High School Musical brings karaoke, microphone to Wii
by JC Fletcher 
{ Mar 7th 2007 at 11:35AM }
The first Wii game likely to ship with a peripheral in the US (not counting foam doodads) is not a Nintendo first party game. It is a licensed game. From Disney. Based on a made-for-TV movie. Disney Interactive is bringing an adaptation of their hit movie High School Musical to the Wii as a karaoke game. The story of the game will follow the first movie, while also affording players the chance to sing the songs from the second. We weren't really aware karaoke games needed or could support stories, but we'll accept it. High School Musical is set to ship this August with an included microphone.
High School Musical is facing competition only from Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party in the race to be the first US-released Wii game with a special controller as well as the first full music game for the system. That's pretty progressive for Disney!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
DJ @ Mar 7th 2007 11:48AM
Everytime I think Disney has milked HSM for every penny they can, they surprise me with something new. I am surprised that the release date isn't earlier in the summer to coincide with the HSM2.
Another upside here is that more girls will now want a Wii because of this game.
BleedingEdge @ Mar 7th 2007 11:55AM
"The first Wii game likely to ship with a peripheral in the US (not counting foam doodads) is not a Nintendo first party game."
Actually it is. Its called Wii Play.
JC Fletcher @ Mar 7th 2007 12:02PM
Of course you're right, but man, how boring is it for a game to come with just a regular controller? BO-RING.
Chocolate Starfish @ Mar 7th 2007 12:55PM
It's a matter of semantics, but I'd consider Wii Play the pack-in with the controller and not the other way around.
I'm giving my point to the home team on this one.
And -1 to Disney for gratuitous abuse of a weak franchise.
Dana @ Mar 7th 2007 3:41PM
Umm, the Ubisoft steering wheel is not made of foam... It's hard plastic that causes cancer.
Ethan Duffy @ Mar 7th 2007 5:14PM
The only good song is 'Stick To The Status Quo' anyway.
ghnvt @ Mar 7th 2007 7:40PM
This game will probably sell well, but I don't want it too.
dlynch @ Mar 7th 2007 7:56PM
yet another game to play while drunk. nintendo has done well with making the right games for a party
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Will @ Mar 8th 2007 7:36AM
My daughter loves the movie, so I guess I'll get this game. I find it interesting a karaoke game follows the story. Better yet, I find it very interesting a karaoke game is based off a movie. Weird.
Will @ Mar 8th 2007 7:39AM
.....a 'made-for-tv' movie at that...
Soiden @ Mar 11th 2007 2:20PM
Now I ask myself... How will singing influence in gameplay? Or it will be only an extra aside from the gameplay?