'Nintendo Music' Update Adds Super Mario Bros. Wonder Songs

Eeey that was pretty quick hopefully they stay adding songs at this pace.

Nice… now Im wondering if we’re gonna be getting weekly updates then

These songs are incredible, one of the best OSTs on Switch in my opinion! Wasn't expecting a new game to be added already.

A clean rip of the King Boo song? Awesome, I am so happy right now.

This could mean that Tears of the Kingdom could be added tomorrow (please I’m desperate lol)

They really wanted everyone to shut up about the dripfeeding, didn't they? If updates like this are daily or at the very least weekly I don't think most people would mind the method of distribution.

I didn't realize people just listen to video game music while not playing games. Maybe I'm just dumb

Uhhh that was sooner than expected. Guess I know what I'm listening to tomorrow morning. Should be fun--I haven't heard the OST outside of the game yet!

But does it have the singing Piranha Plant song?!

@rvcolem1 Yeah, it's great for study or work music. Some can be super relaxing too. Would highly recommend.

That was quick. I think it would be neat if they did daily updates for the first 2 or so months. Knock out a few more of the heavy hitter Switch games first (TOTK, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Metroid Dread, Luigi’s Mansion 3, etc.), then add a few legacy titles, and we should be gold. Then as time goes on, do a few batches of soundtracks a week for less popular Switch games and legacy titles. That’s probably how I’d do it.

Maybe they will have a good release schedule for once. Once a week would be pretty darn good.

I’m trying not to get my hopes up, but if we could get new music every day or every other day that would be great. At least until most of the mainstay OSTs are here

I’m absolutely loving this app. I had just finished sorting some songs from all the games finally and then was happily surprised to see the app update before my eyes to add Mario Wonder!!!

Dark Forest vibes wooooo

So who spent most of the day with the corresponding animal crossing “hour song” in their headphones!!!!???

@Bigmanfan cool thanks for the heads up, just never thought about. I work IT so I go through a lot of audio books driving around my county going to the schools etc. I may give it a shot, I looked at the app but have already deleted it.

I’m not really a big fan of how the Mario Wonder songs transition from the normal version to elephant version. Kinda wish they had separate versions as well as a combined version

@LavenderShroud "Piranha Plants on Parade", it's included.

Add the Super Metroid, Wave Race 64 and original F-Zero soundtracks or get out...

Wow. That was quick. Wonder how often we'll see new tracks released?

I'm still wondering if they're going to offer this service as a subscription to those who don't have NSO.

Really wish they would just make this app add supported, because I am not paying 20 bucks a year just to listen to some music.

@progx Yeah, they are! It's 20$ a year, and called NSO if you want to look into it

@solarwolf07 didn’t I just say NSO? I am wondering if they’re going to offer a subscription to those who don’t have it. I have it already chief

Okay so I'm not crazy. I was just looking to see if there was anything new, and I couldn't remember if Wonder was there already or not. That works for me if you're going to be dropping something everyday. Especially OSTs.

That was fast. Optimistic that the “drip feed” updates is less drip and more like when your dumb plumber forgot to turn off the water before going into the pipes that floods your bathroom.

@Arawn93 How DARE you talk about Mario that way!

He may have never successfully plumbed anything in his life, but he is very, very good at jumping.

Cool, I'm still not convinced they're not gonna dripfeed though. One update so close after launch doesn't mean much. They gotta keep 'em coming on a regular basis!

Of course, Wonder songs are great, so they're nice to have on there.

@progx They would have to price it at like $1.66 a month max to be cheaper then if you just got NSO for a year for $20. Hell if $20 up front is a big ask then just pay by month manually which comes out to be $4 which tbh is a bad deal compared to if you just payed for the year.

Not very practical especially when you compare other monthly paywall prices for other music subscribe venues.

Reminder you don’t need even need a Switch for NSO. You are paying around $1.67 a month for this “paywall” that a couple people were complaining about in the reveal article even if you are part of the minority that wasn’t on the basic NSO prior.

It’s great value for money. Even with the current content you are set for a long time.

Nice they added Wonder to the library!

Brilliant! Please keep to this kind of pace XD

@rvcolem1 Yep, it's great for studying or working!
And for me it's a fun way to learn about new games! 😄

Wish it could be a Switch app itself! Nevertheless, happy that they have done this and people are enjoying it. As others have said, so much video game music is wonderful to listen to while working. My personal favourites would be ones from the Mana games, Sonic, Mario, Goemon, and Kirby. I also like Zelda music, even though I don't play the games!

I was super excited about the Nintendo Music announcement, but the fairly narrow list of titles at launch and confirmed for release concerned me as to the rate of output. If we get new games added every day or two though, then soon I may find myself using it as much as Spotify!

Edit: It really just is a case of them adding composer credits and the app will already by exactly how I want it.

I still want to own these songs… streaming is such a scummy idea.

I hope they'll also add games like Golden Sun, Tetris (but might be difficult because of license), more Zelda's, Kirby the forgotten land, more Pokémon.

Anyway the app is great. Have been enjoying listening to it all day yesterday.

Only gripes I have now are:
1. No real iPad app. It works, but only as an iPhone app meaning it doesn't take up the full screen.
2. No PC/Mac app. Which means I have to either BT/AirPlay from my phone, which brings me to... (the app has M1-4 Mac support disabled)
3. Terrible AirPlay / BT support. Sometimes the app refuses to play while connected to BT / AirPlay speakers. Requiring the app to be restarted before it works again. This also happens with BT headphones. Like the AirPods. And remember.. the iPhone does not have a 3.5mm jack.
4. Generally not very stable app.

I already have all the gaming music I want downloaded and saved. Why would I want to only listen to Nintendo music? It doesn't make any sense to me! I have various Nintendo OST's but I have playlists with all sorts mixed in - from Amiga games to Final Fantasy.

I don't really understand the whole Spotify/Apple Music subscription approach with music to be honest... but I do largely listen to dance and house music, and that's always been poorly represented on these services (especially when you are after certain mixes).

I'd encourage people to download the music themselves and make your own playlists and edits. You can do everything directly on your phone these days. I don't think we should entertain these piece-meal, rent-to-listen nonsense apps.

It takes time and effort - maybe that's the problem (ha!), but it's way more rewarding than using these subscriptions.

If you want a media player recommendation, Poweramp is brilliant.

It genuinely blows my mind that there are people that use this site that don't already have game soundtracks downloaded to their phone... Jolly Roger Bay is pretty much a requirement to access this website, surely?!! Or at least have the YouTube video in a playlist, yes?! Strange times indeed.

The irony that Nintendo launched the App WITHOUT Jolly Roger Bay too. lol

Been listening to this on the way to work this morning. Really cool app which they should have released a while ago tbh but I'm glad it's here now. Deffo needs more retro game soundtracks added!

@rvcolem1 personally speaking it’s one of my favourite genres of music!

A weekly update with more than just one game sounds good enough to me. Mario Wonder might not be the Mario 3 or Mario World that I remember us hyping it up to be but its music is pretty nice. All the Castle Bowser music in the climax is a highlight for me. It's great to see King Boo's song properly included!

Nice positive music coming from SMW, how sweet. 🙏🏻😍

In regards to the dripfeed, I will be in the minority that believes it's a good thing. Imagine starting your game with all costumes, power-ups, weapons, etc... unlocked and maxed out ... drip-feeding gives the time to pay attention and enjoy every single album one by one, instead of being overflowed by so many that you can't even try them all. I find it much more enjoyable. Just like getting a brand new episode of your favourite series each week gives you the time to discuss it with your friends, imagine what could be happening, building up for the next one, and actually enjoying it much more than if you'd be binge-watching everything overnight ... 2 months later you don't even remember half of what you saw ...
Maybe I'm old-school in that regard, but one new OST per week makes perfect sense in my opinion.

Ring fit next hopefully I'd love to easily have fit battle ready to go for workouts

BTW, i hope they will also include some of those beautiful live concerts.. like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuXHrHRZzLk

@Yalloo i agree.. for nso as well... i would have never played this weeks shadowman otherwise.,....

Still waiting on Majora's Mask over here.

@Samalik 20 bucks for a year ? an entire year ?? uhhhh i'm pretty sure you would be hard-pressed to find that kind of value anywhere else 😂 that's literally $1.67 per month . . .

not to mention Family Membership $35 per year for 8 accounts = $4.38 per account per year . . . that's almost 5× less than Individual Membership. it's just silly money

@garfreek I guess it is no different than listening to the lotr soundtrack. Cool

Now I really hope they add Mario & Luigi OSTs to celebrate Brothership’s launch. That seems like a clever way to market an upcoming game and its series.

@Yalloo The problem is how slow dripfeeding is. It shouldn’t take an entire year for a game that’s announced or teased to release on NSO, for example.

So many bad choices made at the start of this. Dr. Mario has absolute bangers and they give you the game boy versions. No punch out which is one of the most iconic Nintendo songs ever. The Zelda songs are just the ocarina short clips or whatever is in the Switch games which are the least music centered ones.

Wow, I wasn’t expecting them to add music so quickly. If they keep this pace up and add a new game every few days that would be awesome

@Dev1024 I understand everybody feels different. In my case, I have a backlog of games waiting to be played and a long list of favourite games to play again, so the whole time they're teasing an incoming game, I'm already thinking about it and enjoying it before it's even available. 😅

@rvcolem1 Why wouldn't we? If I wanna listen to good music, I'll listen to good music.

@LavenderShroud Did you even read the article?

...you're going to make an entirely separate post every time there's a music update for this thing, aren't you?

I'm surprised at myself, because I could tell I was enjoying the music while playing Wonder, but somehow I didn't fully connect with what the songs sounded like until listening to them while doing some chores!

@ChibiNinja ...yes, and why wouldn't they? It's quite literally newsworthy whenever new content drops on NSO.

@jco83 yeah.... when I can go to youtube music for free and have a vast library of so much more than just Nintendo.

@DeGr8Gonzales Honestly I skimmed it. But I didn’t know what it was called, and I was in a hurry.

@LavenderShroud Alright, alright. I was just worried, because it mentioned it in like the first 3 sentences. 😅