We are excited to announce our first-ever GBAtemp backer raffle: a lucky draw rewarding the members who have chosen to support us by making a Patreon donation.

UPDATE 15/07/2017: the results are up!
We streamed the draw live on Twitch, watch the recording here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/159235495
The winners are...

Congratulations @Jayro , @sarkwalvein , @AyanamiRei0 , @Boured , @CallmeBerto !
I will be getting in touch with you by PM soon for your prizes.

To reward our very first set of backers, our early birds, we've decided to go big, just look at the prizes that are up for grabs this time!

PRIZE #1: A BRAND NEW NINTENDO SWITCH CONSOLE!

PRIZE #2: A $50 AMAZON GIFT CARD



PRIZE #3: A $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD
PRIZE #4: A $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD
PRIZE #5: A $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD

As you may have noticed, the total value of those prizes exceeds the amount we've received on Patreon so far. That's because the raffles are not monthly, they're quarterly! Also, please note that while the prizes are really cool for this first raffle, we don't know yet whether the next raffles will have such prizes again (unless Patreons donation continue increasing). Your support will also fund the GBAtemp Bounty which will be announced later this month.

How to enter?
In order to enter you must:
1) be a Patreon backer since June - anyone who became a backer after July 1st is not included since their first payment will be processed in August
2) post in this thread
3) not get banned or suspended until the winners are announced

When's the deadline?
You have one week to enter. This thread will be locked on July 12th.

When will the winners be announced?
Within a few days after July 12th.
We'll do a live stream on Twitch (details here for those who can access it).

Support GBAtemp by becoming a Patreon backer too

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Oh hell yes, totally entering this raffle.
Good luck to everyone.

In the prize poll I voted for big/medium. Looks like I got my wish granted.

 

[Benja81]

 

[Deleted User]

*enters raffle*

 

[Zoloco]

Say whaaaat??? I wasn't aware of this. GBAtemp always manages to amaze me. Just the fact of participating is a win.

 

[VMM]

Guys, you can argue over the amazon card, because the Switch will be mine

 

[migles]

Guys, you can argue over the amazon card, because the Switch will be mine

weird how people get all competitive think they have better or feel confident about winning a contest based on a random algorithm
i mean, how can someone be competitive on a contest that's based on pure luck? intimidating your opponents doesn't change the outcome or increases any change..
in a race it does make sense that you try to persuade the opponents into giving up, but in a contest based on random?

 

[VMM]

weird how people get all competitive think they have better or feel confident about winning a contest based on a random algorithm
i mean, how can someone be competitive on a contest that's based on pure luck? intimidating your opponents doesn't change the outcome or increases any change..
in a race it does make sense that you try to persuade the opponents into giving up, but in a contest based on random?

Chill out bro, that was a joke

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Y'know, if I won the Switch, I was thinking of raffling off my broken Switch since it still works in the dock...

Or maybe I'll just trash it ;O;

Why not send it in to Nintendo? There's no way you're out of warranty already.

Hi!

A quick question. My debit card had some problems and the payment wasn´t processed on the 1st. But I fixed the problems, and I was charged yesterday automatically by Patreon.

Is there any way I can regain the Patreon status in time for entering this raffle?

I think tagging @Costello would be helpful here, I'm sure he'll give you the Patreon status back.

 

[proflayton123]

Goodluck all! Thank you !

 

[cearp]

wow, that's great for the backers
at the moment there are 56, and it's too late to start backing and enter this so if we say all 56 people will post here and enter the competition:
each person has a 1.78% chance of winning a switch, and an 8.9% chance of winning any prize!
lucky

 

[Boured]

I kind of called it would be a Switch, may the luckiest win ^^

 

[endoverend]

Get me in there! I need a switch by September for Mario.

 

[dekuleon]

I'm a backer now because of this... but I think the 1st prize is too good and the 2nd very poor xD
Next time try to put a better prize for second and 3rd.

 

[GerbilSoft]

I'm a backer now because of this... but I think the 1st prize is too good and the 2nd very poor xD
Next time try to put a better prize for second and 3rd.

Amazon gift cards are a poor prize? That's news to me.

(disclaimer: not a backer at the moment)

 

[dekuleon]

Amazon gift cards are a poor prize? That's news to me.

(disclaimer: not a backer at the moment)

well the 1st is a SWITCH and the second one just a 50 dollars prize.

well thinking better, it's not that bad. but 6x cheaper.

 

[VinsCool]

It's still a grand prize and few filler prizes so everyone can have something. I personally think it's perfectly fair.

 

[james50a]

Hope i win XD. just signed up for patreon thing so not exactly certain how accounts get linked

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Hope i win XD. just signed up for patreon thing so not exactly certain how accounts get linked

1) be a Patreon backer since June - anyone who became a backer after July 1st is not included since their first payment will be processed in August

Sorry mate, only people who joined the Patreon before July can enter this one.

 

[medoli900]

*Hacker voice*
I'm in.

 

[Kioku]

well the 1st is a SWITCH and the second one just a 50 dollars prize.

well thinking better, it's not that bad. but 6x cheaper.

Its also free money. So... Yeah..