Nintendo Years in Review

Published on December 30, 2023.
Last updated on January 18, 2026.

After a long hiatus, I got back into playing video games in early 2021.

Nintendo has always been my favorite video game company. Here are my Nintendo Years in Review since 2021 (in reverse chronological order)!

2025



2025 Nintendo Year in Review summary Top games in 2025: Donkey Kong Bananza, Mario Kart World, Octopath Traveler 0 Gaming style in 2025: Action 36%, Adventure 26%, Role playing 12%, Party 12%, Racing 10%, Strategy 4% 2025 at a glance: Monthly hours chart showing gaming activity throughout the year

Nintendo Music Year in Review

Nintendo Music launched in late 2024. Since then, I've been using it to listen to video game soundtracks—especially Zelda ambient music while working. Here are my 2025 listening stats (click to enlarge):

Nintendo Music 2025: Time spent listening - 314 hours 50 minutes Nintendo Music 2025: Top 10 tracks (1-6) Nintendo Music 2025: Top 10 tracks (3-10) Nintendo Music 2025: #1 extended-playback track - The Great Plateau from Breath of the Wild (201 minutes) Nintendo Music 2025: Most listened-to playlist - Overworld (Tears of the Kingdom) Nintendo Music 2025: Favorite character playlist - Deep Cut (Splatoon 3) Nintendo Music 2025: Most listened-to game - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

My favorite games released in 2025:

  1. Donkey Kong Bananza
  2. Octopath Traveler 0
  3. Mario Kart World

Other 2025 lists:

2024


Most-played games in 2024: Unicorn Overlord, Splatoon 3, Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Gaming style in 2024: Action 34%, Adventure 24%, Role playing 17%, Shooting 10%, Strategy 10%, Party 5% 2024 at a glance: Monthly hours chart showing gaming activity throughout the year

My favorite games released in 2024:

  1. Splatoon 3: Side Order
  2. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
  3. Unicorn Overlord
  4. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
  5. Super Mario Party Jamboree

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2023


Most-played games in 2023: Tears of the Kingdom, Fire Emblem Engage, Octopath Traveler II Gaming style in 2023: Role playing 31%, Action 26%, Adventure 24%, Strategy 18%, Shooting 1% 2023 at a glance: Monthly hours chart showing gaming activity throughout the year

My favorite games released in 2023:

  1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  2. Octopath Traveler II
  3. Fire Emblem Engage
  4. Wargroove 2
  5. Super Mario RPG
  6. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
  7. Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp

Other 2023 lists:

2022

Most played games in 2022: Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Triangle Strategy, and Octopath Traveler Favorite game of 2022: Triangle Strategy 2022 gaming trends Most-played games in 2022: Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Triangle Strategy, Octopath Traveler Gaming style in 2022: Role playing 49%, Strategy 33%, Action 8%, Adventure 7%, Shooting 2%, Character driven 1% 2022 at a glance: Monthly hours chart showing gaming activity throughout the year

My favorite games released in 2022:

  1. Triangle Strategy
  2. Persona 5 Royal
  3. Splatoon 3

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2021


2021 Nintendo Switch Year in Review summary: 296 hours played, 14 games played Most-played games in 2021: Breath of the Wild, Animal Crossing, Wargroove Gaming style in 2021: Action 31%, Adventure 29%, Character driven 19%, Strategy 10%, Role playing 10%, Party 1% 2021 at a glance: Monthly hours chart showing gaming activity throughout the year

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