«Since March 25, 2025, customers will no longer obtain gold points with their digital purchases in Nintendo Eshop or on the official Nintendo website, nor when you exchange download codes,» says Nintendo in a statement on their website Officer accompanied by a question and answer session to solve any questions. «[A partir de esa fecha] The gold points that have already been achieved can continue to be used in Nintendo Eshop to obtain a discount, even after the cessation date of the service. «
The digital titles reservations made in the ESHOP or on the official Nintendo website until March 24, 2025 will still deliver gold points, regardless of the release date of the game or the time in which the payment is processed. Regarding physical game cards, your registration will grant gold points as long as the title has been published as late on March 24, 2025.
Players who treasure gold points must take into account that they are valid for 12 months from the date they are obtained and expired at the end of the month. At the time of redeeming them, those that are going to expire before are automatically used. The gold points are achieved when making games of games and allowing to obtain rewards or acquire content for switch on the Nintendo website or the eShop at a reduced price. A gold point is equivalent to a penny of euro. For example, paying 50 euros for a game at ESHOP, 250 gold points (2.50 euros) are obtained.
Nintendo ends at the service of gold points without offering an explanation and when Switch 2 appears on the horizon. The new console still has no release date, but it has already been presented and we are waiting to have more news on April 2 at 3:00 p.m.