Gold Points were an excellent reason for consumers to purchase digital games on the Nintendo Switch, offering consumers the opportunity to redeem them for discounts against digital video games on the Nintendo eShop. Nintendo has now announced that the Gold Point scheme is being doing away with on 24th March, 2025 meaning it will no longer be possible to earn Gold Points when purchasing digital content.
Gold Points will still be earned after that time in the following scenarios:
- When you have pre-ordered digital content before 9:30 PM PDT on March 24, 2025. Any pre-orders for digital content made before 9:30 PM PDT on March 24, 2025 will earn Gold Points, even if the payment will be processed later. Gold Points for these pre-orders will be awarded by the day after the payment is processed.
- When you purchase a physical version of a game released on or before March 24, 2025. Physical versions of games that were released on or before March 24, 2025 are still eligible to earn Gold Points, even if the game is purchased after March 24, 2025. Note that Gold Points can only be earned for physical games within one year of the game’s original release date, and physical versions of games released after March 24, 2025 will not qualify for Gold Points.
Gold Points can be earned on purchases made at the Nintendo New York store through March 24, 2025. We thank you for supporting the My Nintendo Rewards program, and hope you will continue to enjoy the other features of the program.
