Nintendo Switch FIFA 19 Ultimate Team players shafted once again

Nintendo Switch players of FIFA 19 have long felt like second-class citizens in comparison to PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players of the football game. But a recent kerfuffle over an Ultimate Team promotion has left them particularly upset.

EA recently launched the FUTMAS promotion for Ultimate Team. This is a big deal for the FIFA community, as it adds daily player squad building challenges (SBCs), prime icon SBCs, FUTMAS-themed SBCs, themed daily and weekly objectives, new players and new kits. Here's the official tweet from EA on FUTMAS:

In the small print, EA says themed daily and weekly objectives are not available in the Nintendo Switch version of FIFA 19. But over on the Nintendo of America Twitter account, Nintendo tells Switch owners they can get "huge pack promotions and exclusive themed kits during this festive period" as part of FUTMAS.

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