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Nintendo is offering exclusive Switch gifts every day for the holidays



The end-of-year holiday period has become, over the years, a privileged marketing playground for video game giants. Everyone is doing their own thing: massive sales at Steam, free games at the Epic Games Store, surprise Advent calendar at PlayStation… and Nintendo is not left out.

To end the year in style, the Japanese firm is relaunching its special operation Nintendo Switch Onlineintended to reward the loyalty of its subscribers. This year again, exclusive avatars can be unlocked each day on the platform.

A well-oiled daily schedule

This digital gift program takes the form of a temporary back online avatars already offered throughout the year. Each day highlights a different game from the Nintendo Switch catalog, with associated aesthetic rewards: character avatars, backgrounds, decorative frames, etc. The selected titles are representative of the great successes of 2025, among which we find:

  • 29/12 and 5/01 : Kirby and the Forgotten World
  • 29/12 and 6/01 : Xenoblade Chronicles
  • 30/12 and 7/01 : Mario Kart World
  • 31/12 and 8/01 : Donkey Kong Bananza
  • 1/01 and 9/01 : Drag x Drive
  • 2/01 and 10/01 : Kirby AirRiders
  • 3/01 : Super Mario Galaxy
  • 4/01 : F-Zero 99

How to recover these avatars?

All items are exchangeable for platinum points (PP)a free currency that subscribers can obtain by completing daily missions.

Here’s how to do it:

  1. Launch your Nintendo Switch or Switch 2 console.
  2. Access the app Nintendo Switch Online.
  3. Go to the “Missions and rewards” section (gift icon).
  4. Click on the game of the day thumbnail.
  5. Select the desired avatar and redeem it for your points.

Cost of elements:

  • Avatar: 10 PP
  • Background or frame: 5 PP

A touch of personalization that hits the mark

Although purely aesthetic, these avatars provide a fun way to personalize your profile and to mark its attachment to the Nintendo universe. The ability to recover items missed during the previous year is also a real plus for collectors and newcomers. This campaign reinforces Nintendo’s community dynamic, always focused on accessibility and user-friendliness.

A smart and effective loyalty tool

Through this operation, Nintendo reminds that it is not necessary to promise paid bonuses or DLC to keep players engaged. A simple series of cosmetic gifts, well staged and easy to unlock, is enough to transform the user experience into daily ritual during the holidays.

At a time when the Switch 2 is slowly taking over from the previous generation, this type of initiative helps to make the Nintendo ecosystem a warm and familiar space for all player profiles.