The first Wii game likely to ship with a peripheral in the US (not counting foam doodads) is not a Nintendo first party game. It is a licensed game. From Disney. Based on a made-for-TV movie. Disney Interactive is bringing an adaptation of their hit movie High School Musical to the Wii as a karaoke game. The story of the game will follow the first movie, while also affording players the chance to sing the songs from the second. We weren't really aware karaoke games needed or could support stories, but we'll accept it. High School Musical is set to ship this August with an included microphone.
High School Musical is facing competition only from Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party in the race to be the first US-released Wii game with a special controller as well as the first full music game for the system. That's pretty progressive for Disney!
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3-07-2007 @ 11:48AM
DJ said...
Everytime I think Disney has milked HSM for every penny they can, they surprise me with something new. I am surprised that the release date isn't earlier in the summer to coincide with the HSM2.
Another upside here is that more girls will now want a Wii because of this game.
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3-07-2007 @ 11:55AM
BleedingEdge said...
"The first Wii game likely to ship with a peripheral in the US (not counting foam doodads) is not a Nintendo first party game."
Actually it is. Its called Wii Play.
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3-07-2007 @ 12:02PM
JC Fletcher said...
Of course you're right, but man, how boring is it for a game to come with just a regular controller? BO-RING.
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3-07-2007 @ 12:55PM
Chocolate Starfish said...
It's a matter of semantics, but I'd consider Wii Play the pack-in with the controller and not the other way around.
I'm giving my point to the home team on this one.
And -1 to Disney for gratuitous abuse of a weak franchise.
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3-07-2007 @ 3:41PM
Dana said...
Umm, the Ubisoft steering wheel is not made of foam... It's hard plastic that causes cancer.
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3-07-2007 @ 5:14PM
Ethan Duffy said...
The only good song is 'Stick To The Status Quo' anyway.
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3-07-2007 @ 7:40PM
ghnvt said...
This game will probably sell well, but I don't want it too.
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3-07-2007 @ 7:56PM
dlynch said...
yet another game to play while drunk. nintendo has done well with making the right games for a party
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3-08-2007 @ 7:36AM
Will said...
My daughter loves the movie, so I guess I'll get this game. I find it interesting a karaoke game follows the story. Better yet, I find it very interesting a karaoke game is based off a movie. Weird.
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3-08-2007 @ 7:39AM
Will said...
.....a 'made-for-tv' movie at that...
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3-11-2007 @ 2:20PM
Soiden said...
Now I ask myself... How will singing influence in gameplay? Or it will be only an extra aside from the gameplay?
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