One of the amazing aspects behind the Wii concept is the possibility of transforming a series of life experiences through the game console, reproducing as closely as possible the movements that we would use in real life. Whether you’re fishing, bowling, playing tennis or golf, working up a sweat through a series of yoga or Pilates exercises, or performing a multitude of musical instruments for a live or virtual audience, the Wii can guide you through a variety of practices without leaving the comfort of your home.
Have you ever dreamed of playing the saxophone for your grandmother on the couch or giving a violin concert for your family without spending thousands of dollars on the instrument? Nintendo’s Wii has made it possible, of course with the constraints of playing a game and not with the finesse, subtleties and scope of a real instrument. One of his favorite games, Wii Music lets you animate up to six players, or Miis (the Wii avatars), and over sixty playable instruments, creating a full orchestration and even putting our family to the test of living room concerts. . Although music can be played with the Wii Remote by swinging it and pressing its buttons, the advent of a multitude of music games ignited the creation and production of a myriad of Wii accessories.
While it can be fun to play guitar on the Wii Remote, the feel is very different from playing a real guitar. EzGear offers a variety of instruments for Wii games. His Wii Music Pack includes a violin, saxophone and drumsticks, which can also be turned into the conductor’s baton, and a tambourine. They also offer a wireless guitar controller, the ezJam S10, designed for the Guitar Hero game, with 10 fret buttons, a whammy bar and a strum bar. EzGear has also designed a guitar for the Rock Band game. Another of these packs is the CTA 15-in-1 Music Pack, which includes a violin with a bow, a castanets, a pair of drumsticks, a dogleg, a French horn, a trumpet, a saxophone and a bell. DreamGear has also produced a set, Music Concert, which contains a guitar, a saxophone, two maracas, two drumsticks, and two pom-poms. They also offer a set of two microphones, the Singsong duet pro microphones, which can be used with all Wii karaoke games, such as the Karaoke Revolution series, Sing It, or American Idol Encore 2. Most of these accessories are $15- $50 range, which are still pretty affordable.
As the production of music games for the Wii shows no signs of slowing down, innovators continue to explore their creativity to provide players with a complete musical experience through the use of instruments. As one of the most versatile gaming platforms on the market, Nintendo’s Wii has provided the perfect setting for such innovations and, through its accessories, has enabled gamers around the world to engage in many close-to-real-life experiences. . So if you’re feeling a little rock and roll today, get yourself a guitar and turn your living room into a rockin’ place!