Wii Music Dated for October 20, Gamers Still Excited About Dog Instrument

Who knew we were only a little over a month away from getting our grubby little hands on Nintendo’s stab at the rhythm game genre? I was expecting them to announce Wii Music for the holiday season, but I guess we’re going to be playing the dog instrument and more than 60 other instruments before Halloween instead.

While everyone laughs at me when I say it, I think the drums that make use of the balance board look pretty cool. I just pray and hope that the game doesn’t feature the general MIDI sound that it was sporting at E3 this year… but I’m pretty sure it’s not going to change.

Do you think Nintendo is taking the right approach on this one? Are you excited about the finally being able to “improvise jams on the fly” and share your creations with your friends around the world?

Read the official word from Nintendo and check out some always-amazing lifestyle shots after the jump.

ON OCT. 20, NINTENDO’S WII MUSIC MAKES MAESTROS OF EVERYONE

Wii Sports™ introduced new players to the world of video games. Wii Fit™ got even more people interested in fun and fitness.

Now Wii Music™ builds on that inclusive legacy by letting people turn their living rooms into fun concert halls. It brings the experience of performing music to people who think learning an instrument is too difficult. Wii Music launches exclusively for the Wii™ console on Oct. 20 and aims to bring a deeper love and appreciation of music to everyone.

Players can improvise jams on the fly with more than 60 instruments. You will find rock favorites like the electric guitar; orchestra standards like trumpet, saxophone and clarinet; and even international instruments like steel drums, marimba and sitar. Players simply select their instruments, and then move their Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controllers as though they were playing the real thing. Wii Music turns players’ movements into great music, even if you’ve never picked up an instrument before.

Budding musicians can play along to the beat of a diverse array of more than 50 songs from a variety of genres including popular, licensed, classical and Nintendo songs. Or players can improvise by adding new beats or creative twists to the songs. The combinations are endless, and it’s all for the joy of creating fun new tunes.

Once players have their song the way they like it, they can forward it to friends who are also playing Wii Music via the Wii Message Board. Those friends can then put their own spin on the tune and send it back – or pass it along to their friends.

For more information about Wii Music, please visit www.WiiMusic.com.

(She looks nothing like her Mii, by the way).