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WiiMusic is chockfull of all the instruments you'd expect to be available for waggling your Wiimote to, as well as a few other 'instruments' that you absolutely didn't expect. While the full hands-on report will be arriving to the site a little later on, I figured I'd whet your appetite for what's to come by introducing WiiMusic's Puppy Suit instrument. Available amidst the harmony options, the Puppy Suit is, well, your Mii wearing a Puppy Suit. Making puppy sounds. Oh yeah.

But what is a Puppy Suit? Where did it come from? How on earth does it make music? Take a look at the above video (sorry for the loud showroom noise in the back) and then hit the jump to hear more about this musical furry costume and a special explanation of the instrument by yours truly to the puppy loving Chad Concelmo!

When choosing the Puppy Suit as your harmony instrument in WiiMusic, the Wiimote and the nunchuck become your large, plushy puppy hands. By moving them in front of you, your Mii will emit tiny puppy yelps. It's ridiculous, and adorable, to hear the Super Mario Bros Puppy remix, but it feels kind of weird to 'play' the suit when you're just pawing at thin air.

You'll also notice in the video the option to use turntables and beat boxing as instruments. Fancy huh! I get a little more in depth about those when explaining my experiences to Chad in the video bleow:



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dtomek's Avatar
dtomek at 07/17/2008 14:54
Nintendo: Letting more inept people believe they are a maestro than ever before?
Leathersoup's Avatar
Leathersoup at 07/17/2008 14:59
Please stop giving Wii Music coverage. Please!
Lime's Avatar
Lime at 07/17/2008 14:59
In after HURR WII MUSAK SUK

Currently, my stance on this is cautious optimism. It could be interesting, but the tracklist may very well be a turn-off.
ThunderHeartXI's Avatar
ThunderHeartXI at 07/17/2008 15:02
I will succeed in destroying you Nintendo. Know that, at least.
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 07/17/2008 15:05
Seriously? This is what we're devolving into?
Get me off this god-forsaken planet.
nosinging's Avatar
nosinging at 07/17/2008 15:07
I can safely say this is the least interesting toy I've ever seen hyped so heavily. The argument for this is that it's for the casual gamer--fine. But I seriously have a hard time believing ANYONE thinks this looks fun.

p.s. Since I'm commenting already, that drummer at the press conference has either never played drums before, or Wii Music isn't responsive enough to relay any actual rhythm.
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 07/17/2008 15:08
Maybe if we stop talking about Wiimusic, it will just disappear
Def JM's Avatar
Def JM at 07/17/2008 15:09
You know I'm becoming a big fan of these videos. Thanks.
dtomek's Avatar
dtomek at 07/17/2008 15:10
Actually on second thought, I guess playing an instrument is incredibly similar to erratically flailing one's arms around.
Tyrian3's Avatar
Tyrian3 at 07/17/2008 15:18
oh, come on...it can't be true...and by the way wearing a puppy suit doesn't make you bark like a puppy.
like someone said in the video: ridicolous.

on a side note, I'm sure this suit will make Wii Music sell another million copies more than it was previously thought.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar
GuitarAtomik at 07/17/2008 15:18
I keep getting flashbacks to years ago when songs done completely in keyboard sampled barks and meows were all the rage. This is not a good thing.
Justice's Avatar
Justice at 07/17/2008 15:19
They're just trying to make it seem better by adding the tinest "bonuses".
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NihonTiger90 at 07/17/2008 15:21
There are parts of this game that have potential. There are also large parts that have none.

Pray Nintendo tweaks this damn game before it comes out. God knows all the negative coverage ought to be enough for them to take it back to the drawing board.
riomccarthy's Avatar
riomccarthy at 07/17/2008 15:24
For some reason the puppy suit made me too insanely giddy.. Kind of reminds me of the noises from Mario Paint that I spent way too much time with as a kid.
bbrigg1's Avatar
bbrigg1 at 07/17/2008 15:25
Maybe there will be a wrong suit next.
BlackSheep's Avatar
BlackSheep at 07/17/2008 15:27
i love chad!!!
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crankypants at 07/17/2008 15:27
I'm confused. Will there be a dog suit accessory packaged with this game? Will I have to wear it while I bark and waggle?

Granted, this doesn't make me any less excited about what looks like the best wii game since Boogie (yeah!).
Lightthrower's Avatar
Lightthrower at 07/17/2008 15:27
Ridiculous agreed!
007's Avatar
007 at 07/17/2008 15:40
ridiculous...


Also... For some weird reason watching your two laugh made me laugh.


Why????
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galagabug at 07/17/2008 15:46
if there is a puppy suit that makes puppy noises, and not a giant ass that makes fart noises, i will be terribly dissapointed.
pendelton21's Avatar
pendelton21 at 07/17/2008 15:48
...
parrothead's Avatar
parrothead at 07/17/2008 15:53
I can't take any more Wii Music coverage. Is this all Nintendo is talking about?
Brad Rice's Avatar
Brad Rice at 07/17/2008 15:54
GAME OF THE YEAR!
Primo's Avatar
Primo at 07/17/2008 16:08
this is worse than the XFL.
Rifter01's Avatar
Rifter01 at 07/17/2008 16:14
We <3 Chad! We <3 Tiff!
We <3 Chad's awesome facepalm! For Serious! <3



<3 Spread trher luv
Tactix's Avatar
Tactix at 07/17/2008 16:21
It is ridiculous....and probably gonna print money.

Love the vids Tiff!
slee's Avatar
slee at 07/17/2008 16:21
Ohhhh Thank God now I can sleep at night!! WTF NINTENDO!!!!
Phantom Spaceman's Avatar
Phantom Spaceman at 07/17/2008 16:27
I'll take twelve
konchu's Avatar
konchu at 07/17/2008 16:37
@nosinging

Actually I think they said he was a professional drummer so I did a little googling here is his site and has some decent embedded sound. http://www.ravidrums.com/index.html
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MiOdd at 07/17/2008 16:41
riomccarthy made mention of Mario Paint, which got me thinking, is Wii Music really that "out of the ordinary" for Nintendo? Mario Paint wasn't a "game" either but it was still loads of fun, maybe Wii Music won't be so bad once we get to play it more.

While I'm still not looking forward to the title, I remain optimistic that it may surprise me in the end.
iwontusemyname's Avatar
iwontusemyname at 07/17/2008 16:45
ridiculous, indeed.


i don't understand the mario paint comparison people seem to keep making.
konchu's Avatar
konchu at 07/17/2008 17:11
@iwontusemyname

I think people are refering to the Jam session like feature like were the Ravi guy actually seemed to be making everything happen(even if it didn't sound that great). And if this game has that feature for all instrument were you could actually make music like Jam Sessions on DS. It could possibly be to music what Mario Paint was to drawing. But I don't know this game will pull that off right. We can only wait and see but so far I am a bit underwhelmed by it.
John B's Avatar
John B at 07/17/2008 17:22
Oh ... my ... God ...

This game is going to suck so badly.
Alexradl's Avatar
Alexradl at 07/17/2008 17:27


Can't...resist...cute...puppies
Wexx's Avatar
Wexx at 07/17/2008 17:27
Wow. Just wow.
Alexradl's Avatar
Alexradl at 07/17/2008 17:27
Sorry about the large picture. I didn't know it would be that big...
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 07/17/2008 17:33
I usually have a fairly decent tolerance for casual games, but for some reason, WiiMusic is slowly but surely killing my soul. It's like, "Let's take Rock Band on the easiest setting, then dumb it down even more so that an inbred hamster could do it! It prints money!"

I'm not saying one could never have fun with the game, but anyone who considers themselves a real gamer should be at least slightly offended by this game. It's like being a cinema buff and staring down the barrel of a dozen Zac Effrons.
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Urashima at 07/17/2008 17:34
CLEARLY this is an outrage. If they were gonna put a damn suit in here as a musical instrument, they could have at least made it the Tanooki suit!

...though I'm not quite sure what kind of sound a Tanooki Suit would make....still...
dtomek's Avatar
dtomek at 07/17/2008 17:37
@kannon

Clearly the people going ape shit for the maracas game are not the same people bagging on this game. Both seem pretty shitty to me.
falsoman's Avatar
falsoman at 07/17/2008 17:39
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falsoman at 07/17/2008 17:39
Tiff and chad are both very cute people...

Were you on weed on that video?
falsoman's Avatar
falsoman at 07/17/2008 17:42
And aparently so do i. Seeing my blank post.

But wow, i wouldn't pay 50 bucks for this game... i'm not sure if i would pay for it at all.
ghets's Avatar
ghets at 07/17/2008 17:46
So Nintendo considers a puppy suit an instrument...so does that mean anything that makes sound is fair game? Of the 50 or 80 some odd instruments there are 10 real instruments and the rest will be whatever random thing they pull out of their ass???
Pepillou2's Avatar
Pepillou2 at 07/17/2008 18:16
woowoowoowoof woof
woowoowoof woowoowoof
woof woof woof
nintendoll's Avatar
nintendoll at 07/17/2008 18:51
I played the Mario Theme with puppy noises at the LI NARP. It was in a game called "Donkey Konga."

Also, playing Legend of Zelda Theme with lazer noises is fucking sweet. Pew pew!

I would rather they just re-make Mario Paint for Wii than have this thing. Please?
Salty Soil's Avatar
Salty Soil at 07/17/2008 20:51
Oh no guys! The serious game isn't taking itself seriously!
RWarrior1CO's Avatar
RWarrior1CO at 07/17/2008 22:03
Looks simplistic and stupid.
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 07/17/2008 22:28
@Salty Soil
d0nfil0fi0's Avatar
d0nfil0fi0 at 07/18/2008 04:33
HEY TIFF!

It seems you'r now at the Famitsu site in their coverage of Wii Music. You seem pretty happy there, maybe you were just watching the puppy suit!!!



Oh, and the video is so awesome, you both made me laugh so much guys, so keep the hard work done Destructoiders!
Tiff's Avatar
Tiff at 07/18/2008 10:53
Holy Crap! Yeah I noticed this guy taking photos of me. I think I was trying out either the beat box instrument or the bagpipes, but if I remember correctly I was laughing at how ridiculous they were.

BUT HAY. ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING FAMOUS IN JAPAN !_!
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