It was just announced at E3, that we should be finally seeing Wii Music released in the U.S. by the holidays. The game offers virtually endless ways to make music. You choose the (public domain?) song and (from the 60) instruments and decide whether to blaze through a rock take on classical songs, put a jazzy spin on folk tunes or transform Nintendo classics like the Super Mario Bros. theme into Latin-flavored numbers. The song list is only a takeoff point – it’s how you improvise with the songs that matters. Plus Wii Music doesn’t make you use complex buttons, which I never seem to remember. You only need to imitate playing the instrument. There are no mistakes – just playing for the pure joy of playing. Musical talent is optional.

When it comes to music and rhythm games, Wii Music stands in a class of its own.

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