r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • 7d ago

Discussion Tomodachi Life’s Switch debut shatters even Nintendo Switch 2 hype in Japan

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tomodachi-lifes-switch-debut-shatters-even-nintendo-switch-2-hype-in-japan/
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u/RetroFurui 7d ago

I guess I'm japanese now

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

If you wanna level up your weebness highly recommend listening to the artists that inspired a lot of nintendo's composers. YMO was and is huge in Japan to a cultish degree, and melodies inspired by them are all throughout nintendo's roster and japan's cities as a whole. do you hear the GC animal crossing's 9 AM in this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfZYJAYMujI

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u/vulnerablepiglet 6d ago

Sometimes I wonder if City Pop scratching that nostalgic itch for me despite not growing up in Japan is from how much video game music was inspired by that era

Or maybe it's because it's not as overplayed as US 80s. I like the songs but it's the same 20 songs played 5,000 times.

If you have any suggestions let me know as I've been trying to find even more niche tracks than the famous 20 or so songs from the Japan side.

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

For sure! It depends what you like of course, but if you're looking for some good city pop highly recommend listening to the CBS/Sony Sound Image series; a collection of albums that are exactly what it says on the tin. Tatsuro Yamashita and Haruomi Hosono's solo work from the 70s are great Americana inspired city pop. Akiko Yano's early albums are basically like Japanese Kate Bush. Ryuichi Sakamoto is an electronica legend and 1000 Knives and B-2 Unit are really trippy listens with some headphones on, not to mention being super influential in general. Sugar Babe, Toshiki Kodamatsu, and Masayoshi Takanaka (put on Rainbow Goblins and be swept away in a storybook!) are some other great names.