Guys, this is going to be a sad, sad little post. It's honestly pathetic, but I have to write it up anyway. For posterity. I did not play very much Nintendo this year. Sort of. I'll explain.
As I explained last year, Nintendo only tabulates its stats through the end of November, so - just like last year's report missed out on a lot of my "Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" and "Mario Wonder" play time - this year's report is missing a significant amount of my time on the Switch for 2024. And that's a real shame, because I had been putting in WORK on "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" before Christmas, just to find out that none of that time was being tracked. Great. Honestly, I probably played more in the first two and a half weeks of December than I did during any other entire month of the year, so I'm quite bugged by my recap for 2024. It... doesn't look good.
But I'll give it to you anyway because I know that there are so many of you out there who are dying to find out what I've been playing. Let's break it down.
First Game of 2024
Gameplay Totals
Only 38 hours?? I played more on my top game of 2023 last year than I did in all of 2024 combined?! That's just disappointing. I am disappointed in myself, and I am truly sorry. I promise to be better next year.
I might be better than that in January, just for the sake of it.
Top Games
I played "Mario Party Jamboree" a handful of times after we gave it to our son for his birthday in late October. It's a great game and will probably be a highly played game next year, once it has a full 11 months of availability for my Year in Review.
Gaming Trends
I assume that "Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise" counts as "action," "boxing" and "training."
Monthly Breakdown
I can thank my birthday for this. I had planned on playing a bunch of Playstation on my day off but ended up playing the "Civilization VI" on the Switch most of the afternoon. This probably accounts for a lot of my "Mario Party" play time, as well.
[December was not calculated]
All Games Played
- Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise
- Sid Meier's Civilization VI
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
- Pokemon Violet
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- New Pokemon Snap
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Trombone Champ
- Mario Party Superstars
- Mario Golf: SuperRush
- Mario Strikers: Battle League
- Dorfromantik
- Pokemon Cafe ReMix [Editor's Note: This must have been Stockton.]
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Luigi's Mansion 3
Observations:
- I play a lot of Mario games, I guess.
- I started playing "Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer" once it came out in December, so "Fitness Boxing 2" is now a thing of the past. RIP. It served me well.
- "Trombone Champ" is a very strange and somewhat funny game that really annoyed my wife for a couple days. It only cost me like two bucks, so I thought it was worth a shot.
Favorite Game
There are two or three games that could probably qualify as potential games of the year. "Mario Party Jamboree" is incredible, but I don't think I played it quite enough in 2024. Watch out in 2025, though! I think that there is one correct choice for me this year, all things considered.
And the winner is...
Please do not underestimate the fact that my December stats were not counted. I had a couple video game nights with my neighbors where we played "Smash Bros.," then I went home to beef up my stats on my own console. I believe that I have now played with every character at least once, which is something that I couldn't say a month ago, and I even came up with a new preset for match rules that made the game way more fun for me. Once January 1 rolls around here in about seven hours, I'm going to crush some more "Smash Bros." to solidify its status as a game I love in 2025.
Prior Years Comparison
Hours Played
- 2024: 38 hours
- 2023: 169 hours
Top Games
- 2024: "Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise," "Sid Meier's Civilization VI," "Super Mario Party Jamboree"
- 2023: "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild," "Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope," "Metroid Dread"
Game of the Year
- 2024: "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate"
- 2023: "Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope"
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What were your top Nintendo games of 2024? You can gather your stats here (for a limited time), if you haven't done so already. Let us know how you fared in the comments below, on Twitter (here and here) or on Facebook.
In the meantime, stay tuned for a couple more Year in Review blogs forthcoming in the next few days. Stay safe out there and have a happy new year!
Until next time.
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