Nintendo may be the world’s most famous video game publisher, but it also boasts a massive list of audio achievements. So with decades of unforgettable pieces of music that played as fans spent hours diving into genre-defining classics across multiple hardware generations, Nintendo has decided to launch its own music service. It’s called Nintendo Music, because when you’ve created something with such obvious and instant appeal, you’re not going to beat around the bush by being coy with its name.
The app lets you stream Nintendo game music or download it to your device to listen to offline, featuring pieces from such beloved franchises as "Super Mario," "The Legend of Zelda," "Donkey Kong Country," "Animal Crossing," "Metroid," "Fire Emblem" and many more, stretching from the 8-bit days of the NES/Famicom all the way up to the current Switch era. ▼ And yes, there’s Pokemon music too, even though Nintendo isn’t the series’ developer. In addition to letting you search for music by game, Nintendo Music has some other interesting groupings to choose from, including character-based playlists.
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..and by gameplay-related themes, such as boss battle BGM, victory-triggered flourishes, and “New Adventures,” which looks to be a collection of music that plays in opening stages or when you first reach the world map in RPGs.
As another just-for-gamers touch, Nintendo Music also allows you to remove music from specific games from the pre-made playlists, with a feature i.