Nintendo, like Sony, is aware that games physical format They leave the company less money because it must invest in the cartridge, the box, the distribution, the commission which remains the retailer among others, which does not occur with the games in digital format.
This is probably the main reason why Nintendo launched its Award program From the Nintendo Eshop, a program that rewards with points the purchase of games, points that reduce accurate Games in some games to buy them cheaper.
However, it seems that the Japanese company decided that the time had come not to allow users to buy their games more cheap And has just announced the closure of the Gold Points program.
As usual, he did not explain what reason that led him to make this decision thanking all the users who used the program and regret the drawback that this decision can cause users.
Goodbye to the Nintendo Eshop Points program
In the declaration where the Japanese company announced this decision, it set the next date on the deadline March 25. These points were obtained according to the amount spent for game purchases. If we reserve a title before March 24, although it is launched after March 25, we will continue to obtain the reward points for the use of the official Nintendo store.
But, on March 25, if we buy a title, users will no longer receive any compensation for the use of the official store. The end of this award program does not mean that the points we have been able to accumulate in the years when it was operational disappears from our account.
The accumulated points will continue to be available up to a maximum of 12 months to obtain discounts on future purchases and expire at the end of this month. THE Puntos PlantinumFor the moment, they will continue to be available with the same restrictions as so far.
We do not know what are the future plans of Nintendo with regard to the rewards offered to users for having bought the games in their store, but, as expected, it did not put the user community very well, especially among Those who went to digital format to obtain discounts on their upcoming purchases.
Will Nintendo launch a similar program?
Nintendo may be saved by a surprise in the face of the presentation of the Second generation of the Nintendo switchAnnouncement planned for the calendar of April 2. Knowing the love of business money, it is also likely that no similar program will be launched in the future and that users who continue to choose games in digital format have no reward.
For the moment, all we can do is see how the company moves the deposit of next April 2, day, we will know not only all the specifications and innovations of this second generation, but also, you will also resolve the One of the biggest unknowns of this console: the price.
