The thing about the Nintendo Music app is, it’s like a time machine in your pocket. Right? You pop it open, and boom—you’re hit with tunes that seem to span forever. I mean, nearly 40 years is a long time to be gaming, and who knew music stood out so much? I didn’t, till I started digging in.
So, what’s the catch? Gotta be a Nintendo Switch Online subscriber. No biggie, if you’re into that scene already. You can stream your heart out or—wait for it—download tracks for offline jamming. Maybe sitting on a bus. Or in a library where headphones probably aren’t the friendliest option.
The music selection is like a buffet of nostalgia—Mario’s iconic jumps, Zelda’s epic landscapes, that bizarrely catchy squid music from Splatoon. Searching’s a breeze: type a game name, track, playlist, or just browse by looking through the screenshots. I mean, who even thought screenshots would be fun to browse? But here I am, doing exactly that.
Oh boy, the library just keeps getting bigger. Every time I check, there’s more. By console, no less! So, me being the kind soul I am, I tried to list what’s there—‘cause why not. It’ll get updated, eventually. Or not. But, here goes.
Nintendo Switch
- New Horizons…ah, Animal Crossing.
- Yes, Fire Emblem Engage.
- Kirby keeps dreaming, in forgotten places.
- Allies that are Starry—Kirby, again.
- Gotta love Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
- Wait, Metroid Prime is back?!
- Pikmin 4. Greenest thumbs and all.
- Pokémon’s still going strong with Arceus and—hold on—Scarlet and Violet?
- Swish goes Sword and Shield.
- Splatoon 2 and three? They keep inking, huh?
- Super Mario’s back, Wonder-style.
- Odyssey was wild.
- Zelda’s breaths and skies, oh my.
Wii U
- Karting was everything.
- Breath of the wild, yet again.
Nintendo 3DS
- Haunted with Luigi.
- Karting at seven…
- Oh, StreetPass—hit and miss.
Wii
- Galaxy-questing with Mario.
- Swordplay in Zelda’s sky.
- Those Wii Channels! Nostalgia!
- Sports with remote flailing.
Nintendo DS
- Brain-training with Dr. Kawashima.
- Ruff! Nintendogs.
- Tomodachi’s whacky living.
Game Boy Advance
- The Blaze of Fire Emblem.
- Sun, but gold. Golden, even.
Nintendo 64
- F-Zero fiddling.
- Star Fox 64—no, wait, Lylat Wars.
- Super Mario 64 courses.
- Zelda’s Time Ocarina.
- Wave Racer—ah, memories.
Super NES
- The Donkey Conga line—Country style.
- A sequel’s questing Diddy.
- Dixie causing Trouble.
- Racing on F-Zero’s circuits.
- More Mario Karting.
- Mario’s many worlds, heh.
- And there’s Yoshi Pathways.
- Zelda…was it Past links? Yeah.
Game Boy
- Dr. Mario’s puzzles.
- Kirby’s dreamy lands.
- Tetris—the blocky OG.
NES
- Doctoring on NES too.
- Kid Icarus—ancient mythic takes.
- Metroid mayhem, twice.
- Mario’s original escapades & sequels.
- Tetris, again with the blocks.
- Zelda’s beginning, both regular and disk.
Now, if you’re a subscriber, this musical trip down memory lane costs zilch extra. More tunes to come, they say. Oh well, till next time—or whenever I remember to check back.
