misterd on 16 November 2008
Nintendo was hyped for this because it was made by Nintendo.
The press was hyped for this because it was another "casual" game by Nintendo and, knowing little or nothing about video games, they assumed it was just like Wii Sports and Wii Fit.
Actual gamers were originally interested in WiiMusic because it was developed by Nintendo (which has an awesome track record), and Shigeru Miyamoto specifically (who has an even more awesome track record). But this was all before they saw what the game was. When they saw it, they not only gave up on it, but mocked, ridiculed and in some cases openly attacked it.
