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Nintendo Switch only records up to 1 year of playtime, after that it resets back to 0 - READ OP
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Wait so it's tied to the individual system and not a general thing? So mine will 'reset' in September since that is when I got mine in 2017?
If so I'll be selfish a bit and say this is not an issue lol.
Yet. You've got half a year to sort it Nintendo! :)
If so I'll be selfish a bit and say this is not an issue lol.
Yet. You've got half a year to sort it Nintendo! :)
WTF? This is is going to disappoint me more than it has any right to if this isn't just a bug.
Nintendo, if this is a bug, fix it ASAP and then extend the 20 games limit that show total play times while you're at it! :V
Nintendo, if this is a bug, fix it ASAP and then extend the 20 games limit that show total play times while you're at it! :V
Having that ugly ass icon on your home screen at all times? OUT.
Friends can view your log. It's the only thing shared on Switch and even that seems to be locked behind an annual reset.
Also since it changed to "Played 0 days ago" instead of "Played 0 hours" that means it probably still has all those hours recorded, meaning that if they don't fix it with a patch it's likely it'll go back to showing the amount of hours you had on it after 10 days pass
It's a downgrade to the 3DS activity log, actually :( It would be nice if they add it properly in Switch and make it online.
Can someone explain this? I have at least 15 hours on Shantae, then one day a week ago my time got fucked up. I haven't even owned this system for more than 6 months so how did this happen?
I wonder if this is a reason why they took down the review feature from the web eShop. You have to have played a game for 2 hours in order to leave a review, and it would show your play time next to your name.
That would mean your playtime is getting wiped on the account level in the cloud, right? Since the web version of the eShop would have to know your Switch playtime.
Mainstream gamer don't care about these things! This reset isn't gonna bother anyone outside gaming forums or journalists
If my stats are fucked I'll be beyond pissed
Like, won't even give a shit about playing my switch at that point, I love seeing all my hours recorded
I've got 55 in Zelda, 30 in Minecraft, etc
Like, won't even give a shit about playing my switch at that point, I love seeing all my hours recorded
I've got 55 in Zelda, 30 in Minecraft, etc
I hope they patch this, and in the meantime just log hours and minutes rather than the estimation approach.
Lol, so dumb. I know it's a fairly meaningless stat, but I love checking my playtimes. I wish every game had it. The 3DS Log was so wonderful - wonder why they scrapped it.
"First played 0 days ago" sounds like a bug or a mistranslation. That's just false.
If this is intentional it should be "first played more than a year ago" or something.
If this is intentional it should be "first played more than a year ago" or something.
Can someone explain this? I have at least 15 hours on Shantae, then one day a week ago my time got fucked up. I haven't even owned this system for more than 6 months so how did this happen?
One Piece Pirate Warriors....switch version?
Yep. Indeed, when I wake my Switch and go to my profile, it takes a while for everything to show up fully because it hasn't connected to the internet yet.
The more I look at it, the more I'm skeptical on it.
Still, if this is true, then that's one huge oversight that needs to be fixed asap.
Still, if this is true, then that's one huge oversight that needs to be fixed asap.
Huh? Why is this a "very" Nintendo thing to do? Nintendo are the ones that actually has dedicated activity apps for the 3 devices, Wii, 3DS and Wii U, prior to the Switch.
I hope Nintendo will bring it back.
At least think before you post.
Thank you :)I got my switch at 11PM and played Breath of the Wild before midnight last year.
I don't really care that much though, this just reminds me I need to play Breath of the Wild again soon.
Man my 320 Zelda hours are about to be dust.
It's strangely sad.
(I still have my actual memories of the game obvs but this was a nice reminder)
Did you delete any save data? Might be wrong but remember hearing it works off your save dataCan someone explain this? I have at least 15 hours on Shantae, then one day a week ago my time got fucked up. I haven't even owned this system for more than 6 months so how did this happen?
Nooooo!!!!! i've spent 185 h on Zelda and i've just started the dlc...please no!!! it's like loosing my memory...no! no! no!
I'm pretty confident that the playtime is not getting reset, but there is a bug with the "First played n days ago" message, and I think the first symptoms happened a few months ago.
On new year's day (2018-01-01), people stopped getting messages saying "First played n days ago" for games that they have first played in the previous year, for example on 12/31.
I think the message fails to account for the year, and because 1/1 < 12/31, the message had disappeared.
Now, the same bug manifests in reverse: the message shouldn't be displayed, but it does, because 3/3 >= 3/3.
After 10 days, the display will likely return to normal.
tldr, this is likely an easily fixed error and definitely not intended behavior, or one of Nintendo's "baffling decisions"
(sorry if this explanation has already been brought up)
On new year's day (2018-01-01), people stopped getting messages saying "First played n days ago" for games that they have first played in the previous year, for example on 12/31.
I think the message fails to account for the year, and because 1/1 < 12/31, the message had disappeared.
Now, the same bug manifests in reverse: the message shouldn't be displayed, but it does, because 3/3 >= 3/3.
After 10 days, the display will likely return to normal.
tldr, this is likely an easily fixed error and definitely not intended behavior, or one of Nintendo's "baffling decisions"
(sorry if this explanation has already been brought up)
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