In the quiet rhythm of platform stewardship, Nintendo issued Switch System Update 14.1.0 on April 4, 2022, adding a small but considered feature: the ability to receive notifications when Platinum Points are earned through My Nintendo Missions. Paired with a new opportunity for Switch Online subscribers to redeem those points for custom icons from beloved titles, the update reflects how a maturing platform sustains its relationship with players — not through spectacle, but through attentiveness to the small moments of engagement that accumulate over time.
Nintendo Switch Update 14.1.0 Adds Platinum Points Notifications, Expands Rewards
The notification becomes useful because there's something to redeem
Mark
So this update is just a notification toggle? That seems small.
Mimi
It is small, but it's connected to something bigger—the Platinum Points reward system. Nintendo's saying: here's a way to know when you've earned something worth claiming.
Luke
Right, but the source doesn't explain what Platinum Points are or how common it is for players to actually use them. We know the notification exists now, but not whether anyone wanted it.
Mimi
Fair. What we do know is that Switch Online members can now trade those points for custom icons from Splatoon 2 and Animal Crossing, and the icons change weekly through May.
Mark
So there's an incentive to keep checking back.
Mimi
Exactly. The notification becomes useful because there's something to redeem.
Luke
The source says the icons "will change on a weekly basis," but it doesn't say how many total icons exist or whether players can collect them all or if they're one-time-only.
Mark
Does it matter?
Luke
It matters for understanding whether this is a long-term engagement tool or just a limited seasonal thing. The source only confirms it runs through May 1st.
Mimi
Which is about a month from the update date. So players have a window to engage with it.
Mark
And if they miss it?
Luke
The source doesn't say.
El Pulso
- Players who never knew their Platinum Points were sitting unclaimed now have a system-level nudge to pay attention — a toggle in Notifications under System Settings.
- The update is modest in scope but pointed in intent: it closes the gap between earning a reward and actually knowing you earned it.
- Switch Online subscribers face a ticking clock — custom icons from Splatoon 2 and Animal Crossing: New Horizons are redeemable only through May 1st, with designs rotating weekly to sustain urgency.
- The notification feature and the redeemable icons arrive together, creating a loop: the alert draws players in, and the cosmetic reward gives them a reason to care.
- For a console now five years old and still the fastest-selling in Nintendo's history, incremental updates like 14.1.0 signal a platform tending carefully to its community rather than coasting toward obsolescence.
In the quiet rhythm of platform stewardship, Nintendo issued Switch System Update 14.1.0 on April 4, 2022, adding a small but considered feature: the ability to receive notifications when Platinum Points are earned through My Nintendo Missions. Paired with a new opportunity for Switch Online subscribers to redeem those points for custom icons from beloved titles, the update reflects how a maturing platform sustains its relationship with players — not through spectacle, but through attentiveness to the small moments of engagement that accumulate over time.
Nintendo released Switch System Update 14.1.0 on April 4, 2022, introducing a notification setting that alerts players when they've completed a My Nintendo Mission and earned Platinum Points. Found in System Settings under Notifications, the toggle can be switched off entirely for those who prefer a quieter experience. The update is available automatically or through a manual system check.
The feature addresses a simple friction point: players completing qualifying missions may not realize unclaimed points are waiting. By surfacing that information at the system level, Nintendo acknowledges that its rewards ecosystem is only useful if players know when they've earned something worth redeeming.
That redemption now carries more weight. Switch Online subscribers can exchange accumulated Platinum Points for custom icons drawn from Splatoon 2 and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, with the offer running through May 1st. Icon designs rotate weekly, encouraging players to return regularly rather than treating the program as a single transaction.
The two features work in tandem — the notification is the nudge, the custom icon is the reward. Together, they represent the kind of incremental care that has kept the Switch, now five years old and Nintendo's best-selling home console ever, feeling attentive to the players who have stayed with it.
Nintendo rolled out Switch System Update 14.1.0 on April 4, 2022, introducing a modest but useful addition to how the platform handles its rewards program. The update adds a new notification setting that lets players toggle alerts whenever they complete a My Nintendo Mission and earn Platinum Points—a feature that lives in the System Settings under Notifications. For those who prefer silence, the setting can be switched off to suppress these alerts entirely.
The change itself is straightforward: when you finish a qualifying mission on your Switch, the system can now notify you that unclaimed Platinum Points are waiting. It's the kind of quality-of-life refinement that acknowledges players might want to know when they've hit a milestone in Nintendo's rewards ecosystem, or might want to ignore it entirely. The update is available for automatic download, though users can also fetch it manually through the system update menu.
Around the same time, Nintendo expanded what players could actually do with those Platinum Points. Switch Online subscribers gained the ability to redeem their accumulated points for custom icons drawn from two of the platform's most popular titles: Splatoon 2 and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The offer runs through May 1st, with the available icon designs rotating on a weekly basis—a structure designed to keep players checking back and engaging with the rewards program on an ongoing basis rather than treating it as a one-time transaction.
The timing matters because it ties the notification feature to something tangible. A player who toggles on Platinum Point notifications now has a reason to pay attention: there are actual cosmetic rewards waiting to be claimed. The custom icons serve as the carrot, and the notification serves as the nudge.
These updates arrive as the Switch continues to cement its place in Nintendo's hardware history. The console, released in 2017, has become the fastest-selling console ever made and stands as Nintendo's best-selling home console to date. The platform's hybrid design—playable as a portable device or docked as a traditional home console—has sustained its appeal across five years and multiple hardware revisions. System updates like 14.1.0 represent the kind of incremental refinement that keeps an aging platform feeling fresh and engaged with its user base, even as the company's attention begins to turn toward whatever comes next.
Citas Notables
Unclaimed Platinum Points earned from completing Nintendo Switch Online missions on your Nintendo Switch system will generate notifications— Nintendo Switch System Update 14.1.0 Release Notes
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