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Nintendo introduces us to Wii Music Comments by Kristan Reed

15 July, 2008

Over 50 instruments to play.

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quantumsheep
15/07/08 @ 19:05
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ha!
cloud_ix
15/07/08 @ 19:08
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looks rubbish, another throwaway game
flapps
15/07/08 @ 19:09
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Anyone else find this the most pointless game of E3 so far? You don't even play the songs, you just randomly hit the buttons / wave your hands!
Deoden
15/07/08 @ 19:11
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@ flapps:

The coverage actually said there would be additional modes, including a note-matching one for all you lucky bastards with a shred of rhythm in your bodies.
SpaceMidget75
15/07/08 @ 19:24
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That looked laughably awful. They could have at least made it sound like it produce a tune.
flapps
15/07/08 @ 19:27
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@Deoden

But you're can't really match notes can you? You strum the guitar like a guitar, there aren't really buttons to press. I can see you matching rhythm, but it just seems as though it'd be really unsatisfying and hand-holding.
Killerbee
15/07/08 @ 19:28
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If this becomes a rhythm action game a la Guitar Hero then it could well be awesome. Unfortunately, by the sound of it, it's not. Waving my arms around pretending to play sax just sounds lame. Where's the game?
canIdoyabombsforya
15/07/08 @ 19:53
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Maybe you get to kick old ladies or something
siro
15/07/08 @ 20:19
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I thought it looked absolutely amazing. (And yes, I do understand the downsides)
Deoden
15/07/08 @ 20:31
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@ flapps:

I can see your point, but the fact that you need to focus on rhythm rather than hand-eye co-ordination is precisely what makes it so appealing to me. Managing to make my body move in time with a song for once in my life is a much more exciting prospect than having a game like Guitar Hero repeatedly tell me how rubbish I am.

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zzyzx
16/07/08 @ 05:55
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Yes, Rock Band is for babies.
Oh, wait . . . .

Here's my problem with rhythm games. I like music, and I like games . . . but I like music a little bit more. So I've never found the whole Guitar Hero / Rock Band formula to be fun. Rock Band?!? There's nothing rock about trying to play a song just so, every single time. Can anyone name any self-respecting rock musician who, after performing a song, said: "$#@! I only got 94.67% correct notes."

"Sting," you say? Okay, I'll grant that. But nobody else. And Sting is, well, don't get me started.

Wii music may be rubbish, but it least it has the chance to be more. Worst case scenario, it gives third parties something to improve on. The rhythm games, on the other hand, those are just irredeemable.
thedaveeyres
16/07/08 @ 08:58
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Sounds pretty cool to me.

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