The Wii U Premium deal for the first 2 years or so was better. $7 AUD for every $70 spent, with those $7 counting towards the next $70.
I don't think Nintendo's Gold Points system gets enough credit
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Didn't know they expired, but I end up buying enough games digital on switch each that I usually end up with 2-3 free games a year.
it's pretty hard to complain, it's just getting money back for buying a game I was gonna buy anyway. I'm totally down with that.
- I don't buy that many of their games each year because they remain so highly priced.
- Redeeming points at retail is time-sensitive.
- The points expire on your account.
It's this combination of factors or "rules" which means I don't personally benefit much.
- Redeeming points at retail is time-sensitive.
- The points expire on your account.
It's this combination of factors or "rules" which means I don't personally benefit much.
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Your threads premise is that they don't get enough credit for a system that Sony used to do better and Microsoft does immensely better.
If you're just going to complain when people point out the issues with Nintendo's implementation (especially compared to Club Nintendo) you should really take a step back and consider why you made a thread inviting discussion.
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It's not free, you have to buy content for it to apply and the goal would be people will spend more over time than they would have because of the points, it's a marketing gimmick to entice people to spend more.
Free money would be not having to do anything and Nintendo just depositing money in your wallet. Nintendo isn't a charity.
Oh shit did not know this pretty sure I left those points unused in the acc more than a year need to check asap
Nintendo's ninjas are already on your roof and running up your front lawn.
I think you know what they mean though. You get money for doing something you were gonna do anyway. It saves me money, not makes me spend more.
It changes the whole dichotomy of the argument to assert that it's free money and thereby somehow above reproach or complaint
Maybe for some people that's true, but I never bought a game I wasn't going to buy on Switch because I'd get gold points. Considering I wouldn't get anything in other stores for spending the same amount of money, I'd say it's fair to consider it free, same as the Steam trading cards.
It's nice, adds a little more to physical purchases, which are already the better value. I always check used games when I get them for gold coins, and have got a bunch that way.
They do have sales on their digital games usually 2-3 times a year for 20%-30% off, and that's not counting when retails stores do their own sales independent of Nintendo. Heck if you're lucky you can get a digital code on sale from a store like gamestop that is cheaper then it cost on the eshop and get full gold coins for it. You really only get screwed if you're buying a physical Nintendo game at full price a year+ after it came out.
I have also had some games never get properly set up with the system.
Yeah they don't deserve credit for how many rules had attached to it. Using microsawft rewards I had enough points in roughly two months to redeem 25 bucks worth of cash to use. I may have spent money on my hardware and waiting for gamepass to expire, but I have the choice to use rewards for bigger sums of cash or straight up extend my subscription for free.
Nintendo doesn't compare. Points expire lol. The free points are usually for silver coins, which obvs can't be used in the eshop.
Nintendo doesn't compare. Points expire lol. The free points are usually for silver coins, which obvs can't be used in the eshop.
Yeah, I bought Disgaea 4 Complete physically from the NIS store, tried to redeem the gold points but I got a error message saying the points had expired.
Because just because something is free doesn't mean it's worthwhile. The Nintendo rewards program is like they've checked a box on services to offer, like most stores and restaurants do. It's so little, has so many caveats and limitations that it's practically worthless. The limitation on the age of the game is absolutely ridiculous and unnecessary, for one.
They used to have a playstation/sony rewards program but I believe its changing to only be if you have a sony credit card.
C'mon this is needlessly reductive. Anger is obviously dumb (as it is for most things video game related), but there are plenty reasons to be disappointed about Nintendo's offering compared to the competition, compared to what Nintendo offered before, or when accounting for the fact that digital offers no resale optionality and that Nintendo's games typically go on sale far less frequently.
Especially when the OP is framed as Nintendo not getting enough credit for what they do. Like fuck, they kinda get credit in line with the amount of credit they give you, which is to say precisely enough and not much respectively.
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Switch games are consistently more expensive than equivalent games on other platforms, and the gold points in no way make up the difference. Getting a very slight rebate on your Switch Tax if you buy something else within a pretty short timeframe is not quite the slam-dunk for consumers that you might think.
I mean, their game prices suck and never go on sale. So getting 60 cents back on a physical purchase or $3 back on a digital purchase honestly really doesn't deserve a whole lot of credit, tbh.
I will say, it WAS nice during the Black Friday sales to buy some of those Switch digital games from GameStop for $27.99 and still get the full $3 back in eShop coins. That felt like a pretty good deal.
I will say, it WAS nice during the Black Friday sales to buy some of those Switch digital games from GameStop for $27.99 and still get the full $3 back in eShop coins. That felt like a pretty good deal.
Probability because you created the thread with the hilariously overblown premise.
Except MS often has events where you get points if you buy from the digital store. Couple that with all of the free MS points already available and the Nintendo offering gets the proper amount of credit which is minimal.
Yup. Its nicer than nothing. But their games are often more expensive that buying them elsewhere or used saves you much money
I was mainly talking about the PS Store / Steam, never buy anything from the MS Store so wouldn't know. Not really sure how that's supposed to change anything though.
Not to be an echo factory but I'd much rather actual first party sales than these coins. They don't "deserve more credit" cause it's a band-aid to the cut that never heals which is piddly discounts on their own games. 5% back is pretty good in the grand scheme of rewards programs but still.
Agreed. You even get the full value if you buy a code from outside the eShop like at a retailer. Where as the eShop will give you 5% of what you pay (so if it's on sale you get less coins).
It's not much, but it adds up and I'm sure grateful it even exists.
It's not much, but it adds up and I'm sure grateful it even exists.
In the case of steam they will let your refund games within 2 hours of playtime and most games on the service go on deep sales up to 90% off, including valve's own games.
I can't imagine anyone is getting angry. Just that it isn't necessarily deserving of praise. There is a difference.
Lotta shit talkin' but you're right OP. I forget about them adding up, but there have been multiple times I've either been able to unexpectedly knock 4-6 bucks off a new game I'm buying, or else get a game for free if I'm picking up an indie on sale.
As someone who goes 95% digital, it's been awesome for me.
As someone who goes 95% digital, it's been awesome for me.
It's better than nothing!
But as a physical buyer the savings are way less, and the fact that you can't claim after just 1 year from release is shit.
I'm sure digital is better but I'm not about that life.
But as a physical buyer the savings are way less, and the fact that you can't claim after just 1 year from release is shit.
I'm sure digital is better but I'm not about that life.
If you are buying a lot, especially soon after they come out then it is a sensible way to keep the user invested in the ecosystem I suppose. Would strongly prefer proper sales though.
I cannot afford games regularly, certainly not near launch so this system is almost entirely worthless to me. I did get a lot of use out of Club Nintendo rewards though. The majority of the rewards you could get were a bit gimmicky but most were well made and it kept me really satisfied with the Nintendo 3DS in particular. I especially loved those multi cartridge boxes!
I cannot afford games regularly, certainly not near launch so this system is almost entirely worthless to me. I did get a lot of use out of Club Nintendo rewards though. The majority of the rewards you could get were a bit gimmicky but most were well made and it kept me really satisfied with the Nintendo 3DS in particular. I especially loved those multi cartridge boxes!
I like it a lot, my main two issues with it are points having an expiration date and retail copies get barely anything. I mainly switch over to digital now, so that sorta solves one issue. Even with the expiration date I usually hit $40 of points, so that takes a huge chunk off a full price day one game or all of my dlc/ stupid online is free for the year.
Not as good as the Wii U program, but they were trying to get anyone to buy anything. lol
Not as good as the Wii U program, but they were trying to get anyone to buy anything. lol
