{"id":127263,"date":"2022-08-12T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-128026"},"modified":"2022-08-12T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T04:00:00","slug":"guide-nintendo-switch-online-missions-and-rewards-august-2022-animal-crossing-mario-kart-8-deluxe-xenoblade-chronicles-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/12\/guide-nintendo-switch-online-missions-and-rewards-august-2022-animal-crossing-mario-kart-8-deluxe-xenoblade-chronicles-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide: Nintendo Switch Online Missions And Rewards: August 2022 &#8211; Animal Crossing, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Xenoblade Chronicles 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5f8fa9b62883c\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5f8fa9b62883c\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"NSO\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5f8fa9b62883c\/nso.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5f8fa9b62883c\/nso.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" alt=\"NSO\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life \/ Damien McFerran<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nintendo first added &#8216;Missions&#8217; and &#8216;Rewards&#8217; to its Nintendo Switch Online subscription service in April 2022.<\/p>\n<p>These elements can be accessed by navigating to the NSO icon on your Switch home screen, then selecting the &#8216;Missions &amp; Rewards&#8217; section. Here, you&#8217;ll find a list of available missions, which are related to (as Nintendo puts it) &#8220;things you\u2019re probably already doing with your Nintendo Switch Online membership, like playing online or trying out the library of classic games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<nav id=\"toc\" role=\"navigation\" class=\"table-of-contents\">\n<h2><span class=\"icon icon-list-bullet\"><\/span> On this page:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/nintendo-switch-online-missions-and-rewards-august-2022-animal-crossing-mario-kart-8-deluxe-xenoblade-chronicles-3#nintendo-switch-online-missions-andamp-rewards\">Nintendo Switch Online Missions &amp; Rewards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h2 id=\"nintendo-switch-online-missions-andamp-rewards\">Nintendo Switch Online Missions &amp; Rewards<\/h2>\n<p>So, what do you get for taking part in these missions? Platinum Points, that&#8217;s what. These can be redeemed for items in the My Nintendo Store as usual, but also &#8220;new member-exclusive icon elements you can collect and put together to create a new user icon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"NSO Rewards Screen EN\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2351d7651cc6f\/nso-rewards-screen-en.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2351d7651cc6f\/nso-rewards-screen-en.900x.jpg\" alt=\"NSO Rewards Screen EN\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"nintendo-switch-online-missions-andamp-rewards-august-2022\">Nintendo Switch Online Missions &amp; Rewards: August 2022<\/h3>\n<p>Each month will have a different theme and icon elements will be refreshed each and every week.<\/p>\n<p>Check your Switch for this week&#8217;s missions. Here are this week\/month&#8217;s rewards:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Animal Crossing Aug 2022\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f0e82afce0398\/animal-crossing-aug-2022.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA3Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f0e82afce0398\/animal-crossing-aug-2022.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Animal Crossing Aug 2022\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/whatsnew\/missions-and-rewards-whats-new-in-august\/\">Nintendo<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mario Kart 8 Aug 2022\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/16b05230e946a\/mario-kart-8-aug-2022.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"508\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/16b05230e946a\/mario-kart-8-aug-2022.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Mario Kart 8 Aug 2022\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/whatsnew\/missions-and-rewards-whats-new-in-august\/\">Nintendo<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitchOnline?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitchOnline<\/a> members can now redeem their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MyNintendo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MyNintendo<\/a> Platinum Points to collect this week\u2019s selection of custom icons from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XenobladeChronicles3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#XenobladeChronicles3<\/a>. Icon elements will be refreshed each week.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kR6KU6aN5C\">https:\/\/t.co\/kR6KU6aN5C<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1Cw4LN3O02\">pic.twitter.com\/1Cw4LN3O02<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/1557894641403547649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<h3 id=\"nintendo-switch-online-missions-andamp-rewards-how-to-earn-platinum-points\">Nintendo Switch Online Missions &amp; Rewards: How To Earn Platinum Points<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy. As explained above, you simply navigate to the Missions &amp; Rewards section of the NSO app on your Switch console and look at the currently-available Missions. Complete these and you&#8217;ll earn Platinum Points.<\/p>\n<p>Be aware that the time between completing a mission and the points showing in your account can sometimes be quite large, especially at busy times. If your points don&#8217;t show right away, check back later.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, there are also chances to earn Platinum Points via your My Nintendo account, too.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"nintendo-switch-online-missions-andamp-rewards-how-to-unlock-icon-elements\">Nintendo Switch Online Missions &amp; Rewards: How To Unlock Icon Elements<\/h3>\n<p>What are icon elements, you ask? These are frames, characters and background elements that you can use to customise your user icon on your Switch console. This is the icon that people see when you&#8217;re online, too, so there&#8217;s a motivation to make yours as unique as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve got enough Platinum Points saved, simply select the icon element you want and purchase it. Note that in order to change your &#8216;reward&#8217; icon elements, you&#8217;ll need to be in the NSO online app. You cannot customise reward elements in the standard Switch UI.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"NSO Icon Elements EN\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/14769cc3f8392\/nso-icon-elements-en.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/14769cc3f8392\/nso-icon-elements-en.900x.jpg\" alt=\"NSO Icon Elements EN\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"previously-available-nintendo-switch-online-missions-andamp-rewards\">Previously available Nintendo Switch Online Missions &amp; Rewards<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>April 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_mario_odyssey\">Super Mario Odyssey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/animal_crossing_new_horizons\">Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/a> (April birthdays), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiu\/splatoon\">Splatoon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/kirby_and_the_forgotten_land\">Kirby<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May 2022 &#8211; Animal Crossing (May birthdays), Kirby, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/li>\n<li>June 2022 &#8211; Animal Crossing (June birthdays), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild\">Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/a><\/li>\n<li>July 2022 &#8211; Animal Crossing (July birthdays), Super Mario Odyssey, Kirby<\/li>\n<li>August 2022 &#8211; Animal Crossing (August birthdays), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/mario_kart_8_deluxe_booster_course_pass_wave_2\">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/xenoblade_chronicles_3\">Xenoblade Chronicles 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Life \/ Damien McFerran Nintendo first added &#8216;Missions&#8217; and &#8216;Rewards&#8217; to its Nintendo Switch Online subscription service in April 2022. These elements can be accessed by navigating to the NSO icon on your Switch home screen, then selecting the &#8216;Missions &amp; Rewards&#8217; section. 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