View: https://youtu.be/hCfr5eCtLao
Video is unlisted, so I think it wasn't supposed to go up yet. Vouchers only left the Americas territory whereas Europe and Japan still have them and never lost them.
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Game Vouchers are seemingly coming back to Nintendo Switch Online in the Americas
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View: https://youtu.be/hCfr5eCtLao
Video is unlisted, so I think it wasn't supposed to go up yet. Vouchers only left the Americas territory whereas Europe and Japan still have them and never lost them.
I use this deal all the time (in the UK). £42 per digital game at launch is amazing value versus when I buy at launch on PS5 and the first party games are £70 a pop...
It being unlisted makes me think they are going to explain it in the direct (if its happening).
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I wouldn't read too much into that, it's unlisted so it can be used as an embed on nintendo.com
Way better to have them than not, but between them getting pulled, the limited discount, the one-year expiry date, and the Nintendo Online Required to Purchase and Redeem req, these have always been such a thin, miserly fucking attempt at customer service.
EDIT: aaaand set to private.
EDIT: aaaand set to private.
YES, and yeah, Direct this week confirmed? We'll know tomorrow hopefully.
I do wonder why we got the short end for years but every other region kept this. Too successful? :P
Also who uploaded the vid? Was it the official NoA channel?
That wouldn't surprise me, things are starting to line up.
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You pay 100 bucks, you get to buy 2 Nintendo published digital games, so you save 20 bucks on new releases.
I've always thought it was because the US had a very high digital adoption rate and they were mostly used to get other countries to start going digital. I think they're bringing it back because their game releases seem like they're going to slow down after Zelda and this is an easy way to generate more revenue without discounting the games.
Vouchers + a Direct this week? Hold me yall
Then wouldn't it be the exact opposite? Why would you remove something that's encouraging people to buy more digitally? It's not like the savings are eating much into Nintendo's profits. These games have LONG since broken even and everything spurning on sales is just extra. Although I've heard that they removed it because US retailers were often matching the sales anyway with physical copies so they weren't being used as much
Can you use eShop balance on these? I happen to have $100 from when they were on sale at Costco.
View: https://twitter.com/aisback/status/1620247504494407680?s=46&t=egSZD5vKBSWbThhU2Y7xfA
Managed to record most of it
Yep. They also give you gold coins with a voucher purchase (500)
If people are already buying digital you're just losing money by giving them the games for $50/ea. However, they can use vouchers to influence other regions that don't buy digital as often (Europe, Japan, etc) to switch to buying digital with vouchers. Idk just a theory I've had for why it's not a thing in NA.
Oh interesting, I've never heard of that. My hypothesis was just Americans seem to have a higher digital % compared to other regions so no real reason to give them vouchers.
Yeah, but they're not really losing money. The whole point of sales is that after a game has recouped its costs everything after is pure profit. Most of these games have likely already broken even so if the increase in purchases from the vouches offsets the slight discount, then they make more overall. And because these aren't actual price drops to the games, Nintendo can still maintain the whole "our products don't ever decrease in value" image
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Definitely agree on this part. A great way to maintain their image while giving users a small discount. Either way I'm happy, give me TotK and Pikmin 4.
Did Austraila ever lose it cause it says it's an Australian site
Not sure, but figured it will be similar for people that are curious
I've never bought a game on the eShop without using a voucher.
The value is just too good here in Australia.
The voucher is about $135 so it works out to be $67.50 per title. Which is great because the games retail in stores anywhere between $69 and $99
The value is just too good here in Australia.
The voucher is about $135 so it works out to be $67.50 per title. Which is great because the games retail in stores anywhere between $69 and $99
We never lost it.
Nice deal, but I'm too attached to physical games and my ability to resell at such a small loss. It's wild how much Nintendo games maintain their value. In the end I end up saving more doing that.
Tears of the Kingdom launch discount, here I come!!
Actually if Sparks of Hope qualifies, I'll probably insta buy that too!
Actually if Sparks of Hope qualifies, I'll probably insta buy that too!
Cereza and Metroid Prime on discount lets gooo (prime is not in the video I am just posting my excitement for possibilities)
with two $60 games, you save $20 with a voucher, so I don't see any reason to lower the price
Sparks of Hope won't qualify. I assumed it would, bought 2 vouchers...still unused.
Wonder if that means more big drops this year and maybe announced at the same direct that announces vouchers are back.
I'm sorta blanking on anything I'd want besides Tears and even that i'm honestly probably just gonna wait a while.
I'm sorta blanking on anything I'd want besides Tears and even that i'm honestly probably just gonna wait a while.