ReyBrujo
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Which would mean adopting the Tears of the Kingdom price tag for every game they release.
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NSO Game Vouchers won't work for Switch 2 games, Nintendo discontinuing Gold Points March 25th
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Which would mean adopting the Tears of the Kingdom price tag for every game they release.
Physiognomonics
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But it's a Nintendo tradition... Traditions are important.
Gambit2483
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Wtf, I have over $15 in Gold coin points. Is this a "use it or lose it" situation? 
Walter Matthau
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I would say it's going to be $70 for all of their top games: Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Donkey Kong, Splatoon, etc. Variable pricing for lower tier titles like Warioware, Clubhouse Games, and Nintendo Switch Sports.
$70 has unfortunately been normalized and I don't see Nintendo being an outlier.
Wtf, I have over $15 in Gold coin points. Is this a "use it or lose it" situation?
Gold points expire after 12 months. I've accidentally lost a small amount before since I mostly buy physical.
mèx
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Losing the Vouchers would be pretty bad. That's basically how I bought all my digital games since they were introduced back in 2019.
That + buying discounted eShop cards made me save quite a lot of money in the end. Purchasing Vouchers also gives you Gold Coins.
I hope they do something similar for Switch 2, even though I'm doubtful.
That + buying discounted eShop cards made me save quite a lot of money in the end. Purchasing Vouchers also gives you Gold Coins.
I hope they do something similar for Switch 2, even though I'm doubtful.
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dragonyeuw
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I wonder about Metroid. On one hand, they charged $40 for Metroid Prime remastered while charging $60 for DKC Returns ( Metroid never being a huge seller, they probably felt it wouldn't sell at $60). On the other hand, they charged $60 for Metroid Dread.
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Gambit2483
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Only if there's no physical option or the digital sale price was just too good to pass up.
Dr. Wilkinson
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Correct.
Dr. Wilkinson
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Yep, gotta get the bad news out of the way first before all the Switch 2 news in April. Smartest way to handle it. Obviously they’re not gonna let people stack up Game Vouchers and shave $40 off two Switch 2 games at launch. I’m sure something like it will come back eventually, probably $119.99 or something. But it’ll be a few years.
And I don’t remember exactly but Game Vouchers weren’t a thing til like 2019, right? They certainly weren’t a thing at launch.
And I don’t remember exactly but Game Vouchers weren’t a thing til like 2019, right? They certainly weren’t a thing at launch.
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BlackTron
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Not that I buy Nintendo games digital, but what? Over the gold points? Am I missing something?
blacktout
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Huh? You could get gold points from physical games too if you claimed them, though I think you got more for buying digital.
Losing the vouchers and bonus gold points is going to making buying digital less appealing in the future, for sure, but I don't see how it would have been a mistake to take advantage of these deals when they existed.
Barakov
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It was more the rumor that digital games won't work on Switch 2.
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blacktout
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Nintendo has already confirmed digital backwards compatibility for the Switch 2 multiple times, both to investors and during the reveal trailer.
They've also said that existing Nintendo accounts will carry over to the new device. This was actually one of the first things they confirmed about the Switch 2.
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LavitzSlambert
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They will bring back vouchers years later, more expensive and limited offerings. No way in hell they are going to let you use a voucher to get Mario Kart 9 when they will be making $70 on 75% of all Switches sold during the first couple years.
BlackTron
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What rumor? You mean people speculating in this thread? You must understand why I wanted to know about "proof" lol
Hudo
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Furukawa himself said that Switch 2 will have BC and that they want to make the transition for customers as seamless as possible. Which contradicts this rumor.
ReyBrujo
Member
Oh, in Argentina (and maybe most countries in Latin America) you can only redeem wallpapers and avatars. Hopefully that will change then.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
This. There were no Game Vouchers anywhere near Switch 1 launch. Honestly can’t remember the year they even started but it was way way after launch.
LavitzSlambert
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It's Furukawa's wet dream to have people buying vouchers 5 years into the console's life cycle and forgetting to redeem before expiration, or otherwise being forced to use it on an evergreen game that goes on sale regularly for $30 or $40
touchfuzzy
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But everyone in the reveal thread said there wouldn't be any Switch 2 exclusives for years, ah-whaaaa could they have been wrong?
Dr. Wilkinson
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Yeah I always redeem mine for games launching in the same year. I don’t buy a voucher until I know the release date for the second game as well, and it’s in their system and redeemable. Which sometimes isn’t until a month or two from launch.
Hardensoul
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Nintendo clarify, gold points good to use up to a year after March 24, 2025. Physical games can still be redeemed if game was released before March 24, 2025.
en-americas-support.nintendo.com
Edit: This is likely because Nintendo will use a new redeem system? Changing redeem system is not new they did it from Wii/WiiU to switch.
Discontinuation of Earning My Nintendo Gold Points | Nintendo Support
en-americas-support.nintendo.com
Edit: This is likely because Nintendo will use a new redeem system? Changing redeem system is not new they did it from Wii/WiiU to switch.
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