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How to Create and Use a Custom Nintendo Switch Online User Icon (Missions & Rewards)

Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, Nintendo Switch - OLED Model

Steps for how to redeem My Nintendo Platinum Points for icon elements that can be used to create custom user icons exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online users on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.

Before you start

You will need:

  • Your Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch console
  • An Internet connection
  • An active, paid Nintendo Switch Online membership

Information

  • Users who have an active Nintendo Switch Online membership can redeem their My Nintendo Platinum Points for various icon elements to use to create custom icons for their Nintendo Switch user profile.
  • My Nintendo Platinum Points are earned by completing My Nintendo missions—if you have an active Nintendo Switch Online membership, you have more opportunities to earn points by using the Nintendo Switch Online service.
    • How to complete Platinum Point Missions
      1. Go to My Nintendo and sign in with your Nintendo Account information..
      2. Click Menu in the upper-left corner, then click Earn points to see a current list of active missions.
      3. Click the Mission details next to each mission to read the details about how to complete it.
      4. Follow the instructions in the mission details to complete the mission.
      5. Once you have completed the mission terms, return to the My Nintendo Missions page.
      6. Locate the mission on the page, and click Collect Points.
        • You can also click Collect all at the bottom of the page to receive all points you have not yet collected.
        • These missions may also have a timeframe during which the points must be collected. If this time passes, the mission will count as completed but the points will not be granted.
      7. The General Platinum Points will be added to your Points total (in the top-right corner of the screen).
  • Once an icon element has been added to your Icon Collection, you will not lose access to it—even if you no longer have an active Nintendo Switch Online membership.

What to do

  1. Check that your console has the latest system update.
  2. Launch Nintendo Switch Online from the HOME Menu and select your User.
  3. Select Missions & Rewards.
    • Currently available icon elements are displayed on the right.
    • Each month will feature a different theme. Icon elements will be refreshed each week.
  4. Press the L or R Button to scroll through the different games and the associated user icon elements that are currently available.

    Note: Some icon elements may be exclusive to those with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, while others will require playing the relevant game while the elements are available, or require having played the game on at least three separate days within the last 30 days.

  5. Choose the desired icon element and select Redeem. The new icon element will be added to your Icon collection.
    • There are three types of icon elements: Character, Background, and Frame.
    • Generic frames and background colors are available without using Platinum Points, but you can also redeem Platinum Points for frames and backgrounds specific to the game in question.
    • Icon elements cannot be combined with the user icons available through the console System Settings or your User Page.
  6. When you have redeemed all the desired elements, select the icon in the top right of the screen to open your Icon Collection.
    • In the Icon Collection, press the L or R Button to switch between the "Icons" screen, which shows any special icons you have already created, and the "Icon Elements" screen, which shows your redeemed elements.
  7. There are two ways to create a new icon:
    • On the "Icons" screen, select the + icon and choose the game you want to use elements from. A few suggested icons using elements from that game will appear. You can use one of these, or select Create Your Icon to choose other elements to use.
    • From the "Icon Elements" screen, choose the game you want to use elements from, then select an element to use and select Use to Create Icon. A few suggested icons using that element will appear. You can use one of these, or select Create Your Icon to choose other elements to use.
  8. Choose the frame, character, and background you would like to use for your custom icon, then select OK Aceptar OK OK to create the icon.
    • Icon elements can be used only with the elements within the same game, or with the generic frames and backgrounds. For example, you cannot combine Animal Crossing: New Horizon icon elements with Super Mario Odyssey icon elements.
    • If the character element you chose already has a background, you may not be able to use a separate background element with it.
  9. The newly created icon will be added to your collection.
    • A max of 100 user icons can be saved to your Icon Collection.
  10. From your Icon Collection, you can choose an icon to set as your user profile icon.
    • Custom user icons created in this way can only be set as your user icon through Nintendo Switch Online on the HOME Menu—they will not appear as options when changing your user icon in the System Settings or your User Page.
    • Created icons are managed per Nintendo Account. If you have linked the same Nintendo Account to multiple consoles, the icons will appear across those devices.
    • You cannot share the icon elements you have redeemed with other Nintendo Accounts.

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