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[Fantastical]

Yes!!! I hope they update to give us at least the option of exact numbers.

 

[Majine]

So I don't have to use the parental control app like a weirdo?

 

[Okami Haundo]

For some reason, actual playtime doesn't show until a week after you've first played a game. Really weird.

A week after you first played the game it'll show is what I'm thinking

Edit: Beat

Got it! Thanks for clearing that up! That's what I thought it meant, but then some posters started talking about it showing up after 100 hours and it confused me. Pretty neat!

 

[Diddy Kong]

How long do I have to wait to unlock Mewtwo?

You have to leave your Switch on for 150 hours straight and he appears on the home screen.

 

[Lexxism]

It's not capped.
https://twitter.com/Zombey/status/838503405467414530

"Over 100 hours played"

I wonder why it doesn't give exact amounts. That's kind of odd.

It's not capped. It needs to be add in the OP

 

[L~A]

For some reason I hadn't made the connection that it was the system logging it, but rather assumed it was all being done by the app.

Yup, the app says it gets the data from the console via the internet (not sure of the exact wording, though).

Mine has always said it this way since the beginning. But it's always vague, like "Played for 35 hours or more". If I view other peoples profiles, then I see "First played X days ago".

Weird, not mine, will check again.

 

[Yazuka]

That's good. But I hope they update it later so it shows the time more accurate.

 

[RRockman]

what other secrets does the OS hold?

 

[Krakatoa]

what other secrets does the OS hold?

Hopefully some built in chat. Its annoying to see friends online and have no way to communicate.

 

[PapaEmeritus]

Wonder what will unlock after two weeks

 

[bomblord1]

I mean cool but....

Why does it only unlock after a week?

 

[Reki]

What? Nice to know, I guess. I hope we get a proper app in the future, though,

Spoiler

just to feel ashamed of the hours spent to unlock every support in FE.

 

[Zafir]

It's really weird it takes a week to activate for a game.... I hope they change that.

I also hope they expand on it. I love being able to see all information on the time I've spent playing stuff.

 

[RoadHazard]

I mean cool but....

Why does it only unlock after a week?

It doesn't really "unlock" after a week, but during the first week of placing a certain game it will show "First played X hours/days ago", then switch to hours played. This is intended for showing others what you've been playing, more than yourself.

 

[Krakatoa]

I mean cool but....

Why does it only unlock after a week?

It could be that they have only just enabled this feature through the backend.

 

[Timeaisis]

So it's tracking play time somewhere, which ostensibly means they could make a full fledged activity log.

 

[Tavernacle12]

So it's tracking play time somewhere, which ostensibly means they could make a full fledged activity log.

We can hope!!!

 

[Version 3.0]

Won't stop me from using a timer until it's proven to be more exact, but it does make me really happy to see it. If it's in the profile does that mean it'll be viewable by friends too? That's going to be neat.

For yourself? Or are you limiting playtime for your kids or something?

 

[zenspider]

Awesome! Sadly, Activity Log is in my top 10 in Activity Log (3DS), but I'm glad because parentl controls is not cutting it with no breakdowns per title if multiple games are played in a day. How am I supposed to talk to my kids?

 

[CopperPuppy]

I mean, I don't want to nitpick, but why not do something like Steam where it's at least accurate down to the hour? What's the point of an arbitrary distinction like every 5 hours?

 

[FearlessBelgian]

I hope they add a true activity log later in a update.

 

[Robin64]

Weird, not mine, will check again.

Here's a tweet I did on March 5th, a mere 2 days after starting the game. Glad I took this pic, now I know I'm not going mad.

https://twitter.com/SuperDarkMimeIV/status/838494582522298368

 

[Crazyorloco]

I'm happy with this.

I don't need pictures and shit.

How long do I have to wait to unlock Mewtwo?

You have to leave your Switch on for 150 hours straight and he appears on the home screen.

lol

 

[SinCityAssassin]

My friend has been playing zelda for "more than 115 hours" send him help.

 

[like.a.ser]

Okay, that's cool.

 

[KevinG]

Okay, that's cool.

Hello there, Brand New brother.

 

[Buzzi]

I don't think it can be tracked differently from the parental control app, is it rounded by 5 hours there too (not talking about the daily but the whole history/month)?

Better than nothing, but it's another half baked concept on Switch, and it wasn't even hard to implement a front-end to show already tracked data.
Hope they'll complete the job by the time I buy it.

 

[Owensboro]

I'm terrified to find out what my Zelda playtime is. Probably not good.

 

[Josh5890]

That's great to hear.

 

[2 Slice Toaster]

Its good they're surfacing this stuff a little at a time, having full access to an Activity Log from the get go could overwhelm alot of players.

 

[Nerazar]

What other secrets are hidden in the OS and being unlocked after some weeks?

Cloud Saves?

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

Yeah I've seen this on a few profiles already, shame it's limited to 20 titles though.

 

[JinjoUnchained]

I'm getting Super Mario Maker flashbacks from this thread.

All they have to do is use the 3DS Activity Log on the Switch. That thing was great. I also wish the Switch had Street Pass. Oh well.

 

[Brokun]

But where are my bar graphs Nintendooooooooooooooooooooooo?!?!?!

 

[Charles Brandon]

Limited to five hour increments?
Twenty games only?
Unlocks after a week?

Fucking Nintendo. It's great that it's in there but why do they have to go out of their way to be pricks about everything all the time? Just fucking show the stats normally you twats.

 

[Nosgotham]

Mine has always said it this way since the beginning. But it's always vague, like "Played for 35 hours or more". If I view other peoples profiles, then I see "First played X days ago".

Interesting. Not mine

 

[UnemployedVillain]

Yeah I've seen this on a few profiles already, shame it's limited to 20 titles though.

Where are you seeing that? Are there even 20 titles out for anyone to even know this?

 

[jasminlovesyoux]

I love stat tracking but this is ridiculously half baked. Why in the world wouldn't it be more accurate?

 

[daebo]

Found out Saturday that turning on parental controls shows time too in real time. Add 10 hours or so from Friday and you'll have my total playtime

 

[alexbull_uk]

At least there's some basic functionality there. Might mean that a real activity log is coming eventually.

Found out Saturday that turning on parental controls shows time too in real time. Add 10 hours or so from Friday and you'll have my total playtime

Are those numbers per day??

 

[oti]

Found out Saturday that turning on parental controls shows time too in real time. Add 10 hours or so from Friday and you'll have my total playtime

Does that count hours in Standby too? Because if not... HOW ON EARTH DID I SPEND 20H IN THIS GAME ALREADY I HAVEN'T EVEN DONE THAT MUCH AAAAAARGGGHHAAAAA

 

[daebo]

I don't think it can be tracked differently from the parental control app, is it rounded by 5 hours there too (not talking about the daily but the whole history/month)?

Better than nothing, but it's another half baked concept on Switch, and it wasn't even hard to implement a front-end to show already tracked data.
Hope they'll complete the job by the time I buy it.

Nah, mine seems down to the minute.

 

[daebo]

Does that count hours in Standby too? Because if not... HOW ON EARTH DID I SPEND 20H IN THIS GAME ALREADY I HAVEN'T EVEN DONE THAT MUCH AAAAAARGGGHHAAAAA

Honestly don't know since I was never in downtime. Mine is legit. And about done with the game.

 

[Madao]

Well, that means the data is there. They still can make a proper Activity Log with it later (in theory, don't have much hope).

or wait until there's a better one with homebrew.

with the Wii it was like that. the data was in it but the best way to check your stats is with a homebrew program.

 

[Kureransu]

Where are you seeing that? Are there even 20 titles out for anyone to even know this?

The system itself tells you. there is a little ? on the some line an the title "Play Activity" on your profile.

 

[daebo]

At least there's some basic functionality there. Might mean that a real activity log is coming eventually.



Are those numbers per day??

Yeah, took some vacation time from work to play.

 

[the_korben]

Found out Saturday that turning on parental controls shows time too in real time. Add 10 hours or so from Friday and you'll have my total playtime

It only shows the total time played per day across all games though - or at least I haven't found a way to see the details for each game. So it's not that useful if you play a lot of games simultaneously.

 

[psyfi]

Oh nice. I'm pretty curious to see how much time I've put into BOTW.

 

[daebo]

It only shows the total time played per day across all games though - or at least I haven't found a way to see the details for each game. So it's not that useful if you play a lot of games simultaneously.

Yeah, I noticed that too. I've only played zelda so, simple so far but add more then it's an issue

 

[emb]

I'm glad to hear it. Wish it was down to the minute, and available right away. But five minutes ago I was ok with just not having it, so having access to ball park numbers is pretty nice.

Does it require a system update? I haven't connecting to the Internet yet.