Nintendo Finally Puts Some Music On Spotify, But Don't Enjoy It For Too Long

Fans of Nintendo have long yearned for the company to put official game soundtracks on mainstream platforms like Spotify, and they're getting their wish partially fulfilled in a monkey's paw situation--Nintendo only released music from both Super Mario Galaxy games, and it's only for a limited time.

There's now an official Spotify playlist containing the soundtracks of both Galaxy titles, totalling to 130 tracks. A Spotify press release reveals that the sudden drop of Mario music is to observe the franchise's 40th anniversary, as well as to mark the release of the box office-smashing Super Mario Galaxy animated film. There's also a playlist compiling composer Brian Tyler's work on both Mario movies.

The catch here is that the Super Mario Galaxy playlist will only be "available for a limited time." Spotify's press release made no mention of this, nor did it clarify how long the promotion will last. The only official language is from an image of a billboard included in Spotify's release, which states that these billboards are popping up in New York City, Los Angeles, and Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing.