Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers allow players to purchase digital titles at a discounted rate. The deal offers two vouchers, each redeemable for a game listed on Nintendo's Voucher Catalog. Switch Game Vouchers first released in 2019, but for a limited time. With their return to Nintendo's eShop this week, those with active Individual or Family Nintendo Switch Online accounts are able to redeem two digital games for a significant discount. Family Memberships may benefit the most, as the potential to purchase games for a discount can be shared among the various users under one subscription.
Nintendo Switch Online offers many useful features for fans of the console. Though its main use is for multiplayer and cloud saves, perhaps its greatest benefit comes in the form of limited-time promotions and offers. Game Vouchers may be among the best offers Switch fans have seen since the consoles launch, so their return to the eShop is a welcome one. Though an individual member could utilize vouchers to cross games off of their backlog, the greatest benefit comes in the potential for Family accounts to purchase, or even gift, games to other users on their Nintendo Account family group.
Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers Are a Rare Offer from Nintendo
Nintendo's biggest titles rarely see a discount, making game vouchers a very special offer from the company to its players. A brief glimpse at Nintendo's voucher title list presents fans with dozens of acclaimed titles, including recent releases like Fire Emblem: Engage and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.Game Vouchers are especially great for late adopters of the Switch, with essential titles such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild available for a discount alongside fresh releases. Vouchers can be used after the offer ends, so long as the user still has an active membership when redeeming them.
A particularly interesting element of Nintendo's voucher system is the inclusion of pre-orders. At this moment, fans are able to pre-order both Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe for the price of two vouchers. With both games currently listed for $59.99 on the eShop, gamers would save about $20 redeeming both with a standard two-voucher purchase. Kirby's Return to Dream Land received very positive reviews upon its 2011 release, making its inclusion on the list especially unique, given Nintendo's penchant for full-price remakes and remasters.
Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers Offer the Biggest Benefit to Family Memberships
Family NSO Memberships allow a primary user to add up to seven additional users to their family list, and pay a recurring subscription cost for the entire group. Those users can be on different Switches and can use all NSO features, such as getting access to exclusive Nintendo game trials. This also potentially gives all eight users access to the Game Voucher offer, individually. Though users within a family group are not permitted to purchase titles for each other directly, users with accounts on the same switch can potentially gift them through the offer.
Users who register any Switch as their primary console can share its games with another user on the device. With Nintendo Switch Online Vouchers back on the eShop, that means one user could buy a two-voucher bundle and use them to purchase titles for any user on their Switch. Though digital games cannot be shared between consoles, it is possible to gift a game to someone on the same console, stretching the savings offered by game vouchers further for family accounts. With eight total vouchers available per user at any one time, the potential to gift using the voucher system is exceptional, depending on how many consoles are split between the group.
Nintendo is set to have another strong year in 2023, with various major titles launching for the Switch, as well as the release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Starting the year with the re-release of game vouchers is a pleasant surprise for fans of the company, especially with the inclusion of recent releases in the Pokemon and Fire Emblem franchises. The ability to pre-order two of the year's most anticipated games at a discount and access major recent titles make Nintendo Game Vouchers an offer that is hard to pass up. Fans of Nintendo Switch Online should be sure to take advantage of the offer as soon as possible, as history shows it will not last long.
