"The Switch and Switch 2 do this, too, letting you see a record of the games you've played and just how much time you've devoted to each one. But it turns out Nintendo has been tracking these play times since long before the Switch era. The company has released a new app that, if you sync your Nintendo account, will show you your play times dating back to the 3DS and Wii U."
"The Nintendo Store app is now live on app stores, and as the name suggests, it's primarily a digital storefront letting you buy and download games from the eShop. But also, if you go digging through its various menus, you'll find your Play Activity buried at the bottom of the User Page. If you've had the same Nintendo account for a few console generations, the data it has can be a nostalgic or embarrassing blast from the past."
"Mine doesn't have anything too damning, I don't think. Most of my longest playtimes-like my colossal hour count-are on my PlayStation 5, and the longest I've got in any game the Nintendo Store app has tracked is the 193 hours I've put into Pokémon Unite over the past four years. What's more mortifying is that the app also tracks every single play session you have with a game, and that's actually where I might have some embarrassing stories."
Nintendo released a Nintendo Store app that functions as a digital storefront and as a play-activity tracker when users sync their Nintendo account. The Play Activity section aggregates total playtime per title and records every individual play session, including dates and durations. The dataset spans multiple console generations, including 3DS and Wii U, letting users see hours logged across devices. The tracker can reveal non-gaming usage, such as time spent in streaming apps, and produce nostalgic or embarrassing summaries of past play habits. Example entries include 193 hours logged in Pokémon Unite over four years and a 14-hour, 30-minute session recorded for Pokémon Legends Z-A.
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