Nintendo announced on Thursday the company is sunsetting its Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers offer early next year. Nintendo Switch Online members will have until January 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PST to take advantage of the offer. Vouchers are redeemable for up to a year after purchase.
The Game Voucher program is a great way to save on Nintendo’s first-party line-up. Sold in pairs, for $100 players can receive two Vouchers redeemable in the Nintendo eShop for a myriad of games. As full-priced Switch games retail at $60 — or $70, if we’re talking The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — Game Vouchers are one of the few ways to snag Nintendo exclusives at a discounted rate.
Nintendo is notorious for rarely lowering the price of its first-party titles, and when it does put games on sale, those discounts aren’t as steep as one might expect. For example, the eight-year-old Super Mario Odyssey was recently discounted from its MSRP of $60 to $40, making it an absolute bargain. Because of those rare sales, Game Vouchers have been a great way to save a bit of scratch on Nintendo’s new releases.
Nintendo of Europe announced the discontinuation of the Vouchers on Thursday, but did note “Switch titles will continue to be added to the Game Voucher catalogue throughout 2026.” While we don’t quite know yet what games Nintendo has in store for the original Switch next year, Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond round out Nintendo’s 2025 line-up, though the latter is yet to receive a firm release date. Both titles will be available for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.
This comes after the news earlier this year that Game Vouchers wouldn’t be usable for Nintendo Switch 2 titles. Nintendo also ended its Gold Points program, which was another way for consumers to save a bit on eShop purchases.
For more information about the Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers, head to Nintendo’s FAQ page.
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