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List Price: $49.99 Buy New: $43.63 You Save: $6.36 (13%)
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Rating: 79 reviews Sales Rank: 62
Platform: Nintendo Wii Genre: musical_instrument_games ESRB: Everyone Media: Video Game Autographed: No Memorabilia: No Batteries Included: No Age: 5 - 20 years Operating System: Nintendo Wii Shipping Weight (lbs): 2 Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
MPN: RVLPR64E Model: RVLPR64E UPC: 045496901301 EAN: 0045496901301 ASIN: B001DO3NEW
Release Date: October 20, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Condition: **US Release WII GAMES ARE NOT COMPATIBLE with UK WII Consoles** 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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| • | Wii Music for Nintendo Wii lets you play musical instruments and make music using the Wii Remote and the Wii Balance Board | | • | Start a band with up to six different band members | | • | Pick a background stage, and shake, move, and press buttons to play up to 60 different instruments for a ton of melodic fun | | • | No need to press a specific button at a certain time; instead you just need to mimic the actions of playing that instrument | | • | Save up to 30 music videos and create playlists among your favorites |
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Amazon.com Product Description When it comes to music and rhythm games, Wii Music stands in a class of its own. Unlike other music games, which penalize players if they don't play perfectly, Wii Music is a musical playground where there are no mistakes. Here anyone can pick up and master the huge array of instruments available, through simple motions like strumming and drumming. 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.  Your music, your way |  Simple pickup and playability. View larger. |  Easy controls and learning curve. View larger. |  Huge array of diverse instruments. View larger. |  Make music by yourself. View larger. |  Or with up to 3 friends. View larger. | Gameplay: Getting Your Band Together In Wii Music every band has six members: Two play the main melody, two cover the percussion beats, one covers the bass groove and one uses the song's chords to support the melody. As a band, the six members often play their special parts at the same time, though each player can jam however and whenever he or she wants. Play all at once. Take turns in the spotlight. Pair up in creative ways throughout the song. You can bring the band to life by yourself, playing one part at a time-or with up to four players. See game mode below: - Solo Play: When you play by yourself, you can add one part at a time to arrange the whole song exactly how you want. The Tutes are on hand to back up your band in any parts you need filled.
- Multiplayer: When in a band with friends, up to four people can be band members.
- Wii Friends: Using WiiConnect24, you can send your jam videos to Wii Friends who own Wii Music. They can then watch your performance, modify it to their liking and send their jam videos back to you.
Tutes: Your Own Private Back-up Band When not playing with friends, you can invite jam masters known as Tutes to play with you. They'll join a session playing an instrument that each thinks is strong for a specific song. You can simply enjoy the musical camaraderie, or pick up instrument tips by watching them jam. If you choose to watch, the Tutes will show you lots of techniques for many of these instruments, then ask you to follow their examples. They'll start with the simplest techniques, then as you master each one, show you even more nuanced ones. Key Game Features: - Easy to Play Improv Jams - All members of 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. Wii Music challenges you to transform your improv stylings into great music. There are no mistakes and no game scores-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 snare drums. Hammer away to play piano, vibraphone and marimba. Unlike most music games, Wii Music doesn't make you use many complex buttons. You only need to imitate playing the instrument.
- 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.
- Share Your Band Jams With Friends - 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. So you can send improv jams back and forth over WiiConnect24, changing them again and again.
60+ Instruments 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. Fun Beyond the Jam Designed with classic Wii gameplay in mind, Wii Music includes many other modes and play options besides the main band jams, including several musical games and an enhanced video playback mode for recorded jams. - Videos Mode: Watch your jam videos in an enhanced playback mode that brings your jams to life with fun environmental effects and dramatic camera angles.
- Mii Maestro: By waving the Wii Remote like a conductor's baton in this mini-game, you'll lead a Mii orchestra through orchestrated songs, such as The Legend of Zelda theme. Make them play quickly, slowly, strongly or gently-the orchestra is at your command.
- Handbell Harmony: In this musical mini-game, you'll play in a handbell ensemble by swinging your Wii Remote and Nunchuk. Everyone on the team has a job to do: play one of your notes only when the tune demands it.
- Pitch Perfect: How good is your musical ear? In this whimsical musical quiz, you'll have to solve challenges, like putting note-playing Miis in order from lowest to highest pitch.
- Drum Mode: In the one mode that uses the Wii Balance Board accessory (sold with Wii Fit), you can feel what it's like to play a real-life drum set. You'll use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk as drumsticks, and place both feet on the Wii Balance Board-which work as virtual pedals for the bass drum and hi-hat cymbal.
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A Blast For The Whole Family January 3, 2009 Basil MacDougal (The Corner of My Room) Wii Music is great fun for the whole family. It is more whimsical than Rock Band or Guitar Hero and takes-on a less intense feel. It is actually rather comical as you design your own character and choose your instrument, and play a song together as one band. My 5 year old, 11 year old, and 13 year old, and I, had a blast forming our band and watching the replay of the video we had created. It was like transforming ourselves into cartoon characters. It is certainly not going to give you the same experience as Rock Band or Guitar Hero, but, as I mentioned, it is great family fun and I would expect would be much more fun for younger kids to play by themselves.
Pleasantly Surprised December 31, 2008 Elizabeth A. White When we received Wii Music for Christmas, I thought it would be a hit for the younger set in our house, but not hopeful for the teens. I was pleasantly surprised to find my 13 yr old son (Guitar Hero enthusiast and musician) and his 12 yr old cousin (star athlete) completely engrossed in the game for hours. They loved it! We all love it. It's completely different from Guitar Hero, which we all like as well. It stretches the kids in authentically musical ways, and yet there is still a fun game-playing component. They've created many videos of their musical compositions, too. Don't expect Guitar Hero, be ready for the option to improvise, compose and try your hand at "playing" a new instrument.
Wii Music -- digital musical fun December 30, 2008 Edward Balen (Bradenton, Florida) I'm so glad that I received this for Christmas. I am amazed at the wide variety of instruments you can play. You can jam alone or with backup musicians, conduct an ensemble, or make your own music video. I'm a pianist, and love playing piano on here, as well as the other instruments. I had a little trouble with the violin technique at first. I started playing with the remote controller alone. I then added my nunchuk and Wii Fit balance board. Once I got the techniques down, and learned how to get the best sound from each instrument, my love of this software just increased. If you're a budding musician like me, or want to introduce someone to the world of music via the Wii, this is your ticket to fun and exploration.
Great, fun game December 29, 2008 Lee Rogers (Tennessee) We bought this game after Christmas and absolutely love it! My 11-year-old daughter received Guitar Hero for Christmas and she quickly abandoned it in favor of Wii Music. I love it too! My husband hasn't taken to it yet, but then he's more into action games. The great thing about Wii Music is the vast array of song selections, instrument selections and ways to play them all together or separately. It gives you the opportunity to create music in many different ways and it doesn't matter if you mess up. You can make it as easy or as complicated as you wish. Both my girls, 11 & 8, love it and that's what matters to me!
Advanced String Player experimenting December 29, 2008 P. Sullivan I was very excited to try this game out and was hoping I would get to make some interesting music. Unfortunately I found the game simple and at times down right annoying. It has so much potential so I hope the wii writers will make it more complex and add some much needed depth. I do have to admit I've studied classical music at the college level and have played the viola and violin for over 20 years so it may just be too elementary for me. Children should find it fun and interesting though.
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