Summary
On February 17, a new Nintendo Music update brought tunes from theNintendo 3DSappStreetPass Mii Plazato the service. TheStreetPass Mii Plazaalbum on the Nintendo Music app contains 39 songs, all of which may takeNintendo 3DSfans back to when the StreetPass function was widely used.
StreetPass Mii Plazawas a built-in Nintendo 3DS app that allowed players to meet other players' Mii avatars via the StreetPass function. A green light on the 3DS system would blink whenever StreetPass was activated, which would also be reflected inStreetPass Mii Plaza. Some of the activities featured inStreetPass Mii Plazaincluded the popular Puzzle Swap, which saw players collect pieces to form a picture from various Nintendo titles, such asSuper Mario 3D WorldandSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. Although StreetPass has long been discontinued,StreetPass Mii Plazafans continue to keep the appalive at conventions.
Following the release oftheSuper Mario WorldOST on Nintendo Music, Nintendo fans were treated to another throwback album. On the evening of February 17, Nintendo Music added 39 tracks from theStreetPass Mii Plaza3DS app. After launching Nintendo Music on supported iOS and Android devices, users will seeStreetPass Mii Plazain the recent highlights section of the app. Users can tap theStreetPass Mii Plazaicon to add the game’s top 20 tracks playlist or download all 39 tracks.
Nintendo Music Adds StreetPass Mii Plaza OST
Specific tracks, such as the Entrance theme and the Find Mii title theme, are also supported by the Extended-Playback feature, which can go as long as an hour. The 39-trackStreetPass Mii PlazaOST contains an hour and 23 minutes of music, so users must set aside sufficient storage space before downloading the tracks they want.
A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to access Nintendo Music. The release of theStreetPass Mii PlazaOST came just days after Nintendo Switch Onlineadded the Game Boy Advance titleWario Land 4to the service. However, the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack upgrade, which is required to use the GBA app on Switch consoles, is not needed for Nintendo Music access.
With songs from beloved franchises likeSplatoonandPokemonadded frequently, theNintendo Music app contains playlists for all kindsof Nintendo fans to enjoy. With the addition of theStreetPass Mii PlazaOST, only time will tell when other 3DS soundtracks will arrive.
3DS
The Nintendo 3DS was the next console in line for the company’s DS line and introduced a special 3D slider that allowed players to activate an overlayed 3D effect to certain titles, without the need for 3D glasses. It was introduced in the eighth-generation and went against the Sony Vita.
