Your Nintendo Switch Points Are Expiring, Here’s How to Use Them

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If you own a Nintendo Switch, you probably have Nintendo Points sitting around just waiting to be used. You can use them to save money and get physical or digital rewards, but you need to act quickly or you’ll lose out.

Nintendo Points are bonuses accrued by spending money on both physical and digital Nintendo titles. There are two different types of points: platinum points and gold points. You can see your totals of each by logging in to My Nintendo.

Platinum points are earned as rewards without the need to purchase anything. This may include participating in a tournament, playing one of Nintendo’s mobile games, or providing feedback on titles you play. You can also earn them with a Nintendo Switch Online membership by completing monthly and weekly quests.

Gold points are earned by buying games, both physical cartridges and digital sales in the Nintendo eShop. For digital purchases, you will earn 5% of your purchase back in points, so spending $15 on a game will net you 75 points.

For physical purchases, you’ll only get 1% back on the retail price. We tested this on a copy of Switch Sports, which earned us around 56 points (in Australia, at least). Nintendo says that you’ll get  “1% of the undiscounted Nintendo eShop price of that game.”

First, you’ll need to register for a My Nintendo Account and then link your standard Nintendo account (yes, Nintendo’s account system is a hot mess). Once you’re logged in, use the Earn Points page to see all of the different “missions” you can complete in order to earn platinum points.

These include separate sections for mobile apps like Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Fire Emblem Heroes, and Super Mario Run. At the bottom of the list, you’ll see a “Nintendo Services” section which provides a