Details about EA’s “MegaStar”, a cancelled music game for Wii
Posted on June 17, 2015 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii
– Music game
– Made by EA Montreal
– In development in late 2009
– Was targeted for release for the following year
– Would have been a Wii exclusive
– Development lasted 2 months
– Never advanced past the pre-production phase of development
– Was being prepared as EA’s response to Just Dance
– Motion dancing mechanics to Ubisoft’s game
– Would have added a singing component via a USB microphone
– Would have supported up to 4 players locally with any combination of the two gameplay types (karaoke and dancing) simultaneously
– Rock/pop music
– Plans for customizable avatars for players
– Cancelled in mid-November 2009
– After the success of EA’s Wii titles began to dwindle, EA Montreal was subject to a complete studio refocus
