Nintendo announces its own music streaming app for Switch Online subscribers
Nintendo has announced Nintendo Music, a streaming app that lets Switch Online subscribers listen to music from various first-party franchises.
The details:
The mobile app, which shares a similar design to popular music platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal, allows users to stream and download soundtracks, create playlists, and browse pre-made categories based on genres, characters, and moods.
It also has a unique spoiler feature that prevents tracks from games you haven't played or don't want to hear being played. Another feature is extending certain songs beyond their standard run time of up to 60 minutes, which could be useful for background tracks originally designed to be looped in-game.
Although its catalog does not include all of Nintendo's games, it boasts music from a number of heavy hitters such as The Legend of Zelda, Pikmin, Metroid, Donkey Kong, Pokémon, and, of course, Super Mario.
The app is available on the Google Play Store and the iOS App Store, but users must be active Switch Online subscribers to use it. The service is available in one, three, and twelve-month subscriptions, priced at $3.99, $7.99, and $19.99, respectively. A seven-day free trial is also available for new users who want to test the app and explore the subscription's other offerings, such as its NES, SNES, and Game Boy titles.
In recent years, Nintendo has become increasingly defensive about its music being posted on other platforms, particularly YouTube, where it has taken down uploads of various first-party tracks with millions of views. While it is within its rights to do so, the decision has sparked criticism, and Nintendo Music appears to be the company's response to fan complaints about being unable to easily find its music.
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