The remote-rocking Wii Music was released in Japan today, enabling us to finally get a look at what songs will be the soundtrack to our ridiculous waggle performances. Game|Life says that 14 of the 50 included songs are licensed music, and we're guessing that the rest is made up of classical and Nintendo pieces.
Here's the list:
- "Chariots of Fire" - Vangelis
- "Daydream Believer" - The Monkees
- "Every Breath You Take" - Sting
- "I'll Be There" - Jackson 5
- "I've Never Been to Me" - Charlene
- "Material Girl" - Madonna
- "Please Mr. Postman" - The Marvellettes
- "September" - Earth, Wind and Fire
- "Sukiyaki" - Kyu Sakamoto
- "The Loco-Motion" - Little Eva
- "Woman" - John Lennon
- "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham!
- "Jingle Bell Rock" - Bobby Helms
- "Do-Re-Mi" - Rogers and Hammerstein (from The Sound of Music)
Woah! Any game that has both Wham! and Vangelis in its tracklist has my attention. "September" is my jam. The rest? Jesus, "Jingle Bell Rock" is included? That song is banned from my household.
What do you think of the licensed songs of Wii Music?
[cue dramatic running]
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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Contest:
12:25 PM on 10.17.2008
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i hate nintendo.
WTF
This is gay.
BAA DEE YAA, DANCING IN SEPTEMBER?
BAA DEE YAA, NEVER WAS A CLOUDY DAAAAYYY!
"Jitterbug..."
Was Nintendo even trying?
Now, if GH:WT or RB2 included the Monkees' Valerie, that would be a different story. (Yeah, listen to the guitar riff and the guitar solo to see if you think you could do it before you mock me.)