique to the Club Nintendo controller. This certificate was often lost, and so a full set is hard to come by. See the certificate with its translation provided by Shairn below.