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With the latest update, Nintendo has added a new feature to their Nintendo Switch Online service, with a new section called Missions & Rewards. Completing certain tasks will reward players with My Nintendo platinum points, which can be redeemed for physical and digital rewards. Missions mainly consist of broad, simple tasks, like trying out games on the NES & SNES, playing a game with online play, or backing up save data. Platinum points can be redeemed for digital wallpapers and printable documents on the My Nintendo page, certain physical items on the My Nintendo store, or to get new exclusive user icons on the Nintendo Switch. Exclusively for NSO members, user icons can now be customized to an extent, with platinum points able to used to purchase different frames, characters and backgrounds to make a user icon. Each month will have a different theme, and specific elements will be swapped out every week.

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[Noctosphere]

Well, personally, I'd prefer the kind of merchandise the old Club Nintendo had
Like Game card case (I know there is one, but it is lame and has a capacity of only 8 game card ), exclusive t-shirt, cap, stuff like that.
I find the available items buyable from nintendo point... lame...

 

[Joeynator3000]

I miss Club Nintendo. Simple rules, real merch.

Even the digital stuff was a hundred times better, hell, I got a free 3DS game out of it right before it closed off. (Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D) My Nintendo is just....sad.

 

[WaffleRaccoon]

Hm. This is actually pretty neat!

 

[Noctosphere]

Hm. This is actually pretty neat!

clearly, you've never been on Club Nintendo, right?
Otherwise, you wouldn't say that about that... downgrade...

 

[Marc_LFD]

For a second I thought Nintendo realised it's 2022 and finally implemented achievements after reading the headline of this news.
But I was wrong. Nevermind.

There's obviously demand for achievements so Nintendo ought to implement it. Same goes for messaging, but also a nope from Nintendo. Really stubborn dicks.

Personally, I disable trophy notifications on my PS4 (and achievements on the 360) as I don't care about it. I just wanna play the game like them old days.

 

[Hanafuda]

Even the digital stuff was a hundred times better, hell, I got a free 3DS game out of it right before it closed off. (Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D) My Nintendo is just....sad.

Great game. Takes forever to 100%.

I got a couple games, a "Game & Watch : Ball", a couple T-shirts for my kids, a Majora's Mask soundtrack CD (still unopened), a set of 25 Nintendo 'flair' buttons (still unopened), a deck of translucent plastic Mario playing cards (opened but never used), and some other smalltime junk my kids wanted. Real stuff, most worth keeping. It was like, "Thanks for playing!" actually meant something.

 

[Joeynator3000]

Great game. Takes forever to 100%.

I got a couple games, a "Game & Watch : Ball", a couple T-shirts for my kids, a Majora's Mask soundtrack CD (still unopened), a set of 25 Nintendo 'flair' buttons (still unopened), a deck of translucent plastic Mario playing cards (opened but never used), and some other smalltime junk my kids wanted. Real stuff, most worth keeping. It was like, "Thanks for playing!" actually meant something.

I kinda completed it on the Wii (I think, can't remember if I managed the 5 Monkey Trial level or not), then again the 3DS version has new levels, I should check those out at some point. I kinda stopped playing on the last main world, lol.

 

[HarveyHouston]

Well, I almost got excited, thinking that this would finally be a way to collect the My Nintendo Platinum Points featured on the website. Yet again, Nintendo does their own strange thing by not incorporating that feature at all, but instead have it where you can get... icons?

The mission thing is kind of a nice added feature, having you do certain missions during set dates to get a bunch of points. However, I was really hoping to access all of the My Nintendo missions and rewards on the Switch. Again, more let-downs.

 

[Spider_Man]

Let's finally copy what others already do but give you crap in return of doing crap.

Id rather see improvements to its own emulators which is retarded how nintendo cant emulate its own consoles while others have near flawless emulators for decades.

Why do people even invest in nintendont anymore.

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

wow, everyone here is so positive!
(before you say anything, i dont like this that much either, just found it kinda funny how everyone was being so negative :P)

 

[nero99]

Why are so many of you so mad about the lack of achievements? You know they’re just games right?

 

[nero99]

Let's finally copy what others already do but give you crap in return of doing crap.

Id rather see improvements to its own emulators which is retarded how nintendo cant emulate its own consoles while others have near flawless emulators for decades.

Why do people even invest in nintendont anymore.

Seems like someone hit their head a little too hard

 

[TomRiddle]

I miss Club Nintendo. Simple rules, real merch.

I've been using My Nintendo sense 2018 and honestly for the most part it's pretty mediocre across the board when it comes between wallpaper & shit starter guides, sales that never account for switch and so on so on.

I just really wish that I had jumped on the Club Nintendo bandwagon sooner, but alas it's too late for me now.

 

[WaffleRaccoon]

clearly, you've never been on Club Nintendo, right?
Otherwise, you wouldn't say that about that... downgrade...

I know about it but I just didn't join it since I was young at the time.

 

[NayrTheLovable]

Wow, Nintendo is actually trying to get with the times. Now if they could do achievements and bring back themes for the main menu

 

[godreborn]

Let's finally copy what others already do but give you crap in return of doing crap.

Id rather see improvements to its own emulators which is retarded how nintendo cant emulate its own consoles while others have near flawless emulators for decades.

Why do people even invest in nintendont anymore.

Nintendo actually did update at least the n64 emulator recently, so things like the fog in oot are fixed. looks like it was in January actually: https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switchs-latest-update-appears-to-improve-n64-emulation

 

[assassinz]

I miss Club Nintendo. Simple rules, real merch.

And free shipping.

 

[TomRiddle]

Wow, Nintendo is actually trying to get with the times. Now if they could do achievements and bring back themes for the main menu

Didn't they only (unfortunately) only do that with the 3DS?

For pretty much across the board Nintendo has never done themes or achivements for lacking behind the time and locking freedom and customization on what people can do with their hardware.

The latter reason is why homebrew is so popular with Nintendo consoles.

 

[TomRiddle]

Nintendo actually did update at least the n64 emulator recently, so things like the fog in oot are fixed. looks like it was in January actually: https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switchs-latest-update-appears-to-improve-n64-emulation

I mean I thank everything that this shows that Nintendo can indeed take criticism.

I just wish they'd take it more, ya know?

 

[NayrTheLovable]

Didn't they only (unfortunately) only do that with the 3DS?

For pretty much across the board Nintendo has never done themes or achivements for lacking behind the time and locking freedom and customization on what people can do with their hardware.

The latter reason is why homebrew is so popular with Nintendo consoles.

Yep, 3DS was the first and only time they ever did themes. Just doesn't make sense why they'd make a market off of it for that console, but not the Switch. I'd be willing to throw cash for themes, just as I did for the 3DS.

And yeah, they've never really done anything past themes and NSO (though they're obviously still figuring that out), to make their consoles catch up with the times. I know they like being innovative with their tech, but they really need to add similar features that Sony and Microsoft have been doing for years.

Definitely a case of being behind the times and just being too overprotective with their stuff.

And yeah, if they weren't so overprotective and behind, homebrew wouldn't be as popular as it is. The consumers just prove how much more the consoles could provide.

Also, love your signature btw. Good to see another fellow SOG on here