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Switch "Play Activity" Log

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The Switch's onboard Play Activity log only keeps track of up to 20 games, and the times it provides are vague estimates... but maybe this is something they'll eventually update. That doesn't mean the stats geeks among us can't keep track of the few games that exist so far! :)

Tuesday, 25 January, 2022:
  1. [00] - 515:00 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
  2. [00] - 090:00 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  3. [00] - 090:00 - Picross S5
  4. [00] - 080:00 - Picross S4
  5. [01] - 070:00 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  6. [00] - 060:00 - Grindstone
  7. [00] - 035:00 - Picross S3
  8. [00] - 035:00 - Picross S2
  9. [00] - 020:00 - Tetris 99
  10. [00] - 015:00 - Picross S6

  11. [00] - 015:00 - Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!
  12. [00] - 010:00 - Dicey Dungeons
  13. [00] - 010:00 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
  14. [00] - 005:00 - Baba Is You
  15. [00] - 003:00 - Into the Breach
  16. [00] - 003:00 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  17. [02] Cave Story+ - a few minutes
Total Games: 17
Total Time: 1056 hours or more
New Addition: pretty much everything here
New Removal: Picross S is missing because of the Switch's 20-game limit
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1. The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild - 195 hours
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 20 hours
3. Snake Pass - 10 hours
4. World of Goo - 5 hours
5. Puyo Puyo Tetris - 5 hours
6. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove - 5 hours
7. Blaster Master Zero - 5 hours
8. Fast RMX - played for a little while
9. Snipperclips - played for a little while
10. Cave Story+ - No log yet!

Definitely would be nice to have some accurate hours! I also like how the 3DS did it where it showed your weekly/monthly/yearly play time.
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The Shoemaker wrote:Definitely would be nice to have some accurate hours! I also like how the 3DS did it where it showed your weekly/monthly/yearly play time.
It's so frustrating that the Wii U and 3DS both had very competent play time logs (the Wii not so much), and then the Switch comes with this huge step backwards. The crazy thing is, it's one of the things Nintendo does a lot better than their competitors. Even the Switch's play time log is better than what Sony offers (nothing). Like, Nintendo actively tried to screw it up and still put out something rough that does the job.

I sure hope they patch this back into useful shape.
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Kong Wen wrote:
The Shoemaker wrote:Definitely would be nice to have some accurate hours! I also like how the 3DS did it where it showed your weekly/monthly/yearly play time.
It's so frustrating that the Wii U and 3DS both had very competent play time logs (the Wii not so much), and then the Switch comes with this huge step backwards. The crazy thing is, it's one of the things Nintendo does a lot better than their competitors. Even the Switch's play time log is better than what Sony offers (nothing). Like, Nintendo actively tried to screw it up and still put out something rough that does the job.

I sure hope they patch this back into useful shape.
Definitely, I even thought Wii U's log was a step backwards from 3DS though. What I do at least like about this log is your friends can see it

It is something I wish the other console makers would adopt.
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Friday, 21 July, 2017 - Monday 31 July, 2017 (PDT)*
  1. [N] Blaster Master Zero - 4 hours, 35+ minutes
  2. [N] Cave Story+ - 3 hours, 20 minutes
  3. [N] The Binding of Issac: Afterbirth+ - 1 hours, 15 minutes
  4. [N] Super Bomberman R - 0 hours, 50 minutes
Total Games: 4
Total Time**: 10 hours, 0 minutes
New Additions***: The Binding of Issac: Afterbirth+, Blaster Master Zero, Cave Story+, Super Bomberman R

* via Switch Parental Controls app
** excludes system software functions (HOME Menu, etc.)
*** Titles added are "full versions" only (demos are excluded)
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Monthly Summary (July 2017)*

Average Play Time (outside of Switch HOME menu): 1:10 per day.
Days played in July: 9
Highest play time on a game in July: Close to 5 hours (Blaster Master Zero)
  1. Blaster Master Zero - Played on 5 days
  2. Cave Story+ - Played on 3 days (playtime tie-breaker advantage)
  3. The Binding of Issac: Afterbirth+ - Played on 3 days (Tied with Puyo Puyo Tetris [demo version])
  4. Super Bomberman R - Played on 1 day (Tied with Disgaea 5 Complete [demo version])
* via Switch Parental Controls app
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Monthly Summary (August 2017)*

Average Play Time: 1 hr 20 minutes per day (+0:10)
Days played overall: 12 (+3)
Highest play time on a game: 6 hours, 25 minutes (Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle)
Most days played on a Nintendo Switch game:
  1. Puyo-Puyo Tetris - Played on 4 days (2nd in time played this month: 5:15)
  2. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle - Played on 3 days
  3. The Binding of Issac: Afterbirth+ - Played on 3 days (3rd in time played this month: 2:15)
* via Switch Parental Controls app
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Overall play times (approximate, all-time):
  1. [N] Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle - 6 hours, 25 minutes
  2. [1] Blaster Master Zero - 6 hours, 00+ minutes
  3. [N] Puyo Puyo Tetris - 5 hours, 15 minutes
  4. [2] Cave Story+ - 4 hours, 20 minutes
  5. [3] The Binding of Issac: Afterbirth+ - 3 hours, 30 minutes
  6. [4] Super Bomberman R - 0 hours, 50 minutes
  7. [N] Waku Waku 7 - 0 hours, 25 minutes
  8. [N] Super Sidekicks - 0 hours, 10 minutes
Total Games: 8
Total Time**: 27 hours, 05 minutes
New Additions***: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Super Sidekicks, Waku Waku 7

** excludes system software functions (HOME Menu, etc.)
*** Titles added are "full versions" only (demos are excluded)

Previous positions (in bracket) is from the last update.
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The Shoemaker wrote: 23 Jun 2017 17:13 1. The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild - 195 hours
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 20 hours
3. Snake Pass - 10 hours
4. World of Goo - 5 hours
5. Puyo Puyo Tetris - 5 hours
6. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove - 5 hours
7. Blaster Master Zero - 5 hours
8. Fast RMX - played for a little while
9. Snipperclips - played for a little while
10. Cave Story+ - No log yet!
Time for a little update here

1. The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild - 245 hours
2. Splatoon 2 - 95 hours
3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 35 hours
4. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle - 30 hours
5. Snake Pass - 10 hours
6. Puyo Puyo Tetris - 10 hours
7. Slime-San - 10 hours
8. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove - 10 hours
9. Blaster Master Zero - 5 hours
10. Cave Story+ - 5 hours

Again, not a very representative top 10 list, I have no idea if I played more of Snake Pass or Slime-San :P I have a few other "5 hour" games that extend past the top 10 as well.
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Monthly Summary (September 2017)*

Average Play Time: 1 hr 55 minutes per day (+0:35)
Days played overall: 24 (+12)
Highest play time on a game: 25 hours, 25 minutes (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
Most days played on a Nintendo Switch game:
  1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Played on 12 days
  2. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle - Played on 9 days (2nd in time played this month: 14:55)
  3. Picross S - Played on 3 days (3rd in time played this month: 3:40)
* via Switch Parental Controls app
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Overall play times (approximate, all-time):
  1. [N] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 25 hours, 25 minutes
  2. [1] Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle - 21 hours, 20 minutes
  3. [2] Blaster Master Zero - 6 hours, 00+ minutes
  4. [3] Puyo Puyo Tetris - 5 hours, 15 minutes
  5. [4] Cave Story+ - 4 hours, 25 minutes
  6. [N] Picross S - 3 hours, 40 minutes
  7. [5] The Binding of Issac: Afterbirth+ - 3 hours, 30 minutes
  8. [6] Super Bomberman R - 0 hours, 50 minutes
  9. [7] Waku Waku 7 - 0 hours, 25 minutes
  10. [8] Super Sidekicks - 0 hours, 10 minutes
  11. [N] Splatoon 2 - 0 hours, 05 minutes
    Total Games: 11
    Total Time**: 71 hours, 15 minutes
    New Additions***: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Picross S, Splatoon 2

    ** excludes system software functions (HOME Menu, etc.)
    *** Titles added are "full versions" only (demos are excluded)

    Previous positions (in bracket) is from the last update.
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Monthly Summary (October 2017)*

Average Play Time: 1 hr 50 minutes per day (-0:05)
Days played overall: 25 (+1)
Most played Nintendo Switch games for October:
  1. Super Mario Odyssey
  2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  3. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
  4. Disgaea 5 Complete
  5. Pokken Tournament DX
  6. Tiny Barbarian DX
  7. Super Bomberman R
  8. Picross S
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* via Switch Parental Controls app
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