Posted July 15, 2008 Drums (remote, nunchuck and balance board), sax-a-ma-phoooone (remote), piano, violin, guitar, tribal drum(?), orchestra, choir, note-matching mode. Out this holiday season (again, probably US and Japan only) Unlike button-mashing music playing its for everyone, even those who cant read music or play instruments. Mimic movements and press buttons as you chose; you can't play the 'wrong' note, but rather you make your own music as you go. Over 50 different instruments to play just by moving your body. Record videos of your performances which can be used to create music videos. More info coming soon. Wii Music™ Format: Wii™ Launch Date: Holiday 2008 ESRB: RP (Rating Pending) Game Type: Music Accessories: Wii Remote™, Nunchuk™, Wii Balance Board™ Players: 1-4 Developer: Nintendo KEY INFORMATION Create a musical masterpiece with up to four players. Anyone can play the huge selection of instruments in Wii Music with simple motions—like strumming and drumming. • It’s easy to play improv jams. Musicians in your band jam by simply playing their instruments to the beat of a song or by improvising to their heart’s content. Play faster. Play slower. Skip a beat, or throw in 10 more. No matter what you do, Wii Music automatically transforms your improv stylings into great music. There are no mistakes—just playing for the pure joy of playing. • Wii controls immerse you in the music. You can play most of the 60-plus instruments in Wii Music using simple motions with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers. Strum to play guitar, banjo and sitar. Drum to play jazz drums, congas and marching drums. Hammer away to play piano, vibraphone and marimba. Unlike most music games, Wii Music doesn’t make you use complex buttons. You only need to imitate playing the instrument. Wii Music offers virtually endless ways to make music. You choose the song and instruments and decide whether to blaze through a rock take on classical songs, put a jazzy spin on folk tunes or transform Nintendo classics like the Super Mario Bros.® theme into Latin-flavored numbers. The song list is only a takeoff point— it’s how you improvise with the songs that matters. • Send your band-jam recordings to Wii Friends who have Wii Music. They’ll see your Mii™ band members, your players’ improv styles and your instrument selections. They can watch your recordings, or play over parts of your song, then send their modified recording back to you. Improv jams can be sent back and forth over WiiConnect24 and changed again and again. Beyond the Jam: Wii Music includes many other modes besides the main band jams, including several musical games and an enhanced video playback mode for recorded jams. • Play it again: Use the playback mode to see your jam recordings brought to life with dramatic camera angles. • Pick up the baton: Command an orchestra in the conducting game where you’ll wave the Wii Remote controller like a conductor’s baton to lead a Mii orchestra through orchestrated music. Make them play quickly, slowly, strongly or gently. • Ring a bell? Play a handbells game where you’ll swing your Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers to play your two handbells as part of a larger ensemble. Everyone on the team has a job to do: Play one of your notes only when the tune demands it. • An ear for music: Take a tone quiz that tests your musical ear by giving you challenges, like putting note-playing Miis in order from lowest to highest pitch. • Bang the drum: Play a virtual drum set in the drumming mode, the one mode in Wii Music that also uses the Wii Balance Board accessory (sold with Wii Fit™). You’ll use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers as drumsticks, and place both feet on the Wii Balance Board—which work as virtual pedals for the bass drum and hi-hat cymbal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 ...rubbish! A bit mental but...RUBBISH! And... pointless. I think this is the most negative I've ever felt about a Miyamoto product! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 And for all those saying its pointless...wasn't it announced a while ago its WiiWare? If it is then its not a bad deal. If its not I can't imagine it costs more than touch generation (£20) anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 Utter pish! Plus you look like an utter twat playing it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 hmm im going to play a real instrument thank you very much:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 Worst game in history. And I don't even have to play it. Congrats nintendo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 I can't believe I'm saying this but... b-but... they must be stopped! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 Are you serious? This is pure, unadulterated genius! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 Are you serious? This is pure, unadulterated genius! How is it? It's not a game, you don't do anything, there is no winning or failing, you just jam to a music and can add or take away notes, its a pure gimmick - "oooh, play the wiimote like this and replicate this instrumnet....." I thought this game looked incredible.....if only it was a game...... Drumming looked great though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 Music isn't a game, so why should Wii Music be a game? Tennis may be a game; boxing may be a game; but music? No. Music is a form of expression. It's suppose to make you feel, idiot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 Music isn't a game, so why should Wii Music be a game? Tennis may be a game; boxing may be a game; but music? No. Music is a form of expression. It's suppose to make you feel, idiot. Well said, hombre. I think it sounds pretty damn interesting. Loving the incorporation of the balance board for pedals. Fucking genius. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 Are you serious? This is pure, unadulterated genius! Not really. Did you watch Miyamoto play? The motion sencing was way off, the damn character continued playing music when he put his hands down. This shouldn't be retailed, it should be bundled with future Wii's, or maybe something you can buy with achievement coins (my idea, you have something very similar to the 360's achievements, but they equal coins you can buy downloadable content with). It's a good idea, but the execution seems to be dirt poor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 Well said, hombre. I think it sounds pretty damn interesting. Loving the incorporation of the balance board for pedals. Fucking genius. But you can't CREATE music, you 'play' along to a song already there, you can just mildly manipulate the arrangement of that song...it's bollocks. The only thing that looks amazing was the drums, but I wonder how you hit different drums....press buttons, all through motion? Who knows but it's the only thing that looks remotely intersting. You know that "game" Guitar Hero 4? Thats a game, that feels like you playing music, oh, you can also create music on it. Thats what this should be. I want to play games not mime playing a recorder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 Not really. Did you watch Miyamoto play? The motion sencing was way off, the damn character continued playing music when he put his hands down. This shouldn't be retailed, it should be bundled with future Wii's, or maybe something you can buy with achievement coins (my idea, you have something very similar to the 360's achievements, but they equal coins you can buy downloadable content with).It's a good idea, but the execution seems to be dirt poor. Shame its coming out tomorrow and no improvements will be made before it hits shops... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 If there is a freestyle option where I can actually decide what notes I play, THEN I'll take everything back. I mean, why can't they have an option where different buttons are different notes and just turn it into a game aswell as all the improv do what you want side to the gameplay. Why not have both? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 I was skeptical about this game but after watching the video of it, I thought it was a pretty fun idea. Sure, it's not a "proper game" but I can just see myself having a laugh with this. Me and my friends are gonna think we're most awesome band in the world! Please say they bung an F-Zero track in here or something! Would love to rock out to it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 If there is a freestyle option where I can actually decide what notes I play, THEN I'll take everything back. I mean, why can't they have an option where different buttons are different notes and just turn it into a game aswell as all the improv do what you want side to the gameplay. Why not have both? Freestyle where you decide what notes you play is kinda the idea...its a whole freestyle game. As far as "I'd like to play E, B-, G Major...." then no, I don't think its going to do that. Why can't the Wii remote and nunchuck with about 10 buttons imitate the note playing possibility of over fifty instruments including the piano which has 88 keys...who knows? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 Shame its coming out tomorrow and no improvements will be made before it hits shops... They didn't get it right with Wii boxing, why would this be any better? Plus, why would they show something very far from completion? I also can't see how you can get different tunes from the instruments just by holding them a certain way without having preset songs? If that's so, then this is just Guitar Hero, where you guess what you're supposed to do in each song. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 ^ Yeah I think he was lacking his usual energy this year, probably because he could feel the lack of enthusiasm in the crowd for his performance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 Freestyle where you decide what notes you play is kinda the idea...its a whole freestyle game. As far as "I'd like to play E, B-, G Major...." then no, I don't think its going to do that. Why can't the Wii remote and nunchuck with about 10 buttons imitate the note playing possibility of over fifty instruments including the piano which has 88 keys...who knows? So what the hell do you freestyle? Whatever the game decides? Brilliant!! It's like electroplankton then, you create music....yeah, great concept but the game gets boring after 10 minutes.......I worry for this....and I shake my head at the loss of what awesome potential. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 15, 2008 From what I gather the notes are produced by the movement and button pressing combination. So perhaps with enough practice, like Electroplankton as you say, you can use it as music making software rather tha just music freestyling software. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 16, 2008 http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/890/890213p1.html Game completely as I expected then...... And to think it couldn't get worse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 16, 2008 I can make WiiMusic for free!! I'll put on some head phones, turn on my ipod, pick up a of stick and pretend to press buttons. Voila - a flute! Or I could just bang it any old way a have drums! Piano? No problem, Just get another stick and start flickling them. Thats all that WiiMUsic is going to be, judging by the information so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 16, 2008 I can make WiiMusic for free!! I'll put on some head phones, turn on my ipod, pick up a of stick and pretend to press buttons. Voila - a flute! Or I could just bang it any old way a have drums! Piano? No problem, Just get another stick and start flickling them. Thats all that WiiMUsic is going to be, judging by the information so far. Its not free if you have to have a iPod... Anyway, i think this would be good with some friends. Overall i think it doesn't look TOO bad, probably wont buy it, but i like the idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
