Nintendo Switch Game Voucher Program Ends in 2026

Nintendo started to announce in regions like Europe and Japan that it will end its Nintendo Switch Game Voucher program for Nintendo Switch Online members. The last day to buy tickets is January 30, 2026, and the last day to use them will be January 29, 2027. The North American site hasn’t updated to state if it also will be shutting down at that time.

How it worked is someone who subscribes to the Nintendo Switch Online service could spend $99.98/£84.00/9,980円 to get a pair of voucher tickets. This would allow you to get two first-party original Switch games from the official list of applicable titles. Due to the cost of these normally, it typically could mean you’d get them at a discount.

The company did clarify some details about the end of this promotion. The list of games that are eligible to be used with Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers won’t be changed, and new titles will be added even after the end of the program. You can stock up in advance, but you can only hold up to eight of these voucher tickets at a time. Note that these tickets are only good for a year after purchase, so it would be wisest to wait until the day before the cut-off to ensure they last as long as possible.

This marks the second promotion Nintendo will end that rewards people who make purchases on Switch games. The My Nintendo Gold Points program got shut down in March 2025. That allowed any player, not just a Nintendo Switch Online subscriber, get Gold Points that could be used toward bonuses like currency on game purchases. 

And of course, the company famously ended Club Nintendo back in April 2015. That was replaced with My Nintendo, which isn’t as comprehensive or in some ways impressive.

Sales of the Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers program for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers will end in regions like Europe and Japan on January 30, 2026, and any purchased ones can be used until January 30, 2027.