SiNG PARTY – Tons of details (press release bullet points)

Man, this game actually sounds kinda fun!

– Comes out January 18th, 2013
– “Party Mode” has one person singing the lyrics off of the Gamepad
– Others (who aren’t the singer) follow instructions for singing and dancing that will appear on the TV
– Microphone is wired, but I’m not sure whether it’s wired to the Gamepad or to the Wii U console
– Other players can pick up Wiimotes and use them as a tambourine, cowbell, etc
– “Sing Mode” has you reading the lyrics off of the T
– Judged on pitch, power, and flair
– Can be played solo or in a duet
– “Harmony Duet” option as part of “Sing Mode”
– Others can pass the gamepad around to queue up songs that they want to play next
– Gamepad has a mixer that can mess with the audio and add effects
– You can mute the music so the singer has to perform a capella (hahaha…)
– You can tone down the volume of the original vocals so the singer can be heard better
– Add reverb effects to the singer
– “Team Mode” has teams facing off in singing competitions
– Compete for “best solo”, “best group”, etc
– Sing together as though you’re a pop group
– Someone can be the judge of these competitions if you want
– “Practice Mode” lets you practice songs’ tricky parts
– Practice loops over and over
– Scores and accomplishments (that’s my paraphrase, NOT a secret hidden reference to anything) can be posted on Miiverse for all to see
– “It has been an incredible privilege to work side by side with Nintendo on SiNG PARTY and we are extremely proud of the game, “ says Creative Director Jamie Jackson.
– Songs include: “Call me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen, “Glad You Came” by The Wanted, “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz, “Just a Kiss” by Lady Antebellum, “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen, “You Can’t Hurry Love” by The Supremes, “I Want You Back” by The Jackson 5, many more
– There will be DLC