Nintendo Switch Online: list of Missions and Rewards + Challenges [Update: June 10th]

Nintendo has just launched a brand new feature for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, called Missions & Rewards. It’s a My Nintendo service available exclusively for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers: you complete various missions (which generally involve using Nintendo Switch Online features such as online play or the Save Data Cloud), and you get Platinum Points as rewards. You can then use those Points to claim rewards such as User Icons, and more.

Here’s how it works:

1. Use Nintendo Switch Online services and complete missions!
   1. You can complete missions by using Nintendo Switch Online services, like playing games that use online play or Save Data Cloud services.
2. Open the Nintendo Switch Online application to get Platinum Points!
   1. You can collect Platinum Points from this application after you’ve completed a mission. Platinum Points expire though, so remember to use them! You can view how many points you have under Platinum Points.
3. Redeem Platinum Points for rewards!
   1. You can redeem Platinum Points for user-icon elements, which are member-exclusive rewards. There are three types of elements: characters, frames, and backgrounds. Combine these elements to create your own original user icons.

One thing to note is that you can use the regular Platinum Points from MyNintendo to redeem those Nintendo Switch Online rewards, which means you technically don’t even have to use online features to collect Platinum Points (naturally, you do need a valid subscription to claim the exclusive rewards).

As of writing, only elements to create your own User Icons are available. It’s not clear if/when other kinds of rewards will be added to this new service.

Note about some returning rewards

Starting March 2024, some returning rewards require you to play supporting games a certain number of times before you can even see them on the Missions & Rewards page (let alone redeem them). Each play session must take place on 3 separate days within the last 30 days. Such rewards are marked as [returning] in the list below!

Nintendo Switch Online – DK Challenge

Take on Challenges in select Donkey Kong games to earn collectible digital Challenge Cards, but also icon elements (see below for details about those!). Runs from June 10th to September 1st! You can access the DK Challenge tab in the Nintendo Switch Online menu on Nintendo Switch 2 (not available on Nintendo Switch)

• Europe: June 10th (3AM) to September 1st (9.59AM)
• UK: June 10th (2AM) to September 1st (8.59AM)
• North America (ET): June 9th (9PM) to September 1st (3.59AM)
• North America (PT): June 9th (6PM) to September 1st (12.59AM)
• Japan: June 10th (10AM) to September 1st (4.59PM)

List of games with challenges:

• Donkey Kong Bananza (24 challenges)
• Donkey Kong Country (3 challenges)
• Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest (2 challenges)
• Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble! (1 challenge)
• Donkey Kong (NES) (2 challenges)
• Donkey Kong Jr. (1 challenge)
• Donkey Kong (GB) (1 challenge)
• Donkey Kong 3 (1 challenge)
• Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1 challenge)
• Donkey Kong Land (1 challenge)
• Donkey Kong Land 2 (1 challenge)
• Donkey Kong Lanbd 3 (1 challenge)

Note: you may need to update the relevant Nintendo Classics apps before you can take part!

Nintendo Switch Online – Missions

Here’s the list of Missions currently available:

Until July 7th

• Play NES: Featured Title | Donkey Kong [50 Platinum Points]
• Play Game Boy Advance: Featured Title | Mario vs. Donkey Kong [50 Platinum Points]
• Play Animal Crossing: New Horizons [100 Platinum Points]

No end date

• Play Software That Supports Online Play (1): One game per week [30 Platinum Points]
• Back Up Save Data (2): Once per week [20 Platinum Points]
• Use This Application (Nintendo Switch Online): Once per week [20 Platinum Points]
• Play Game Trials Software [100 Platinum Points]

(1) Does not apply to the Nintendo Classics apps (including SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis – Nintendo Switch Online), and Game Trials (which get their own, dedicated missions as listed above).
(2) Does not apply to the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island Backup Service.

NB: weekly missions refresh every Monday at 12.30AM local time.

Nintendo Switch Online – Rewards

New rewards rotate at:

• Summer time: 6PM PT / 9PM ET / 2AM BST / 3AM CEST / 10AM JST
• Winter time: 5PM PT / 8PM ET / 1AM GMT / 2AM CET / 10AM JST

DK Challenge

• Round 1: June 10th to September 1st
  • Donkey Kong silhouette: clear at least 1 challenge
  • Donkey Kong and Pauline (Donkey Kong): clear all the Nintendo Classics challenges
  • Donkey Kong and Pauline (Donkey Kong Bananza): clear all the Donkey Kong Bananza challenges

Xenoblade Chronicles

• Round 1: June 10th to June 24th

Splatoon 3

• Round 1: June 10th to June 22nd

Play to Unlock: June 2026

• Donkey Kong (June 2nd to July 7th)
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong (June 2nd to July 7th)

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – June 2026

• Round 1: June 2nd to July 7th

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book

• Round 1: May 21st to May 28th
• Round 2: May 28th to June 4th
• Round 3: June 4th to June 11th
• Round 4: June 11th to June 18th

Mario games [returning]

• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Super Mario Odyssey

Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise [returning]

Monthly rewards

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

Unlike those for other games, those rewards are available for a whole month, and that’s because the selection is based on which Animals have their birthday during a given month.

Source: Nintendo Switch Online / Nintendo