Nintendo has announced that it’s ending the Gold Points discount system, as the company enters the Switch 2 generation.
Gold Points were introduced during the Nintendo Switch generation. Those with a Nintendo Account could earn them by buying games on the Eshop or by registering physical copies. Gold Points had a monetary value, which could be used to buy or reduce the cost of digital games.
The Gold Points system was one of the best additions to the Nintendo Eshop, but unfortunately, it’s on its way out. A post on the My Nintendo website has confirmed that, as of March 25, 2025, players will not be able to receive Gold Points anymore.
Nintendo Is Discontinuing The Gold Points System
While Gold Points won’t be distributed from March 25 onward, it will still be possible to earn them from pre-orders made on games that launch later, so long as they were placed before the cut-off date.
Similarly, Gold Points can still be earned from any Nintendo Switch cartridge that was released before March 25, with a two-year redemption window in Europe and South Africa and a single year for everywhere else.
Luckily, there is still time for Gold...
