Nintendo's Wii Music, unveiled yesterday at the company's E3 press conference, is getting quite a ribbing from the videogames press in first impressions. It's the Balance Board-compatible drum kit mode we're interested in, and that's not escaping a scathing either.
It wasn't so much the Balance Board intergration (players tap their left foot to use the trap set, and their right to hit the bass pedal), but the 'random' Wii Remote controls that spoil it all. IGN writes:
"Rather than dealing with hit recognition on each different drum position, however, it's all done with button modifiers. Hit Z or B and that hand will hit the toms. Hold down C or A and you'll nail the cymbal. Hold left or right on the analog stick or d-pad, and you'll hit the deeper toms, for a more bass-like tap. While more complex we couldn't help but wish Nintendo would just hold on to this one a while longer and add MotionPlus into the mix, as there's too much random button holds involved in playing the drums, and the actual concept of buttons equaling different hits totally defeats the original idea of Wii."
Definitely disappointing, so here's hoping with the help of Wii MotionPlus, we can look forward to something more promising soon.
Click here to see the Wii Music drum kit in action.
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