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| NES Horn Demonstration - 11/06/08 |
| 8-bit fusion combines the console with a horn. |
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| Handbells Demonstration - 11/06/08 |
| Not the same as cow bells, handbells produce only one pitch. |
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| Reverend Run Plays Trailer - 11/05/08 |
| Beethoven up in the best trailer for the title yet. |
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| Timpani Demonstration - 11/05/08 |
| Play a wide range of notes by hammering. |
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| Steel Drum Demonstation - 11/03/08 |
| Play specific notes on your Wii steel drum. |
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| Banjo Demonstration - 11/03/08 |
| Strum your air banjo. |
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| Upright Bass Demonstration - 10/30/08 |
| If a violin bulked up and stood on its toes, it'd be the upright bass. |
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| Harpsichord Demonstration - 10/29/08 |
| Play it like a piano and hammer away. |
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| Harmonica Demonstration - 10/28/08 |
| Blow or suck through many holes. |
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| Cheerleader Demonstration - 10/28/08 |
| The best instrument to play. |
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| Saxophone Demonstration - 10/24/08 |
| Blow on a reed while fingering tone holes. |
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| Basic Drum Demonstration - 10/24/08 |
| Perfect for putting a crisp, simple rhythm into your songs. |
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| Electric Bass Demonstration - 10/23/08 |
| This guitar is key for driving a band's rhythm so strum away! |
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| Cowbell Demonstration - 10/21/08 |
| I've got a fever! And the only... prescription! Is more cowbell baby! |
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| Dog Suit Demonstration - 10/21/08 |
| Paw at the air to add musical barks. |
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| Cello Demonstration - 10/21/08 |
| Play with the strings. |
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| G. Love Plays Wii Music Trailer - 10/20/08 |
| Ain't nothing but a key of G thang. |
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| Cee-Lo Plays Wii Music Trailer - 10/20/08 |
| The idea, the concept is great. What about the rest? |
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| Overview Trailer - 10/20/08 |
| There's a little bit of Elvis in each and every one of you. |
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| Accordion Demonstration - 10/17/08 |
| Quite a handful! Squeeze it. |
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| Japanese TV Spot 11 - 10/16/08 |
| Grandma smiles upon you. |
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| Taiko Drum Demonstration - 10/16/08 |
| Don't break a sweat - drum away! |
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| Clarinet Demonstration - 10/16/08 |
| Make music by toodling buttons. |
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| Trumpet Demonstration - 10/16/08 |
| No blowing necessary! |
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| Japanese TV Spot 10 - 10/16/08 |
| Host a Wii Music party with your best friends. |
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| Congas Demonstration - 10/15/08 |
| Get a Cuban infection of beats! |
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| Japanese TV Spot 9 - 10/15/08 |
| The best kind of date, ever. |
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| Ukulele Demonstration - 10/15/08 |
| Pluck and strum this jumping flea! |
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| Japanese TV Spot 8 - 10/15/08 |
| Imagine that you don't know what they are doing. |
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| Electric Guitar Demonstration - 10/15/08 |
| Dude bro, use your air guitar skills! Station! |
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| Japanese Miyamoto School Trailer - 10/15/08 |
| Miyamoto teaches the children how to play. |
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| Harp Demonstration - 10/08/08 |
| Pluck nearly fifty strings with a magical wave of the hands. |
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| Flute Demonstration - 10/08/08 |
| Close your eyes and let the music take your breath away! |
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| Violin Demonstration - 10/08/08 |
| Fiddle around with Wii Music. |
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| Super Mario Bros. Theme Gameplay - 10/03/08 |
| If you wanna have sax appeal you'll have to blow really hard. |
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| Piano Demonstration - 10/02/08 |
| It's not music--it's Wii Music. |
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| Marimba Trailer - 10/02/08 |
| The marimba has dozens of wood bars that vibrate when hit with mallets. |
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| Acoustic Guitar Trailer - 10/02/08 |
| An acoustic guitar isn't amped up, which is why it produces such sweet, folksy notes. |
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| Marching Snare Trailer - 10/02/08 |
| This snare drum is often used in marching bands to keep both the crew and song in tight formation. |
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| Japanese September Gameplay - 10/01/08 |
| It's out of this world! |
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| Japanese Noisy Neighbors Gameplay - 09/30/08 |
| Jam in the key of D. |
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| Japanese Trucking Gameplay - 09/29/08 |
| Get paid by the mile. |
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| Japanese Joyful, Joyful Gameplay - 09/29/08 |
| Are you sure that's what they're playing? |
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| Japanese Musical Squares Gameplay - 09/27/08 |
| Join together in song. |
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| Japanese Classroom Gameplay - 09/27/08 |
| Study up. Class is in session. |
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| Japanese Alpine Band Gameplay - 09/27/08 |
| Play together on the mountaintops. |
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| Japanese Famicom Demonstration - 09/27/08 |
| Play sounds from the NES like never before. |
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| Japanese Timbales Demonstration - 09/26/08 |
| Are you ready for some Latin rhythms? |
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| Japanese Twinkle Gameplay - 09/25/08 |
| How I wonder what you are. |
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| Japanese Banjo Demonstration - 09/25/08 |
| Miyamoto plays one of these in real life. |
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| Japanese TV Spot 4 - 09/25/08 |
| Play invisible strings. |
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| Japanese TV Spot 7 - 09/25/08 |
| March to the beat of your own drum. |
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| Japanese TV Spot 6 - 09/25/08 |
| Play pleasing melodies on the flute. |
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| Japanese TV Spot 5 - 09/25/08 |
| Hit the chimes in good time. |
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| Japanese TV Spot 3 - 09/25/08 |
| Be the best pianist you can be. |
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| Japanese TV Spot 2 - 09/25/08 |
| Air guitar like you've never seen before. |
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| Japanese TV Spot - 09/25/08 |
| Try your hand at a xylophone. |
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| Japanese Steel Drum Demonstration - 09/24/08 |
| Ah, you can smell the surf and suntan lotion already. |
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| Japanese Handbell Demonstration - 09/23/08 |
| Twinkle like a little star! |
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| Japanese Trumpet Demonstration - 09/22/08 |
| Get ready to toot your own horn. |
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| Japanese Bass Demonstration - 09/21/08 |
| Set a sly mood for all the hip cats in your neighborhood. |
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| Japanese Timpani Demonstration - 09/21/08 |
| Let the thunder roll with this kettle drum. |
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| Japanese Shamisen Demonstration - 09/19/08 |
| Now you can play without skinning a dog or cat! |
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| Japanese Harmonica Demonstration - 09/18/08 |
| Blow hard. |
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| Japanese Cello Demonstration - 09/17/08 |
| Tighten up your bow and let this instrument sing. |
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| Japanese Harpsichord Demonstration - 09/16/08 |
| Go for baroque! |
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| Japanese Cheerleader Demonstration - 09/15/08 |
| Go! Pretty! |
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| Japanese Sitar Demonstration - 09/14/08 |
| You can be a sitar hero at last! |
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| Japanese Saxophone Demonstration - 09/13/08 |
| Make a sweet plaintive noise to echo through the alleyways. |
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| Japanese Cowbell Demonstration - 09/12/08 |
| Needs more... Oh, apparently that's been covered. |
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| Japanese Electric Bass Demonstration - 09/11/08 |
| Get their hearts pumping with a hip bass riff. |
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| Japanese Drum Kit Demonstration - 09/10/08 |
| The most important part of any rock band. |
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| Japanese Ukelele Demo - 09/09/08 |
| Needs more cowbell. |
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| Japanese Dog Demonstration - 09/08/08 |
| Yes, dog... unbelievable. |
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| Japanese Accordion Demonstration - 09/07/08 |
| Now the Wii can launch your career of singing at Italian restaurants! |
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| Japanese Taiko Demonstration - 09/06/08 |
| Beat it! Just beat it! |
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| Japanese Clarinet Demonstration - 09/05/08 |
| Make sweet songs without worrying about running out of breath. |
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| Japanese Conga Demonstration - 09/04/08 |
| Donkey Kong used to play these right? |
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| Japanese Electric Guitar Demonstration - 09/03/08 |
| Become a hero with the guitar. |
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| Japanese Harp Demonstration - 09/02/08 |
| Add a heavenly sound to your living room. |
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| Japanese Violin Demonstration - 09/02/08 |
| Playing violin can be pretty hardcore. |
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| Japanese Piano Demonstration - 09/02/08 |
| Hit chords with incredible skill with just the wiimote and nunchuck. |
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| Japanese Flute Demonstration - 09/02/08 |
| Play beautiful music on your virtual flute. |
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| Japanese Snare Drum Demonstration - 09/02/08 |
| Make your own beat. |
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| Japanese Marimba Demonstration - 08/29/08 |
| Hammer away to create a pleasant melody. |
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| Japanese Folk Guitar Demonstration - 08/29/08 |
| Strum to your heart's content. |
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| E3 2008: Drum Gameplay - 07/18/08 |
| Daniel Kayser rocks out on the drums. |
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| E3 2008: Drum Developer Walkthrough HD - 07/17/08 |
| Keep a beat on the drums. |
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| E3 2008: Official Trailer - 07/15/08 |
| Create your own jam session in Nintendo's new music simulator. |
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| E3 2008: Nintendo Conference Group Demo - 07/15/08 |
| The execs at Nintendo get together to perform a rendition of the Super Mario Bros. Theme. |
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| E3 2008: Nintendo Conference Stage Performance - 07/15/08 |
| Shigeru Miyamoto and a fellow drummer showcase the new music title for Wii. |
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| Nintendo Fall Press Conference 07 Presentation - 10/10/07 |
| Get together with some friends and jam to the sounds of some classic Nintendo tunes. |
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[ Editor's Note: As Nick Olsen is a writer for Theory of Gaming, this won't be counted in the monthly Vox Pop prize. However, it is very much a worthy read. ]
By Nick Olsen
Co-founder, Theory of Gaming
In 1985 Nintendo started a revolution when it...
