Nintendo Switch Online Adds Missions and Custom Icons - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 March 2022 / 5,682 Views
Nintendo has introduced new features to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers including a Missions and Rewards section.
Nintendo Switch Online subscribers starting today can check out the Missions and Rewards section, where they can check out list of missions to be completed to earn Platinum Points.
Missions includes playing certain games and backing up your cloud data.
The Platinum Points can be used to redeem digital and physical items on the My Nintendo Store, as well as unlocking various icon customization elements. The icons can be customized by changing the frame and using elements from different franchises.
New icon themes until April 3 will be based on Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Super Mario Odyssey.
A Nintendo Switch Online subscription is priced at $19.99 / £17.99 per year.
Check out details on the Missions and Rewards section below:
Have you checked out the Nintendo Switch Online* section on your Nintendo Switch system lately? With the recent update, you can now earn My Nintendo™ Platinum Points** by using the Nintendo Switch Online service. You can then redeem your Platinum Points for exclusive rewards, including icon elements you can use to create a new look for your user icon!
Exclusive missions
Visit the new Missions & Rewards section of the Nintendo Switch Online app on your Nintendo Switch System. You’ll find a list of missions you can complete simply by doing things you’re probably already doing with your Nintendo Switch Online membership, like playing online or trying out the library of classic games. Sound easy? It is!
Fun rewards
After you’ve completed one of these missions, just head back to the Nintendo Switch Online app to collect your Platinum Points, which you can redeem for digital wallpapers, physical items from the My Nintendo Store, and new member-exclusive icon elements you can collect and put together to create a new user icon.
Introducing icon elements!
One of the new features in the latest update for the Nintendo Switch Online app is the ability to redeem Platinum Points for elements for your user icon. You can get frames, characters, or background elements to create your own user icon that can be seen by other Nintendo Switch players when you’re online. Each month will have a different theme and icon elements will be refreshed each week, so be sure to check the Nintendo Switch Online app on your Nintendo Switch system so you don’t miss any!
Available until 4/3:
Animal Crossing ™: New Horizons (March birthdays) and Super Mario Odyssey™
Learn more
Want to learn more about missions and rewards? Just make sure your Nintendo Switch system is updated, then click on the Nintendo Switch Online icon on the bottom of your HOME menu to get started.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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extraordinarily late, but very welcome.
I find it interesting, based on these comments, that people actually are into this. I just like to play games so I could care less about icons or wallpapers or whatever. I turn on my Switch to play a game - the way everything is set up on Switch right now is perfect.
When I first saw the news I thought Missions was Nintendo's version of achievements and I was like wow lots of people are going to be happy, but instead its just silly little play this game play that game and you get points to have an avatar icon or something. But hey apparently plenty of people like this stuff so I guess its cool Nintendo is adding this. Extra useless fluff in my opinion but seems some people like the fluff so good job Nintendo!
all i'd want is for the sort order on the "all software"-screen to be customizable! i can has? plz nintendo? i beg of thee
I wonder what other interesting stuff they'll come up with over the years.
Hopefully this icon customisation thing leads to customisable themes eventually.
Never getting Xenoblade avatars are we
So I checked just to make sure and even if you have Platinum Points already you can only spend them if you're subscribed...
I mean, the system is part of the NSO app on Switch, so it makes sense it's only for subscribers for now, but this definitely should've been a universal feature. We've been begging for more customization and Nintendo pay walls it?!
Also, below your Mission Status, there's an area below that says "Missions you can complete without NSO" but I'm guessing that doesn't matter if you complete them since you wouldn't be able to spend the points you earned anyway if you're not subscribed.
I think you should be able to spend platinum points in the my Nintendo store, just like it has always been the case. Maybe just the new customization stuff is behind the paid NSO.
Screw Missions. Add proper Trophy/Achievement system across all games!
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