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    Nintendo's home console that can be turned into a portable device by removing it from its TV-dock. Launched worldwide on March 3, 2017.

    Switch shows playtime 10 days after you started playing the game

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    So if you got Zelda on release it should show your playtime on your profiles right now.

    I got "70 hours or more".

    It might be incrementing every 5 hours only?

    Can anyone think of why they would design it like this? Maybe they think people should not worry about playtime on a new game? It doesn't bother me that much, just an odd decision.

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    Have no idea. Apparently played 30hours or more of Zelda but only played a few minutes of Fast RMX (which I know isn't true as I've unlocked all the championships for that game)

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    @yesiamaduck: Weird. Maybe it only counts server-side kind of like steam used to do? Did you play a bunch of Fast RMX while not connected to wi-fi?

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    @forcen said:

    @yesiamaduck: Weird. Maybe it only counts server-side kind of like steam used to do? Did you play a bunch of Fast RMX while not connected to wi-fi?

    Yeah I've played a lot of Fast RMX on the bus but I totally played a couple of hours at home.

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    So it only shows 10 days after?

    That's one of the most Nintendo ass Nintendo things I've read all year.

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    Does anyone know if it counts time that they system is in restmode while the game is running? I got "40 hours or more" which is entirely possible but it just seems like a lot. I have not even done a dungeon yet.

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    For me it says "50 hours or more"

    Seems a bit much... Really curious how they got to that number, because I think something fishy is going on.

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    #8  Edited By matsemann08

    You can actually get a day by day playtime count by setting up the Nintendo Parental Control app on your phone (without any age restriction.)

    I fell asleep while playing and the system went into sleep mode with the game running without it increasing my playtime.

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    Maybe this is why they don't show times until later? If they showed it constantly maybe people would think about it to much. Now it's a nice surprise, so surprising that you don't believe it at first but that might be just Zelda being a game that makes you forget about time.

    @matsemann08 Did you set this up from the start? Can you check how accurate the timer on your userpage is for you based on the times from that app?

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    #10  Edited By SchrodngrsFalco

    They're going for the shock factor. They want you to feel bad about yourself.

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    #11  Edited By matsemann08

    @forcen: No I didn't set it up for the first weekend with the game. I have about 24 hours according to the app exluding the first weekend, It says on my profile page I have played 45 hours or more. I don't think I played 20 hours the first weekend, I think like 10, 15 max. So that perhaps means the profile playtime includes sleep mode.

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    They're going for the shock factor. They want you to feel bad about yourself.

    lol the ultimate form of Playtime Hangover

    "I PLAYED FOR HOW LONG!?"

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