It's Official, Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers Are Back (North America)

I can't wait to use my voucher on Metroid Dream

Happy Days for the US folk. Ridiculous it was taken away in the first place.

Out of that list… there are ten I don’t own… jeez I’ve got a lot of games…

For digital only? I'd prefer 69.99

It's a good deal, I used them last time. But there's nothing in that list I want that I don't already have, and there's no indication they'll work for the new Zelda, so I'll pass.

Some of these games are only $30 or $40 though normal price, right?

As an owner of both a Switch and PS5, I'm amazed at how well Nintendo can sell games at full price. Getting $10 off seems like a bargain, whereas Sony has huge sales going constantly, just like Steam on PC.

Great news. I have a bunch of these, but there's plenty I don't have. Glad they brought this back to NA.

Soooo happy these are back! They should’ve never been taken away though. I’m gonna get this for kirby and zelda

It makes me sad seeing all these Americans complaining about it being taken away, unaware they’ve never existed in the rest of North America in the first place.

Thinking about this critically it’s obviously a huge deal, but man… that’s a lot of money to put down at one time.
I wish they had a system for budget titles.

I don’t know why you would want to but finally you can buy arms on sale.

Nice! There definitely going to come in handy if I ever plan to buy two games, I do however wish there was an option to only buy one, but other then that, it’s nice that they are back as more options are always great!

This makes a little more sense for $60 games, but anything less and why bother?

Also, I've been wondering why Nintendo doesn't have the Selects anymore. It's probably because they have one console on the market and thus their eggs are in one basket, so they're maximizing profits from software. Don't blame me, blame the market.

But who am I kidding? I'll use this on Pokémon and Luigi's Mansion 3...

@IronMan30 Please bring them back! I miss them!

Nice. There are a lot of good options for savings on new digital Switch games this gen between vouchers, gold coins, and discounted eshop cards.

Hopefully the voucher program is here to stay.

This is a great deal for online members, but ultimately not for me. I already have most of these games, and the two games plus switch online would be more expensive then just buying the games separately.

Not a giant amount presently available that I'm interested in that I don't already have, and is a little bit of a sore point that I just bought Engage a couple of weeks ago when I could've saved $10 if I'd waited, but still definitely a service I'll take advantage of going forward.

Offhand might end up using this to get both Kirby and TotK.

I'm not sure I'm getting the appeal of this. Is it 2 digital games for $100? Basically $50 a game or am I reading it incorrectly?

@Jimmy_G_Buckets It is 2 digital games for $100, for games published by Nintendo. You have 1 year to use them. I bought it last time it was available and got Fire Emblem Three Houses and Dragon Quest Builders 2.

"Where are vouchers? Nintendo doesn't care about us and just wants us to pay full price on games that still sell numbers."
"Where are Nintendo Selects? Vouchers are not enough. Nintendo just wants us to pay full price on games that still sell numbers."

Good to see that NOA decided to bring them back. Is the game collection the same as EU or are there a few difference?

Ooh might use this on engage and scarlet violet. Huge fan of both series but haven’t picked em up yet so might be a good way to do it.

@IronMan30 Also that Selects were rolled out at the end of the Wii's/Wii U's life when they were selling poorly, and people hated how it used a different color, so there is that to.

I'm trying to work out whether I can convince myself I'd actually be saving money by using these to get games I was otherwise probably never going to buy.

@InTree also a fair point. Lol

@Jimmy_G_Buckets I’m so confused at how this is a good deal too lol. The $60 games are usually $43.99 during the winter sales. I guess if someone wants to buy digital big first party releases on release day they could save $20?

20 whole dollars what a savings! That is one whole meal from McDonalds

Personally I think it’s only worth it for those who want to buy a game on release day or soon after and chances of sales are slim on that title. Or for titles that very rarely go on sale… like Arms? LOL

@8bit4Life I feel like Sony is moving towards the Nintendo model. Some of their recent games have been slow to go on sale. Ghost, Miles, and Returnal all took over a year to get deep discounts.

This might be a good deal for digital people like me. I could use this on the next Kirby game but I don't know about the other one. Will Nintendo even think about letting Tears have a discount right away? Knowing how they are with sales I'm not sure.

It would have been nice if they had brought those back before Scarlet/Violet's release... as of right now, TotK is only Switch game I care enough about to start playing as soon as possible (rather than waiting as long as necessary for a bigger discount, like Kirby and the Forgotten Land) yet not to the point where I would rather own a physical copy (like Octopath II), so assuming it gets added to the selection near release, I would still need to wait for them to announce another title that fits these specifications. So I guess I'll wait and see.

I haven't picked up Bayo 3 yet so I'll probably use 'em on that and Bayo Origins.

@Coalescence The list includes all Nintendo first party titles - the official Japanese name for the vouchers are "Nintendo catalogue tickets" - and the new Zelda would obviously fall into that category (i.e. part of the Nintendo catalogue), so I don't see any reason why they wouldn't work.

I have 13 games from that list...and not a single one of them in digital format. I pass, first party games get better discounts at brick stores than this. At least in the continental U.S., you can find half of this catalogue for 50 every day at Wal Mart, and Best Buy reduces the 60 to 44 every once in awhile.

@BabyYoda71 I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking it. I could have sworn we never had the vouchers in the first place and I thought I was losing my memory.

Almost all the older games on this list not uncommonly have 33% (or sometimes better) sales, so the vouchers really only makes sense for day-one buys. As it happens, I really want Bayonetta Origins and Kirby Dreamland, so I guess I'll snag one pair of vouchers.

I own 23 games off that list; about half of them I got on 33% or 50% off sales (sometimes in combination with a NintendoLife 10% off voucher so actually even better). 4 of them I actually got from the last time there were vouchers. 15% off is less of a sale than I normally look for, but I try to avoid paying the full $60, so I'll take what I can get.

@somnambulance Phew… that’s impressive. I thought I owned a lot, but there’s 18 on the list I don’t own.

Better than nothing! Hardest part is deciding what 2 games to get!

Oh they are dirty for adding 1-2-Switch lol.

Good to see it back. Especially if you don’t have a physical Walmart near where the games are no more than $50 usually.

I'm tempted to buy 3 pair of vouchers.
Xenoblade 3
Age of Calamity

Kirby
Kirby

Splatoon 3
Donkey Kong Country

Pokken Tournament
Mario Party

Fire Emblem Engage
Marvel Ultimate Alliance

I started a new company a couple years ago and all the extra hours have meant I'm way behind on my gaming

@Wilforce If there’s a character from Smash in the game, you can pretty much bet that I own it on Switch. Lol. A few of the games aren’t out yet, so the 10 will shrink in due time as well.

Its funny. I’ll wear my shoes til they’re literally falling apart, but I’ll buy more than one Switch game a month. Priorities?

The Game Vouchers should’ve never went away. And tbh they should never expire, especially when Nintendo doesn’t do many Directs to let you know what’s upcoming and when for certain in the coming year.

They’re only good value if you tend to buy first-party games at launch (or when they are still full price- and only for the usual full retail price games, not the ones that launched lower than usual i.e. Nintendo Switch Sports, Clubhouse Games or Wario Ware etc.), but I tend to wait for sales often now due to an already large backlog to work through.. so I likely wouldn’t get vouchers too often anymore.

Now that they’re back for NA I’ll probably pick up a pair though perhaps if they add their upcoming releases as well.. because I know I’ll get Zelda TOTK at launch and I anticipate a new Mario game within the next year too so it’d probably be more of a safe bet and worth it.

… Wun can only hope.

Octopath Traveler 2 & Zelda TOTK would be great and welcome additions to that list Nintendo (yes I know they’re not publishing this Octo entry this time, but still). I’d snag a pair of Game Vouchers and redeem them on those this year for sure if so.

Glad these are back, but I mostly buy physical copies. I did use vouchers for Mario Maker 2 and Animal Crossing — day 1 purchases and I wanted the convenience of revisiting these titles often.

I really want to get Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, its the forgotten game for the console and I loved the first 2 way back when.

Picking the other one is hard. Its probably either Splatoon 3, Astral Chain, Tokyo Mirage or waiting for Kirby or Advance Wars. This is hard :/

@N8tiveT3ch Meal for 4 people, right?

@NintendoByNature No, they are all $50 or $60.

@Coalescence They will obviously work for TotK. They've always automatically worked for all 50 or 60 bucks games.

Here in Europe BotW and Smash Ultimate gor whatever reason are 70€ on the eshop so getting those two with the vouchers would have been the best choice.

@Dylansuxx

Yes, it doesn't make as Sense beside this Option.
Nintendo hasn't really reached the digital Age yet.

Not worth it too expensive I rather wait for sale on physical copy.

This is an even better deal when you start to factor in the saving from gold points that you also get through this.

I don’t get it, most of those games will drop in price pretty quickly, have patience

Silly question: Can you buy vouchers with eShop cards?

@BabyYoda71 And where would that be? They were always available in Mexico and Canada as well. It seems they've added Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and Chile.

@chiefeagle02 Yep! you buy them with eshop credit only.

eventually for tears and...PM Origami or Astral Chain(just arrived from gamefly so finally get to try) are the only currently interested that don't already have.

@stevep Nintendo sells the first Splatoon for $55. Chances are better the price will hold high until the game goes out of print and then skyrockets.

How long was the promo gone for?

If it was somehow possible to use these for physical games it'd be an instant buy, but alas!
Still happy for those getting these though!

They should be 80$.

@Bluelink45 That’s great, actually! I know Costco sells eShop cards. It’s something like $100 in credit for $80 or $90 (can’t remember off hand).

Yesterday I bought XC3 and FE Engage physical brand new for $80 total on eBay so I have no idea what this is for..

@somnambulance But doesn't that make your backlog insurmountable?

I wonder how many people who don’t have NSO will spend $20 (at minimum) to save $20 and still never use NSO.

@HerMajestysmyPronoun I mean, yes and no. I’ve completed the titles I’ve liked and I’ve had a Switch since 2017, so I’ve had plenty of time to play them. Also, my wife and I don’t always play the same games. But truthfully I finish around 30-ish games a year or so, depending on how big the games I play are.

Most of these games aren’t terribly long either though. And, well, also, with regards to my backlog, 2020 was a bit of a gift for my gaming time. I beat at least a dozen 40+ hour games that year.

Happy for all those of you from North America interested!

What's weird to me is that I can find a lot of the older games in physical form on Amazon...cheaper than the voucher. CRAZAY.

You can also pre-order the new Zelda with them and save yourself 20 bucks!

@chiefeagle02 yes you can