Nintendo Switch Players Are Reporting Their Log Time Being Wiped After 1 Year (UPDATED)

Update: Nintendo just released a tweet, stating "Some Nintendo Switch owners' play activity information is displaying incorrectly. We are aware of the issue and we expect to have more information to share in the near future."

Original story is as follows:

Nintendo Switch players are reporting that their logged playtime over the course of a year is suddenly being wiped on the 1 year anniversary of the console's launch. This is giving us some major Y2K vibes, and we're not alone in that assessment either.

The original post began on the popular social forum site Resetera and it began when a player reported that their data was suddenly gone. When they logged onto their hybrid console, the playtime under titles such as Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild showed "First played 0 days ago," which is alarming for those that tanked many hours into games like that and wear those log times like a badge of honor.

It turns out, there many be an explanation and our initial Y2K feeling isn't that far off. According to a subsequent Reddit thread:

from discussion Nintendo Switch only records play times for up to 1 year. Play times of day 1 titles are being reset..

If this is truly the case, it looks like it could fix itself within a certain time frame. One user suggested 10 days for it to show the actual time again. Nintendo has yet to comment if they are aware of this mishap but some players are already reporting that after an allotted amount of time has passed - it went right back to the accurate log time:

At least it looks like this is a temporary problem and that it most likely will just fix itself after a little coding mixup. That being said, what a weird way to ring in a one year birthday celebration for the Nintendo Switch.

In other Nintendo news, looks like it might be a little too early to celebrate that Diablo III port after a seemingly blatant teaser from Blizzard. You can check out the original (obvious) Diablo III Nintendo Switch post here and their follow up response once rumors went wild below:

Though we are fairly certain it is actually happening and that Blizzard is just playing some huge game with us (again, like they have in the past), it may be too early to board that hype train yet. Blizzard reached out to Polygon via phone call denying the recent buzz, but leaving it suspiciously open ended with an "we have nothing to announce." The "yet" being almost deafening. Below is the full statement from the kings of community hype:

"We can assure you we're not that clever," a spokesperson for Blizzard Entertainment said via email. "[It was] meant to be a fun community engagement piece. We have nothing to announce."