Why Nintendo won't put its music on Spotify

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In 2024, Nintendo launched Nintendo Music, a streaming app just for Nintendo's music. At the time, many fans wondered: why won't Nintendo put their music on regular streaming apps like Spotify or Apple Music? Well in this video, I'll explore the reasons Nintendo had for launching their own music app, how the app was created behind the scenes, and why the app had a rocky launch. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2025/10/29/breath-of-the-wild-vinyl-nintendo-music/ Bill Trinen interview about Nintendo Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piECgUBt2bc Kit and Krysta discuss Nintendo Music launch https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/311/4311646/ Nintendo Systems talk on Nintendo Music backend https://www.googlecloudevents.com/next-tokyo/v/s-3290747 See above https://www.noisycroak.co.jp/en/works/product/nintendo_music.html Noisycroak announcement of involvement in Nintendo Music https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/11/nintendo-music-smartphone-app-surpasses-one-million-downloads Nintendo Music launch statistics https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/culture/8450ea80e76643de81260f48e3026b40?p=2 Nintendo PR statement on Nintendo Music’s launch CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:08 Part 1: Americans hate CDs 6:15 Part 2: Buildings the app 11:11 Part 3: A rocky launch 14:34 Outro