Haven’t actually bought a Switch yet, maybe today.

Looks like you need to be on a Switch to claim the free no gravity games. Or is there a way to claim them from a browser?

I got my freebee this morning off my phone's browser.

Thanks Decker. I probably never got my initial game from them to activate the freebies I guess. Got the code for joining the newsletter. Will try to activate that one via this browser.

Code redemption attempt gives me this error code:

Error Code 9001-0023

To continue, please access Nintendo eShop on a system linked to this Nintendo Account.


Maybe the daily games will work from a browser once I get a no gravity game in my account? Hmmm.

Try accessing from the new Nintendo Store App, available from Apple App and Google Play store.

Great idea! But same error code.

Maybe if I buy a cheap no gravity game thru the app the daily freebie will then work. Or I’ll just stop by Costco after this movie and finally buy my Switch.

Thanks for the help Decker, you’re one of our best.

Found this on Nintendo support, looks like I need to access an actual Switch at least once.

Important

• A Nintendo Account is required to redeem download codes online.
• You must first access the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch using your Nintendo Account at least once.

Ah, well I've certainly done THAT before.

Got my two free games from NoGravity!

Just had to spend $550 at Costco……

Retro Drive: Revamped is the 2nd free game of the Switchmas 2025 event hosted by No Gravity Games.

Strangely it showed as a free download online but gave me an error message when I tried to purchase it. Got it from the Switch itself though.

Just got a Switch 2 "for my kids" for Christmas.

I may have to open it up and make sure everything is properly set up and in working order so that they can play right out of the box on Christmas morning.

Bubble Trouble: Adventures is the 3rd free game of the Switchmas 2025 event hosted by the No Gravity Games.

I actually checked out the first two free games yesterday
Retro Driving is somehow even worse than you'd imagine it would be. Bullets and Brains is actually a pretty competent and fun mission-based twin stick shooter with Roguelike elements. That one's not bad.

So a couple new to the Switch world questions if you don’t mind.

The Costco package came with a year of the Unlimited Plus service. Am I correct in thinking that this comes with a boatload of classic games to play for free? I’m a nostalgia gamer, so think old gameboy and GameCube games will satisfy me.

Looks like I should probably buy a screen protector and a case.

Paying $50+ for a new game is something I’ll likely never do. Do the top tier titles ever go on sale anywhere? Or Nintendo shop credit?

TrevorDVDT is my username if we do the friends thing here.

I certainly wouldn't call it a boatload of GC games, but I think it comes with 6. Many other older games though.
The first party Switch 2 have not yet been on sale besides the one day on Friday on Amazon that I mentioned before $10 off Bananza.

One True Hero is the 4th free game of the Switchmas 2025 event hosted by the No Gravity Games.

Costco typically sells Nintendo eShop Gift Cards for 10% off. Currently, at least online, you can buy $100 of gift cards for $90, or $200 for $180:
https://www.costco.com/digital-codes...ibility-ShipIt



First party and other AAA titles occasionally go on sale, either in the eShop or digital/physical copies at other stores. I use Deku Deals to track them:
https://www.dekudeals.com/

You can sign up and add games to your wishlist, and Deku Deals will alert you when it goes on sale. You can even set a threshold of how much you want to pay, although I'd check the pricing history for the game to confirm that you set a price that's realistically likely to happen.

For an example, Deku Deals shows that Gamestop is currently selling new physical copies of Mario and Luigi: Brothership, normally a $59.99 game, for $25.00:
https://www.gamestop.com/video-games...ch/411897.html

One more thing, especially if you already have a nintendo switch online subscription:

There is a program (that I think is going away?) called Nintendo Switch vouchers, only for people who have a sub:
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/pr...game-vouchers/

Basically 100 bucks in eshop points gives you two "vouchers" for any game on the list. And again you can get eshop points at a discount from costco. This is digital only and there are non nintendo games on there as well (and some that go for much cheaper than 50 bucks) but for the most part, it's a great way to get Nintendo 1st party games at release at a discount. These are all switch 1 versions but most of these can be upgraded to switch 2 versions for 10 bucks. But yeah check dekudeals first.

Yeah, that’s ending January 30th.

Thanks guys!

Will my 2 play every physical Switch game? Or are some 1 only or OLED only?

The voucher program sounds fairly good, especially since I’m Costco. So $90 gets me two games, leaning towards a Zelda game and Metroid Prime for now.

Edit to add: Oh, Advance Wars! Loved that back in the day.

Every switch 1 to my knowledge plays every switch 1 game equally; the only caveat is if you have a Lite you might need joycons to play some games. However there are some switch 1 games that cannot be played on switch 2 because of compatibility issues, I'm sure there's a list somewhere but they should be listed in the eshop as such as well.

Both Zelda games and MP4 have upgraded Switch 2 versions. The upgrades cost $10 additional each, BUT your NSO + Expansion membership will give you the Zelda upgrades for free (as long as your membership is active). It does not provide free upgrades for MP4, Pokémon Legends Z-A or the upcoming Animal Crossing Switch 2 version (which is only $5)

Even so, it's cheaper to go this route and get the upgrades than buying the switch 2 versions directly.

But for Metroid and Pokemon Legends Z-A, if you want physical just check at costco, they have both switch 2 versions for 62.99 which is just a little more expensive than the eshop/voucher/upgrade method, particularly if you want physical.