Nintendo Music was announced today as an Android and iOS app that lets you “enjoy Nintendo songs,” but its UI looks a lot like YouTube Music over the years.
YouTube Music has redesigned its mobile album page in 2023. The original design, which has been around for several years, is on the left, and the Nintendo Music version is on the right.
YouTube Music and Nintendo Music
The cover art and album/collection name are in the same place, as are the buttons for Save to Library/Star, Download, and even the three-dot menu. Just below that is a pill-shaped “Play” button and a “Shuffle” button.
Nintendo Music uses a very similar mini-player, which YouTube Music discontinued last year. Meanwhile, the bottom bar is structured similarly, with “Home” first and “My Music”/Library at the end. The way Nintendo Music essentially uses “Search” as an Explore page is very similar to Google’s apps.
Nintendo Music’s home is a series of carousels similar to YouTube Music.
[ライブラリ]The tabs are also structured similarly to the current YTM UI, with a grid layout and a tip like “Downloaded” at the top.
The Now Playing screen shows the same play/pause and next/last arrangement adjacent, shuffle and repeat in the same position, and a red progress bar above it. The cue button is different, but located in the lower left corner, similar to “Next”. Nintendo Music displays rectangular cover art, much like YouTube Music’s video player.
Finally, the overflow menu displays the same long list with a preview at the top.
Nintendo Music is available today on Android and iOS for Nintendo Switch Online members.
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