Tag: Parental Controls
News Nintendo Shares Tips So Parents Can Stop Kids Using Their Credit Cards
Follow Bowser's example
Summer Holidays for parents mean lots of quality time with their children, and also the challenges of keeping them entertained. It's not all day trips and activities, of course, and Nintendo's Japanese website has published a guide giving tips to parents that may be struggling to manage what their little 'uns are doing on...
News Nintendo Switch Parental Controls App Gets a Neat Update
The best convoluted way to track your playtime
We're still not sure why there's no equivalent to the Activity Log on the Nintendo Switch, but as quite a few realised early on you can use the Parental Controls App on a smart device to do the same thing. While it's also useful for parents to manage and moderate the gaming of their little 'uns, some of...
News Hey Kids! You Can Hide Nintendo Switch Playtime From Your Parents by Going Offline
Bowser Jr. 1 - 0 Bowser
The Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app is a neat idea, allowing parents to manage various aspects of their little 'un's playtime from their phone / tablet. Its functionality and the speed with which it updates the log is certainly handy, and in a pinch parents can even set the console to automatically switch off when a...
News The Nintendo Switch Parental Control App is Starting to Roll-Out
It actually works, too...
One interesting thing Nintendo is doing with the Switch is utilising smart device apps for features typically found directly on consoles. The most intriguing example is with online lobbies and chat, of course, though that isn't due to roll-out at launch. With the system just hours away from midnight launches, however, the...