Wii Music

During the Nintendo press conference at E3 2008, Nintendo Senior Managing Director, Shigeru Miyamoto, announced the release of Wii Music for the Nintendo Wii.

Wii Music offers over 50 musical instruments, including piano, saxophone, guitar, violin and a variety of percussion instruments. Drummers can pair the Wii Remote with the Wii Balance Board to simulate drumsticks and pedals. There are also tutorials to help newcomers pick up drumming quickly and painlessly.

Wii Music features many gameplay modes, such as orchestra mode, handbell choir and a note-matching game. The game also allows players to record videos of their performances. A single player can record himself playing each instrument separately and then combine the recordings together to create a complete song. Up to four people can play simultaneously.