Nintendo Is Getting Rid Of Its Money-saving Game Vouchers Program

Nintendo games famously don’t thin to spell down successful value each that much, but original Switch owners were capable to prevention money connected eligible first-party-published titles by taking advantage of nan company’s Switch Game Voucher program. But that won’t beryllium nan lawsuit for overmuch longer, pinch Nintendo coming announcing that nan vouchers successful mobility will nary longer beryllium sold after January 30 2026.

Currently, Game Vouchers tin beryllium purchased arsenic a brace for $99.98, which you past redeem connected prime integer titles, from Switch classics for illustration Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of nan Wild, to much caller additions to nan console’s library, including 2024’s Super Mario Party Jamboree and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. This year’s Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, which was nan past important first-party Switch merchandise earlier nan Switch 2 arrived successful June, is besides successful nan catalog. Game Vouchers were introduced successful 2019, and each of nan supra games are priced astatine $60, truthful you’re redeeming conscionable complete $20 erstwhile you usage them to bargain two.

Nintendo chose not to widen Game Vouchers to Switch 2-exclusive games, adding reproach to nan wounded of value increases to some games and hardware successful this caller handheld generation.

Vouchers purchased earlier January 30 will stay valid for 1 year. The institution besides said that caller games will proceed to beryllium added to nan catalog. Presumably this intends that games specified arsenic Metroid Prime: Beyond, which is coming to Switch and Switch 2 later this year, person a bully chance of ending up there.