Nintendo details Wii Music
Among the cavalcade of announcements from Nintendo this week comes details surrounding what appears to be a full fledged game based on the Wii's conductor demo shown during last year's E3. The game, tentatively titled Wii Music, was first brought to our attention earlier in an interview earlier this year, and will allow players to control a group of musicians in both single and multiplayer modes supporting up to four players.
Interestingly, while the E3 tech demo was based solely around the concept of conducting the orchestra using the Wii remote as a baton, this improved take on the concept will allow players to directly control of up to six band members using both motions and button presses, with Wii Music offing an impressive selection of 40 different types of instruments with which to outfit your band, leading us to believe that the game will support a wide array of music styles, though no details along this line have been announced. Wii Music is expected to ship in Japan sometime next year, however it's anyone's guess when the game will make the rounds to either North America or Europe.
Interestingly, while the E3 tech demo was based solely around the concept of conducting the orchestra using the Wii remote as a baton, this improved take on the concept will allow players to directly control of up to six band members using both motions and button presses, with Wii Music offing an impressive selection of 40 different types of instruments with which to outfit your band, leading us to believe that the game will support a wide array of music styles, though no details along this line have been announced. Wii Music is expected to ship in Japan sometime next year, however it's anyone's guess when the game will make the rounds to either North America or Europe.











Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
WiNG @ Oct 11th 2007 12:06PM
If this thing gives you even half the power of Mario Paint in terms of music creation, expect to see the theme of Ducktales played by an orchestra full of Hitlers and Dr. Zoidbergs on Youtube shortly after release.
Jtenma @ Oct 11th 2007 12:17PM
You sir, deserve a LOL award!
Also, grass.
ThornedVenom @ Oct 11th 2007 1:32PM
LOL. NOW you're making me want a Wii in the near future.
blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Oct 11th 2007 12:06PM
think the rock band controllers will be compatible?
NATO_Duke @ Oct 11th 2007 12:07PM
OMG Guitar and Rock Band - consider yourself bested. This is what the crazy rock and roll lifestyle calls for.
ThornedVenom @ Oct 11th 2007 1:34PM
It's all about targeted audience.
And also gameplay: if what WiNG wishes is true, then it's gonna be more like Jam Sessions than Guitar Band thingaMTVjig.
NATO_Duke @ Oct 11th 2007 12:12PM
...I meant *Guitar Hero.
Multitasking is killing me.
Shagittarius @ Oct 11th 2007 12:20PM
Yet another Non-game nintendo FP software I have 0 interest in.
Exo @ Oct 11th 2007 12:24PM
Yet another post of yours that no one cares about.
waves @ Oct 11th 2007 12:54PM
Because music/rhythm games don't count as games now? It's funny how that happens to genres once they're on the Wii.
Once Mario Galaxy comes out, we'll learn that platformers are actually minigames.
Shagittarius @ Oct 11th 2007 2:09PM
waves,
If you happened to see previous posts from me you will realize I have always said that rhythm games are the lowest common denominator for gaming. Its like playing a really difficult game of simon says, only simon cant say anthing interesting, only 5 different things.
Rhythm gaming is to gaming what farting the chorus to 'Hold the Line' is to music.
colin @ Oct 11th 2007 4:50PM
when does Wii-Suck come out?
CaptainAmericaX @ Oct 11th 2007 12:21PM
We get it shag
You hate Nintendo and you hate The Wii
WII DO NOT CARE
Move on to ps3fanboy already.
Shagittarius @ Oct 11th 2007 2:13PM
Why don't YUU move onto WII Fanboy?
WhatIsThatThing @ Oct 11th 2007 3:20PM
Bahahahaha! Hahahaha! Oh Shaggi, you crack me up. What a funny joke that is! You took the word "you" and then you made it like Wii! Oh, funny!
(hopefully you realize that was sarcasm)
Vidikron (FU) @ Oct 11th 2007 12:38PM
I hope the final game looks better than that... at least if it's going to be a full retail game.
Mr. Picklesworth @ Oct 11th 2007 12:42PM
Please, please, please be done properly...
If this becomes a rigid, interactive music player instead of a free-form music creation system, I will be... quite upset...
There are an incredible number of cool things that could be done here, mostly well within the system's power, so I look forward to see how Nintendo does it. A shame that the Wii doesn't do proper surround, though; that could be a pretty cool element.
Dale @ Oct 11th 2007 1:08PM
It sounds more like Jam Sessions than Guitar Hero, which sucks.
ThornedVenom @ Oct 11th 2007 1:35PM
Guitar Hero is an on-rails music game, LOLOLOL.
ThornedVenom @ Oct 11th 2007 1:50PM
Guitar Hero is a music game on rails, LOLOLOL.
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Oct 11th 2007 1:58PM
Damn. Great zing venom.
I think this is far closer to Band Bros. than Jam Sessions or Guitar Hero. But that is very good.
Lemmiwinks @ Oct 11th 2007 1:09PM
me wantey
baby sea tuna @ Oct 11th 2007 1:32PM
samba de aMIIgo!
gwangi @ Oct 11th 2007 2:30PM
If only you could have a band of all Marios.
wonkavator @ Oct 11th 2007 2:52PM
scruffy looking nerf herder
Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 11th 2007 3:19PM
If I can't dress my Mii like a Mariachi this game fails.
When I got the Wii and I have not better to do than playing videogames and there isn't something better I would probably pick Wii music, I can't wait to play Ducktales theme with an orchestra full of Hitlers and Dr.zoidbergs.
Mr Khan @ Oct 11th 2007 4:58PM
Probably the only casual Wii title that i've really been interested in since day 1
I mean, it just looks awesome, as long as they stick to at least having a free-form mode like they had in the E306 demo