A treat indeed for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker fans by Nintendo—the soundtrack is now up on the Nintendo Music app! The announcement was made in defiance of sober Twitter etiquette and invited a cacophony of excitement, nostalgia, and chaos in the replies.
A must mention: If you have gone through those little treasure-filled dioramas humming to Captain Toad’s whimsical tunes, then treat yourself to streaming this soundtrack all day long. The link issued by Nintendo takes players directly to the app, where the music waits for endless looping.
The seething witchery is on this side. The gamers couldn’t just let go of Nintendo’s wordings here: “Music from the Nintendo Switch game Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.” Cue all the Wii U owners giving a collective side-eye. You see, the game was actually first released on Wii U in 2014 before finally coming into the Switch portfolio in 2018. The nefarious phrasing shall stay long in memory.
@RareSun_ was quick to respond with a screenshot of the box art for the Wii U version captioned, “The… Nintendo Switch game?” And ouch. @MagePumpkin even bemoaned, “Nintendo has FORGOTTEN about the Wii U…” And they are so right. From the past ten years, the noise about Wii U has just been muted by Nintendo, so it just adds one more in the bucket.
Now, not everyone was mad. Some, such as @gamecentric_io, welcomed the soundtrack being so readily available and called it a “great move” for Nintendo. Then some, like @UltimaniaOmega, took advantage of the moment to just beg for a sequel: “Captain Toad sequel new game please!” (Take notes, Nintendo).
Then the usual bit of weird requests popped up—like @_SomeDude_2 demanding “MARIO KART WORLD PLEASE” (the hell that is), and @BarbaG03 lamenting that Xenoblade music isn’t on the app. Pretty classic gamer move.
Then, some drama: the discussion thread devolved into accusations of someone being a “nazi supporter” (yikes), and @LPNintendoITA seemed bent on replying to literally every single comment in varying degrees of sass. At one point, they even said, “github.” What on planet earth does that mean? Beats me, but for sure it was hilarious.
Anyway, in this whirl of madness, one thing is clear: The soundtrack for Captain Toad rocks, and everyone is happy to have it anytime. For Wii U purists or newbies on Switch, this is a big treat. So if you need some happy, puzzle-solving tunes right now, you know what to do—the Nintendo Music app.
Now about Nintendo actually admitting that the Wii U ever existed…baby steps. Next up: Donkey Kong Bananza OST (We can hope).
