Announcement of My Nintendo Gold Point Discontinuation

Thank you very much for your continued support of our products.

On March 25th, 2025, at 3:30PM AEDT / 5:30PM NZDT, the ability to earn Gold Points will end. Gold Points already earned can still be used on Nintendo eShop to receive a discount, even after this end date.

We sincerely thank you for using the My Nintendo rewards program and apologise for any inconvenience.

What does this mean for you?

Earning Gold Points from digital purchases and download codes

From March 25th, 2025, customers will no longer earn Gold Points when making digital purchases from Nintendo eShop, My Nintendo Store and the official Nintendo website, or by redeeming download codes.

Earning Gold Points from pre-orders of digital titles

Pre-orders for digital titles from Nintendo eShop, My Nintendo Store or the official Nintendo website made by March 24th, 2025, will still earn Gold Points regardless of the game’s release date, even if the payment is processed after March 24th. Gold Points earned from such a pre-order will be granted to the customer’s Nintendo Account within 24 hours of a) the payment being processed and b) an email with the subject “Thank you for your Nintendo eShop purchase” being sent to their registered email address.

If the customer cancels such a pre-order before the payment has been processed, or if the payment process doesn’t go through for customer-related reasons (such as insufficient funds or an expired credit card set for payment), Gold Points will not be granted, even if the same title is pre-ordered again or purchased by the customer at a later date.

Please note that pre-orders for digital games placed with external retailers are fulfilled as download codes. As such, and as explained above, these download codes will not earn Gold Points from March 25th.

Earning Gold Points from physical Nintendo Switch Game Cards

Gold Points can still be earned by registering physical Game Cards from the HOME Menu of a Nintendo Switch console, as long as the title has been released by March 24th, 2025. If a title is released after that date, Gold Points cannot be earned. The original release date of a title is defined by the information shown on Nintendo eShop. Gold Points can be earned from registering a Game Card for a period of one year from a title’s original release date in Australia and New Zealand.

Any previous commitment by Nintendo Australia & New Zealand to grant Gold Points outside of the methods described above will still be fulfilled. Additionally, customers may also be granted Gold Points for exceptional reasons at Nintendo’s discretion, even after March 24th, 2025.

Spending your existing Gold Points

Gold Points are valid for 12 months from the date of being earned, expiring at the end of a calendar month. Gold Points earned by customers by March 24th can be used to get a discount on Nintendo eShop purchases until they expire, even after the distribution of Gold Points has ended.