Nintendo Music

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Nintendo Music
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Developer Nintendo
Type Music streaming service
Launch dateOctober 31, 2024;10 months ago (2024-10-31)
Platform(s)
StatusActive
Availability45 regions

Nintendo Music is a music streaming service by Nintendo that features their video game soundtracks. The service is available for Nintendo Switch Online users, a subscription service for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 video game consoles. Nintendo Music launched for Android and iOS on October 31, 2024.

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Background

Nintendo Music is available in 45 regions as of 2024 . Availability of Nintendo Music in the World.png
Nintendo Music is available in 45 regions as of 2024.

Nintendo Music was announced and launched on October 31, 2024. [1] [2] The service was released for Android and iOS devices, initially covering 45 markets, [3] and it became available in Taiwan on September 9, 2025. [4] The service is available for all Nintendo Switch Online users, a subscription service for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 video game consoles. [5] [6]

Nintendo Music allows users to add tracks to both curated and custom playlists. The service also allows for extending the playback of some tracks to 15, 30, or 60 minutes. [7] The service provides three type of audio quality: data saving, balanced, and high quality. [8] It also includes a feature that allows users to hide tracks and albums to avoid spoilers. [9]

On May 30, 2025, an update was issued adding support for a sleep timer and extending tracks for only 5 or 10 minutes. [10]

List of soundtracks

23 soundtracks from various games and consoles were made available at launch, with new soundtracks usually added weekly. [11] There are 93 soundtracks available as of September 9,2025.

SoundtrackAddedRef.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons [a] October 31, 2024 [12]
Balloon Fight July 22, 2025 [13]
Baseball
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! November 26, 2024 [14]
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker August 12, 2025 [15]
Clu Clu Land July 22, 2025 [13]
Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics June 17, 2025 [16]
Devil World July 22, 2025 [13]
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong 3
Donkey Kong Country October 31, 2024 [12]
Donkey Kong Country 2 November 5, 2024 [17]
Donkey Kong Country 3 January 7, 2025 [18]
Donkey Kong Jr. July 22, 2025 [13]
Donkey Kong Jr. Math
Dr. Mario (Game Boy)March 18, 2025 [19]
Dr. Mario (NES)October 31, 2024 [12]
Duck Hunt July 22, 2025 [13]
Excitebike
F-Zero April 1, 2025 [20]
F-Zero X [b] November 19, 2024 [21]
F1 Race July 22, 2025 [13]
Fire Emblem Awakening September 2, 2025 [22]
Fire Emblem Engage April 22, 2025 [23]
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade October 31, 2024 [12]
Golden Sun February 10, 2025 [24]
Golden Sun: The Lost Age September 9, 2025 [25]
Golf July 22, 2025 [13]
Gomoku Narabe Renju
Gyromite
Hogan's Alley
Ice Climber
Kid Icarus [c] May 20, 2025 [26]
Kirby Air Riders [d] August 19, 2025 [27]
Kirby and the Forgotten Land August 26, 2025 [e] [29]
Kirby Star Allies October 31, 2024 [12]
Kirby's Dream Land
The Legend of Zelda [c] April 15, 2025 [30]
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild October 31, 2024 [12]
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past March 4, 2025 [31]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time October 31, 2024 [12]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D July 8, 2025 [32]
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword December 17, 2024 [33]
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom June 3, 2025 [12]
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker January 14, 2025 [34]
Luigi's Mansion April 8, 2025 [35]
Mach Rider July 22, 2025 [13]
Mahjong
Mario Bros.
Mario Kart 7 May 1, 2025 [36]
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe October 31, 2024 [12]
Mario Kart 64 July 15, 2025 [37]
Mario Paint July 29, 2025 [38]
Metroid [f] October 31, 2024 [12]
Metroid Prime
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe July 1, 2025 [39]
Nintendogs October 31, 2024 [12]
Pikmin 4
Pilotwings August 5, 2025 [40]
Pilotwings 64
Pilotwings Resort
Pinball July 22, 2025 [13]
Pokémon Legends: Arceus January 28, 2025 [41]
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet October 31, 2024 [12]
Pokémon Sword and Shield May 13, 2025 [23]
Soccer July 22, 2025 [13]
Splatoon May 28, 2025 [42]
Splatoon 2 December 3, 2024 [43]
Splatoon 3 [g] October 31, 2024 [12]
Stack-Up July 22, 2025 [13]
Star Fox 64 October 31, 2024 [12]
StreetPass Mii Plaza [h] February 18, 2025 [44]
Super Mario 64 December 24, 2024 [45]
Super Mario Bros. October 31, 2024 [12]
Super Mario Bros. 2 February 25, 2025 [46]
Super Mario Bros. 3 March 10, 2025 [47]
Super Mario Bros. Wonder November 1, 2024 [48]
Super Mario Galaxy October 31, 2024 [12]
Super Mario Kart January 21, 2025 [49]
Super Mario Odyssey October 31, 2024 [12]
Super Mario World February 4, 2025 [50]
Tennis July 22, 2025 [13]
Tetris (NES)March 18, 2025 [19]
Tetris (Game Boy)
Tomodachi Collection October 31, 2024 [12]
Urban Champion July 22, 2025 [13]
Wave Race 64 December 10, 2024 [51]
Wii Channels [i] October 31, 2024 [12]
Wii Sports November 12, 2024 [52]
Wild Gunman July 22, 2025 [13]
Wrecking Crew
Yoshi's Island October 31, 2024 [12]
Yoshi's Story June 24, 2025 [53]

Reception

Kyle Barr of Gizmodo called the application "surprisingly good" but criticized the small selection of music available at launch. [54] Fans, journalists, and developers criticized the app for not crediting the soundtrack composers. [55] [56] Abner Li from 9to5Google noted many similarities to YouTube Music, specifically in the application's user interface (UI). [57] Two weeks after launch, Nintendo Music had been downloaded more than one million times. [58]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Excludes tracks from the Happy Home Paradise DLC
  2. ↑ Additional tracks for the Expansion Kit were added on April 1, 2025
  3. 1 2 Disk System and NES versions were released simultaneously
  4. ↑ Only select tracks are available
  5. ↑ Partially released on March 25, 2025 [28]
  6. ↑ Disk System and NES versions were released simultaneously internationally excluding Japan, where the NES version was unavailable prior to April 15, 2025
  7. ↑ Excludes music added from June 2023 onwards
  8. ↑ Only includes the games featured at launch
  9. ↑ Only includes music for the Wii Menu, pre-installed channels and the Everybody Votes and Mii Contest channels

References

  1. ↑ Shin, Eugenie (October 31, 2024). "Soundtrack Your Day With the New Nintendo Music App". Tokyo Weekender .
  2. ↑ "Nintendo Music, a new smart-device app for Nintendo soundtracks, is available today!". Nintendo. October 31, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  3. ↑ "In which regions will Nintendo Music be available?". Nintendo. October 30, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Nintendo Switch 2、Nintendo Switch更有趣、更方便，「Nintendo Switch Online」於2025年9月9日開始服務". Official Nintendo Taiwan website (in Traditional Chinese). September 9, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ Stedman, Alex (October 30, 2024). "Nintendo Releases Music App With Themes From Mario, Zelda, and Most Importantly, the Wii Shop Channel". IGN. Archived from the original on October 31, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  6. ↑ Spangler, Todd (October 30, 2024). "Nintendo Launches Music App With Soundtracks from Classic Games Including Super Mario Bros., Legend of Zelda". Variety . Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  7. ↑ Siegal, Jacob (October 30, 2024). "Nintendo Music is a new streaming service for video game soundtracks". BGR. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  8. ↑ "What is the available audio quality for Nintendo Music?". Nintendo. September 19, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ Webster, Andrew (October 30, 2024). "Nintendo made a music streaming app for Switch Online subscribers". The Verge. Archived from the original on October 31, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  10. ↑ Liszewski, Andrew (May 29, 2025). "The Nintendo Music app has added a sleep timer". The Verge. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  11. ↑ Scullion, Chris (November 1, 2024). "Nintendo Music app: The full list of game soundtracks available so far". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Reynolds, Ollie. "Nintendo Music App: Every Game Soundtrack Included". Nintendo Life.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "【Nintendo Music】『Donkey Kong』『Mario Bros.』and 24 more games released on Nintendo Music today". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  14. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "'Nintendo Music' Adds Another DS Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  15. ↑ Doolan, Liam (August 12, 2025). "Captain Toad Returns In This Week's Nintendo Music Update". Nintendo Life . Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  16. ↑ Doolan, Liam (June 17, 2025). "Nintendo's Music App Is Back On Track With A New Album Update". Nintendo Life. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  17. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "'Nintendo Music' Update Adds Classic SNES Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  18. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "'Nintendo Music' Adds Another Donkey Kong Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  19. 1 2 "Trio Of Puzzle Games Added To Nintendo Music Library". Nintendo World Report.
  20. ↑ "Nintendo Music Update Adds Classic SNES And N64 Soundtracks, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  21. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "'Nintendo Music' Adds Classic N64 Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  22. ↑ Life, Nintendo (September 2, 2025). "Nintendo Music Adds Fire Emblem: Awakening Soundtrack In New Update". Nintendo Life. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  23. 1 2 Doolan, Liam. "Nintendo Music Adds More Than 100 Pokémon Songs In Latest Update". Nintendo Life.
  24. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "'Nintendo Music' Adds Golden Sun Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  25. ↑ Dollan, Liam (September 9, 2025). "Nintendo Adds Another Golden Sun Soundtrack To Nintendo Music". Nintendo Life. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Nintendo Music's Latest Update Celebrates Another NES Classic, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life. May 20, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  27. ↑ Cripe, Michael (August 19, 2025). "Kirby Air Riders Nintendo Direct: Everything Announced". IGN. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  28. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "Nintendo Music Adds 23 Kirby Switch Songs, With Rest Coming 'Later This Year'". Nintendo Life.
  29. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "Nintendo Music Update Adds More Songs To Kirby And The Forgotten Land Playlist". Nintendo Life.
  30. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "Zelda's Original Soundtrack Added To Nintendo Music, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  31. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "Zelda's SNES Soundtrack "A Link to the Past" Joins Nintendo Music, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  32. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "Nintendo Adds Another Legendary Zelda Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  33. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "'Nintendo Music' Adds A Huge Zelda Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  34. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "'Nintendo Music' Adds Another Legendary Zelda Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  35. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "Nintendo Music Adds Luigi's Spooky GameCube Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  36. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "Mario Kart's 3DS Album Races Onto Nintendo Music, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  37. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "Another Mario Kart Album Races Onto Nintendo Music, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  38. ↑ "Mario Paint scribbles into the Super NES collection - News - Nintendo Official Site". www.nintendo.com. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  39. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "Nintendo Music Update Adds Another Mario Album, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  40. ↑ Life, Nintendo (August 5, 2025). "Pilotwings SNES, N64 And 3DS Albums Soar Onto 'Nintendo Music' In New Update". Nintendo Life. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  41. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "'Nintendo Music' Adds Another Pokémon Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  42. ↑ "Nintendo Music Celebrates 10 Years Of Splatoon, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life. May 28, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  43. ↑ Theriault, Donald. "NSO Update Monday: Tetris NES Release Date And More Splatoon For Nintendo Music". Nintendo World Report.
  44. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "Nintendo Music's Latest Update Adds 3DS 'StreetPass Mii Plaza' Soundtrack". Nintendo Life.
  45. ↑ Philips, Tom. "Nintendo Music adds Mario 64 tunes". Eurogamer.
  46. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "Super Mario NES Banger Joins Nintendo's Music App, Here's The Full Tracklist". Nintendo Life.
  47. ↑ Doolan, Liam (March 10, 2025). "Classic Super Mario Soundtrack Joins Nintendo's Music App For MAR10 Day". Nintendo Life. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  48. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "'Nintendo Music' Adds Super Mario Bros. Wonder Songs". Nintendo Life.
  49. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "'Nintendo Music' Adds Another SNES Banger, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  50. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "Nintendo Music Adds Classic Super Mario SNES Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  51. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "'Nintendo Music' Adds Another N64 Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  52. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "'Nintendo Music' Update Adds Wii Sports Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life.
  53. ↑ Doolan, Liam. "Another Yoshi Soundtrack Joins Nintendo Music, Here's Every Song Included". Nintendo Life. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  54. ↑ Barr, Kyle (October 31, 2024). "Nintendo Just Launched a Music Streaming App, and It's Surprisingly Good". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on October 31, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  55. ↑ Francis, Bryant (October 31, 2024). "Nintendo doesn't credit composers on new Nintendo Music app". Game Developer. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  56. ↑ Norman, Jim (October 31, 2024). "Come On, Where Are The Composer Credits in 'Nintendo Music'?". Nintendo Life. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  57. ↑ Li, Abner (October 30, 2024). "Nintendo's new music app is a clone of YouTube Music". 9to5Google. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  58. ↑ Acovino, Vincent (November 13, 2024). "Nintendo has launched a music app, seizing on the appeal of video game playlists". NPR . Retrieved November 14, 2024.
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