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Nintendo announces Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers (Buy 2 full price games for $99.99 / Exclusive for NSO users)
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Nice enough deal but I don't think I could go digital for first party Nintendo games. Resale value is too important to me. Would also need a guarantee that all my Switch digital purchases would be available on the Switch 2 whenever that releases.
I just got 2 vouchers and got Astral Chain with one of them.
It's an even better deal when I realized that you get 500 Gold Points(5 bucks) when you get the vouchers.
It's an even better deal when I realized that you get 500 Gold Points(5 bucks) when you get the vouchers.
I just installed my new 400GB card from Prime Days tonight, and will be taking advantage of this for FE, Link, DQXI, and Astral Chain. Up until now, I was buying strictly physical except for eShop. Thinking about Pokemon, and Animal Crossing as well but that is an initial outlay of $300
Why should be Nintendo's responsibility and not buyers'? Why buy vouchers if you don't know where you gonna use them yet?
Instead of vouchers they could just give us worthwhile amount of gold points, like 20% back. So you buy one game, you get 12$ off for the next purchase then you buy another full game for (60-12) 48$ and you get 9.6$. So you have paid 108$ for two games and you have 9.6$ to use next. Pretty much the same as having to buy two vouchers for 100$.
Will i also get extra coins for everygame i buy with the vouchers .
So it's basically the same 5% you get back in gold coins .
The difference is they get your money upfront. Like, way upfront.
No. Only when buying the vouchers.
If you ask a company if they want your money "now, for sure", or "later, maybe", you don't think it matters to them?
You can get multiples. But I don't think you can change the amount. You have to go thru the process each time.
Nintendo know what games you've bought and they know what games will be eligible in the future and they also set the restrictions, like expiry after a year.
I would have thought it was somehow illegal to sell you a voucher that you had no way of redeeming?
Just snagged Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3. Next it's a toss up between Astral Chain & Fire Emblem
Just got my first, and presumably only (unless they extend the deal in NA), pair of vouchers.
Got Marvel UA3 and intend to use the other voucher on Pokémon.
Got Marvel UA3 and intend to use the other voucher on Pokémon.
Think I'm only going to get 1 voucher. I got enough credit for one and will save it for Animal Crossing and something else next year. Otherwise I'm all physical since I still have GCU. That and I love alot of the box art like Luigi's Mansion 3 and Link's awakening so I want a physical copy anyway.
I plan on buying two vouchers before the 31st. I used my first voucher on Super Mario Maker 2 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, my second voucher on Fire Emblem and Astral Chain. Gonna use the 3rd on Daemon and Zelda, 4th on Luigi and one of the Pokemon. I wish it went past 7/31 but what are you gonna do.
Same thing happened to me with massgenie and I just chatted with their customer support for a minute and they got me sorted.
Sitting on a healthy eShop wallet and trying to decide if I'm gonna get more vouchers or just use it on indies here and there. I typically only get multiplayer or online focused games digitally, so not much is calling me
Yes. Right now, I'm waiting to buy the voucher on July 28, 2019. This is to prevent me from actually forgetting to do this at the really end of July.
I actually bought four of these ... redeemed the first of eight on FE, and it is all preloaded for Friday
Well you have until end of month to BUY them but another year to redeem them.
I think
At the end of the month you won't be able to purchase them anymore, but they can still be redeemed right?
They stop being sold at the end of the month, but expire a year from now IIRC.
EDIT: Woof, late.
accidentally, huh :'D
I wouldn't feel bad unless you're strapped for money. it's a good deal
I really shouldn't buy Dragon Quest XI S since I put 15 hours into the PC version and only stopped when I heard the switch version was getting localized. I have four vouchers left and I'm probably getting Zelda and Luigis mansion for sure unless they're bad. One will be saved for Animal Crossing which I assume will be added. I'll have to decide between DxM, Pokémon, and Dragon Quest.
Buying another set will probably be too many games to play but it's tempting. Really wish this offer didn't expire in a week
Buying another set will probably be too many games to play but it's tempting. Really wish this offer didn't expire in a week
Does anyone know if they will continue to add games to the vouchers, even thought the vouchers (ability to buy) are ending in a few days?
I want to buy a set, and save it for Animal Crossing, but I don't know if they will continue to add games eligible for vouchers, since the ability to purchase vouchers is ending in a few days, and Animal Crossing comes out in March.
I want to buy a set, and save it for Animal Crossing, but I don't know if they will continue to add games eligible for vouchers, since the ability to purchase vouchers is ending in a few days, and Animal Crossing comes out in March.
Given that they keep adding games and they last a year, I think you're safe to hold onto them for games not yet announced on it.
There's no guarantee and nothing has (as far as I know) been officially said, but the ability to purchase the vouchers is supposed to end only in the US. Since it will continue elsewhere, I seriously doubt they will not add any more games to the vouchers, including Animal Crossing. And I even more seriously doubt that any game added will be only for vouchers from certain regions.
Why is it ending in the US? Maybe the market is too good for them to sell the Vouchers in? No matter the reason I'm annoyed that the Voucher program is ending here but continuing elsewhere.
The purpose of the vouchers is probably:
1. Encourage NSO subscriptions
2. Encourage buying of Nintendo games digitally
Both are probably already in a fairly good condition in the US market vs the other markets, so there's less need for the vouchers there in the long run. Just guessing though (and I hope they change their mind and extend these).
Putting a time limit on things will likely entice more buyers in the short term. They'll probably bring them back at some point.
Watch them not actually ending/being extended in NA. It makes no sense that they're apparently not ending elsewhere except there. Gonna be interesting to watch once the date rolls over.
I was actually just wondering if they might bring them back in the future.
I still want to buy these but time is getting away and I can't see any decent discounts on eshop cards.
I use my Amazon Prime credit card to buy them on Amazon which gives me 5% back after I make my card payment. Combined with the gold coins it makes for an ok discount but it's not an immediate discount.
That isn't bad! I am outside of the US though so options are more limited!