Nintendo has released a new Store app for iOS and Android that makes it easy to find games or products on the go. This adds another application to the Nintendo suite, including music app, news app and accompanying application for nintendo switch.
Once you download the app, you'll be able to browse the online game store, and once you're logged in, you can buy physical hardware like a Switch or controller and redeem points for My Nintendo rewards. However, when you go to buy something, it links to the Internet, where Apple and Google cannot participate.
There's also a small news section, but it doesn't overlap much with the content in the Nintendo Today app.
If you want to track the price of something, you can set up alerts when games on your wishlist go on sale. This is a little more convenient than the current version of the online store, which sends you emails with your wishlist.
However, the coolest thing you can do is see a very detailed breakdown of your gaming history, which tells you how many hours you've played games on your consoles, and this mobile version shows how long each gaming session lasted. If you've been using the same Nintendo Account information since the 3DS era, you might even be able to see playtime on those games.
However, your Wii U and 3DS game data was apparently only recorded on Nintendo servers up until 2020. So the full picture won't be there if you're still playing on those consoles. Either way, overall it's a great tool and a convenient way for parents to quickly monitor their kids' screen time.
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