Yeah, I knew about this and wanted it to post it as news, actually. I guess now it's a bit late to post it there.

But anyway, yeah, it's sad to see it go, but a new system could be a lot better like you point out. Another reason I think this is happening is because of how flawed the current Club Nintendo codes are. There were issues with Smash 4 and now with the Wii Mini, for example, so something needed to be done.