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Switch 2 desperately needs a loyalty scheme after Nintendo scraps gold points
Nintendo recently announced plans to get rid of its gold points scheme when making a digital purchase through the official website or the Switch eShop, with the final date of March 25, 2025, looming. The loyalty scheme acts as a way to earn a discount on future purchases, and although it’s a shame it’s coming to an end, it does open up the doors for the future so we’re sure Nintendo has something even better up its sleeve. With the - hopefully - imminent release of the Nintendo Switch 2, we can’t help but wonder what sort of loyalty scheme the new console will have now that gold points are soon to be discontinued. They were a great incentive and promoted digital purchases, because you could save up your coins to spend as a discount on future games, and Nintendo will no doubt have something else in mind to help boost sales in upcoming Switch games. Although Nintendo is soon to shut the gold points scheme down, a blog post confirmed that all of your existing points will remain valid for use 12 months from the date they were earned, expiring at the end of the original earned month. All gold points earned up until March 24, 2025, will be eligible for use as a discount in the Nintendo eShop until they expire, even when the loyalty scheme itself comes to an end. Continue reading Switch 2 desperately needs a loyalty scheme after Nintendo scraps gold points MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: The best Switch games, The best upcoming Switch games, The best Switch RPGs
Nintendo recently announced plans to get rid of its gold points scheme when making a digital purchase through the official website or the Switch eShop, with the final date of March 25, 2025, looming. The loyalty scheme acts as a way to earn a discount on future purchases, and although it’s a shame it’s coming to an end, it does open up the doors for the future so we’re sure Nintendo has something even better up its sleeve.
With the - hopefully - imminent release of the Nintendo Switch 2, we can’t help but wonder what sort of loyalty scheme the new console will have now that gold points are soon to be discontinued. They were a great incentive and promoted digital purchases, because you could save up your coins to spend as a discount on future games, and Nintendo will no doubt have something else in mind to help boost sales in upcoming Switch games.
Although Nintendo is soon to shut the gold points scheme down, a blog post confirmed that all of your existing points will remain valid for use 12 months from the date they were earned, expiring at the end of the original earned month. All gold points earned up until March 24, 2025, will be eligible for use as a discount in the Nintendo eShop until they expire, even when the loyalty scheme itself comes to an end.
MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: The best Switch games, The best upcoming Switch games, The best Switch RPGs
