Nintendo’s Gold Points system was a nice way for players to get a bit of money back on games they bought, with Switch owners receiving Gold Points valued at 5% of a purchase’s value. While a small benefit, Gold Points were a nice feature to have – too nice it seems, as Nintendo has announced they'll be discontinuing the service next month.

Making the unfortunate announcement on their site, Nintendo officially confirmed the end of the Gold Points era, writing: “On March 25th, 2025, at 3:30PM AEDT / 5:30PM NZDT, the ability to earn Gold Points will end. Gold Points already earned can still be used on Nintendo eShop to receive a discount, even after this end date. We sincerely thank you for using the My Nintendo rewards program and apologise for any inconvenience.”

While the company did not offer any reasons for this, it seems quite clear that this change is due in part to the upcoming Switch 2 release.

Whether the successor console will include a revamped version of the Gold Points system is yet to be seen, but given the fact that Nintendo games sell in the millions consistently, that extra 5% could translate into a lot of spare change for the console maker – especially if Switch 2 games launch at £70.

Alongside this, the company also nerfed its Switch Game vouchers, confirming that they won’t be usable with Switch 2 games.

Again, whether this feature will return in a refreshed manner is yet to be seen, but if not, then Switch 2 owners could wind up paying quite a bit more for games over the course of the upcoming generation. We will have to wait and see.

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