Nintendo Music now has a timer to make it more sleep friendly

It is finally possible to fall asleep to Donkey Kong Country's Aquatic Ambience, without the risk of waking up to it a few hour later.

We are used to Nintendo gradually adding more soundtracks to its Nintendo Music app, but now it is announced via the Nintendo Today app that it is time for a new feature.

Although it's nothing revolutionary, it's something we think many will appreciate, namely a timer. Since you can loop game music to keep it going for a long time, many people find it difficult to fall asleep to cosy Animal Crossing tunes or the super comfy music from the Wii menus because it just keeps going and risks waking you up in the middle of the night.

Now you can remedy this and go to sleep with a clear conscience and set the Super Mario Galaxy song Gusty Garden Galaxy to play for a certain time, so you don't have to wake up to the same music in the morning.

Here is the list of all the new features:

Nintendo Music Ver. 1.2.0

• A sleep timer feature has been added. With it, you can set playback to stop after a certain amount of time. It's suited to listening to music before going to sleep.
• The following updates have been made to the Extend to... feature for more convenient use:
- Extend to... settings will now apply to entire playlists.
- It is now possible to set durations of five or 10 minutes.
• We have addressed some issues to provide a better user experience.