Nintendo Launches Music Streaming App for Switch Online Subscribers

Nintendo has released Nintendo Music, a new music streaming app that gives Nintendo Switch Online subscribers access to soundtracks from the company's extensive game library.

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The app features music from popular Nintendo franchises including Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Splatoon. Songs are organized by game, character, and themed playlists like "boss battles" and "victory themes." Nintendo has also included mood-based playlists featuring relaxing or upbeat tracks.

There's a spoiler prevention feature that allows users to hide soundtracks from games they haven't completed, thereby avoiding potential story reveals through music. The app also includes an extended play function that can loop selected tracks for up to 60 minutes of continuous playback.

Nintendo Music supports both streaming and offline listening through downloads, and users can create custom playlists in addition to accessing Nintendo's curated collections. Character-specific playlists are available as well, such as a collection of K.K. Slider's performances from Animal Crossing.

Access to Nintendo Music requires an active Nintendo Switch Online membership, but it can be used by members on a free trial. The service is additionally available to all users included in a Switch Online Family membership plan.

The app's release comes as Nintendo has taken a stricter stance on unofficial uploads of its music to platforms like YouTube, indicating this may be part of a strategy to provide official access to its game soundtracks. Nintendo Music is available now as a free download on the App Store in supported regions. [Direct Link]

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Top Rated Comments

PruneTracy Avatar
25 weeks ago
I don’t hate the idea of and I appreciate all the work that went into it, the curation, the spoiler toggle… but also fear they’ll start takedowns on YT playlists, and I can’t help but wonder why they didn’t just dump their stuff on apple music or Spotify and make a ton of easy money. Why go through all this?
Score: 21 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ScrumpyDaniel Avatar
25 weeks ago
My experience of it so far is very good. They've got the soundtrack for Pokemon Scarlet & Violet on there and it matches my copy of the CD soundtrack for it from Japan, albeit the app is missing 9 tracks. It's also nice to get the English track titles to a lot of these soundtracks which previously as stated were only released in Japan.

A lot of these tracks haven't been officially released in the west, which is very good. It's the first time the music from the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe have been released for example. And these aren't just low quality rips from games, these are the master recordings and they all sound great. It's also great to get the Wii Channel music, which once again is the first time these have been officially released.

It would be great if they put them all on Apple Music or Spotify but I guess this is Nintendo and it does give another incentive to subscribe to NSO.

My only real gripe with it is they have not credited any composer of any of the music at all on there. For example the artist for the Pokemon soundtrack is just 'Pokemon Scarlet & Violet' whereas there was about 5/6 composers who worked on the soundtrack. This really needs to be rectified.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Rayansb Avatar
25 weeks ago
Man, that Ocarina of Time soundtrack really takes me back straight to my childhood.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
coffeemilktea Avatar
25 weeks ago
Honestly it would be worth it just for KK Slider's music from Animal Crossing. :cool:



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Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
JonathanX64 Avatar
25 weeks ago
You either fully support abolishing copyright, patent systems, trademark laws, and all related garbage, or you accept and enjoy this. There is no middle ground.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
sundog925 Avatar
25 weeks ago
ok...why though?
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)