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Wii Music Sequel Is in the Works

Wii Music, which was released last year, has not been one of the biggest hits for Nintendo. Titles like Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit are still selling well, while the music simulator for the Wii seems to have faded into obscurity and slid out of sales charts. But its creator might not yet be prepared to let go of the i...

20 November 2009
13:21 GMT

Miyamoto Isn't God, Says Nintendo President

The gaming industry has a lot of iconic figures in the form of reputed game designers that have shaped the way we interact with games and how we can enjoy them in the privacy of our own home or on the go, thanks to handheld devices. Without a doubt, one of the most respected designers is Nintendo's Shigeru Miyam...

22 May 2009
02:56 GMT

Mario Will Teach Kids to Make Their Bed, Count, Read

One of the direct consequences of Nintendo's success is the fact that there are less and less potential market segments that the company has not already conquered. The Nintendo Wii has managed to expand the appeal of gaming and the Japanese videogame developers have launched quite a few titles specifically targe...

23 March 2009
18:51 GMT

Miyamoto Says Wii Music Appeals to Children

The music game genre is growing by leaps and bounds these days. While Rock Band and Guitar Hero are dominating the market, other companies like Microsoft or Nintendo are trying to get in on the action and are releasing their own products, Lips and Wii Music, respectively.But although the two titles didn't quite ...

4 December 2008
02:36 GMT

Atari Preparing Wii Music Title

Q Entertainment, as developer, and Atari, as publisher, are sending word that they plan to develop and release a music simulation title for the Nintendo Wii, called QJ, although the name is temporary and subject to change as development goes on. The lead designer on the project is Tetsuya Mizuguchi, who has created s...

3 December 2008
19:11 GMT

Nintendo Talks About User Generated Content

Nintendo has always been a popular company, largely due to the fact that it brought titles that appealed to a wide variety of gamers and gave players a great experience. Although some people say that, in this endeavor, the Japanese company lost track of the hardcore gamers, efforts are being made to keep the interest...

17 November 2008
15:01 GMT

Miyamoto Says Wii Music Emphasizes Player Creativity

The music game genre is a very popular one these days, having already overtaken the sports one in terms of sales and especially the coolness factor. Nothing is as exciting as playing your favorite tracks in front of your TV and envisioning yourself on the stages of the biggest concert halls on Earth.The two main comp...

10 November 2008
02:36 GMT

Wii Music Development Was Easy, Says Miyamoto

The music game genre is in full development and has gained a massive amount of popularity in a relatively short time. The two big leaders of the market, Guitar Hero and Rock Band, already have a pretty loyal fan base that can hardly wait to get their hands on the new songs launched as DLC (Downloadable Content).With ...

7 November 2008
03:12 GMT

Miyamoto Really Likes Wii Music

Shigeru Miyamoto is one of the most quintessential gaming icons in the history of videogames. Responsible for massive cult hits like Mario and Zelda, the chief of videogame design at Nintendo has gained a lot of fans who can hardly wait for their favorite designer to come up with new and innovative titles. Such was t...

24 October 2008
12:51 GMT

E3 Will Be Bigger, Better

This year's E3, the trade show organized by the Entertainment Software Association, was a bit of a disappointment. Microsoft did not make any big announcement, other than revealing that the next Final Fantasy would not be a PlayStaton 3 exclusive, while Nintendo annoyed some fans by putting Wii Music at the cent...

21 October 2008
11:51 GMT

Wii Music – an Unworthy Competitor for Guitar Hero and Rock Band

Rock Band and Guitar Hero rock, and this is one thing no one can argue about – sales and popularity, doubled by the interest of major pro-grade audio gear, speak for themselves. And since the virtual music seems like one very good field to be active in, it was a question of "when" and "how" rather than of "if" ...

20 October 2008
03:40 GMT

Six Wii Music Tracks Revealed

Nintendo is really interested in advertising Wii Music in Japan. There are television ads in the Tokyo subway which show various potential customers playing the game. But, weirdly, there's not much official information regarding the tracks that will be included in the retail disk of Wii Music.The tracks which ha...

16 October 2008
04:08 GMT

Nintendo Europe Announces Holiday Lineup

Nintendo is a very busy company. After cleverly going around supposed rumors of a new DS version in the works, their European division announced the lineup of games and merchandise which would be available in the next period. Some very interesting goodies, which reflect the company's bet on the big sales during ...

29 September 2008
16:01 GMT

Wii Music Release Date Set

Nintendo has officially announced that Wii Music is set to debut on shelves of videogames stores on October 20. With the official unveiling of the title only coming at the E3 trade show during this summer, an October release date seems very close, which means that the game was in development at Nintendo long before i...

19 September 2008
20:31 GMT

Future Wiimotes Will Probably Feature MotionPlus

It was a weird year for Nintendo at E3. Their game line-up was very much oriented towards the casual gamer, with titles like Animal Crossing: City Folk and Wii Music taking center stage and leaving the more hardcore gamer somewhat disappointed. For this category the most interesting announcement made by Nintendo migh...

21 July 2008
14:06 GMT

Wii Music Challenges Rock Band and Guitar Hero

Just prior to the release of the Nintendo Wii the "console wars" were fought between Sony and Microsoft. Nobody credited the Japanese company with a chance to take the console top spot. Now the hardware sales charts are dominated by the Nintendo Wii, which can at times sell as much as its two rivals combined.The batt...

17 July 2008
10:07 GMT

Nintendo E3 Announcements Round-up

Nintendo has wrapped up its E3 press conference and some really interesting announcements were made by the creator of the Wii gaming consoles. More details on each individual announcement will come soon, but for now let's take a look at the overall Nintendo showing.There were three big games announced, all for t...

16 July 2008
19:06 GMT

Wii Music, Finally a Rival for Guitar Hero

The Guitar Hero franchise seems to be dominating the music game market lately, replacing all the karaoke-based titles that were so hip 5 years ago. They seem to rock on all major consoles, Wii included, but

21 January 2008
05:02 GMT


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