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As Doc reported (http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index.php/2008/10/wii-music-sells-two-copies-in-houston-today.html) yesterday, “Wii Music” didn’t do so hot during its first day at Houston-area GameStops. Well, I did some sleuthing and found a possible reason.

Hit the jump for the shocking revelation.



I don’t know where the Nintendo execs went to school, but I always thought that a dog was a mammal, not an instrument. In fact, I am pretty sure that killing a dog to use its skin as an instrument is grounds for imprisonment. Besides, a dog’s bark is one of the most annoying sounds ever. Some people actually purchase special collars to discourage that kind of activity.

As much as I make fun of “Wii Music,” I really don’t mind that it exists. It is clearly intended to appeal to an audience to which I don’t belong. However, I do have a problem with that fact that Nintendo sunk cash into R & D for this game, instead of investing in a new IP. I don’t care that the company is making games for the casual crowd, but I do care that it seems to be at the expense of core titles. Thank god new “Pikmin” and “Punch-Out!!” games are on the way.

Oh, and just to throw a bit more salt into the wound, most critics haven’t been too high on the noisemaker either.* It currently has an aggregate score of 64 on Metacritic (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/wiimusic).



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I really hope no one buys this game, that'll teach Nintendo for only caring about the 'Casual' market of gamers.

I'm the biggest rhythm game fan out there and this game does not appeal to me whatsoever.

ewwwwwww

DogsDieInHotCars, that's because there's no RHYTHM in this game. Unless random flailing counts as rhythm...

I can see little kids being entertained by this, but no one over the age of 8. (If that!) The conductor demo they showed a few years ago that scored you based on how well you conducted the orchestra looked interesting, but it sounds like they downgraded it a bit.