Nintendo will continue not to release its music on Spotify, but it will let you listen to it on its new app

Nintendo has never gotten along very well with streaming platforms. All the technology of the last ten years is practically arcane for the Japanese company. And they make it noticeable at every step. That is why where most companies in the industry have their place on services like Spotify or Apple Music, Nintendo does not. They lack interest in putting their music anywhere they lack control over it. Something they have demonstrated with the latest addition to the Nintendo Switch Online catalog.

Because yesterday, Wednesday, October 30, Nintendo unveiled Nintendo Music. An app for mobile devices that will allow us to listen to and download music from Nintendo’s vast library of soundtracks. However, this is only available to Nintendo Switch Online members. Because its catalog is exclusively closed to those who have a subscription to their online service.

Although the fact that it can only be used on mobile devices is the weakest point of this app, the reality is that it is a very well-crafted application. Based on Spotify’s design, it has a very familiar and intuitive layout, with a notable curation effort where it’s easy to always have something to listen to. With a huge catalog to choose from, perhaps the most interesting aspect is how it doesn’t limit us when creating our own playlists and how it offers us the possibility to loop certain songs for specific periods, with a limit of up to sixty minutes.

Being able to navigate the app with curated lists based on series, characters, or even simply on how you feel, is an excellent way to listen to Nintendo’s music. Even if the need to enter a separate app to listen to their soundtracks is not the most convenient way to do it.

Nintendo Music is now available worldwide on both Android via Google Play and iOS through the App Store. As a reminder, you will need to be a Nintendo Switch Online member to use this app and enjoy Nintendo’s cheerful tunes. And in case there was any doubt, yes. We confirm that we wrote this news while listening to the Wii Shop Channel music on a 60-minute loop.

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Author: Álvaro Arbonés

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