While it may not have the cultural heft (and corporate might) of its fellow musical bretheren, Nintendo's upcoming and highly anticipated/dismissed take on the rhythm genre Wii Music isn't just sticking to the public domain for its tunes. Not by a long shot, as the Miyamoto-developed musical experiment has cherry picked some of the most instantly recognizable pop-tunes from the last few decades of radio, skipping any semblence of a modern hit altogether. Thank goodness.
Otherwise, we'd never get our own funky mix of the Jackson Five (I'll Be There) with Earth, Wind, and Fire (September). How's about a little Sting (Every Breath You Take) action to go along with some Monkees (Daydream Believer) fun? There's always room for a little WHAM! (Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go), while the most surprising entry may be from the Material Girl herself. Who said Nintendo couldn't be progressive? Full list after the jump!!
* "Chariots of Fire" - Vangelis
* "Daydream Believer" - The Monkees
* "Every Breath You Take" - Sting
* "I'll Be There" - Jackson 5
* "I've Never Been to Me" - Charlene
* "Material Girl" - Madonna
* "Please Mr. Postman" - The Marvellettes
* "September" - Earth, Wind and Fire
* "Sukiyaki" - Kyu Sakamoto
* "The Loco-Motion" - Little Eva
* "Woman" - John Lennon
* "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham!
* "Jingle Bell Rock" - Bobby Helms
* "Do-Re-Mi" - Rogers and Hammerstein (from The Sound of Music)
Now just take a minute to think about how far we've come. Twenty years ago, who would have ever thought that we'd be seeing an officially licensed Madonna song inside a Triple-A Nintendo release? The time's are a'changing...
Thanks to Wired Blogs for the list-o-rama!
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