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Nintendo Music App
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About
Nintendo Music is a smartphone application created by Nintendo that's dedicated to Nintendo Switch Online members, allowing them to stream or download music from the company's 40-year library of soundtracks. The app was released in late October 2024 and immediately spawned media coverage, viral memes and reactions online, similar to the Nintendo Alarmo jokes earlier that same month.
History
On October 30th, 2024, Nintendo released Nintendo Music,[1] a smart-device application available for iOS and Android that allows Nintendo Switch owners to access Nintendo’s vault of video game music and listen to soundtracks from franchises like The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, Animal Crossing and many others.
In the company's announcement tweet[2] from its official Nintendo of America X / Twitter account, it described Nintendo Music as "a new smart-device app exclusively for #NintendoSwitchOnline members," which also included a promo video for the product. In one day, the tweet received over 17 million views, 54,000 likes and 3,400 replies (shown below).
Nintendo Music, a new smart-device app exclusively for #NintendoSwitchOnline members, lets you stream or download music from Nintendo’s library of soundtracks!
Nintendo Music will be released later today! Learn more: https://t.co/X5uL1ThupO pic.twitter.com/2NOu7k22zf— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 30, 2024
Online Presence
On October 30th, 2024, the Nintendo Music app quickly became the subject of memes on X / Twitter and elsewhere online. For instance, X[3] user @SlLENTPRINCESS posted a meme video featuring several Legend of Zelda soundtracks, captioned, "me listening to my Zelda playlist on shuffle in the Nintendo music app." The tweet (seen below) amassed roughly 191,000 views and 7,800 reposts in a day.
me listening to my zelda playlist on shuffle in the nintendo music app pic.twitter.com/dF79JfhZD9
— bea (@SlLENTPRINCESS) October 30, 2024
The app also became a viral topic on Reddit. For instance, on October 30th, 2024, Redditor Dracomaster3[4] uploaded a screenshot of the Nintendo music app showing an OST from the Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade game (seen below), amassing more than 1,100 upvotes and 100 comments in a day.
On October 30th, 2024, TikTok[5] user @michael.sciance posted a video celebrating the launch of Nintendo's music streaming app (seen below), garnering roughly 180,000 plays and 28,000 likes in a day.
@michael.sciance THIS IS NOT A DRILL! it’s Nintendo Music on app stores and is FREE for anyone with a Nintendo Switch Online acct :D #nintendo #music #nintendomusic #wii #nostalgia #switch #nintendoswitch #streaming #app ♬ Wii Home Menu. – ☆
Various Reactions
@marksrecroom Nintendo's new music app has a GLARING flaw… #nintendo #nintendoswitch #nintendomusic #vgm #trending ♬ original sound – mark haha
@taylorbrinee I checked and NO ITS NOT ON THE APP YET 💔 #greenscreen #nintendomusic #nintendo #earthbound #mother #gaming #vintagegaming ♬ Trevohnnthetitan Kratos – TrevohnntheTitan
Search Interest
External References
[1] Nintendo – Nintendo Sound Clock Alarmo™
[2] X – @NintendoAmerica
[3] X – SlLENTPRINCESS
[4] Reddit – Dracomaster3
[5] TikTok – michael.sciance
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Oct 31, 2024 at 08:03PM EDT
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