There are two major music games out there, the Guitar Hero Series and the RockBand Series, but now there is a new music game and it is only available on the Nintendo Wii. The new game on the block is Wii Music. Wii Music allows players to become concert super stars.

Players can choose from a range of different instruments from the guitar to the steel drums. The player does not beat on a plastic replica of the instrument, but instead use the Wii remote and Nunchuck to “play” the instrument.

Wii Music contains more than 50 different songs. The songs are popular songs, classical songs and even songs created by Nintendo. If you can’t find a song you like out of the 50 included, your are able to make your own songs or modify the songs the game comes with.

Wii Music is an interesting take on the music genre of games. Instead of having gamers spend money on instruments, Nintendo decided to stick with the Wii Remote and Nunchuck to allow users to make music. The game is a music simulation game, but it seems in a different class than Guitar Hero and RockBand.

Wii Music will be released on Oct. 20.

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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.