Summary
Nintendois running an offer until July 14 that getsSwitchowners four times as many Gold Points when they buy a pair of Game Vouchers. Those vouchers and the pile of Gold Points you get for buying them can then be used to purchase Switch games through the eShop or place pre-orders for upcoming games. That means you can knock £16.80 off of anything you want, even if you currently have no Gold Points in your Switch account.
Yes, as you may have already gathered by the currency used, this offer doesn’t appear to be available to Switch owners in the US. Just the UK and Europe. The pair of vouchers costs £84 in the UK, or 99 euros in Europe. The purchase normally gets you 420 Gold Points in the UK which equates to £4.20. However, since the vouchers currently come with four times that amount, you’ll get £16.80 worth of Gold Points if you buy the vouchers before July 14.
Nintendo has helpfully provided some of the games on which you may use the vouchers, the four big upcoming titles it revealed during its June Direct that are now available to pre-order right there at the top of the list. All of them are £49.99 each and since the Gold Points will be available to use as soon as you’ve bought your vouchers, the price of one of those pre-orders can then be reduced to £33.19 should you cash in all of your points in one go.
£84 Worth Of Vouchers That Come With Almost £17 Worth Of Gold Points
Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers
The pair of Nintendo Switch vouchers are valid for 12 months and can be used to buy a variety of games through the Nintendo eShop.
The only caveats with the vouchers are they must be used within 12 months of buying them, and you’re able to only use one on each game. If there are two Switch games you’ve got your eye on, whether they be pre-orders are already released games, maybe you can split the points you accrue between them. SoThe Legend Of Zelda Echoes Of Wisdomfor £41.59 using one of your £42 vouchers, and the same withMario & Luigi: Brothership. Considering how close that is to £42 each, now I’ve done the math, it feels like that’s exactly what Nintendo is hoping you’ll do with this offer.
I’m sure American Switch owners are reading this, seething that the offer isn’t available to them. There is a different Gold Points deal that’s not quite as good that you can take advantage of in the US right now, though.Civilization 6 on Switch is $2.99 at Best Buy. A fantastic deal all by itself, but the reduced price game also gets you 300 Gold Points. That’s $3 worth of Gold Points which means you are effectively getting Civilization 6 for free.
