Surprise! Nintendo just revealed a new app, and it's all about the music of its games.
Fittingly titled Nintendo Music, the new app will stream songs from nearly 40 years of Nintendo history, and will be made available on smart devices today. In fact, it's already available on iOS and Android. You'll need a Nintendo Switch Online Membership to start using it, but it's available for those who do for no additional cost.
Nintendo Music, a new smart-device app exclusively for #NintendoSwitchOnline members, lets you stream or download music from Nintendo’s library of soundtracks!
Nintendo Music will be released later today! Learn more: https://t.co/X5uL1ThupO pic.twitter.com/2NOu7k22zf
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 30, 2024
A launch trailer gave us a pretty good idea of what to expect, including an interface that should look pretty familiar to anyone who uses Spotify or Apple Music. Among the franchises whose music are included on the app are Super Mario, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Pokemon, and more.
Some of the features, as outlined in Nintendo's launch trailer and press release:
- Songs can be streamed online or downloaded for offline listening
- Songs will be organized by game, in addition to curated playlists
- Users will be able to curate their own playlists
- Recommendations based on your Nintendo Switch play history
- A "spoiler prevention" filter, allowing you to hide songs from certain games
- The ability to extend the length of certain songs by 15, 30, or 60 minutes
More music, Nintendo says, will be added over time. Currently, there's no (legal) way to stream all of Nintendo's classic songs on one place, so it's a pretty big surprise for fans. Personally, I will be doing chores to the Animal Crossing soundtrack and the Wii Shop Channel theme.
In other Nintendo-related news, check out everything we know about Nintendo's upcoming console, as well as the latest on the company's mysterious recent playtest.
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.
