Nintendo launches new music app for Nintendo Switch Online members
Nintendo launched a new music streaming app on Wednesday that lets fans revisit some of the game maker’s most beloved songs, ranging from Switch games like Super Mario Odyssey And Splatoon3 back to NES classics Metroid And Super Mario Bros. Nintendo music — not a sequel Wii music – is available exclusively to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers and can be downloaded now for Android and iOS devices from the Google Play Store And Apple’s App Storerespectively.
The Nintendo Music app behaves a lot like established music streaming services like Spotify. Users can search by game, platform and character, or use mood-based playlists. Nintendo Music allows users to play songs on repeat for up to an hour, create their own playlists and download songs for offline listening. The app even has a spoiler setting that prevents you from hearing songs from boss fights or big moments you may not have encountered yet.
Nintendo Music’s selection is pretty meager, compared to Nintendo’s massive game catalog. But it does contain some real bangers. In addition to having “Jump Up, Super Star!” on tap, Nintendo Music offers the Wii Shop Channel’s background jingle to complement whatever shopping you do.
Here’s the full list of soundtracks available on Nintendo Music at launch:
Nintendo says more songs will be added to Nintendo Music over time. The app’s launch trailer highlights games like Wii Sports, Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Splatoon2, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Donkey Kong Land 2And F-Zero as future additions.
Unlike other game publishers, Nintendo has resisted putting its game music on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, in favor of its own dedicated app. The company has also aggressively gone after YouTube channels that republish its game music; in 2022, Nintendo hit a popular music channel known as GilvaSunner with thousands of copyright strikes, forcing the channel offline. An alternative of sorts, known as SilvaGunner, still offers high-quality rips of great video game music.