So, you might be wondering just what instruments Nintendo could possibly have lined up for this trainwreck of an idea innovative new rhythm game to compete against EA’s Rock Band and Activision’s Guitar Hero series. Well, if anyone guessed a Famicon (Nintendo Entertainment System or NES here in the states) back when the game was first announced in E3, then I owe someone lots of money. And possibly an arm.
From the video, it looks like you’re playing a trumpet except it makes NES sounds. It looks fun, but I just feel uncomfortable with the fact that the Mii on stage looks like she’s eating her controller.
News has trickled in about the upcoming Nintendo DS title that is sure to give Jack Thompson another spot on Fox News as their “expert.” It appears that in addition to the usual car jacking and homicides staple to the GTA series, you can now add “selling illegal narcotics” to the features available in GTA Chinatown Wars. From the screens released it looks like there’s going to be a mini game where you can sell 6 different illegal narcotics that range from acid to the weed. The mini game will allow the player to sell drugs for a profit depending on the location in which they are selling (ie. wherever ecstasy is scarce in a location, you can turn a higher profit then if you sold it in another location that has ecstacy).
Living in the video game era of music interaction, we thrive ourselves on kicking ass in such titles as Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Seeing the popularity of this new genre, companies have been launching titles to compete against the “ultimate two” but have often come up short. Battle of the Bands just couldn’t cut it and I don’t know if anyone got a peek at Major Minor’s Majestic March but…. yea…
But the ultimate epic FAIL has to go to Wii Music. With its dramatic intro at E3, we all thought we’d see a boy in a green tunic explode onto the screen or perhaps Kid Icarus flying across the stage to dazzle us all. The wide eyed Wii owners clasped their hands together in hope for just one, JUST ONE title that would knock the dust off the white box.
No.
We raised our eyes and we gasped at the sight of Miyamoto playing the.. the cowbell? What?!
Yes, it was the most disappointing, most shocking, most embarrassing moment for Nintendo at E3 this year and the videos for this game have only gotten worse over time.
New preview videos were released yesterday and I behold to you, courtesy of GameTrailers, WiiMusic with a dog.
