So, Nintendo has just dropped some big news that created a huge buzz around the gaming community. They’ve finally seeded the music of Super Mario Galaxy 2 into the NintendoMusic app. That right there: the sequel’s soundtrack is now officially available alongside the first game’s soundtrack. What a great thing to have side-by-side in an app, if you ask me.
This teaser was given to us by Nintendo of America via Twitter, with a link embedded to check the app out. Reactions vary broadly about this, to say the least.
Other gamers were thrilled. A certain fan in the audience, JL7 Gaming, said, It’s my favorite game, and the music is just phenomenal. Howdy on Twitter says that Galaxy games were by far the best video game soundtracks there ever were. And Tyler Helt just typed out “PEAK IS HERE” with tons of excited emojis-which, quite frankly, goes perfectly with the sentiment.
Nevertheless, the other side had to say its bit. GEN X fired back with “I’m done with garbage Nintendo,” a rather harsh retort. Someone else jabbed, “How much? 70$?”-a direct poke at Nintendo’s pricing. After that, there was a very strange debate on whether you need to be stoned to defend Nintendo? Let’s just say it got out of hand.
There’s a quarrel going on about the NintendoMusic app. People are asking if there’s Google Cast compatibility, while others are debating whether the $20 fee per annum is worth it over Spotify. Crito Blue then adds that it’s cheaper than Spotify Premium, albeit acknowledging that the catalogue still needs to grow.
It’s just amusing to see how this simple news about music ignited open grievances toward Nintendo. Here we go with comparisons with Palworld, inquiries about No Man’s Sky updates on Switch, and even demands for price drops on games-in all, the Nintendo tweets have turned into a Wild West.
If any words should come in, they should say: The Super Mario Galaxy soundtracks are truly the best. These were by Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo, whose orchestral arrangements somehow feel epically warm at the same time. One user going by the name Lemon said that the Galaxy 1 atmosphere was lonely yet relaxing through its music-the perfect description.
Funny how music from a game launched 10+ years ago can still draw that level of excitement. Or anger, if whichever side of Nintendo’s sociopolitical spectrum you’re in. The company can inspire very intense loyalty beside massive frustration.
The app is also part of the Nintendo Switch Online subscription, so maybe that could be a point of value discussion for a few. At just $20 a year, you get online play, some classic games, and this music back to you with a shiny bow. If it’s worth it, though, really depends on how much you’re going to use any of these offers.
Some of the replies were, whisper it, completely… nonsensical. Like one asking about the Virtual Boy coming out next year? We don’t know, really. The other wanted the OST from the “Terry Davis video game,” which… what? Sometimes, the internet is just weird.
Clearly, Nintendo fans are passionate. Whether those fans love or hate the company, they care enough to reply to a tweet on video game music! That’s pretty cool, if you really think about it. The music from these games means something to these people to the extent that they argue over it.
With the Super Mario Galaxy 2 soundtrack implementation in place, both classic games are finally there. Arguably, put side by side, both titles rank as some of the best platformers ever made, and their soundtracks, second to none, are among the best remembered for that very reason. Hence, making the experience of officially being able to listen to these a pleasant act of nostalgia for anybody else wishing to relive the space-faring adventures that they are musically familiar with.
Interesting to see Nintendo slowly expand their digital services. Nintendo has always been a little behind regarding online features and digital content, but they’re slowly creeping in little by little: first, classic games, and now, music… who knows next? Maybe one day we will get that Netflix app everybody has been asking for since 2017.
For now, if you are a Nintendo Switch Online customer and want to check out some great video game music, your apostasoo are open. It’s up to you whether it is worth the subscription cost. The music itself, now that’s a separate matter! Thanks to the composers, those soundtracks are simply fantastic and couldn’t be easier to find.
Reactions prove that whatever Nintendo does has some loving, while others are hell-bent on hating it. But the music from Super Mario Galaxy 2 is here, and that is a proper cause for excitement for all those waiting on it.
