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Offering Guitar Hero and Rock Band through their console wasn’t enough for the people at Nintendo apparently. Instead, to round out the musical experience, the company showcased its newest game, Wii Music, at the E3 convention.

Wii Music, which will hit stores in time for Christmas, allows players to use the Wii-motes to simulate up to 60 musical instruments. Played solo or with up to three other people, the point of the game is not to match songs/beats/notes like GH or RB, but to move the Wii-motes to your own beat. In doing so, the Wii will generate a tune/beats to match the main song.

Hrm. So, yeah. I’m assuming there must be some sort of challenge in there. Some reason to motivate you to play. I guess I’m just missing what it is. The nice thing about RB or GH is it is a challenge - hitting the beats correctly - “playing” the tune. If the sole motivation is to just “waggle” your Wii-sax in order to create a new layer to an existing tune, I don’t get it.

The company also unveiled a snowboarding game (using the Fit’s balance board) and a new Wii Sports which includes jetskiing, fencing and frisbee throwing.

Editor’s Gripe of the Day: I love the Wii. I love the potential the Wii has to truly push forward the gaming experience. This is the best they’ve come up with???

To me, these games are the equivalent of reforming Led Zepplin and telling them they can only play “Mary had a Little Lamb” - so much potential, but wasted on something silly and mundane.

C’mon guys - push the boundaries!

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