Nintendo's announcement of its own music streaming app has taken the company's fan base by storm as many are puzzled by its very existence. Nintendo has often been accused of being overly protective of its musical library, especially when its games' soundtracks are often hailed as some of the best in the entire industry. Enthusiasts have campaigned for years to get Nintendo music on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music but the beloved publisher has clearly been working on something else entirely.
The reaction to the Nintendo Music app can best be summarized by notable Fortnite leaker ShiinaBR who wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that fans "got Nintendo Spotify before GTA VI."
Many other users have expressed similar sentiments, noting their shock that it's taken so long for Nintendo to finally give fans official access to its music library in the most roundabout way possible; User AlexGuichet wrote that the "omission from [Spotify and Apple Music] is a huge miss." As excited as many are to use the catalog, the general consensus is that the app is completely unnecessary.
The comparisons to Spotify and Apple Music are well founded because, in practice, Nintendo Music is very close to its more...
