Grab your maracas: Samba de Amigo confirmed for Wii!

[Strollymonster]

Source (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3163152)

Some of the best news in the past month, for sure. Samba de Amigo was a lot of fun when it came out, but the necessary add-ons (and cost) detracted from the experience a bit. Now with the Wii's technology, the monkey maraca madness meanders its maniacal mammalian motion masterpiece onto the Wii.

And yes, I love alliteration.

[sdp]

Hope they release Maracas with the game, yeah you could the the same with the wiimote and nunchuck but it wouldn't "feel" the same.

[Darklordavaitor]

Is it just me, or is the Wii just really getting good games now?

[veemonjosh]

I friggin called this as soon as NiGHTS was announced.

Now where's my Space Channel 5 Part 3 or Ristar 2?

[JohnCrichton]

SEGA and Nintendo giving the fans what they want????? What's going on here?!?!

This fit securely in the "So perfect it would never happen," category. :anime:

[Darklordavaitor]

I friggin called this as soon as NiGHTS was announced.

Now where's my Space Channel 5 Part 3 or Ristar 2?
Now, what we really need is Shenmue 3.

[veemonjosh]

Now, what we really need is Shenmue 3.

Do you know where I can find some sailors?

[NintyScreen]

Do you know where I can find some sailors?

No.

*10 Minutes Later*

Do you know where I can find some sailors?

Yeah. That's a reason why Shenmue got rated to #2 as Filter's Worst Video Game.

[Shawn Hopkins]

A new version or just a port of the old Dreamcast game? Cause a port isn't that much to get excited about.

[TnAdct1]

A new version or just a port of the old Dreamcast game? Cause a port isn't that much to get excited about. I don't care if it's a new version or a port of the original game or the Japanese-only sequel. Just as long as the game is released in the USA, I'll be happy.

[PC!]

A new version or just a port of the old Dreamcast game? Cause a port isn't that much to get excited about.

Nintendo Power confirms that it's a brand new title.

Me, I never got to play the original, so I'm excited to check it out. ^-^

[Mandouga]

Do you know where I can find some sailors?

(imitates Beauty from Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)

WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING!?

(normal voice)

Anyway, I figured this would happen sooner or later. I really think it would be more appropriate if they made maraca controllers for this. Further, I also hope it plays the same way.

A brand new game? I was actually kind of hoping for a port of both games (the original plus "Ver. 2000"). Ver. 2000 had a mode where you play like usual, but then "Pose-kun" comes out and you have to move the maracas in either a circle or back and forth. I this new game has that, plus I hope all of the original "cast" (plus Amigo's sister Amiga) returns for this game:

Amigo (the maraca playing monkey)
Amiga (his tambouring playing sister, introduced in Ver. 2000)
Linda (a "butterfly girl" who loves to dance)
Bingo and Bongo (two humans in bear costumes who play bongos)
Chumba and Wamba (it's a pun, get it? Anyway, they are two cheetahs; one plays mandolin, while the other plays conga drums)
Rio (a character of indeterminate species who carries a trumpet, but prefers to dance. Originally thought to be female, it turns out that "she" is actually a "he"...)

Also, as one other poster noted, you COULD play with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, but it wouldn't feel the same. That said, I again, really hope that they make maraca controllers for this game. They don't have to recreate the mat. Besides, the Wii sensor bar would pick them up.

Oh, yeah. Sorry for the Beauty impression earlier. You see, that was a non-sequitur (unless Shenmue has something to with sailors...).

[Eidan]

Is it just me, or is the Wii just really getting good games now?

I'd personally say just you.

[K-S-O]

While I never played the Dreamcast original, I'm finding myself looking forward to the game the more I read about it. Here are some pieces of information I have found recently.

Here's the full songlist: (not including DLC)

Returning Classics from the original Samba de Amigo:

Vamos A Carnaval – WaveMaster*
Volare – Gypsy Kings
Hot Hot Hot – Arrow*
Salome – Chayanne*
Tubthumping – Chumbawumba*
The Cup of Life – R. Martin*
Samba de Janeiro – Bellini
Mambo Beat – Perez Prado*
Livin’ La Vida Loca – Ricky Martin*
Bamboleo – Gipsy Kings
Take On Me – Reel Big Fish
El Ritmo Tropical – Dixie’s Gang*
Macarena – Los Del Rio*
La Bamba – Ritchie Valens*
Tequila – Chuck Rio*
Soul Bossa Nova – Quincy Jones
Samba de Amigo – Bellini
The Theme of Rocky – Bill Conti*
Mas Que Nada – Jorge Ben*
Sway – Gimbel and Ruiz*
El Mambo - Solemar

All-New Wii-Exclusive Songs:

Baila Me – Gipsy Kings
Papa Loves Mambo – Perry Como*
Mambo No. 8 – Perez Prado
Conga – Miami Sound Machine*
Low Rider – War
Mambo No. 5 – Lou Bega*
Oye Como Va – Santana*
Asereje – Las Ketchup*
Arriba Allez – Bellini
Magalenha – Bellini and Mondonca Do Rio
Ran Kan Ran – Tito Puento*
Groove Is In the Heart – Dee Lite
Jump in the Line – Harry Belafonte*
Do It Well – Jennifer Lopez*
Como Ves – Ozomatli
Cha Cha – Chelo
Pon de Replay – Rihanna
Smooth – Santana*
Mexican Flyer – Ken Woodman*
Borriquito – Charo
Un Aguardiente – WaveGroup
Solo Tu – WaveGroup
Tango With Me – WaveGroup



Also, an image of the Wii maracas.
http://kotaku.com/assets/images/kotaku/2008/08/maracas.jpg

[Mandouga]

Are they officially licensed products? Moreover, you can also use two Wii Remotes, so what does that mean for two "Wii Remote Maracas" (as opposed to the single "Nunchuk Maraca" displayed)?

Oh, and one more thing, an asterisk (*) indicates either covers or WaveMaster originals (Vamos a Carnaval represents the latter).

[K-S-O]

Now that I look more into this, there was nothing that said that those maracas are licensed by Sega. I should probably wait for more information.

[Mandouga]

Now that I look more into this, there was nothing that said that those maracas are licensed by Sega. I should probably wait for more information.

...or Nintendo. Remember, it's Nintendo's system this game is being released on.