Nintendo Music 4+

I am pleasantly surprised by this app. It might sound silly to have an entire app for Nintendo’s music when plenty of others exist, but the app’s features are well made and actually work well with the kind of music on offer. Since video game music is meant to repeat, the app offers the ability to extend tracks instead of simply looping to the beginning. That sounds minor, but is honestly feels great, and I use it a lot.

The sound quality is very good, every instrument is audible, and the chiptune music is crisp without sounding distorted. All of the features you would expect such as playlists, shuffle, recommendations, and downloading is present. Logging in is easy too, since once you link your Nintendo account, the app doesn’t make you sign in every time. There aren’t any ads either.

While it’s true that their isn’t a lot of games at launch, it’s worth noting that the annual price is significantly lower than similar services. I am confident that time will be very kind to the library. The only downside is the lack of CarPlay compatibility, but if you don’t listen to music while driving, that won’t matter too much. Overall, I am very impressed with the app, and I recommend it, as it does justice for the OSTs it hosts.

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.

I am a huge Nintendo fan and I have always wanted to hear the in game music outside the game. I am very happy to know that this app exists and I can listen to every Nintendo song that I like without worrying about searching on my other music apps for the specific song and not just a cover of the song. I also love how Nintendo once in a while puts in a new soundtrack for us to listen to which keeps you from getting bored of listening to the same songs over and over. When it comes to music
apps it is to me a must to be able to make your own playlists so you can listen to the specific songs you like and Nintendo being awesome made just that! There is one or two things that I feel should be added and fixed. I would like to see more retro game music on the app because I play the N64 sometimes and play other older games and would enjoy to see those. Also I may be asking for to much but the app tends to be slow sometimes and won’t play music when I press the play button. Now I am only twelve and can’t make the best reviews out there but I just wanted to show Nintendo how happy I am with this app and that I definitely use this app!