And thus through the power of the stupid school boards in the US, Nintendo has turned their lame ass failure of a music game into a success. | |
Interest in music will see a dramatic drop in the near future... | |
I don't know about you guys, but the only thing my friend uses his Wii for is making Hitler and Stalin avatars. We also made Michael Jackson, Einstein and Castro avatars. | |
For once I am not in favor of Nintendo's decision. I do not approve this. | |
The first question some of those teachers must have asked: "Does Wii music do recorders?" I remember them too. They were hilariously awful, in retrospect. | |
So now kids all over the country will be mangling "Three Blind Mice" on fake instruments instead of just recorders. Well it worked for Apple with the Macintosh. If no one is buying your crappy product, sell it to public schools. Then claim that on the NPD numbers so it looks like your game wasn't a half-ass attempt to rip off a better product. Which in Nintendo's case would be Guitar Hero/Rock Band. | |
nintendo does not care at all about the US schools. all they want to do is sell a crapy game to some crappy schools. | |
Where I do agree that on NIntendo's part, this is more-likely a way to turn lame into success. However, I do think the school-boards have the right idea that getting children into music through Wii Music and gaming is a good idea - kids are enthralled by the colors and ease of Wii Music. Sure, the game itself is pointless, but it's enough to spark an interest in kids that involves music. Nintendo may be the bad-guys in this plan, but I think it is with good faith that the schools are allowing gaming to immerse itself into the system. | |
I'm wondering if the Wii Music program isn't just going to inspire more gaming instead of a real interest in music or instruments. I know that Guitar Hero has made me think more about actually playing a guitar, but not in a very serious way. I somehow doubt that pretending to play an instrument on Wii is going to make kids want to play the tuba. | |
I made Michael Jackson too, down to that freakish nose of his...The only wii game that I am excited about is MadWorld...and that is it. | |
The only Mii that I ever made off a celebrity was my Shatner/Cpt. Kirk Mii. And it was because I was at a friend's house and he was showing off the Check Mii Out channel. Which was parading Miis based on starship captains. Hundreds of Spocks, Many Vaders, But no Kirks? So I made a Kirk. I actually liked him. | |
In my experience, Wii Music doesn't have much to do with making music, even less than Guitar Hero or Rock Band. | |
Didn't reviewers say Wii Music is stupidly hard to learn to play? Kids will not only hate the music and music quality, they will hate the game too! ~~ And here's a tip to schools before they throw money down rat holes: Try the product you're going to buy! | |
I don't know about you guys but I would definently prefer to play a video game than do schoolwork so I'm all for supporting this. | |
wow, they decide to bring Wii's to schools instead of actual music programs? That's a horrible decision. | |
No, Wii Music isn't stupidly hard. It's just stupid. GI gave it a 3 if that tells you anything. Most other sources were not kind to it either. GameFAQs user reviews almost universally loved Wii Music, but Miyamoto could take a dump in a pillbox and most GameFAQs users would call it brilliant. The gist of this is that once a kid sees their teacher bringing a Wii into class they will piss themselves thinking they are gonna get to play video games. And they won't care that it's something crappy like Wii Music cause they'ed rather do that then math problems. Kids suck. | |
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Nintendo Bringing Wii Music to Schools
In an effort to boost interest in music among kids, Nintendo is partnering with The National Association for Music Education to bring Wii Music to classrooms across America.
The collaboration will bring Wii Music to schools in 51 cities, with the goal not being to teach kids exactly how to play music, but simply to get them interested and engaging them with some key educational concepts. "The goal of Wii Music is to inspire people of all ages to enjoy music," Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo's vice president of sales and marketing, said. "By partnering with educators and bringing Wii Music into their classrooms, we hope to give students a memorable, hands-on experience that helps them discover their own creative voice."
So far it seems to be working, and not just with the kids, either. "Wii Music has brought a renewed excitement to music class for students from first grade to fifth, myself and even some of the classroom teachers," Helen A. Krofchick, a music teacher in South Carolina, said. "I love how many music standards can be covered in such a short time. Students also have to use language skills, spatial awareness and hand-eye coordination...any system that is educational and can add a love of music to children's lives should be in every classroom."
One fifth grade afternoon I remember my teacher lugging in a dozen plastic boxes into the classroom. We were all excited to see what was inside, but guess what was in there when he opened them up? Recorders. Sure, they taught us the basics of music, but they were b-o-r-i-n-g. Now, imagine being a kid in one of these schools, and your music teacher comes to class with a Wii. I can see why this program would be a success: involve kids in something they're already excited about and they won't even realize they're learning.
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