Welcome to Nintendo Library!

Nintendo Library aims to holistically catalog all First-Party Nintendo-published and Nintendo-licensed multimedia, along with authentic showcases of Nintendo.

I'm rarenight, and I've been a video game librarian for a long time. My goal here is to robustly preserve the cultural phenomenon of Nintendo beyond the ROMs themselves. As someone who has been a No-Intro moderator for many years, I've found that ROMs are lacking at holistic preservation, and that we need a multimedia project focused on Nintendo miscellany. This is essentially a replacement for and an expansion of the Nintendo - Misc DAT on No-Intro.

Nintendo Library has 159,934 files cataloged in total as of 2026-04-12.

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Nintendo Library Scope

The goal with Nintendo Library is to preserve not just the media that Nintendo creates, but also the media that preserves the cultural zeitgeist surrounding Nintendo.

So Nintendo Library is comprised of two buckets:

First-Party Nintendo Multimedia:
  • Media that Nintendo developed internally (e.g. Donkey Kong Bananza on Switch 2)
  • Media where Nintendo signed a publishing deal (e.g. Bayonetta 2 on Wii U)
  • Media where Nintendo licensed the use of its characters (e.g. Soul Calibur II on GameCube)
  • Media where Nintendo signed off on an adaptation (e.g. the CoroCoro Comic Splatoon Manga)
  • Media hosted on Nintendo's servers (e.g. the Nintendo Music app)
Media that authentically showcases Nintendo:
  • In-depth video retrospectives that chronicle the history and intricacies of Nintendo (e.g. YouTube documentaries)
  • Commercials and trailers for Nintendo hardware and games
  • Nintendo presentations (e.g. Nintendo Directs)
  • Interviews with Nintendo staff (e.g. Iwata Asks)
  • No-commentary video playthroughs of Nintendo games (e.g. Longplay Archive)
  • Noteworthy marketing collateral (e.g. E3 press kits)
  • Fan translations of Nintendo media (e.g. the Mother 3 Fan Translation)
  • Publications that are dedicated to Nintendo (e.g. magazines)
  • Officially-sanctioned tournaments (e.g. Nintendo World Championships)
  • Official shorts (e.g. the Pokemon Special Music Video)

I aim to catalog for one representative scan of print media. If there are two extant scans of the same magazine for example, I compare them to see which one is superior and remove the lower-quality one. If the set contains video media, then I archive one Blu-Ray ISO or DVD ISO if available for preservation, one Blu-Ray Rip or DVD Rip for accessibility, and one WEB-DL for an additional source in case any content is missing, censored, or corrupt in one of the sources. For video media I aim to catalog one encode in English, and one encode in the native language, if I can't find Dual Audio rips (e.g. with Pokemon).

The vast majority of the media cataloged in Nintendo Library is simply an aggregate of existing media circulating the Internet. This is due to time and funding constraints. The non-deterministic sets where items have the (Nintendo Library) tag along with the Nintendo Music set are Nintendo Library originals. Please note, there are no Nintendo Library originals for ROMs. The hashes for the ROMs in Nintendo Library are derived from No-Intro, Redump, TOSEC, and MAME.

Nintendo Library aims to primarily archive English-language and Japanese-language media. Other languages will be included in sets where it's convenient to do so, but I will not go above and beyond to seek out and catalog them. For example, I won't pursue every single dubbed audio track of Pokemon or catalog every fan translation in every conceivable language.

Nintendo Library excludes all media which is prohibitively challenging to archive, along with media which leverages Nintendo as a platform to unofficially showcase fan content and talents.

Therefore, Nintendo Library excludes all of the following:
  • Non-Nintendo-related media
  • Variants of Nintendo games not published by Nintendo, like Steam ports, remakes, and remasters
  • Nintendo-related fan art, like drawings and stories
  • Nintendo-related fan audio, like remixes and podcasts
  • Nintendo-related fan comics, like manga and webcomics
  • Nintendo-related fan animation, like music videos and shorts
  • Nintendo-related fan games, like releases on Itch.io and SMBX2 games
  • Commentated video playthroughs, like Let's Plays and Twitch streams, as they focus more on the talent playing than the actual games
  • Nintendo-related fan competitions like speedruns and Melee tournaments, unless officially sanctioned by Nintendo
  • Assorted Nintendo-sourced images due to their sheer bulk, like wallpapers and concept art
  • Licensed Third-Party games for Nintendo consoles that don't fit the above criteria of Nintendo Multimedia
  • Nintendo-related ROM hacks, with the exception of English fan translations because they authentically showcase Nintendo to new audiences
  • Homebrew developed to be compatible with Nintendo consoles
  • Low-quality Nintendo reaction videos, like review videos and news update videos
  • Generalist gaming publications that don't focus on Nintendo, like gaming news sites
  • Nintendo-related sites, like fan wikis and forums, due to the sheer challenge of ripping and maintaining them

Our Definition of First-Party

This guide is used as reference to determine if a game is a "First-Party Game" to include in my Nintendo Library sets. If a game is listed here, it will be in Nintendo Library alongside its ROM variants. The definition of First-Party Game is a fascinating subject for me because it can vary wildly depending on how loose or how strict you want to make your definition. Here's the spectrum:

    Strict Definition of First-Party Game
  • Games developed by Nintendo R&D / EAD / EPD proper (i.e. Super Mario Sunshine)
  • Games that are not developed by Nintendo in-house but the license is owned or co-owned by Nintendo (e.g. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem)
  • Games published by non-majority-subsidiaries like Rare and The Pokemon Company, but distributed by Nintendo (e.g. Pokemon Colosseum)
  • Games licensed to Nintendo in specific regions only, with the original release published by another company (e.g. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles)
  • Games where Nintendo didn't have any involvement in the publishing process and only distributed in certain regions (e.g. Soul Calibur II)
  • Games where Nintendo officially licensed out the use of their IP to a third-party but had zero involvement otherwise (e.g. Mario characters in SSX On Tour)
    • Loose Definition of First-Party Game

I would like to paint with a wide brush and take the loosest approach here including all the above in Nintendo Library simply because I'm a perfectionist at heart and I know that if I try to take my definition more strict, I'll spend too much time deliberating on this which has set me up for failure in the past. My definition is: "if Nintendo inked some kind of deal with a publisher of some sort, it's a First-Party Nintendo Game."

Planned Nintendo Library Sets

  • Note: Nintendo Library only catalogs First-Party ROMs, IE ROMs that Nintendo published, distributed, and licensed the use of their IPs in some capacity.
  • Note 2: Nintendo only catalogs non-game multimedia that was either licensed by Nintendo, or authentically showcases Nintendo.
First-Party ROMs:
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - 3DS Spotpass Rips - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - 3DS eShop Rips - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - Amiibo NFC Tags
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - Apple App Store Rips - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - Applications and Firmware - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - Arcade Games - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - Computer Game Discs - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - Console Game Carts - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - Console Game Discs - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - DSi Shop Rips - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - e-Reader Cards - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - English Fan Translations - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - Google Play Rips - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - Super Mario Maker Course Rips - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - Switch eShop Rips - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - Wii Shop Rips - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - First-Party ROMs - Wii U eShop Rips - Merged
Animation:
  • Nintendo Library - Animated Movies - Disc Encodes
  • Nintendo Library - Animated Movies - Discs
  • Nintendo Library - Animated Movies - English Fansubs
  • Nintendo Library - Animated Movies - Stream Rips
  • Nintendo Library - Animated Series - Disc Encodes
  • Nintendo Library - Animated Series - Discs
  • Nintendo Library - Animated Series - English Fansubs
  • Nintendo Library - Animated Series - Stream Rips
  • Nintendo Library - Animated Shorts - Disc Encodes
  • Nintendo Library - Animated Shorts - Discs
  • Nintendo Library - Animated Shorts - English Fansubs
  • Nintendo Library - Animated Shorts - Stream Rips
Promo Videos:
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - Game Trailers
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - Live Presentations
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - Nintendo Deutschland YouTube
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - Nintendo Espana YouTube
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - Nintendo France YouTube
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - Nintendo Germany YouTube
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - Nintendo Hong Kong YouTube
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - Nintendo Japan YouTube
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - Nintendo Korea YouTube
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - Nintendo Southeast Asia YouTube
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - Nintendo Today App
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - Nintendo United Kingdom YouTube
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - Nintendo of America YouTube
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - Nintendo of America YouTube
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - TV Commercials
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - The Pokemon Company International YouTube
  • Nintendo Library - Promo Videos - The Pokemon Company Japan YouTube
Showcase Videos:
  • Nintendo Library - Showcase Videos - Game Playthroughs
  • Nintendo Library - Showcase Videos - Interviews
  • Nintendo Library - Showcase Videos - Live Demonstrations
  • Nintendo Library - Showcase Videos - News Segments
  • Nintendo Library - Showcase Videos - Retrospectives
Print Media:
  • Nintendo Library - Print Media - Artbook Scans - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - Print Media - Game Box Art Scans - Merged
  • Nintendo Library - Print Media - Game Manual Scans
  • Nintendo Library - Print Media - Gamebook Scans
  • Nintendo Library - Print Media - History Book Texts
  • Nintendo Library - Print Media - Interview Texts
  • Nintendo Library - Print Media - Magazine Scans
  • Nintendo Library - Print Media - Manga - English Fan Translation Scans
  • Nintendo Library - Print Media - Manga - Volume Scans
  • Nintendo Library - Print Media - Marketing Collateral
  • Nintendo Library - Print Media - Pokemon Trading Card Game Scans
  • Nintendo Library - Print Media - Strategy Guide Scans
Soundtracks:
  • Nintendo Library - Soundtracks - Audio CD Discs
  • Nintendo Library - Soundtracks - Nintendo Music App Muxes
  • Nintendo Library - Soundtracks - Nintendo Music App Rips
Other Media:
  • Nintendo Library - Other Media - Development Materials
  • Nintendo Library - Other Media - Leaks
  • Nintendo Library - Other Media - Live-Action Media

Please note, this listing is subject to change at any time as these sets develop.

Copyright Disclaimer

Nintendo Library is a catalog of metadata provided for informational and reference purposes only. Nintendo Library exclusively publishes non-copyrighted metadata (file names, file sizes, cryptographic hash values, audiovisual codec information, release groups, etc) relating to files that have historically circulated online. Nintendo Library does not host, store, transmit, distribute, or make available any paid copyrighted media to the general public. Nintendo Library only assists the general public in identifying files they may have independently collected.

Nintendo Library does not contain or provide access to paid copyrighted media on its website. There are no hosted files, streaming links, external download links, torrent files, magnet links, NZB files, or any similar method of illicit distribution on any part of this website.

Nintendo Library respects intellectual property rights and encourages users to access Nintendo media through lawful channels. Nintendo Library is not responsible for the acts or omissions of unaffiliated third parties.

Because Nintendo Library does not host or control the underlying content that is cataloged in its metadata, any DMCA notice regarding infringing material hosted elsewhere must be directed to the operator(s) or service provider(s) responsible for hosting or distributing that material. Nintendo Library cannot remove or disable access to content it does not host or control.

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