Nintendo is killing off My Nintendo Gold Points before the Switch 2 launches, ending one of its best rewards programs.

Of course, Nintendo discounting Gold Points isn’t necessarily all bad news. It is rumored that the highly-anticipated Switch 2 is coming later this year. A likely comprehensive Nintendo Direct on April 2 about the next steps for the console may even outline a release date.

Nintendo is discontinuing its Switch eShop Gold Points scheme ahead of the launch of the Switch 2.From the end of next month, March 25, 2025, players will no longer earn Gold Points — Nintendo's points-based loyalty scheme that can be exchanged for discounts — on their purchases.

Nintendo has announced it will discontinue its Gold Points scheme across the Switch eShop and official Nintendo website.

We know the Nintendo Switch 2 is coming later this year, but we still don’t know when the actual release date will be. There’s a Switch 2-centric Nintendo Direct on April 2, but that’s all we know for sure right now.

A former Nintendo sales lead gave their prediction for when the Nintendo Switch 2 will be released, and they've got good reasons backing it.

For Sean, the most logical release comes in June, as Nintendo is "going to want the system to be out before the end of the summer." "I would say at the start of the summer - end o

One former Nintendo employee has suggested Switch 2 isn't as far away as you may thing, and has said that retailer leaks are unlikely to hold any substance as they know "nothing"