Miyamoto: Wii Music Directors "shocked" by reactions

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I have to admit I have barely played the title (after buying it). The little gaming I have had has been spent on various other games.

One of the big issues for me was the music selection. In games like GH, people tend to play the songs they *like* - but Ninty went with the standard music selection they always use (aka same as Jungle Beat) - a generic list of unlicensed songs, nothing really up to date. Trying to appeal to everyone, but in the process - not really including any current songs that anyone really loves. I'm only going to play the Zelda or Mario tunes so many times...

This also tied into the nature of the game, the fact that the Wii doesn't have a lot of storage for saving, non-digital songs, etc.

Looking back, it definitely wasn't the hit it was meant to be.

The non-challenge nature of the game made it hard to play as well. In the end, they created a title that appealed to musicians - rather than a title that appealed to gamers (or even the casual gamer/public). The sales reflect this.