10/31/2024
Nintendo Drops a New Music App With Tracks From Classic Games ‘Mario Kart,’ ‘The Legend of Zelda’ & More
Listen to your favorite Nintendo musical moments on your smartphone.
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Ever wanted to listen to music from your favorite video games on the go? Nintendo announced a new mobile app called Nintendo Music, which features tracks from games such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Metroid Prime, Donkey Kong Country, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and much more.
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Available on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, the Nintendo Music app is free to download for the Apple iPhone and Android smartphones starting on Thursday, Oct. 31. While the app itself is free to download, you have to be a Nintendo Switch Online member to access it.
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Shop: Nintendo Switch Online Memberships at target
Memberships are available for purchase at Target with prices starting at $7.99 for three months, which breaks down to about $2.66 per month. Nintendo Switch Online is available at Amazon and Walmart too.
Nintendo Music features key musical moments across very popular Nintendo titles with background and offline play, while you can create your own playlists to mix and match tracks from various franchises. You can enjoy extended playback of specific tracks up to 60 minutes without interruption.
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Meanwhile, a membership to Nintendo Switch Online gets you access to, not only the Nintendo Music app, but also online multiplayer mode for select titles, backup cloud data storage and a curated library of playable NES, Super Nintendo and Game Boy games. Learn more about Nintendo Switch Online.
Check out a list of video game music available (not all tracks from each game are featured in the app):
- Pikmin 4
- Pokémon Scarlet
- Pokémon Violet
- Splatoon 3
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Kirby Star Allies
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Metroid Prime
- Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
- Donkey Kong Country
The Nintendo Music app is a free download on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. In the meantime, watch the announcement trailer, below:
Shop: Nintendo Switch Online Memberships at target
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