The Nintendo Music App Thread - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Added

[SneakyLink]

This week’s soundtrack is Super Mario 64.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

This week’s soundtrack is Super Mario 64.

You updated the title for me.

Thank you :D

 

[Laniv]

Dire, Dire Docks is not extendable. What is even the point

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Dire, Dire Docks is not extendable. What is even the point

...

Why?

Why isn't that extendable?!?

 

[chocolatejr9]

Dire, Dire Docks is not extendable. What is even the point

Now that's what I call a Dire, Dire Situation.

It's almost midnight where I'm at, I'm too tired to think of anything better...

 

[fogbadge]

time to listen to slide on loop. forever

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Just a few quick thoughts... Would love to hear your reactions and answers.

1. When Wind Waker gets added, it will probably be given Wind Waker and Wind Waker HD sections. I don't remember any difference in soundtrack like Ocarina of Time 3D and Super Mario 64 DS have.
2. Similarly, when Twilight Princess gets added, it will be our first game (and maybe only game) to be on three systems: GameCube, Wii and Wii U.
3. While we know Wind Waker will eventually end the drought for the Gamecube, we still don't have any new additions for the NES, Game Boy, and Game Boy Advance. We also still don't have anything for the 3DS.
4. What games do you think will break the drought for those four systems. Why do you think those four systems haven't received anything since launch?
5. What will be the Wii U's first non port addition? I think Splatoon, Nintendoland and Star Fox Zero could be possible additions.

 

[SneakyLink]

Just a few quick thoughts... Would love to hear your reactions and answers.

1. When Wind Waker gets added, it will probably be given Wind Waker and Wind Waker HD sections. I don't remember any difference in soundtrack like Ocarina of Time 3D and Super Mario 64 DS have.
2. Similarly, when Twilight Princess gets added, it will be our first game (and maybe only game) to be on three systems: GameCube, Wii and Wii U.
3. While we know Wind Waker will eventually end the drought for the Gamecube, we still don't have any new additions for the NES, Game Boy, and Game Boy Advance. We also still don't have anything for the 3DS.
4. What games do you think will break the drought for those four systems. Why do you think those four systems haven't received anything since launch?
5. What will be the Wii U's first non port addition? I think Splatoon, Nintendoland and Star Fox Zero could be possible additions.

1. Apparently the Wind Waker HD soundtrack is different, not music wise, but sound quality wise. Since it’s a matter of quality, perhaps we’ll still get both counted as one.
2. On the topic of Twilight Princess, I wonder if they’ll include the two orchestral pieces. One of them was featured in the Nintendo Power CD, the other was on the website.
3 and 4. The games I think will break the draught for NES, Game Boy, GBA, and 3DS are as follows:
NES: Either Mario 3, a Zelda game, or Kirby’s Adventure.
Game Boy: Alleyway
Game Boy Advance: Wario Ware Inc. Mega Microgames. Actually I want all the Wario Ware games here.
3DS: Fire Emblem Awakening, Kid Icarus Uprising, Cose Name S.T.E.A.M., Ever Oasis, System Music
5. For original Wii U games, here's what I would want:
Nintendo Land, Pushmo World, NES Remix 2 (the majority of the soundtrack is recycled from NES Remix 1, but there are a few remixes of NES songs included such as a snowy remix of the Mario Ground theme), System Music (would also include music for the Wii to Wii U system transfer, and the music for the Wii U to Wii U system transfer (if they do the later, Nintendo needs to explain who the not-Pikmin doing the transfer are)).

 

[NintenRob]

I actually thought Wind Waker HD was orchestrated. I can tell the difference anyway, I think the miniboss theme is where it's most notable

 

[RealLuigisWearPink]

Slider 24/7 baybeeeee

 

[Swamp Sensei]

I'm betting we get DKC3 tomorrow.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

So uh...

The update seems to be late.

Perhaps they're taking a break for the holidays?

 

[SneakyLink]

So uh...

The update seems to be late.

Perhaps they're taking a break for the holidays?

I’m thinking there is no update this week because of the holidays.

 

[LiveStudioAudience]

In lieu of a new soundtrack, Nintendo Music this week will consist of one upload of Jangle Bells from DKC3:

 

[fogbadge]

So uh...

The update seems to be late.

Perhaps they're taking a break for the holidays?

I’m thinking there is no update this week because of the holidays.

in the past nintendo have taken the weel of new year's off

 

[Mushroomguy12]

Now that 2024 is wrapped up, I have a fun little hypothetical to gage people's opinion of the current selection of songs.

You're going on a super long road trip (or plane ride/cruise/whatever you prefer) for a couple of days, and you can only pick one of these two to bring with you for music. Everything currently on the Nintendo Music App as of the beginning of 2025, or the entirely of Smash Ultimate's soundtrack. Which would you choose?

I'd pick Smash Ultimate's soundtrack for my choice.

 

[SneakyLink]

I made a list of games I want to see on the app. And sorted it by system:

Spoiler: NES

1. Super Mario Bros 3
2. Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link
3. The Legend of Zelda
4. Duck Hunt
5. Wrecking Crew

Spoiler: Game Boy / Game Boy Color

1. Alleyway
2. Super Mario Land
3. Mole Mania
4. Donkey Kong (1994)
5. Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue

Spoiler: SNES

1. F-Zero
2. Kirby Super Star
3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
4. Pilotwings
5. Panel de Pon

Spoiler: N64

1. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
2. Donkey Kong 64
3. Yoshi's Story
4. Mario Party 2
5. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Spoiler: GBA

1. Golden Sun
2. Metroid Zero Mission
3. Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
4. Game & Watch Gallery 4
5. WarioWare Twisted

Spoiler: GCN

1. Super Mario Sunshine
2. Mario Kart Double Dash!!
3. Legend of Golfer
4. Chibi-Robo!
5. Giftpia

Spoiler: DS

1. Big Brain Academy
2. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
3. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
4. Mario Party DS
5. Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

Spoiler: Wii

1. Punch-Out!! (Would Include the Club Nintendo exclusive Doc Louis's Punch-Out!!)
2. Wario Land Shake It!
3. Grill off with Ultra Hand!
4. Super Mario Galaxy 2
5. Captain Rainbow

Spoiler: 3DS

1. Kid Icarus Uprising
2. Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
3. Fire Emblem Awakening
4. Kirby Planet Robobot
5. System Music (would include the music from the Streetpass Mii Plaza games, AR Games, and Face Raiders)

Spoiler: Wii U

1. Pushmo World
2. NES Remix Pack (both NES Remix games have unique title themes, with 2 also having some unique remixes of songs in the game)
3. Nintendo Land
4. Splatoon
5. System Music (would include the music of transferring data from a Wii to Wii U)

Spoiler: Nintendo Switch

1. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (includes Torna ~ The Golden Country)
2. Fire Emblem Three Houses
3. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Would have Switch and GameCube tracks)
4. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
5. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

 

[LoZ00]

Man, it sucks that the app is locked behind an NSO subscription (which I'm not doing), because I'd love it so much... I just took a glimpse at its library and it is impressive, although a bit... inconsistent? Like, Kirby only has Dream Land and Star Allies, two games which, while having good soundtracks, are a bit lackluster compared to, say, Forgotten Land, Planet Robobot, Super Star, or Return to Dream Land.
With that being said, I'd be so tempted to pay an NSO subscription IF they added more Fire Emblem soundtracks. Awakening, Shadows of Valentia, and Genealogy of the Holy War in particular are three gems that come immediately to my mind.

On the brighter side of things, they have Scarlet & Violet and they are, in my opinion at least, the games in the Pokemon series with EASILY the best soundtrack, so for the time being the lineup is solid to say the least. Man, I'd REALLY love for this damn app to be available outside of NSO...

 

[HyperSomari64]

Will there be music from non-Nintendo/Third Party games?

Obviously not, but imagine if it happens.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Now that 2024 is wrapped up, I have a fun little hypothetical to gage people's opinion of the current selection of songs.

You're going on a super long road trip (or plane ride/cruise/whatever you prefer) for a couple of days, and you can only pick one of these two to bring with you for music. Everything currently on the Nintendo Music App as of the beginning of 2025, or the entirely of Smash Ultimate's soundtrack. Which would you choose?

I'd pick Smash Ultimate's soundtrack for my choice.

Currently I'd also choose Ultimate's soundtrack. I already listen to it while driving. The app does make a nice companion piece though and it has let me rediscover soundtracks.

Man, it sucks that the app is locked behind an NSO subscription (which I'm not doing), because I'd love it so much... I just took a glimpse at its library and it is impressive, although a bit... inconsistent? Like, Kirby only has Dream Land and Star Allies, two games which, while having good soundtracks, are a bit lackluster compared to, say, Forgotten Land, Planet Robobot, Super Star, or Return to Dream Land.
With that being said, I'd be so tempted to pay an NSO subscription IF they added more Fire Emblem soundtracks. Awakening, Shadows of Valentia, and Genealogy of the Holy War in particular are three gems that come immediately to my mind.

On the brighter side of things, they have Scarlet & Violet and they are, in my opinion at least, the games in the Pokemon series with EASILY the best soundtrack, so for the time being the lineup is solid to say the least. Man, I'd REALLY love for this damn app to be available outside of NSO...

Thankfully it's at least tied to the cheaper subscription (at least I think it is). I wouldn't recommend getting NSO just for the app, but it does make the package a little bit sweeter.


Speaking of Pokemon, how do you expect them to handle certain Pokemon titles? Like, so many Pokemon games have updated versions with the exact same soundtrack with additions. For example. Pokemon Crystal has all the tracks from Gold and Silver and then some. Would we be getting Gold and Silver as one "available titles" while linking to Pokemon Crystal with it's complete soundtrack?

 

[SneakyLink]

This week’s game is Donkey Kong Country 3.

 

[PLATINUM7]

Good work Swamp for guessing the game.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Good work Swamp for guessing the game.

I've cracked the code.

Next week will actually be Wind Waker! We just needed every other game to be done to finally get it!

 

[SneakyLink]

I've cracked the code.

Next week will actually be Wind Waker! We just needed every other game to be done to finally get it!

Don’t forget Super Mario World.

Plus Nintendo loves curveballs so we could get games not in the trailer, which is basically everything but Wind Waker and Mario World at this point.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Don’t forget Super Mario World.

Plus Nintendo loves curveballs so we could get games not in the trailer, which is basically everything but Wind Waker and Mario World at this point.

Yeah, but surely they won't add two SNES tracks back to back, right?

 

[SneakyLink]

Yeah, but surely they won't add two SNES tracks back to back, right?

Probably not, but it is possible.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Probably not, but it is possible.

Watch it be Phantom Hourglass just to drive me crazy.

 

[PLATINUM7]

We're going to get Donkey Kong so we can listen to the 25 m theme.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Hey we now have special playlists for Cranky, Funky and Wrinkly Kong.

When we got Super Mario 64, we finally got Peach, Toad, Boo and Piranha Plant as playlists.

It's strange that we have a playlist for Wrinkly Kong, but not DK, Dixie or Diddy Kong

 

[NintenRob]

Peach didn't have a playlist when the app launched? Even Rosalina did

 

[Mushroomguy12]

I mean Mario and Luigi still don't have playlists for some reason. Neither do Link, Samus, Olimar, or any main characters.

I've noticed when I access the character playlists section of the app, it always loads a random assortment of 30 playlists, but I can't seem to be able to access a page with ALL of them. Not sure why it's designed like that, or if I'm missing something. It would be like only listing 30 randomly chosen games in the app but not allowing anyone to see a page with all of them.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Peach didn't have a playlist when the app launched? Even Rosalina did

Nope. The character playlists are very strange. As stated above, Boo has a playlist, but no Metroid character has any. Carmine from Pokemon has one, but Olimar (the Pikmin have one). Sheik has a playlist that is only two minutes long. It just has every Ocarina song she teaches you, and her theme.

Hmm... this gives me a fun idea for the OP. We aren't going to have upcoming releases for much longer.

I mean Mario and Luigi still don't have playlists for some reason. Neither do Link, Samus, Olimar, or any main characters.

I've noticed when I access the character playlists section of the app, it always loads a random assortment of 30 playlists, but I can't seem to be able to access a page with ALL of them. Not sure why it's designed like that, or if I'm missing something. It would be like only listing 30 randomly chosen games in the app but not allowing anyone to see a page with all of them.

It seems to cycle each day, but... yeah I dunno what they're doing. I assume the intent is to suggest new things to listen to each day but... like... who cares? I wanna see all of them at once, please.

Thankfully, you can click a game, scroll down and see any playlist associated with it.

 

[fogbadge]

the toad playlist is amazing

 

[Mushroomguy12]

DKC3 being the very first game of 2025, clearly that means Dixie is coming to the next Smash. (And home console Mario Kart).

Yeah, it would be nice to give people an option to just purchase the App without an NSO subscription for like, a couple bucks or so. I still pay for the regular $20 just for Splatoon and Smash (and the NES/SNES/GB games are nice as well). Thankfully, it's only tied to the cheaper option and not the expansion pass, while I do like N64/GBA, $50 is a little too much for me, I only tried it once annually and let it run out later. (If it included Gamecube/DS/Wii I might have reconsidered.)

 

[SneakyLink]

Wind Waker time!

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Wind Waker time!

Finally, I can stop predicting Wind Waker.

 

[fogbadge]

Ah we have the two best zelda sound tracks now

all we need now is the chibi-robo soundtrack as well as the thousdand year door and every game yoko composed for them

 

[chocolatejr9]

Finally, I can stop predicting Wind Waker.

Now time to start predicting Wind Waker 2!

Or just Phantom Hourglass, I guess...

(Am I doing this joke right?)

 

[SneakyLink]

Forgot to mention this last night but Wind Waker’s addition gave us new character playlists:

• Medli
• Makar
• Tetra
• Aryll
• Helmaroc King