Many gamers love video game soundtracks, and enjoy listening to them long after they’ve finished playing a game. After all, these songs seep into your subconscious after you’ve heard them multiple times while playing a game. And Nintendo Music is here to cater to your needs.
Nintendo Music Lets You Stream Video Game Soundtracks
As announced in a post on nintendo.com, Nintendo has launched a new app called Nintendo Music, which, as you may have guessed by the name, is focused on music from Nintendo games. It’s essentially a fully-fledged streaming service for video game soundtracks, with music from across the last few decades.
At its core, Nintendo Music lets you browse soundtracks from hundreds of Nintendo games. Popular franchises featured include Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, Pokemon, Metroid, Donkey Kong, Kirby, and Splatoon.
However, as well as the library you can browse or search through, Nintendo has curated playlists based on themes. These include songs focused on a particular character, or songs designed to match your mood. You will also receive recommendations based on your listening history.
As with all good streaming services, you can download tracks to listen offline. You can also loop songs for up to an hour if you want background noise while you work or study.
Last but not least is the option to hide soundtracks from games you either haven’t played or haven’t completed yet. The idea being that certain songs could give plot points or endings away. This is a cool feature not offered by Spotify, despite its reputation as the best streaming service for video game soundtracks.
A Free Download for Switch Online Subscribers
Nintendo Music is a free download for anyone with a Switch Online membership. You can download the app to your Android or iOS device, and sign in with your Nintendo account to gain access. However, it’s also available for those making use of a 7-day free trial of Switch Online.
As nice as Nintendo Music is, it isn’t the Switch 2 announcement Nintendo fans are eagerly awaiting. In fact, Nintendo seems to be purposely teasing big announcements only for them to be anything other than the Switch 2. The Alarmo, a Nintendo alarm clock, being the most obvious example.
