Attention Nintendo Fans: Don't Miss Out on Your 2025 'Year in Review'!
Are you ready to take a trip down memory lane and reflect on your gaming journey in 2025? Nintendo has announced that the annual 'Year in Review' feature, where your play stats for the year are collected and displayed in a fun little round-up, will be available soon. But here's where it gets controversial...
To receive this round-up, you'll need to ensure you've enabled the appropriate settings for your Nintendo Account. Last year, this writer missed out on the review, but a New Year's email from Nintendo highlighted a couple of opt-ins that needed tweaking. So, if you want to make sure you don't miss out this time, here's what you need to do:
- Visit the Nintendo Account > Privacy and Other Settings > Usage Information page.
- Click 'Yes' on 'Allow Nintendo to collect optional device data on Nintendo consoles that you use'.
- Click 'Yes' on 'Allow Nintendo to process your usage information to customize services, offers, and recommendations'.
- Press the 'Confirm' button.
The email also points out that you can opt out of marketing emails in separate settings, so you don't have to accept a deluge of inbox gumph.
While companies and outlets of all sorts generally lean into the end-of-year round-ups well before the holidays arrive and everyone's out of the office, we were surprised but also a little impressed to see Nintendo holding back. Many people add a huge amount of playtime to their stats over the holidays, so waiting until the bells have rung and the balls have dropped will make the end result much more accurate, that's for sure.
So, are you ready to see your gaming journey in 2025? Let us know in the comments if you would have rather seen your stats before Christmas or if you prefer waiting to get the full picture. And this is the part most people miss... Remember, to receive the round-up, you'll need to enable these settings. Don't miss out on your chance to reflect on your gaming journey in 2025!
