| We Sing | |
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| Developer(s) | Le Cortex |
| Publisher(s) | Nordic Games Publishing AB |
| Producer(s) | Wired Productions |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
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| Genre(s) | Music Video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multi-player |
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We Sing is a 2009 music video game for the Wii. Developed by Le Cortex, produced by Wired Productions and published by Nordic Games, it is the first singing game to support 4 players simultaneously each with their own microphone.[1]
We Sing is distributed as a software only version, a two microphone and game bonus pack.[2]
It was revealed in May 2010 that sequel titled We Sing Encore was set for a release in July 2010. On July 22, 2010 Nordic Games announced the third game in the series, We Sing Robbie Williams.[3]
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The gameplay is similar to the SingStar set of video games. Players are required to sing along with music in order to score points, matching pitch and rhythm. The game has anticheat technology whereby tapping or humming will register on the screen but no points will be awarded.
30 Songs
Solo Mode
Multiplayer modes - Group Battle, We Sing, Versus, Pass the Mic, First to 5000. The ability to sing with up to 4 players as a group is a confirmed feature.[4]
Karaoke mode
Customisable backgrounds
Four Microphones
Integrates with a USB hub
Due to hardware limitations with the Wii only having two USB ports, a USB hub is shipped with certain retail sku's to add more USB ports. The game uses the standard Logitech USB microphone for the Wii.
The tracklisting of 30 songs has been billed as "something for everyone", covering multiple genres and decades.[5] Songs that have been announced so far include:
The launch event for the UK market for We Sing took place at the main Game store on Oxford Street London on 19 November 2009. It was promoted by the The X Factor all female trio Miss Frank.[6]
On the website members can vote for songs to be considered on the next game. The Top 50 songs voted for is constantly changing on a daily basis.
The Request Chart featues songs from The Black Eyed Peas, Beyoncé, The Beatles, ABBA, Village People, Eminem, Billie Piper, Glee Cast and Pet Shop Boys.
On May 13, 2010, Nordic Games Publishing announced that they would be releasing the next in the We Sing series, titled We Sing Encore.[7] The game will feature 40 new songs, additional single and multiplayer modes, as well as an award system and singing lessons mode.
On July 22, 2010, Nordic Games Publishing announced that a Robbie Williams edition of We Sing would be released, titled We Sing Robbie Williams.[3] The game is mentioned to have 25 songs from the artist and is set to release with the artist's greatest hits album due for release in October 2010.
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