Nintendo Press Conference Round-Up - Is ‘Wii Music’ The New ‘Wii Fit’?

'Wii Music' On Stage At The Kodak TheaterAt the Kodak Theater this morning, Nintendo announced “Wii Music” a music game you can’t lose! And… other interesting stuff. Here’s an excerpt, with rest of the new at MTVNews.com.

LOS ANGELES — At the Kodak Theatre on Tuesday morning (July 15), Nintendo hyped its success in “destroying the psychological barriers between gamers and non-gamers.” And the company’s next step in that is “Wii Music” and a spring 2009 tweak of the Wii remote. The company also snuck in the announcement of a new “Grand Theft Auto” for the Nintendo DS.

“Wii Music” was showcased as the premier Wii game for the holiday season. To demonstrate, a man appeared onstage to bash on virtual drums, using the controllers to emulate drumsticks and the Wii Balance Board for a bass pedal. “Mario” inventor Shigeru Miyamoto produced a Wii remote, held it close to his mouth and essentially played virtual saxophone. Miyamoto described “Wii Music” as one of the fundamental Wii games that was in development at the same time as “Wii Sports,” “Wii Play” and “Wii Fit.”

Check out the rest of Nintendo’s E3 briefing news at MTVNews.com [Nintendo Announces 'Wii Music,' Improved Wii Remote At E3] — and read our exclusive comments from Reggie Fils-Aime and Shigeru Miyamoto, right here on the Multiplayer blog.