It’s pretty common knowledge that Nintendo’s most popular mascot, Mario, has a thing for gold coins. If you like the Super Mario franchise, you may get a kick out of the fact that Nintendo Switch‘s online shop has the use of said gold coins.
Unfortunately, you don’t get those gold coins by punching bricks (or fortunately in this case, really). So how do you get them then? You can get gold coins every time you purchase a physical or digital game on the Switch.
So what can you use them for? Well, you can use the gold coins you have to avail for discounts every time you go to the Switch eShop. This comes especially useful when you’re buying games as it allows you to save some cash.
This does sound good, but how much will the gold coins save you,, you ask? Well, specifically 1 gold coin is equivalent to 1 cent, so 100 gold coins takes off $1 off your next purchase should you decide to use them.
Now that may not sound much if you’re planning on buying a $60 game, but people with a keen eye for cash can use this to help them save more when buying games. Speaking of $60 games on the Switch, you should get 300 gold coins for that purchase. Basically, you get 5% in gold coins equivalent to the amount you purchased. You can then use the gold coins you’ve earned to purchase more online.
This is very good thing to hear, as it is a win-win for both the people who want to purchase more games for the Switch and Nintendo as it encourages more to purchase games they like and allows Nintendo to profit and keep the Switch alive.
For more details, you can check out the official Nintendo’s post about this if you want to learn more.
Source: Nintendo