You know how My Nintendo's download-only focus has been a constant complaint, as it punishes those that opt for physical retail purchases? Well, that's about to change.
Courtesy of the Switch linking into your Nintendo Account seamlessly, you can now earn some Gold Points from cartridges by using the + or - menus; the cartridge needs to be in the system for it to work. You get less than you would with an eShop purchase (we got 16 for our cart of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) but it's better than a poke in the eye. This has gone live in Europe so far.
Details are below.
Just like on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, you'll be able to get Gold Points on Nintendo Switch. However, the new console offers two ways to earn them:
Digital purchases
You can earn points by getting your Nintendo Switch games digitally. Whether you purchase them directly on Nintendo eShop or redeem a download code, the points are collected automatically every time. This is similar to Wii U and Nintendo 3DS; however, it now works directly with your Nintendo Account instead of having to go through a Nintendo Network ID as well.Game Cards
On Nintendo Switch, you can also earn points for games that you bought at a retailer. You can do this directly from the HOME Menu of your Nintendo Switch. Press the + or - Button while the icon of the game you want to register is selected to get to the Options screen . Then, go to "My Nintendo Rewards Programme" and select "Earn Points".
My Nintendo just got a bit better.
[source my.nintendo.com]
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That's pretty damn cool.
Its a start, Nintendo still has a long way to go, but things may be promising for My Nintendo's future.
Now if they would only start offering us decent rewards to spend those points on.
Saw this earlier when perusing the myNintendo website. If I recall they initially said myNintendo would really come into its own with mobile and Switch, back when it was NX
16 points? Versus the 60 you get for downloading? It's a nice change...that also feels like a slap in the face at the same time.
Twhankers! How deliberate can you be? Could have easily implemented the program earlier but made us wait. Wii U owners? You get nothing.
Well, now we're getting somewhere! Next up, I'd like some physical rewards, even if they're just cheap novelty items. At the very least, add some free downloadable goodies to the list of rewards!
Wow !
How many points that I will get from same game but in different form (physical vs digital) ?
nice this is great news <3
Now to be able to redeem them for something worthwhile....
@SLIGEACH_EIRE stop complaining, the Wii U is dead
@Yoshi
Probably due to the fact one cartridge could be used on multiple consoles and accounts to claim coins. They probably figure you're going to share that cartridge with at least two other people who are going to claim coins with them, and then if the game gets traded in and bought by someone else the cycle continues.
I'm just hazarding a guess. Or it could be they just want to nudge people into buying digitally
@danielman9 That's how you earn trust? Or maybe resentment? Add it to the list. Must work out how much I spent on physical Nintendo games since the scheme was cancelled. Bought everything including the thurds, like Star Fox Zero.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE what? Well at least there doing this for the switch that's all that matters now
I always said MyNintendo was mainly designed with Switch in mind and this is proof of that but of course people here just dismissed me as a blind apologist
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It's nice that you get something.. but wow, so much less? I wonder if that means one card can be used on multiple systems to get coins. Rather than nerfing the amount to prevent exploitation, they should have made the effort to include a slip with a code in the package, like before. It's not a good alternative to me.
@JaxonH The article seems to suggest the game cartridge you use is registered to your account. It's unlikely you can register and receive coins from the same cart multiple times based on that.
Still have a long way to go. At least when they offer discounts on Switch games people won't be saying well I already have this game lol I just wish my Nintendo was more like the digital promotion for the Wii U. That was the best
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Well, it's a start. There's still a lot of room for improvement with My Nintendo, though.
I still miss Club Nintendo.
It's better than nothing.
I'm curious what the Switch rewards will be for the service. The site lists it as "Coming Soon" so I hope we don't have to wait too long to see what they are.
I was rejoicing until I realized how much of a ripoff this is. Nintendo wants you to download games for more points so you will have to buy an sd card.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE that's because wii u discs don't have a unique ID.
the switch cartridges must have a unique ID, otherwise you would be able to register them again and again.
I still don't get why people feel like they are entitled to anything other than the game itself for buying a game. I miss Club Nintendo as much as the next guy, but we are getting our money's worth in the titles that we buy. I am happy that I get credit again for physical purchases and that it is apparently easy to do. To deride Nintendo for offering a loyalty program seems greedy.
@LexKitteh I thought people complained about having to input codes. Now people want them back?
I remember when people said Club Nintendo was mediocre, and now it's heaven on Earth.
It's niiiice. But also kind of mean, right? I mean, the internal storage begs for buying hard copy. So why on Earth would they encourage download? Whatevs, I won't really care unless they ever offer real-life swag again. Then I'll freak out like a giant Nintendo baby man. (Which, not coincidentally, is what I'm doing while I wait for tomorrow.)
finally... now we just need some my Nintendo rewards that relate to the Nintendo Switch. and for Nintendo to bring back some of those goodies that were available through club Nintendo.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE We're used to it by now. Enjoy BoTW!
Hopefully they start giving us some good things that we can actually spend our coins on.
Too bad there's nothing to spend my points on. Coupons for games that most of us already have don't cut it. "Rewards" that require members to spend more money aren't exactly exciting.
Ah! finally something for the physical games. Maybe we get physical rewards again. One can only hope. But I didn't mind the free games toward the tail end of club Nintendo though I think that was a one time deal.
@MrHero Problem is, the most loyal Nintendo fans buy most software early on and they get punished when they have a pile of gold points and nothing to spend them on, having already bought the titles offered at a discount. Don't get me wrong, it's nice of Nintendo to offer a rewards program at all, but the one they have in place punishes their most loyal supporters.
This is welcome news, since I ahbor digital purchases. It sucks that you by less coins but whatevs. I got no coins on my 3ds. I don't mean to say it's one leap for mankind or anything, but at least it's a common sense approach to the problem. One more hour and I'm driving out to get my Switch!
This is gonna be awesome!
Nintendo: Here's more ways to get points for our useless rewards!
Rides ass backwards into the sunset
@SLIGEACH_EIRE "Wii U owners? You get nothing.".
Hell man, that's been the case for 4 years.
@thesilverbrick How is this punishment exactly? Nothing is being taken away from anyone. This a free rewards program.
To spend them on discounts.
That is a good start but I can't help but feel that they are short-changing us in points, surely that big of a difference is a little much. Make it like 40 points instead of 60 if they really want to push digital, that way physical owners aren't punished so much for wanting a cartridge. Not that it really matters unless the rewards on offer improve.
Oh, a wise guy, eh? ..I'll take 2 pokes in the eye!..lol..
...16 for $60? .to spend on coupons.. ..Why I oughta...nyuk nyuk nyuk..
I don't know if I would ever spend points on anything but discounts of games to be honest.
@nf_2 It's punishment in that loyal supporters of Nintendo who buy all of their products are given absolutely zero rewards. The only things they offer as rewards are discounts on games that the most loyal fans have already bought. The message they're sending is that if you buy more from us, you'll have a mountain gold coins that are impossible to spend. It's the opposite of a rewards program.
You should be able to on hardware too, those controllers are expensive. Nice though.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Which is the same as Wii, GameCube, N64, SNES, NES, DS, GBA, GBC, Gameboy, and Virtual Boy owners.
@DiscoGentleman ...sadly...it Soitenly is..lol..
About time...
Cool! More points that will expire from non use!
Finally!
They are useless anyway!
@ThomasBW84
I sent in news tip on this at around 18:40 UTC, yesterday, about 13 hours and 30 minutes ago.
I noticed this article was published about 7 hours ago.
Yes. More coins to make me feel happy so they can expire proud
YES! YES! YES! YES!!!!!!!!
Well, at least something is something. Even if I haven't checked my Nintendo in months.
@Yoshi Not to mention that's what I got for the Collector's Edition.
Ahh well, rarely anything on the program to redeem anyhoo.... XD
The real question is, can this work for any copy of the game? Even second-hand copies?
@Dpishere I agree. On one hand, I'm glad they're giving us points again for physical purchases but it seems very stingy to give only a 3rd of the points you would get otherwise from buying digitally, especially since they're the same price. I know they want to encourage digital purchases but they really should have thought about that before they made a system that lacks enough storage for downloads (see DQ Heroes I+II) and a "rewards" program that more often than not gives back to its customers with discounts to games they already own
I have loads of gold coins already, but there is never anything to use them on. They are expiring soon too.
Aice! Now I can actually build coins!
Yes but still crappy rewards?
@thesilverbrick Again, there is no punishment anywhere. Nobody is being harmed by this. It can simply be a bad REWARDS program. You bought a game, you aren't entitled to anything beyond that.
This is good news. Looking forward to seeing the switch rewards later in the year.
Suprised no gold points for buying the console though as even got platinum points for getting the nes mini.
This is acc pretty good. Theoretically should also work for pre-owned games!
@Oat Yeah the only benefit to buying a game digitally should be that you don't have to swap discs or cartridges which for a hybrid system like the Switch is a godsend. Hopefully they will raise the coins rewarded to a more acceptable level even if they don't make it the same.
Pleased about this, thanks Nintendo!
Think I'm going to go physical for most big retail games this time.
But you can only use the points on discounts...
You got SIXTEEN gold coins? I got the freakin' expensive collector version and it only gave me twelve. What a rip.
@Azikira
Did you submit the game on the 4th of March? I just did myself and I only got 12 as well. Maybe they give 16 for Day-One?
@LordGeovanni I did mine on the 3rd, so I don't get it.
Retail copies should get the full amount just as digital. I know they do this to encourage digital purchases, but I would rather have both parties be equal. Perhaps digital revenue would be lessened a little, but it only seems fair to me. I guess this is a step in the right direction though. I just miss the days of opening up a brand new Nintendo game and having a Club Nintendo style points card inside. I don't miss Club Nintendo, just that particular aspect of the system.
Why would you only get 16 as opposed to 60? That makes no sense. Besides, if Nintendo really wanted people to move over to downloads...they'd at least offer better rewards, lol!
You know, when i log into My Nintendo all my stuff is greyed out/locked...even though I have done some of the stuff to earn...any ideas?
Digital soundtrack rewards, plz!
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