Nintendo Music

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Last verified 30 Aug 2026

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Last verified 7 Aug 2026

4.8 23347 ratings · App Store

1. 3/5Great Potential - Anticipating Disappointment

   As a lifelong Nintendo fan, I was thrilled to hear about this new announcement—at least at first. Nintendo’s music catalog is iconic, classic, and timeless, but the company has a curious approach to letting fans actually access it. Their history of “protecting” their IP usually ends up meaning one thing: limited release, limited availability, and a lawyer knocking on fans’ doors if they try to enjoy the content outside of official channels. Honestly, it sometimes feels like Nintendo hates money. Here’s the problem: while competitors are out here offering quality libraries, affordable access, and options galore, Nintendo seems to relish giving us the bare minimum—if we’re lucky enough to get it at all. Sure, they’ll release something like Nintendo Switch Online or an exclusive app, but it’s inevitably a trickle instead of a stream. Meanwhile, my wallet and I are here, willing and eager to support Nintendo, only to be met with disappointment as they dribble out content like it’s still 1986 and we’re all waiting for “just one more quarter.” In the end, Nintendo’s strategy seems to be based on two things: (1) giving us just enough nostalgia to keep us hopeful, and (2) being really, really good at saying “no.” So while other companies are pushing forward with options, affordability, and accessibility, Nintendo’s “innovating” by limiting supply and raising demand—frankly, it’s like they’re trying to create an underground retro black market. Just let us buy the games and the music, Nintendo. It’s called capitalism. We thought you’d be into it.

   A.B. Godfrey · 30 Aug 2026

2. 2/5Need Nintendo online membership

   Honestly I was pretty exited for this app. It looked cool and the no spoiler feature is an awesome idea. The app is free, which is cool, but you have to have an online membership to use any function of the app. Honestly I am not really surprised but still disappointed to realize this. I don’t believe that Nintendo will change this either, but having a pay wall to listen to music like this is just kind of unfair to the people who like their games and music but can’t afford to have an online membership; or people who don’t have internet and don’t want to spend extra money on something that they can’t get the most out of anyway. -- I also think that having to sign in at all is not needed. Not everybody who has a switch has a linked Nintendo account. So I think it would be cool if you could listen as a guest, but have the option to sign in. When signed in as a guest, you are not given many recommendations just songs that are popular. But when you are logged in, the app will look at the games you have and the amount of time that you have spent on these applications. My most played game on my switch is “The Legend of Zelda Breath of The Wild”, so the app could pick up on this and give me more recommendations from this title then say “Tears of the Kingdom”, which I have less time put into. But that is just a recommendation.

   Caden-2006 · 30 Aug 2026

3. 1/5Give proper credit to the artists

   Extremely uncool that the people who made the songs are not listed anywhere in the app. It deserves nothing more than 1 star for that alone. • Minor feedback/feature suggestions. - When using the extend song feature, the song shouldn’t start over, just have it skip to the same time timestamp the user is on in the song, should be super easy to implement. - Having the length of individual songs listed in playlists/albums would be very nice. - There should be a global individual user library that you can add songs to like every other streaming app has. - Add an option to auto sort playlists or library by game and track number in each album. - Let us see which songs are already in said library when viewing an album. -When attempting to add a song to a playlist that already has the song in it, prompt the user with a “This song is already in the playlist, add it again?” - Add an option to keep certain songs together when shuffling - This one is more of an ask, but it would be really nice if some of the tracks that had multiple versions of the song that change dynamically in game such as several Mario kart songs like dolphin shoals, super bell subway, moonview highway, etc, had a way to listen to them and have each version cleanly flow into the next. Could be as simple as having a separate mix where each version has a loop played before progressing to the next and then the song ends such as done in the video “Making of Mario Kart 8: Super Bell Subway” by Nintendo UK.

   Tech_M · 30 Aug 2026

4. 3/5Good, needs credit and more tracks

   I can’t say I am disappointed in this app as a whole. The playback quality is great and there are lots of settings that are innovative since Nintendo is the first game company to have a streaming service for their games’ music. For example, the loop and no spoiler settings. These are great for study sessions and for games you haven’t finished yet. However, there are some issues. I’m slightly disappointed with the fact that you have to have NOS to use the service. But frankly, it isn’t a big problem for me considering that I use the NOS anyway. Also, the cost is low compared to other platforms. I know 20 bucks a year can be a lot but if you compare it to other companies’ charges it is practically nothing. Anyway, I am very angry that you didn’t include the composers and musicians who made the music. What’s the point of having a track information area if it just has the name of the game it’s from and copyright Nintendo? I am also shocked at the low number of games. There are so many good music and good games you made with 0 MUSIC on the platform you made just for your games’ music. Also, if your tactic here is to advertise new games, why don’t you include new games? The most recent game (Wonder) you have on the service released more than a year ago now. Why won’t you include Jamboree and Echoes of Wisdom? Good, but you need to add more games and surely give the musicians and composers credit for writing a good song.

   fun is what matters · 30 Aug 2026

5. 5/5A must have for Nintendo fans who’ve been playing for a while!

   This music app has been phenomenal and I honestly find it being more of my go to than any other music app out there. Since launch, they’ve added A LOT of music from so many games so I’m not too worried about burning out on the music anytime soon! One of the main things I like is they have playlists that are regularly curated to help keep things feeling fresh and different. For example, we just had a lot of snow where I’m from and I was able to listen to a playlist that’s specifically music from snow levels of various games! I also like listening to their Good Night playlist as I’m getting ready for bed. Plus, for me, when I’m listening to music I generally just want it for some background music to listen to while I do other things. That’s literally what the majority of video game music is for, so this has truly been perfect for me! If you’re already paying for the Nintendo membership then it’s definitely something you should check out. Honestly, with as cheap as the Nintendo online membership is, if you’ve been thinking of signing up this might be what makes it worth it for you!

   Joshuads · 30 Aug 2026

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