Nintendo has introduced that it will likely be ceasing gross sales of the Nintendo Change Recreation Vouchers scheme from Friday, thirtieth January 2026 at 23:59 JST.
For many who could be unaware, Recreation Vouchers would are available pairs and would subsequently mean you can buy two first-party eShop titles at a reduced value. So within the UK, for instance, a pair of Recreation Vouchers prices £84, granting entry to 2 titles priced at £49.99 every, thus saving you roughly £16. Fairly candy deal.
No extra, although! Nintendo had already introduced that Recreation Vouchers would not be suitable with the Change 2, however now it is gone one step additional and is bringing an finish to the scheme totally.
It isn’t all dangerous information, although. Kind of… Recreation Vouchers are legitimate for one yr after buy, and Nintendo has said that it will likely be introducing extra video games to the scheme following the cessation of gross sales initially of January.
We won’t say for particular which video games could be added, however we reckon there is a good likelihood we’ll see the likes of Rhythm Heaven Groove and Tomodachi Life: Dwelling the Dream, each of that are scheduled to launch in 2026. Then, after all, you have received the Change 1 variations of Metroid Prime 4: Past and Pokémon Legends: Z-A launching later this yr.
It is a disgrace this can now not be a factor, although. Hopefully Nintendo will supply up some kind of various for the Change 2, as a result of if it needs to proceed pushing people towards digital purchases, then it will must introduce an attractive deal for these hesitant to depart bodily media behind.