For those that don't know, when Nintendo Switch Online releases new icons, they are available to everyone. Yet, when these icons returns for a second wave, they are limited to those who own the game. It doesn't matter if a subscriber has the Platinum Points or not, they also need to own the game if they want to download the icons. This is one of the two restrictions subscribers over on Reddit aren't very pleased about.
"Why does Nintendo have this stupid restriction with buying profile icons with Platinum Points," reads a popular post on the Nintendo Switch Reddit page. "Why do you have to own the game that you want to buy icons for with platinum points? That was not the way it was before. I used to just buy whatever icons were available even if I didn't have the game. When did they change it? And why?"
In the same post, and in the comments of the post as well, how the Animal Crossing: New Horizons icons are handled has also been lamented. Not only do subscribers need to own the game, but have played the game recently to claim the icons, another odd hurdle to make subscribers jump. For example, to download the September Animal Crossing icons, subscribers needed to have recently played the game three times across three different days. Those that didn't meet the requirements will need to wait until next September to get a second chance at the same icons.
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