“What is the best Nintendo Switch soundtrack?” – #SoundtrackShowdown Week Nineteen

“What’s the best Nintendo Switch soundtrack?”

Welcome back to Soundtrack Showdown! PS4 rendered us a THREE-WAY tie between Final Fantasy VII Remake, Persona 5, and Nier Automata… So, I employed the tiebreaker for this one. In the past, we had two-way ties but I couldn’t stomach a three-way tie. My real-life wife stepped in and picked one at random, landing on Persona 5, so congrats to that game!

Now on with this week’s event!

You can visit the main event page here for more information but in short, we’re looking for nominations from you today and tomorrow (Monday and Tuesday) for the best Nintendo Switch soundtrack! All nominations received will appear in a poll open from Wednesday through Saturday when you’ll be able to vote for the best Switch soundtrack. We’ll determine the winner on Sunday!

Reminders

-Nominations can be left in comments on this blog or on Twitter, just tag @thewellredmage and/or use #soundtrackshowdown.

-Please keep it to ONE nomination per person but if your first choice is already taken then feel free to nominate a different soundtrack.

-If you name more than one soundtrack, I’ll have to ruin your day and ask you to choose! 

-We’re looking for exclusives, not ports, within reason. You can mention timed exclusives provided they were originally on the Nintendo Switch.

This is the final hurrah for Nintendo, a brand that did pretty well throughout this series of weekly events in terms of engagement, nominations, and voting, likely because of their (occasionally stubbornly exclusive) dedication to exclusives. We’ll see how that pans out for the handheld/console hybrid, the Switch!

Sorry, no Breath of the Wild! That came out on Wii U and Switch simultaneously but never fear… next week is out multiplatform event! Keep it in your pants till then!

Name ONE soundtrack below or on social media! Share tracks. Tell us what team you’re on. Appreciate the artistry behind the music!

NOMINEES FOR BEST NINTENDO SWITCH OST

Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Cadence of Hyrule
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
Fire Emblem Three Houses
Kirby Star Allies
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Octopath Traveler
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Yoshi’s Crafted World

Red formerly ran The Well-Red Mage and now serves The Pixels as founder, writer, editor, and podcaster. He has undertaken a seemingly endless crusade to talk about the games themselves in the midst of a culture obsessed with the latest controversy, scandal, and news cycle about harassment, toxicity, and negativity. Pick out his feathered cap on Twitter @thewellredmage, Mage Cast, or Story Mode.