Finally — the ability to simulate the steel drum in the comfort of one’s own home! Nintendo has issued a release date for Wii Music, announcing to the world that October 20th, 2008 is the day we may all become motion-controlled maestros. Nintendo’s unique brand of approachability and advanced flailing-based technology will give players over 60 instruments, over 50 songs, and the ability to share their best performances with their friends via the Wii Message Board. In Nintendo’s own words, “It brings the experience of performing music to people who think learning an instrument is too difficult.”
Okay, we know how that sounds, but give it a chance. We actually got to spend a bit of time with Wii Music at E3, and it was alarmingly entertaining. For a verdict on whether that entertainment is worth the price, of course, you’ll just have to wait for our review.
The full press release is after the break.
On Oct. 20, Nintendo’s Wii Music Makes Maestros of Everyone
Wii Sports™ introduced new players to the world of video games. Wii Fit™ got even more people interested in fun and fitness.
Now Wii Music™ builds on that inclusive legacy by letting people turn their living rooms into fun concert halls. It brings the experience of performing music to people who think learning an instrument is too difficult. Wii Music launches exclusively for the Wii™ console on Oct. 20 and aims to bring a deeper love and appreciation of music to everyone.
Players can improvise jams on the fly with more than 60 instruments. You will find rock favorites like the electric guitar; orchestra standards like trumpet, saxophone and clarinet; and even international instruments like steel drums, marimba and sitar. Players simply select their instruments, and then move their Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controllers as though they were playing the real thing. Wii Music turns players’ movements into great music, even if you’ve never picked up an instrument before.
Budding musicians can play along to the beat of a diverse array of more than 50 songs from a variety of genres including popular, licensed, classical and Nintendo songs. Or players can improvise by adding new beats or creative twists to the songs. The combinations are endless, and it’s all for the joy of creating fun new tunes.
Once players have their song the way they like it, they can forward it to friends who are also playing Wii Music via the Wii Message Board. Those friends can then put their own spin on the tune and send it back – or pass it along to their friends.
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