So earlier this month I listened to A LOT of nintendo console music on loop as I studied, namely the Wii U mii maker, 3DS eShop, and Wii Shop. While game OSTs spark nostalgia for that specific game, console tracks bring back memories of using that system as a whole. It's a really special feeling, which is why I'm pretty disappointed in the switch. All of its character seems to be placed in outside design, instead of within. When I think of the switch, it feels like a empty entity only filled by whichever game you put inside the cartridge slot.
If you look up wii music on YouTube, you'll find playlist after playlist of music from the console itself and games like wii sports, wii fit, etc. to create that specific nostalgia for the system. It's interesting to think that you'll never find any of that for the switch no matter how many years go by. It's a shame that people who grew up with the switch won't be able to connect to the console through music like those with the wii, wii u, 3ds, etc. The most egregious to me would be the eshop.
I'm hoping that the next console will have a more memorable menu layout and actual background music. Do you think it's likely to happen? And what you think of system music as a whole, is it important or is the switch perfectly fine without it?
If you look up wii music on YouTube, you'll find playlist after playlist of music from the console itself and games like wii sports, wii fit, etc. to create that specific nostalgia for the system. It's interesting to think that you'll never find any of that for the switch no matter how many years go by. It's a shame that people who grew up with the switch won't be able to connect to the console through music like those with the wii, wii u, 3ds, etc. The most egregious to me would be the eshop.
I'm hoping that the next console will have a more memorable menu layout and actual background music. Do you think it's likely to happen? And what you think of system music as a whole, is it important or is the switch perfectly fine without it?
